The lust for blood : why we are fascinated by death, murder, horror, and violence / Jeffrey A. Kottler.
Kottler, Jeffrey A.
2011
HM1116 .K68 2011 (Mapit)
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Title The lust for blood : why we are fascinated by death, murder, horror, and violence / Jeffrey A. Kottler.
Author Kottler, Jeffrey A.
ISBN 9781616142285 (alk. paper)
1616142286 (alk. paper)
Imprint Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2011.
Language English
Description 311 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Call Number HM1116 .K68 2011
Dewey Decimal Classification 303.6
Summary Draws on interviews with perpetrators, victims, and "consumers" of violence, including several celebrities, to explore the public's morbid fascination with violence, murder, horror, and crime.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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