I disagree on psychopaths. Nothing prevents them from enjoying killing or murder, many psychopaths do enjoy it. Psychopathic development might be linked to enjoyment of torture and killing in youth. Narcissism is related to not having love for others and a false love infatuation with self to cover up their lack of self-love, not directly related to experience joy from the pain of others although that can be the case. Narcissists would be more the ones who are "dead" inside, no? So I think your definitions are a bit confusing the way you use them. But I get what you're driving at ;)
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My definitions come from dealing with and healing from narcissists.
And, unfortunately, the media has done its best to change the definition of psychopath to Norman Bates and silence of the lambs. I would not call these people narcissists / psychopaths.
The defining characteristic is a lack of warm empathy.
So, they are not "dead" inside. They have feelings, for themselves. Other people, they have as much feeling for as one would their computer.