The Dark Side: Tales of Terror and the Supernatural6 reviews Guy de Maupassant, Arnold Kellett Carroll & Graf Publishers, 1997 supremely disturbing and genuinely frightening stuff + sinister slices of life + The most horrifying work of the greatest short story writer + This one will scare your brain!             The Fog5 reviews James Herbert Macmillan UK, 2003 BE AFRAID...BE VERY AFRAID... + Look Out For Man Eating Cows!!!. + Bundles of atmosphere This is a superlative, well-crafted horror story with quite an original storyline. Taking place in foggy, old England, a dense, yellowish fog suddenly arises from the bowels of the earth, infiltrating the minds of all whom it envelops and removing all restraint. Suddenly, formerly sane individuals ...             Cries Unheard: Why Children Kill: The Story of Mary Bell21 reviews Gitta Sereny Holt Paperbacks, 2000 Fascinating! + Documentary story of a child-killer: tries to answer + A fascinating tale of a life after... + How very sad             Bird Man: The Many Faces of Robert Stroud5 reviews Jolene Babyak Ariel Vamp Press, 1994 Awesome investigative book on the life of Robert Stroud + Birdman : The Many Faces of Robert Stroud (Review) + A great in depth look at the Birdman from Alcatraz I bought the book while on a tour at Alcatraz and it's very hard to put down! Anyone interested in Pyschology and Criminal Justice should read this book!             The Hillside Stranglers3 reviews Darcy O'Brien Running Press, 2003 Killer Cousins When I moved from northern california to southern california, I thought I was escaping from the current "missing young women" events dominating the headlines at the time. Theodore Bundy was making his mark in the northwest and the terror easily spread down to Humboldt County. I recall being ...             Killer Clown: John Wayne: The John Wayne Gacy Murders33 reviews Terry Sullivan, Peter Maiken Pinnacle, 2000 Killer Clown is the most accurate book on Gacy. I should know. + Informative, but not "real" enough. + A most EXCELLENT Book! + Recommend + quite sick man was he             Come Along with Me9 reviews Shirley Jackson Penguin (Non-Classics), 1995 Jackson's most revealing stories and thoughts on fiction + A Little Heartbreaking + 'I delight in what I fear' + An intimate tribute to a bright, literary star. + A Must for Shirley Jackson Fans             Lethal Intent39 reviews Sue Russell Pinnacle, 2002 Lethal Intent inside the mind of a serial killer My assignment was to complete a psychological character anyalysis on Aileen Wuornos. This book proved to be invaluable. Being unable to literally interview the "client", utilizing the works of Sue Russell enabled the understanding of the character via friends, family, peer interviews in the book. ...             A Sniper in the Tower: The Charles Whitman Murders21 reviews Gary M. Lavergne University of North Texas Press, 1997 A fascinating story + The All American Boy Psycho + Meticulously Well Stated! + Heroes arise from terror + factually frightening             Starship Troopers679 reviews Robert A. Heinlein Ace, 1987 Far, far more than a simple juvenile space yarn! + Controversy? What controversy? + Well Ahm John Wayne + amazingly contemporary + Honored             The Boston Stranglers: The Public Conviction of Albert Desalvo and the True Story of Eleven Shocking Murders9 reviews Susan Kelly Citadel, 1995 The Truth at Last + The definitive book on The Boston Strangler + Please Reprint This Book! + Brilliantly researched and argued, a totally convincing case             Crime of the Century, The7 reviews Dennis L. Breo Bantam, 1993 A real-life nightmare + Almost Perfect True Story! + RIVETING, SHOCKING AND IMPOSSIBLE TO PUT DOWN! + Frightening!             Zodiac92 reviews Robert Graysmith Berkley, 1987 Scary--real life horror movie + Detailed Story + Great insight The author was intimately involved in the investigation of the Zodiac killer and this is his dissertation. Real life being more scary than fiction, this book was hard to put down and made it hard to sleep as well. The author does a good job of laying out the facts of the case, the details, and ...             Depraved: The Definitive True Story of H.H. Holmes, Whose Grotesque Crimes Shattered Turn-of-the-Century ...35 reviews Harold Schechter Pocket Star, 2004 Definitely 5 Stars. + Pretty good; worth reading if you're interested in Holmes et al. + Not As Good As Deranged + A True Psychopath + Every Bit As Good As I Had Hoped             Manson in His Own Words35 reviews Charles Manson Grove Press, 1994 excellent find + FICTION? I THINK NOT + Manson's True Words? + SKIP HELTER SKELTER - WHO'S PERSPECTIVE DO YOU WANT? + new information             Waste Land: The Savage Odyssey Of Charles Starkweather And Caril Ann Fugate2 reviews Michael Newton Pocket, 1998 Haunting + Good through book Stephen King is haunted by the story of Charles Starkweather. In this excellent, concise book the dark horror of the killer's 8-day crime spree becomes terrifyingly real--we can understand why King can't forget this example of man's ability to commit pure evil. Starkweather was not merely a ...             Casting the Runes and Other Ghost Stories (Oxford World's Classics)12 reviews M. R. James Oxford University Press, USA, 1999 Write a Review, and I'll Come to You, My Lad. + Some of the very best of MR James + The Mood of the Macabre + Horror, Lite + Spooky as all get up             The Shrine of Jeffrey Dahmer7 reviews Brian Masters Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, 1993 Excellent + THE BEST OF THE BOOKS ABOUT JEFF DAHMER! + a fine delicassy for Dahmer-obsessed readers + from his home town!!             The Riverman: Ted Bundy and I Hunt for the Green River Killer32 reviews Robert Keppel Pocket, 2004 Brilliant Chilling Thriller about a Serial Killer and a Police Officer! + A bit slow paced but still good + This was good. Seattle was gripped with another serial killer in the mid-eighties which wouldn't be solved until about twenty years later. The killer was known as the Green River Killer and he killed about 50 women who were mostly prostitutes and drug addicts. At first, nobody seemed to notice these missing ...             The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales21 reviews Brothers Grimm, Josef Scharl Pantheon, 1972 excellent + There are monsters in the dark woods + The brothers Grimm + Grimm's Fairy Tales + The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales