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Harold Schechter - Deviant: The Shocking True Story of the Original "Psycho"

Harold Schechter - Deviant: The Shocking True Story of the Original "Psycho"

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Deviant, by Harold Schechter

by cdm72 cdm72 is a Top Reviewer on Epinions in Books, Epinions Most Popular Authors - Top 500, Jun 16 '08
Pros: Interesting story.
Cons: Not the most passionate prose I've read.
NOTE: This review probably isn't for the faint of heart, or the underage. --CDM. From time to time during the interrogation, Eddie complained of hunger and asked for something to eat. At one point, he was presented with a slice of apple pie, ...
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The Sad Little Deviant Who Was Made A Legend

by jejensen , Oct 20 '00
Pros: Superb writing,great storyline,lots of gruesome facts,chilling photos
Cons: sort of feel sorry for poor Eddie
What the heck? I think the whole affair and aftermath is best summed up by one of Ed Gein's neighbors when he said "I couldn't believe it. Now, of course, I know it's true-but I still can't believe it. You know what I mean? I mean, I believe it, but...
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Ed Gein: The Bogeyman of Plainfield, Wisconsin

by CultureShock , Feb 17 '01
Pros: A twisted look at America's strangest little killer
Cons: My sick imagination wanted to see more pictures!
In 1957 a gruesome discovery in a dilapidated farmhouse situated a few miles outside the small town of Plainfield, Wisconsin instantaneously changed America’s perception of good and evil. Of course, heinous crimes were not new in America before...
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The real story of Hannibal

by immistered , Jan 26 '00
Pros: the story is so sick i could not put it down
Cons: it is actually true
This little known book is a biography of serial killer Ed Gein written by Harold Schechter. You ask who is he and why should I care about him. Ed Gein is the man who the movies Psycho and Silence of the Lambs are based upon. This book traces his life...
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The man behind the masks.

by snowy16 , Oct 01 '04
Pros: Great research, lots of information, very well written.
Cons: None!
True crime books are great, but sometimes they can get a little boring, and a little too factual, and although this book is choc-a-bloc with everything there is to know about Eddie, or "the little bachelor" as he is so affectionately referred to ...
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