Harold schechter the truth behind the twisted crimes that inspired the films psycho, the texas chain saw massacre, and the silence of the lambs. Harold schechter is a professor at queens college, the city university of new york, where he teaches courses in american literature and culture. Best known for his tales of the macabre, poe was one of the early american practitioners of the short story and a progenitor of detective fiction and crime fict. Therefore it need a free signup process to obtain the book. Renowned for his truecrime writing, he is the author of the nonfiction books fatal, fiend, bestial, deviant, deranged, depraved, and, with david everitt, the a to z encyclopedia of serial killers. Through hundreds of detailed entries that span the entire spectrum the shocking crimes, the.
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