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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)
Published
Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2011.
Language
English
Description
311 pages : illustrations ; 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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