| Description |
ix, 254 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [233]-245) and index. |
| Summary |
"Gothic media moguls Kelly Florence and Meg Hafdahl, authors of The Science of Monsters, The Science of Women in Horror, and The Science of Stephen King, and co-hosts of the Horror Rewind podcast called “the best horror film podcast out there” by Film Daddy, present a guide to the serial killers who inspired the movies and media we all know and love. Delve into the brutal truth behind horror’s secret: many monsters portrayed on the silver screen are based on true murderers. Uncover the truth behind the real monsters of horror..." -- Amazon.com |
| Contents |
Legend of Lizzie Borden (Lizzie Borden) -- From Hell (Jack the Ripper) -- Devil in the White City (H.H. Holmes) -- Lake Bodom -- Rillington Place (John Christie) -- Wolf Creek (Ivan Milat) -- Monster (Aileen Wuornos) -- Arsenic and Old Lace (Amy Archer Gilligan) -- America's first female serial killer (Jane Toppan) -- Stepfather (John List) -- I'll be gone in the dark (The Golden State Killer) -- My friend Dahmer (Jeffrey Dahmer) -- Summer of Sam (David Berkowitz) -- Dear Mr. Gacy (John Wayne Gacy) -- Good marriage (The BTK Killer) -- Scream (The Gainesville Ripper) -- Rope (Leopold and Loeb) -- Extremely wicked, shockingly evil and vile (Ted Bundy) -- American crime story: The assassination of Gianni Versace (Andrew Cunanan) -- Henry: portrait of a serial killer (Henry Lee Lucas) -- American predator (Israel Keyes) -- Zodiac (The Zodiac Killer) -- Wind River (The Highway of Tears) -- The man from the train -- Strangers (Charles Manson) -- Speck (Richard Speck) -- American horror story: 1984 (The Night Stalker) -- Amityville Horror (Ronald DeFeo Jr.) -- Boston Strangler (Albert DeSalvo) -- Eaten alive (Joe Ball) |
| Subject |
Serial murderers.
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Serial murders.
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Serial murderers in motion pictures.
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| Genre |
True crime stories.
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| Added Author |
Florence, Kelly, author.
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| ISBN |
9781510764149 (paperback) |
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1510764143 (paperback) |
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