About Harold Schechter
Harold Schechter is a professor of American Literature and culture at Queens College, the City University of New York. Among his nonfiction works are the historical true-crime classics Fatal, Fiend,Deviant, Deranged, and Depraved. He also authors a critically acclaimed mystery series featuring Edgar Allan Poe, which includes The Hum Bug and Nevermore and The Mask of Red Death
Schechter's newest study of popular culture, Savage Pastimes: A Cultural History of Violent Entertainment is just out from St. Martin's Press. He lives in New York City.
Series
Edgar Allan Poe
Nevermore (1999)
The Hum Bug (2001)
The Mask of Red Death (2004)
The Tell-Tale Corpse (2006)
Nevermore (1999)
The Hum Bug (2001)
The Mask of Red Death (2004)
The Tell-Tale Corpse (2006)
Non fiction
Patterns in Popular Culture: A Sourcebook for Writers (1980) (with Jonna G Semeiks)
Film Tricks: Special Effects in the Movies (1981)
The Manly Handbook (1982) (with David Everitt)
Discoveries: Fifty Stories of the Quest (1983)
Not-The-A-Team Beauty Book (1984)
Kidvid: A Parents' Guide to Childrens Videos (1986)
The Bosom Serpent: Folklore And Popular Art (1988)
American Voices: A Thematic / rhetorical Reader (1988)
Deviant: True Story of Ed Gein, the Original Psycho (1989)
Start Collecting Comic Books (1991)
Deranged: The Shocking True Story of America's Most Fiendish Killer! (1992)
Depraved: The Shocking True Story of America's First Serial Killer (1994)
Original Sin: The Visionary Art of Joe Coleman (1997)
A to Z Encyclopedia of Serial Killers (1997) (with David Everitt)
The Manly Movie Guide: Virile Video And Two-fisted Cinema (1998) (with David Everitt)
Bestial: The Savage Trail of a True American Monster (1999)
For Reel: The Real-life Stories That Inspired Some of the Most Popular Movies of All Time (2000)
Fiend: The Shocking True Story of America's Youngest Serial Killer (2001)
Panzram: A Journal of Murder (2002)
The Serial Killer Files: The Who, What, Where, How, And Why of the World's Most Terrifying Murderers (2003)
The New Gods: Psyche And Symbol in Popular Art (2004)
Fatal: The Poisonous Life of a Female Serial Killer (2004)
Savage Pastimes: A Cultural History of Violent Entertainment (2005)
The Devil's Gentleman: Privilege, Poison, and the Trial That Ushered in the Twentieth Century (2008)
The Whole Death Catalog: A Lively Guide to the Bitter End (2009)
Killer Colt: Murder, Disgrace, and the Making of an American Legend (2010)
Psycho USA: Famous American Killers You Never Heard Of (2012)
Film Tricks: Special Effects in the Movies (1981)
The Manly Handbook (1982) (with David Everitt)
Discoveries: Fifty Stories of the Quest (1983)
Not-The-A-Team Beauty Book (1984)
Kidvid: A Parents' Guide to Childrens Videos (1986)
The Bosom Serpent: Folklore And Popular Art (1988)
American Voices: A Thematic / rhetorical Reader (1988)
Deviant: True Story of Ed Gein, the Original Psycho (1989)
Start Collecting Comic Books (1991)
Deranged: The Shocking True Story of America's Most Fiendish Killer! (1992)
Depraved: The Shocking True Story of America's First Serial Killer (1994)
Original Sin: The Visionary Art of Joe Coleman (1997)
A to Z Encyclopedia of Serial Killers (1997) (with David Everitt)
The Manly Movie Guide: Virile Video And Two-fisted Cinema (1998) (with David Everitt)
Bestial: The Savage Trail of a True American Monster (1999)
For Reel: The Real-life Stories That Inspired Some of the Most Popular Movies of All Time (2000)
Fiend: The Shocking True Story of America's Youngest Serial Killer (2001)
Panzram: A Journal of Murder (2002)
The Serial Killer Files: The Who, What, Where, How, And Why of the World's Most Terrifying Murderers (2003)
The New Gods: Psyche And Symbol in Popular Art (2004)
Fatal: The Poisonous Life of a Female Serial Killer (2004)
Savage Pastimes: A Cultural History of Violent Entertainment (2005)
The Devil's Gentleman: Privilege, Poison, and the Trial That Ushered in the Twentieth Century (2008)
The Whole Death Catalog: A Lively Guide to the Bitter End (2009)
Killer Colt: Murder, Disgrace, and the Making of an American Legend (2010)
Psycho USA: Famous American Killers You Never Heard Of (2012)
Anthologies containing stories by Harold Schechter
Short stories
| He Knows When You've Been Screaming (1995) |
Links to other websites
| haroldschechter.com |
Harold Schechter recommends
 The Last Nightingale (2007) Anthony Flacco "From its opening pages - when we are plunged headlong into the terrifying chaos of the great San Francisco earthquake of 1906 - to its riveting climax, The Last Nightingale offers an abundance of those page-turning pleasures readers seek in historical thrillers." |
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