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The lust for blood : why we are fascinated by death, murder, horror, and violence / Jeffrey A. Kottler.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kottler, Jeffrey A.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Violence--Psychological aspects.
- Violence.
- Violence in mass media.
- Popular culture.
- Physical Description:
- 311 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2011.
- Summary:
- Draws on interviews with perpetrators, victims, and "consumers" of violence, including several celebrities, to explore the public's morbid fascination with violence, murder, horror, and crime.
- Contents:
- Paradoxes of violence
- From Roman to contemporary gladiators
- True crime
- Sports fans
- Zombies, vampires, and monsters
- Serial killer groupies : attraction to predators
- Moving violations and other eyewitness curiosities
- Occupations of violence
- The meaning of mayhem
- What's normal and what's abnormal?
- Exploring the forbidden
- What the future holds.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-290) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781616142285
- 1616142286
- OCLC:
- 635483803
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