{"product_id":"the-serial-killer-files-the-who-what-where-how-and-why-of-the-worlds-most-terrifying-murderers-paperback","title":"The Serial Killer Files: The Who, What, Where, How, and Why of the World's Most Terrifying Murderers - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHarold Schechter\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE DEFINITIVE DOSSIER ON HISTORY'S MOST HEINOUS  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHollywood's make-believe maniacs like Jason, Freddy, and Hannibal Lecter can't hold a candle to real life monsters like John Wayne Gacy, Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer, and scores of others who have terrorized, tortured, and terminated their way across civilization throughout the ages. Now, from the much-acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eDeviant, Deranged\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDepraved, \u003c\/i\u003e comes \u003ci\u003ethe\u003c\/i\u003e ultimate resource on the serial killer phenomenon. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRigorously researched and packed with the most terrifying, up-to-date information, this innovative and highly compelling compendium covers every aspect of multiple murderers--from psychology to cinema, fetishism to fan clubs, \"trophies\" to trading cards. Discover: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWHO THEY ARE: \u003c\/b\u003eThose featured include \u003cb\u003eEd Gein\u003c\/b\u003e, the homicidal mama's boy who inspired fiction's most famous \u003ci\u003ePsycho\u003c\/i\u003e, Norman Bates; \u003cb\u003eAngelo Buono and Kenneth Bianchi\u003c\/b\u003e, sex-crazed killer cousins better known as the Hillside Stranglers; and \u003cb\u003ethe Beanes\u003c\/b\u003e, a fifteenth-century cave-dwelling clan with an insatiable appetite for human flesh \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eHOW THEY KILL: \u003c\/b\u003eThey shoot, stab, and strangle. Butcher, bludgeon, and burn. Drown, dismember, and devour . . . and other methods of massacre too many and monstrous to mention here. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWHY THEY DO IT: \u003c\/b\u003e For pleasure and for profit. For celebrity and for \"companionship.\" For the devil and for dinner. For the thrill of it, for the hell of it, and because \"such men are monsters, who live . . . \u003cbr\u003ebeyond the frontiers of madness.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePLUS: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ein-depth case studies, classic killers' nicknames, definitions of every kind of deviance and derangement, and much, much more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than one hundred profiles of lethal loners and killer couples, Bluebeards and black widows, cannibals and copycats-- this is an indispensable, spine-tingling, eye-popping investigation into the dark hearts and mad minds of that twisted breed of human whose crimes are the most frightening . . . and fascinating.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE DEFINITIVE DOSSIER ON HISTORY'S MOST HEINOUS! \u003cbr\u003eHollywood's make-believe maniacs like Jason, Freddy, and Hannibal Lecter can't hold a candle to real life monsters like John Wayne Gacy, Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer, and scores of others who have terrorized, tortured, and terminated their way across civilization throughout the ages. Now, from the much-acclaimed author of \"Deviant, Deranged, and \"Depraved, comes \"the ultimate resource on the serial killer phenomenon. \u003cbr\u003eRigorously researched and packed with the most terrifying, up-to-date information, this innovative and highly compelling compendium covers every aspect of multiple murderers--from psychology to cinema, fetishism to fan clubs, \"trophies\" to trading cards. Discover: \u003cbr\u003eWHO THEY ARE: Those featured include Ed Gein, the homicidal mama's boy who inspired fiction's most famous \"Psycho, Norman Bates; Angelo Buono and Kenneth Bianchi, sex-crazed killer cousins better known as the Hillside Stranglers; and the Beanes, a fifteenth-century cave-dwelling clan with an insatiable appetite for human flesh \u003cbr\u003eHOW THEY KILL: They shoot, stab, and strangle. Butcher, bludgeon, and burn. Drown, dismember, and devour . . . and other methods of massacre too many and monstrous to mention here. \u003cbr\u003eWHY THEY DO IT: For pleasure and for profit. For celebrity and for \"companionship.\" For the devil and for dinner. For the thrill of it, for the hell of it, and because \"such men are monsters, who live . . . \u003cbr\u003ebeyond the frontiers of madness.\" \u003cbr\u003e\"PLUS: in-depth case studies, classic killers' nicknames, definitions of every kind of deviance and derangement, and much, much more. \u003cbr\u003eFor more than one hundred profiles of lethal loners and killercouples, Bluebeards and black widows, cannibals and copycats-- this is an indispensable, spine-tingling, eye-popping investigation into the dark hearts and mad minds of that twisted breed of human whose crimes are the most frightening . . . and fascinating.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHarold Schechter\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of American literature and popular culture at Queens College of the City University of New York. He is widely celebrated for both fiction and true-crime writing, including \u003ci\u003eThe Devil's Gentleman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Serial Killer Files\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the editor of the Library of America volume, \u003ci\u003eTrue Crime: An American Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Brooklyn and Mattituck, Long Island, with his wife, the poet Kimiko Hahn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9.1 x 7.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 30, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978443424045,"sku":"9780345465665","price":26.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/OWM4cjcwc2NJSnh1a3FEU3p4MzluQT09.webp?v=1775805189","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-serial-killer-files-the-who-what-where-how-and-why-of-the-worlds-most-terrifying-murderers-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}