| Description |
viii, 327 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-310) and index. |
| Contents |
The Victorian killer as media star : Jack the Ripper and H.H. Holmes -- Defining the enemy within : the FBI and serial murder -- Natural born celebrities : serial killers and the Hollywood star system -- Out of this world : aliens, devils, and serial killers in television crime drama -- Next door monsters : the dialectic of normality and monstrosity in true-crime narratives -- The unbearable straightness of violence : queering serial murder in true crime. |
| Subject |
Serial murderers -- United States -- Public opinion.
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Serial murderers. |
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United States. |
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Public opinion. |
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Crime in popular culture -- United States.
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Crime in popular culture. |
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Serial murders in mass media.
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Serial murders in mass media. |
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Fame.
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Fame. |
| ISBN |
0226738671 cloth alkaline paper |
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0226354601 cloth alkaline paper |
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