While this book was an interesting read and it was well written, I have a pet peeve about authors who write with such skepticism to the point that they leave out actual documented events, evidence, etc. I’m not claiming to be a criminologist or parapsychologist by any means, but I have read a lot about the Salem witch trails, the Texarkana moonlight murders, and the exorcism case, and while reading this, I noticed that there were multiple things that were not added. Whether it be due to lack of research or the author simply writing with bias, it just bugs me. With that being said… it was still a fascinating read. ( )

I really enjoyed delving into the minds of, and journeying through the events, of some of the most infamous killers, and disturbing murders of all time. This book is very informative.....although a bit biased and lacking some important facts....while still feeling more like a good read, and less like a research piece. Great writing skills displayed by Dr. Mellor. I recommend this to true crime and horror fans alike. ( )

This was a great true crime book!

I am not going to do a backstory like normal but I will give out thoughts.

Thoughts:

This book was fascinating in that some horror movies that you watch were made from crimes that had happened in the past. Which I never knew that information about horror movies as I always thought they were just creations to scare the pants off of movie-goers! :)

Some of the movies you will read about are Psycho, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Exorcist, Jaws, The Amityville Horror, Poltergeist, The Silence of the Lambs, and Scream just to name a few as there are more movies within this book as well. The crimes that took place that are behind the movies are Ed Gein, Ted Bundy, the Green River Killer, Ed Kemper, and the Gainesville Ripper, just to name a few as there are quite a few stories within this book as the author will give you the movie and the crime behind it. The author also added pictures within too of the movies and the crimes.

I found this book to be very interesting and I really like the writing style of the author too as the author goes into great detail of the movie and the crime and/or crimes behind it. I found the details to be just enough without getting bored or drawn out. Not once did I get bored with this book and the author has crimes within that I have never heard of before that were behind certain horror movies. Giving this book four "Intriguing Information" stars! ( )