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![]() | Deranged (1992) The Shocking True Story of America's Most Fiendish Killer! A non fiction book by Harold Schechter |
Harold Schechter is a professor of American culture at Queens College (CUNY) who takes an academic interest in the history of violent folklore: "Our pop entertainments aren't necessarily more brutal than those of the past," he writes. "They are simply ... more state of the art." In this book Schechter turns his keen historian's gaze on real-life serial killer Albert Fish, who killed--and ate--as many as 15 children in New York City in the 20s. Fish resembled a meek, kindly, white-haired grandfather, but was actually an intense sadomasochist whose sexual fetishes included almost everything known to psychiatry. For example, he stuck 29 needles into his pelvic region. Apparently Schechter, while writing his book Deviant about Ed Gein, asked Robert Bloch (author of Psycho), "Why are people so fascinated by Ed Gein?" Bloch answered, "Because they haven't heard about Albert Fish."
Also recommended: Depraved, Schechter's book about Herman Mudgett a.k.a. Dr. H. H. Holmes.
Also recommended: Depraved, Schechter's book about Herman Mudgett a.k.a. Dr. H. H. Holmes.
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Paperback Editions
December 2004 : Mass Market Paperback
| Title: Deranged: The Shocking True Story of America's Most Fiendish Killer Author(s): Harold Schechter ISBN: 0-671-67875-2 / 978-0-671-67875-3 (USA edition) Publisher: Pocket Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
October 1998 : Paperback
| Title: Deranged: The Shocking True Story of America's Most Fiendish Killer! Author(s): Harold Schechter ISBN: 0-671-02545-7 / 978-0-671-02545-8 (USA edition) Publisher: Pocket Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
May 1992 : Paperback
| Title: Deranged: The Shocking True Story of America's Most Fiendish Killer! Author(s): Harold Schechter ISBN: 0-7515-0336-3 / 978-0-7515-0336-4 (UK edition) Publisher: Time Warner Paperbacks Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
May 1992 : Paperback
| Title: Deranged: The Shocking True Story of America's Most Fiendish Killer! Author(s): Harold Schechter ISBN: 0-7088-5338-2 / 978-0-7088-5338-2 (UK edition) Publisher: Time Warner Paperbacks Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 1990 : Paperback
| Title: Deranged The Shocking True Story of America's Most Fiendish Killer! Author(s): Harold Schechter Publisher: Pocket Books Availability: Amazon More details... |
Other Editions
November 2009 : Kindle edition
| Title: Deranged Author(s): Harold Schechter Publisher: Pocket Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
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