Deviant
The Shocking True Story of Ed Gein, the Original Psycho
$33.80
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
1 April 2025
Summary
From the author of “top-drawer true crime” books comes the definitive account of Ed Gein–the man whose shocking crimes inspired Psycho, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and The Silence of the Lambs.
The year was 1957. To his Wisconsin neighbors, Ed Gein was a slight, Midwestern farmhand with a twisted little smile. To an unsuspecting nation, he would become one of the most notorious crime figures in history, having lived for ten years in his own secret world of…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781668048177 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1668048175 |
| Author: | Professor of English Harold Schechter, Harold Schechter |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Gallery |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 1 April 2025 |
| Weight: | 249g |
| Dimensions: | 23mm x 135mm x 208mm |
Critics Review
“The definitive book about Gein.” -New York Post
Professor of English Harold Schechter
Harold Schechter is Professor Emeritus at Queens College, where he taught classes in American literature and myth criticism for forty-two years. His essays have appeared in publications including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, and many more. An esteemed true crime historian, he has written the definitive accounts of some of America’s most infamous murderers, including the nonfiction books Fatal, Fiend, Bestial, Deviant, Deranged, Depraved, and The Serial Killers File. He is the editor of the Library of America volume, True Crime: An American Anthology. He has twice been a finalist for an Edgar Award. His most recent books include Butcher’s Work: True Crime Tales of American Murder and Madness and Murderabilia: A History of Crime in 100 Objects. In addition to his work in narrative nonfiction, Schechter is the author of an acclaimed series of detective novels based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe. He lives with his family in New York.
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