Bibliograph

The lust for blood, why we are fascinated by death, murder, horror, and violence, Jeffrey A. Kottler

Type

Label

The lust for blood, why we are fascinated by death, murder, horror, and violence, Jeffrey A. Kottler

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-290) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The lust for blood

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

635483803

Responsibility statement

Jeffrey A. Kottler

Sub title

why we are fascinated by death, murder, horror, and violence

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

Table Of Contents

Paradoxes of violence -- From Roman to contemporary gladiators -- True crime -- Sports fans -- Zombies, vampires, monsters -- Serial killer groupies : attraction to predators -- Moving violations and other eyewitness curiosities -- Occupations of violence -- The meaning of mayhem -- What's normal and what's abnormal? -- Exploring the forbidden -- What the future holds

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