Cannibal Killers

by Moira Martingale

Book Overview

It is a crime that shocks and stuns more than any other. It is the ultimate in criminal depravity. It runs like a blood-red thread through novels like "The Silence of the Lambs." Now, take a grim and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312956045
• Release Date: August 1995
• Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.8" x 0.7" x 4.3"

Customer Reviews

Gruesome, but great!

Cannibal Killers is a must read for all of you true crime fans. Each story depicts the lives and events that lead up to each cannibal killing. I definately would not recommend this book for the squeamish. As a college, criminal justice major, I enjoyed reading about the lives of Ed Gein, Albert Fish, Andrei Chikatio, and Ed Kemper, whom I previously knew very little about. It was fascinating to understand just how and why these gruesome crimes were being committed. Leave your lights on and be prepared to be horrified, but enjoy every moment of it at the same time!

Captures the essence of casework and history

One of the reasons people don't believe in ritual/cult abuse is because they don't -- or don't want to -- believe that there really are, in this day and age, cannibals: human beings who eat others of their own species. This book puts that lie to rest once and for all. I wish I had known there was a more current version of the book when I ordered this one (there is), but this particular version served its purpose for me. While the book itself does not address ritual/cult abuse specifically, it captures the essence of casework and history that involves more cannibal killers than I really wanted to know about. I kept turning the pages anyway. You will too.

cannibal killers

I FOUND THIS BOOK SO HARD TO PUT DOWN ONCE I STARTED READING. IT SCARED ME TOTALLY TO THE POINT THAT I FOUND IT DIFFICULT TO SLEEP. IF YOU MUST READ THIS BOOK WHICH I HOPE YOU DO LEAVE THE LIGHTS ON AT NIGHT. THE CONTENTS OF THIS BOOK WAS WELL STUDIED, THE AUTHOR KNEW JUST HOW TO PUT IT ALTOGETHER TO WHERE IT WOULD MAKE YOU KRINDGE AND WANT FOR MORE. I DID, THE AUTHOR GOT INTO THE MINDS OF ALL THESE KILLERS AND LET YOU IN AS WELL. GREAT READING. SO HARD TO PHANTHOM THAT THIS REALLY HAPPENS IN LIFE SAD.

You will have nightmares...

This is an excellent book. True, the stories are not in-depth, but they're not intended to be. Each chapter is about a different killer who practiced cannibalism. While the topic is horrible, the presentation is fascinating. The author's extensive knowledge of the subject is impressive, as are her theories on such related topics as vampires and werewolves. I highly recommend this book, but you need to have a strong stomach...