The lust for blood: why we are fascinated by death, murder, horror, and violence/
Kottler, Jeffrey A.
The lust for blood: why we are fascinated by death, murder, horror, and violence/ Jeffrey A. Kottler. - Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2011. - 310 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Paradoxes of violence -- From Roman to contemporary gladiators -- True crime -- Sports fans -- Zombies, vampires, 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.
9781616142285 (alk. paper)
Violence--Psychological aspects.
Violence in mass media.
Popular culture.
303.6 / KOT/T
The lust for blood: why we are fascinated by death, murder, horror, and violence/ Jeffrey A. Kottler. - Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2011. - 310 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Paradoxes of violence -- From Roman to contemporary gladiators -- True crime -- Sports fans -- Zombies, vampires, 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.
9781616142285 (alk. paper)
Violence--Psychological aspects.
Violence in mass media.
Popular culture.
303.6 / KOT/T