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1	The A to Z Encyclopedia of Serial Killers more books like this by Harold Schechter, David Everitt Serial killers have never enjoyed a firmer grip on the nation's imagination. A steady stream of horrific crimes have made serial murder a subject of both tabloid attention and serious study. With hundreds of entries spanning the entire spectrum of serial murder, this comprehensive resource examines these shocking crimes, and their infamous ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.95! \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Serial Killer Files: The Who, What, Where, How, and Why of the World's Most Terrifying Murderers more books like this by Harold Schechter A nationally recognized expert in criminology and forensics examines a phenomenon that is at once intriguing and frightening: the serial killer. see all copies from $7.99! new only from $10.45! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Deranged : the shocking true story of America's most fiendish killer more books like this by Harold Schechter In May, 1928, the parents of little Grace Budd let her go on an outing with a kindly gentleman who'd befriended the family. Albert Fish appeared to be harmless. The Budds never guessed that they had entrusted their child to the most fiendish serial killer in American history. Reissue. see all copies from $4.17! new only from $5.42! \| first editions \| SVS
4	The Devil's Gentleman: Privilege, Poison, and the Trial That Ushered in the Twentieth Century more books like this by Harold Schechter This gripping story of an aristocratic serial killer who terrorized New York City at the turn of the 20th century offers a stunning nonfiction narrative by one of Americas foremost historians of true crime. see all copies from $10.54! new only from $10.54! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Deviant more books like this by Harold Schechter The grisly true story that inspired Hitchcock's classic film "Psycho". Now in its first trade paperback edition, "Deviant" details how killer Ed Gein turned a small Wisconsin farmhouse into a retreat of ghoulishness and blood. see all copies from $6.49! new only from $9.61! \| SVS
6	Bestial: The Savage Trail of a True American Monster more books like this by Harold Schechter Harold Schechter takes a dark journey into the mind of Earle Leonard Nelson--one of history's fiercest madmen, whose degeneracy erupted in the winter of 1926 and resulted in a 16-month frenzy of savage rape, barbaric murder, and unimaginable defilement. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.28! \| SVS
7	Discoveries: Fifty Stories of the Quest more books like this by Harold Schechter (Editor), Jonna Gormely Semeiks (Editor) Reflecting today's growing emphasis on multiculturalism, the second edition of this remarkably successful anthology offers twelve additional contributions from the new generation of writers currently revitalizing the short story form, including Amy Tan, Bharati Mukherjee, R.K. Narayan, Stephen Milhauser, Ellen Gilchrist, and Patrick McGrath. ... see all copies from $10.15! new only from $10.15! \| SVS
8	Human Monsters more books like this by David Everitt, Harold Schechter (Foreword by) A murder of passion is ugly enough. But murder for no apparent reason, other than to satisfy a thirst for blood, is truly horrifying by twisted men and women who are the living embodiment of our worst nightmares. What made them do it? see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.48! \| SVS
9	The Hum Bug more books like this by Harold Schechter P.T. Barnum hires Edgar Allan Poe to investigate a gruesome murder that seems to have been inspired by a diorama in Barnum's museum. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.25! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	Fiend: The Shocking True Story of Americas Youngest Serial Killer more books like this by Harold Schechter A MONSTER PREYED UPON THE CHILDREN OF NINETEENTH-CENTURY BOSTON. HIS CRIMES WERE APPALLING -- AND YET HE WAS LITTLE MORE THAN A CHILD HIMSELF. When fourteen-year-old Jesse Pomeroy was arrested in 1874, a nightmarish reign of terror over an unsuspecting city came to an end. "The Boston Boy Fiend" was imprisoned at last. But the complex questions ... see all copies from $4.50! new only from $10.24! \| SVS
11 view cover	Deviant: The Shocking True Story of Ed Gein, the Original "Psycho" more books like this by Harold Schechter Schechter explores the incredible career of the man who committed what "TIME" magazine called "one of the century's most gruesome crimes." Here is the grisly story of Ed Gein, the killer whose fiendish fantasies inspired Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho." Reissue. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.42! \| SVS
12 view cover	Nevermore more books like this by Harold Schechter A critic known for his scathing pen, Edgar Allan Poe skewers the autobiography of Colonel David Crockett--and is unexpectedly confronted by the indignant congressman. Neither man is prepared for where this fateful meeting will take them: on a quest for a killer who will bring them face to face with the darkest impulses of the human heart. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.99! \| signed copies \| first editions
13 view cover	Depraved: The Shocking True Story of America's First Serial Killer more books like this by Harold Schechter, Harold Schecter From the bestselling author of Deviant and Deranged comes the story of America's first documented serial killer, H.H. Holmes--a murderer whose crimes eclipsed those of Jack the Ripper, with 27 victims by his own admission. His path of blood says as much about modern psychopathology as the age in which he lived and killed. Photographs. see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Depraved: The Definitive True Story of H.H. Holmes, Whose Grotesque Crimes Shattered Turn-Of-The-Century Chicago more books like this by Harold Schechter The heinous bloodlust of Dr. H.H. Holmes is notorious -- but only Harold Schechter's "Depraved" tells the complete story of the killer whose evil acts of torture and murder flourished within miles of the Chicago World's Fair. "Destined to be a true crime classic" (Flint Journal, MI), this authoritative account chronicles the methods and madness of ... see all copies from $4.99! new only from $12.28! \| SVS
15 view cover	The Tell-Tale Corpse more books like this by Harold Schechter The third rousing novel in Schechter's popular Edgar Allan Poe mystery series. Journeying to Massachusetts into aterrifying labyrinth of perversity and murder. Leading an investigation into a series of spine-chilling murders with the assistance of a clerver girl names Louisa May Alcott, Poe does what other cannot:tying together the invisible bonds ... see all copies from $2.00! new only from $13.00! \| first editions
16 view cover	Outcry more books like this by Harold Schechter When reporter Paul Novak investigates a series of brutal murders, he didn't plan to pry into the legend of Ed Gein, the "butcher of Plainfield, Wisconsin". But when local lore leads him to the ramshackle home of a bizarre young man and his mother, Paul realizes he's stumbled across Ed Gein's best kept secret. And he's about to discover that a ... see all copies from $1.99! first editions
17 view cover	The Mask of Red Death more books like this by Harold Schechter Gothic meets Western in this mystery, in which writer Edgar Allan Poe (the series protagonist of two previous novels) and scout Kit Carson team up to catch a killer. Two little girls and a wealthy albino have been found murdered and scalped; in addition, the girls' livers were missing from their bodies. Popular suspicion falls upon Chief Wolf Bear ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $28.87! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Panzram: A Journal of Murder more books like this by Thomas E Gaddis (Editor), James O Long (Editor), Harold Schechter (Introduction by) see all copies from $14.92! new only from $17.35! \| SVS
19 view cover	Depraved more books like this by Harold Schechter The macabre story of H.H. Holmes, turn-of-the-century architect of the infamous "Castle of Horror", whose labyrinthine interior, leading to a cellar equipped with acid vats, crematorium, and dissecting table, became an unspeakable domain of torture and murder. see all copies from $4.95! new only from $7.37! \| first editions
20 view cover	The Bosom Serpent: Folklore and Popular Art more books like this by Harold Schechter see all copies from $5.20! new only from $21.00! \| first editions
21 view cover	Savage Pastimes: A Cultural History of Violent Entertainment more books like this by Harold Schechter Why violence in the media we-and our children-consume is not only good but necessary see all copies from $3.29! new only from $5.99! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Deranged more books like this by Harold Schechter In May, 1928, a kindly old man came to the door of the Budd family home in New York City. A few days later, he persuaded Mr. and Mrs. Budd to let him take their adorable little girl, Grace, on an outing. Albert Fish appeared to be a harmless, white-haired grandfather. The Budds never guessed that they had entrusted their child to a monster. see all copies from $2.84! new only from $19.99!
23 view cover	For Reel: The Real-Life Stories That Inspired Some of the Most Popular Movies of All Time more books like this by Harold Schechter, David Everitt Meet the "real" Rocky, the "real" psycho, and the "real see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.63! \| first editions
24	Patterns in Popular Culture: A Sourcebook for Writers more books like this by Harold Schechter, Jonna G Semeiks see all copies from $1.99! new only from $28.75! \| first editions
25 view cover	The Mask of Red Death: An Edgar Allan Poe Mystery more books like this by Harold Schechter Gothic meets Western in this mystery, in which writer Edgar Allan Poe (the series protagonist of two previous novels) and scout Kit Carson team up to catch a killer. Two little girls and a wealthy albino have been found murdered and scalped; in addition, the girls' livers were missing from their bodies. Popular suspicion falls upon Chief Wolf Bear ... see all copies from $7.96! new only from $8.53! \| SVS

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