Celluloid Serial Killers; The Real Monsters behind the Movies by Kidd, Paul B - 2007

The Five Mile Press, Rowville, Victoria, 2007. First Edition. Softcover (Stiff Boards). Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Photographic. 1 kg.; (11) XII-XII, 402 pages, introduction by author and index. The text is illustrated with photographic stills from various films, reproductions of cinema posters and photographs of various serial killers. Photographic front cover, showing both real and cinematic serial killers, against a blue coloured background with yellow, red and white titles to the front panel and yellow and red titles to the backstrip. A little creasing to the lower right-hand corner. In this book one of Australia's most popular true crime authors presents cinema's classic serial killers and the real-life killers upon which they were based. Films include "M" directed by Fritz Lang which was based upon "The Vampire of Düsseldorf" -- Peter Kurten, "Psycho" directed by Alfred Hitchcock and Ed Gein upon which Norman Bates was based and " Monster" directed by Patty Jenkins based upon the deeds of Aileen Wuornos. Each film is given a critique and the serial killer/s upon which the film is based is also given a small potted history.  This is the first Australian edition. Size: Trade Paperback. We are happy to provide pictures of this book on request Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Art & Design; True Crime ; Film ; Film Tie-in ; Inventory No: 0110754. .