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Mindhunter - Dans la tête d'un profileur

Autor: John E. Douglas , Mark Olshaker

Número de Páginas: 400

Le livre qui a inspiré la série de David Fincher sur NETFLIX Au fil de ses vingt-cinq ans au FBI, l'agent spécial John Douglas est devenu une légende vivante, considéré comme le premier profileur de serial killers. Il a suivi et résolu des dizaines de cas, dont le dernier lui a presque coûté la vie. John Douglas est entré dans l'intimité et dans l'esprit de tueurs en série pour parvenir à établir leur profil et à les arrêter. Il a ensuite formé une nouvelle génération d'agents spéciaux et a notamment inspiré à Thomas Harris l'agent Jack Crawford dans son roman Le Silence des agneaux. À partir de ce témoignage passionnant, glaçant et unique, David Fincher a créé une série de fiction qui se déroule en 1979 et reprend certaines affaires de John Douglas.

Mindhunter

Autor: John Douglas , Mark Olshaker

Número de Páginas: 340

Streaming Mental Health and Illness

Autor: Emily Katseanes

Número de Páginas: 194

From mindfulness in schools to meditation apps, mental health is bursting out of the psychiatrist's chair and into our everyday conversations. As awareness of mental health increases, so does its predominance in popular culture, which makes for a particularly interesting investigation into the representation of these concerns on our most ubiquitous streaming service: Netflix. These eight essays explore how the service's original content jumps into those conversations, creating helpful--or harmful--messaging about the inner workings of our minds. From toxic masculinity to PTSD, adolescence to motherhood, mental health touches our lives in myriad ways. This interdisciplinary collection explores these intersections, examining how representations of mental health on our screens shape our understanding of it in our lives.

Serial Killing on Screen

Autor: Sarah E. Fanning , Claire O’callaghan

Número de Páginas: 391

This book explores the representation of real-life serial murders as adapted for the screen and popular culture. Bringing together a selection of essays from international scholars, Serial Killing on Screen: Adaptation, True Crime and Popular Culture examines the ways in which the screen has become a crucial site through which the most troubling of real-life crimes are represented, (re)constructed and made accessible to the public. Situated at the nexus of film and screen studies, theatre studies, cultural studies, criminology and sociology, this interdisciplinary collection raises questions about, and implications for, thinking about the adaptation and representation of true crime in popular culture, and the ideologies at stake in such narratives. It discusses the ways in which the adaptation of real-life serial murder intersects with other markers of cultural identity (gender, race, class, disability), as well as aspects of criminology (offenders, victims, policing, and profiling) and psychology (psychopathy, sociopathy, and paraphilia). This collection is unique in its combined focus on the adaptation of crimes committed by real-life criminal figures who have gained...

Imaginarios de los trastornos mentales en las series

Autor: Jorge Martínez Lucena , Irene Cambra

Número de Páginas: 202

Muchas de las grandes series actuales tienen como protagonistas a personas con esquizofrenia, depresión, psicopatía o autismo. A través de dichos personajes, el espectador conecta con su propia fragilidad y diferencia, y combate muchos de los temores y fantasmas de nuestros tiempos posmodernos. Esta colección de capítulos nos permite adentrarnos en el retrato de la enfermedad mental que se hace en nuestras ficciones televisivas y en los imaginarios sociales que se transmiten a través de ellas. Con estas páginas proponemos un viaje al fondo de la locura a través de series tan populares como Mindhunter, Game of Thrones, Killing Eve, 13 Reasons Why, Euphoria y tantas otras.

L’Oeuvre de David Fincher

Autor: Stéphane Bouley

Número de Páginas: 792

De Seven à Gone Girl, en passant par Fight Club, Zodiac ou encore The Social Network, l’oeuvre de David Fincher constitue l’une des plus importantes du cinéma moderne. Ce cinéaste obsessionnel et méticuleux s’est attelé, film après film, à ausculter la nature humaine, ses conflits intérieurs ; ce qui en compose la noirceur. Stéphane Bouley propose, avec L’OEuvre de David Fincher. Scruter la noirceur, d’explorer les recoins de cette filmographie passionnante. L’ouvrage, à la fois dense et accessible, analyse avec force détails les choix de mise en scène du réalisateur, ses motifs et thèmes récurrents, ainsi que le travail de ses collaborateurs.

Serial Killers

Autor: Mark Seltzer

Número de Páginas: 313

In this provocative cultural study, the serial killer emerges as a central figure in what Mark Seltzer calls 'America's wound culture'. From the traumas displayed by talk show guests and political candidates, to the violent entertainment of Crash or The Alienist, to the latest terrible report of mass murder, we are surrounded by the accident from which we cannot avert our eyes. Bringing depth and shadow to our collective portrait of what a serial killer must be, Mark Seltzer draws upon popular sources, scholarly analyses, and the language of psychoanalysis to explore the genesis of this uniquely modern phenomenon. Revealed is a fascination with machines and technological reproduction, with the singular and the mass, with definitions of self, other, and intimacy. What emerges is a disturbing picture of how contemporary culture is haunted by technology and the instability of identity.

Obsession

Autor: John Douglas

Número de Páginas: 414

OBSESSION examines the many violent interpersonal crimes committed against women and the elderly, providing extraordinary insight into what motivates the perpetrators who commit them. With profiles of many well-known cases and criminals, as well as an invalubale chapter on how you can protect yourself and your loved ones from violence, John Douglas has written a groundbreaking book.

Psychos

Autor: Michael Slade

Número de Páginas: 1329

Mounted police trained to track the criminally insane must hunt serial killers in this volume featuring the first four books in the Special X thriller series. The Special X team of the Royal Canadian police are experts at decoding the criminal mind—and hardened by years of confronting the most heinous of murderers. From serial killers driven by demons as dark as Jack the Ripper's to psychopaths with a penchant for gruesome displays of their victims, no evil is too sinister for the agents of Special X. At least, not yet. . . . This collection features the first four thrillers of the Special X series: Headhunter, Ripper, Bed of Nails, and Hangman Praise for the Special X series "Michael Slade's books are blood-chilling, spine-tingling, gut-wrenching, stomach-churning, and a much closer look at the inside of a maniac's brain than most people would find comfortable, but always riveting." —Diana Gabaldon, #1 New York Times–bestselling author of the Outlander series "Extraordinarily vivid. A thinking man's Texas Chainsaw Massacre." — The Vancouver Sun "Highly enjoyable." — Time Out, London "Slade knows psychos inside out." — Toronto Star "A get-under-your-skin thriller with...

Watching the Cops

Autor: Marcus K. Harmes , Barbara Harmes , Meredith A. Harmes

Número de Páginas: 298

Globally, police officers are the object of unprecedented visual scrutiny. The use of mobile phones, CCTV and personal body cams means that police are not only being filmed on the job but are also filming themselves. In popular culture, police have featured heavily on the big screen since the era of silent shorts and on television since the 1930s. Their fictional portrayals today take on added significance in light of social unrest surrounding cases of police brutality and discrimination. These essays explore 21st century portrayals of police on film and television. Chapters often emphasize the Black Lives Matter movement and consider the tone, quality, appropriateness and intention of film and television featuring police activity. Extensively covered works include Mindhunter, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Cops, Criminal Minds and RoboCop, and among the major topics addressed are policing communities, hunting serial killers, police animals, and police in historic settings ranging from the 19th century through the present day and into science fiction futures.

Intersectionality in Anglophone Television Series and Cinema

Autor: Kévin Drif , Georges-claude Guilbert

Número de Páginas: 176

This book takes an intersectional approach to explore gender, race, ethnicity and social class in television series and films produced by English-speaking countries. Starting from Kimberlé Crenshaw’s 1989 concept of intersectionality, and encompassing film studies, television studies, cultural studies, gender studies, Queer theory, African American studies, and post-colonial studies, this volume sheds light not only on revealing intersectional elements of on-screen fiction, but also on the very nature of intersectional criticism.

Serial Killers

Autor: Richard Estep

Número de Páginas: 871

Pain, torment, and torture. Cruelty, brutality, and violence. The twisted psyches, murder. and yes, even the ability to charm people. Take a deep dive into the terrifyingly real serial murderers, spree killers, and true faces of evil! They prey on the innocent with a malicious desire to inflict damage and harm. They hunt and stalk misfortunate victims in the dark, in broad daylight, in quiet neighborhoods, and in the local woods. Their bloodthirst isn't satisfied after their first kill. Or their second. Or third. Serial Killers: The Minds, Methods, and Mayhem of History's Most Notorious Murderers delves into the global phenomenon of serial and spree murderers. This chilling book looks at the horrifying stories of forty malevolent killers and hundreds of innocent victims, including such notorious homicidal maniacs as John Wayne Gacy, Ted Bundy, and Jeffery Dahmer, but it also looks at lesser-known and overlooked murderers like Herbert Baumeister, America’s I-70 Strangler; Japan’s “Anime Killer,” Tsutomu Miyazaki; Russia’s “Rostov Ripper,” Andrei Chikatilo; the “Giggling Granny,” Nannie Doss; and many more. It journeys to 16th-century Scotland to meet a clan of...

Critiquing Violent Crime in the Media

Autor: Maria Mellins , Sarah Moore

Número de Páginas: 406

This book explores the recent surge in true crime by critically exploring how murder and violence are represented in documentaries, films, podcasts, museums, novels and in the press, and the effects. From a range of contributors, it touches on a wide variety of topics overall and illustrates how examining true crime across the changing popular media landscape can contribute to important debates in contemporary culture and society. It encourages a critical eye towards understanding the harmful stereotypes, myths and misinformation that popular media can bring. Arranged into four sections, including: true crime trials, representations of victims, the consumption of serial killer narratives, and true crime spaces, each chapter explores different themes and topics across traditional and newer media. These topics include: emotion and appeals for justice in Making a Murderer, #MeToo and misogyny in crime narratives, true crime journalism being exploitative, the ethics of consuming dark tourism and the appetite for true crime, live streamed murder, and the ways in which true murder accounts might lend insight into other types of crime such as domestic violence and stalking. This book...

A Critical Companion to David Fincher

Autor: Francis Mickus

Número de Páginas: 263

The thirteen chapters in this collection analyze David Fincher’s development as a filmmaker, from television commercials and music videos to serving as front runner on the series Mindhunter. The contributors explore a variety of characteristics, including Fincher’s attitudes toward his audiences, his attention to detail, his Gothic sense of evil, his modernization of film noir, and his reinvention of the serial killer. The diversity of approaches highlights the paradoxes of Fincher’s films and style, accentuating the tensions between his innovative methods and storytelling and unpacking the perennial questions of love, life, and death that his films raise. Scholars of film, television, and media will find this book especially salient.

Moral Panics, Mental Illness Stigma, and the Deinstitutionalization Movement in American Popular Culture

Autor: Anthony Carlton Cooke

Número de Páginas: 194

This book argues that cultural fascination with the “madperson” stems from the contemporaneous increase of chronically mentally ill persons in public life due to deinstitutionalization—the mental health reform movement leading to the closure of many asylums in favor of outpatient care. Anthony Carlton Cooke explores the reciprocal spheres of influence between deinstitutionalization, representations of the “murderous, mentally ill individual” in the horror, crime, and thriller genres, and the growth of public associations of violent crime with mental illness.

Ripper

Autor: Michael Slade

Número de Páginas: 431

"Slade is at his peak with Ripper. A schizophrenic whodunit complete with locked rooms and self-triggering death devices. Highly enjoyable." — Time Out London An American feminist is found hanging, her body slashed to shreds, her face flayed. Two hookers are murdered, their corpses mutilated in a similar pattern. These gruesome deaths are only the beginning of the trail Canadian Mountie Robert DeClercq will follow as he attempts to catch a brutal psychopath. It's a journey that takes him through the history of Satanism and the occult, searching for a serial killer's demons. Demons all too similar to the ones that drove Jack the Ripper . . . A revised and expanded version of the original Ripper, which was first published in 1994. "Intense enough to require seatbelts." — Quill & Quire "Slade knows psychos inside out." — Toronto Star "Builds up to a climax almost too frantically gripping for words." — The Northern Echo "A shocking insight into the psyche of the insane." — Canadian Lawyer/DESC

Chains of the Earth

Autor: David Mealing

Número de Páginas: 943

With its memorable characters, vivid world-building and unique magic systems, Chains of the Earth is the powerful final novel in David Mealing's Ascension Cycle - perfect for fans of Brandon Sanderson, Brent Weeks and Brian McClellan. The Divide has fallen, and the armies of the Jun swarm across the world. The ancient compact of Life and Death has been breached and Sarine and her companions find themselves overwhelmed, assaulted on all sides by Death's champions. As the cities of the New and Old Worlds burn, Sarine finds herself isolated, defeated, and alone. Yet there is hope. If she can learn the true nature of the magic of the Soul of the World, she can make a final stand against Death, to challenge him and remove his grip on the world's heart. To find the truth, she must journey among peoples excluded from the ancient compact, rallying their strength, wielding every strain of magic in the world in a final battle between what is, and what might be. Praise for the Ascension Cycle: 'A great epic fantasy debut' James Islington 'A magical book, almost overflowing with originality . . . Fascinating world, fun characters, and captivating magic' The Quill to Live 'Tense enough to make ...

Copycat Crime

Autor: Jacqueline B. Helfgott

Número de Páginas: 361

Details the new phenomena of copycat crime inspired by technology and the hyperreality fueled in some people by digital culture and video games. Across her 30-year career in criminology, author Jacqueline Helfgott has watched with fascination and fear as the world has shifted from a place where one-dimensional televised news each evening and newspapers bought each morning provided the only information on crimes and killings. Now, nonstop, instant global news coverage on 24-hour television and the internet enables people to see and replay not only crime, violence, terrorism, and murder coverage provided by journalists in real time, but also Facebook and YouTube feeds filmed by the criminals themselves while perpetrating the crimes. In this riveting text about the consequences of our technical, digital, and cultural changes, Helfgott focuses on how these advances are perpetuating this era's new and more massively deadly acts. The book intertwines vignettes from current events, perpetrator statements, police reports, and current research to show how copycat crimes are linked to media, technology, and our digital culture. Concluding with recommendations to reduce the criminogenic...

VENDER EN SERIE

Autor: Miguel Iribertegui Iriguibel

Número de Páginas: 170

Vender en serie presenta un método de argumentación y cierre de la venta que permite construir una relación duradera con el cliente. Es el método utilizado con éxito por su autor en los últimos años: el método PELMA (sin serlo). Miguel Iribertegui describe a ritmo de sus series favoritas el método en profundidad, enriqueciendo con ejemplos visuales para que el lector no tenga ninguna duda a la hora de aplicarlo en las relaciones con sus clientes y no clientes. • P es de profruto, el producto que da fruto; • E es de escuadrón de apoyo, algo más que un equipo; • L es de liderator, ponerse en valor a uno mismo, sentirse con fuerza y determinación; • M es de marcalor, poner en valor a la empresa, es la marca que abrasa, y, por último, • A de auxilio, algo más que un servicio al cliente, son tiempos para auxiliar y poder crear un vínculo fuerte. Es importante aplicar el método en función de las necesidades del cliente, siempre se parte de él. «No puedes forzar una clavija cuadrada en un agujero redondo solo porque prefieres que encaje», Holden Ford, en Mindhunter. Índice: Prólogo.- PARTE I. APERTURA: Introducción.- La clave: la sutileza.- La anécdota...

Serial Killers in Contemporary Television

Autor: Brett A.b. Robinson , Christine Daigle

Número de Páginas: 216

This volume examines the significant increase in representations of serial killers as central characters in popular television over the last two decades. Via critical analyses of the philosophical and existential themes presented to viewers and their place in the cultural landscape of contemporary America, the authors ask: What is it about serial killers that incited such a boom in these types of narratives in popular television post-9/11? Looking past the serial format of television programming as uniquely suited for the presentation of the serial killer’s actions, the chapters delve into deeper reasons as to why TV has proven to be such a fertile ground for serial killer narratives in contemporary popular culture. An international team of authors question: What is it about serial killers that makes these characters deeply enlightening representations of the human condition that, although horrifically deviant, reflect complex elements of the human psyche? Why are serial killers intellectually fascinating to audiences? How do these characters so deeply affect us? Shedding new light on a contemporary phenomenon, this book will be a fascinating read for all those at the...

David Fincher: Mind Games

Autor: Adam Nayman

Número de Páginas: 653

David Fincher: Mind Games is the definitive critical and visual survey of the Academy Award– and Golden Globe–nominated works of director David Fincher. From feature films Alien 3, Se7en, The Game, Fight Club, Panic Room, Zodiac, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Social Network, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Gone Girl, and Mank through his MTV clips for Madonna and the Rolling Stones and the Netflix series House of Cards and Mindhunter, each chapter weaves production history with original critical analysis, as well as with behind the scenes photography, still-frames, and original illustrations from Little White Lies' international team of artists and graphic designers. Mind Games also features interviews with Fincher's frequent collaborators, including Jeff Cronenweth, Angus Wall, Laray Mayfield, Holt McCallany, Howard Shore and Erik Messerschmidt. Grouping Fincher's work around themes of procedure, imprisonment, paranoia, prestige and relationship dynamics, Mind Games is styled as an investigation into a filmmaker obsessed with investigation, and the design will shift to echo case files within a larger psychological profile.

Mindhunter

Autor: John Douglas , Mark Olshaker

Número de Páginas: 394

The bestselling true story and inspiration behind the hit Netflix show of how one underfunded FBI team became the first to explore the dark world of serial murderers. ____________________________________________________________________ 'John Douglas knows more about serial killers than anybody in the world' - Jonathan Demme, director of The Silence of the Lambs John Douglas is a former FBI Special Agent and expert in criminal profiling and behavioural science. He made a career of looking evil in the eye - and understanding it. No wonder that he was the inspiration for Special Agent Jack Crawford in The Silence of the Lambs, as well as the film's consultant on the reality of serial killers. Douglas invented and established the practice of criminal profiling, and submerged himself in the world of serial killers in a quest to understand why they killed, and to help prevent more innocent lives from being ended by future killers. As his serial crime unit developed from a derided two-bit operation in a dingy officer to one of the FBI's elite task forces, Douglas personally confronted the most terrible crimes of the age, including those of Jeffrey Dahmer, Charles Manson, Ted Bundy and...

American Murder

Autor: Gini Graham Scott Jd, Ph.d

Número de Páginas: 445

America has long had the reputation as the most violent and murderous of modern industrialized nations. Even while violent crime has dropped in recent years, our murder rate is still incredibly high. Since the beginning of the 20th century, our society has undergone profound changes. Our technologies have advanced, but the motives and methods for murder and escaping the long arm of the law have kept pace, often capitalizing on available technologies. In addition, as the century progressed, the media became an integral part of murder in America, helping investigations, glamorizing murder, and bringing it into our homes on a daily basis. Here, Scott examines the changing face of murder in the context of societal changes and traces the advances in investigative techniques and technologies. Each chapter offers vivid accounts of the most notorious and representative murders for each time period, focusing especially on those murderers who have had the edge on their pursuers, even escaping detection to this day. Beginning at the turn of the century, Scott details one of the most notorious cases of the day, in which a jealous woman poisoned the wife of her lover. The book ends with the...

Lo leo muy negro

Autor: Antonio Lozano

Número de Páginas: 364

Un fascinante recorrido por el crimen en la literatura que aborda el género negro de sus orígenes a nuestros días. ¿Por qué nos fascina tanto el crimen, qué dice de nosotros como individuos y como sociedad? ¿Qué maneras ha buscado el género negro de representar la faceta más tenebrosa del ser humano, colocando a nuestra altura un espejo perturbador frente al cual apartamos la vista, pero que a la vez nos atrae irremediablemente? Lo leo muy negro es un ensayo sobre ficción, crimen y vida que aborda el género negro desde múltiples ángulos: sus páginas exploran desde aspectos históricos hasta el perfil de autores clásicos y las claves de la obra de algunos de los autores contemporáneos más destacados, sin olvidar cómo dialogan novelas y ensayos negrocriminales con producciones audiovisuales de ayer y de hoy. En última instancia, este libro recurre a la literatura de crímenes para hablar del lado oscuro de todos nosotros.

David Fincher's Zodiac

Autor: David Ryan , Matthew Sorrento

Número de Páginas: 275

David Fincher’s Zodiac (2007), written by producer James Vanderbilt and adapted from the true crime works of Robert Graysmith, remains one of the most respected films of the early twenty-first century. As the second film featuring a serial killer (and the first based on fact) by Fincher, Zodiac remains a standout in a varied but stylistically unified career. While connected to this genre, the film also hybridizes the policier genre and the investigative reporter film. And yet, scholarship has largely ignored the film. This collection is the first book-length work of criticism dedicated to the film. Section One focuses on early influences, while the second section analyzes the film’s unique treatment of narrative. The book closes with a section focusing on game theory, data and hegemony, the Zodiac’s treatment in music, and the use of sound in cinema. By offering new avenues and continuing a few established ones, this book will interest scholars of cinema and true crime along with fans and enthusiasts in these areas.

All Kinds of Scary

Autor: Jonina Anderson-lopez

Número de Páginas: 246

Horror fiction--in literature, film and television--display a wealth of potential, and appeal to diverse audiences. The trope of "the black man always dies first" still, however, haunts the genre. This book focuses on the latest cycle of diversity in horror fiction, starting with the release of Get Out in 2017, which inspired a new speculative turn for the genre. Using various critical frameworks like feminism and colonialism, the book also assesses diversity gaps in horror fictions, with an emphasis on marketing and storytelling methodology. Reviewing the canon and definitions of horror may point to influences for future implications of diversity, which has cyclically manifested in horror fictions throughout history. This book studies works from literature, film and television while acknowledging that each of the formats are distinct artforms that complement each other. The author compares diverse representation in novels like The Castle of Otranto, Frankenstein, Fledgling, Broken Monsters and Mexican Gothic. Horror films like Bride of Frankenstein, It Comes at Night, Us and Get Out are also examined. Lastly, the author emphasizes the diverse horror fictions in television, like...

Ed Kemper: Conversations with a Killer

Autor: Dary Matera

Número de Páginas: 314

The third title in our Conversations with a Killer series focuses on one of the most notorious serial killers of the 1970s, Ed Kemper, a key character in the hit Netflix series Mindhunter. If there ever was a human monster that walked this earth, it was the highly intelligent, psychotic, 6’9” killer Edward “Big Ed” Kemper. As a troubled 15-year-old, Kemper shot and killed his grandparents. Eight years later, he went on an 11-month reign of terror slaughtering and dismembering six college co-eds in California, brutally killing his mother with a hammer, and breaking her best friend’s neck. Kemper, 71, remains alive at the California Medical Facility in Vacaville, more intimidating now than ever. Masterful crime writer Dary Matera tells Kemper’s full, shocking story, interweaving insights from the killer himself.

Introduction to Luther (TV series)

Autor: Gilad James, Phd

Número de Páginas: 52

"Luther" is a British crime drama television series that follows the personal and professional life of DCI John Luther, played by Idris Elba. The series features six seasons, each carrying four to six episodes. Luther is known for his obsessive pursuit of justice and his unique crime-solving methods, which often land him in trouble with his superiors. Throughout the series, Luther battles with his inner demons, struggles to maintain his relationships, and deals with the consequences of his actions. The intense dynamics between the characters make this series a gripping watch, as viewers are kept on the edge of their seats while Luther tries to outsmart the criminals. The show has been well-received for its excellent performances, cinematic quality, and tense atmosphere. Elba's portrayal of Luther has been lauded by critics, with his character being described as "compelling," "tortured," and "brilliant." The show has been praised for its complex and multi-layered storytelling, with each season adding a new layer of depth to Luther's character. The series has been nominated for a number of awards, including several Emmys and Golden Globes. With its heart-thumping action and...

Journey Into Darkness

Autor: John E. Douglas , Mark Olshaker

Número de Páginas: 401

New York Times bestselling author of Mindhunter John Douglas reveals more unique cases from his time as head of the FBI's elite Investigative Support Unit. In the #1 New York Times bestseller Mindhunter, John Douglas, who headed the FBI's elite Investigative Support Unit, told the story of his brilliant and terrifying career tracking down some of the most heinous criminals in history. Now, in Journey into Darkness, Douglas profiles vicious serial killers, rapists, and child molesters. He is straightforward, blunt, often irreverent, and outspoken, but takes pains not to glorify any of these murderers. Some of the unique cases Douglas discusses include: -The Clairemont killer -The schoolgirl murders -Richmond's First Serial Murderer -The brutal and sadistic murder of Suzanne Marie Collins -Polly Klaas' abduction and murder by Richard Allen Davis, -The tragedy that lead to the creation of Megan's Law With Journey into Darkness, Douglas provides more than a glimpse into the minds of serial killers; he demonstrates what a powerful weapon behavioral science has become. Profiling criminals helps not only to capture them, but also helps society understand how these predators work and what ...

TV Geek

Autor: Simon Brew

Número de Páginas: 240

Essential nerdtastic reading! - Jason Issacs From the author of Den of Geek, this is the ultimate, nerdy television guide for TV geeks everywhere! TV Geek recounts the fascinating stories of cult-classic series, reveals the nerdy Easter eggs hidden in TV show sets, and demonstrates the awe-inspiring power of fandom, which has even been known to raise TV series from the dead. Includes: - How the live-action Star Wars TV show fell apart - The logistics and history of the crossover episode - The underrated geeky TV shows of the 1980s - The hidden details of Game of Thrones - Five Scandinavian crime thrillers that became binge hits - The Walking Dead, and the power of fandom TV series are now as big as Hollywood movies with their big budgets, massive stars, and ever-growing audience figures! TV Geek provides an insightful look at the fascinating history, facts and anecdotes behind the greatest (and not-so-great) shows.

Serial Killer Trivia

Autor: Michelle Kaminsky

Número de Páginas: 172

This collection of trivia for true crime fanatics covers mind-blowing details you never knew about Jeffrey Dahmer, BTK, Aileen Wuornos, and others. This bloody and completely true trivia collection will horrify and intrigue readers, with answers to questions like: “What was John Wayne Gacy’s last meal?”; “Which serial killer was captured because of a bloody footprint left on his victim?”; “Who was the FBI agent credited with coining the term ‘serial killer’?”; and “How was one mass murderer able to get away with selling his victim’s skeletons to medical students?” Perfect for any murderino, true crime junkie or connoisseur of macabre tales, this fact-packed book quizzes readers on their true crime knowledge and offers fascinating stories of well-known murderers as well as lesser-known, but just as nefarious, killers. You’ll be surprised at how many fascinating tidbits you’ll learn about the world’s most cold-blooded and dangerous people.

Art of the Cut

Autor: Steve Hullfish

Número de Páginas: 353

This is the second volume of the widely acclaimed Art of the Cut book published in 2017. This follow-up text expands on its predecessor with wisdom from more than 360 interviews with the world’s best editors (including nearly every Oscar winner from the last 30 years). Because editing is a highly subjective art form, and one that is critical to the success of motion picture storytelling, it requires side-by-side comparisons of the many techniques and solutions used by a wide range of editors from around the world. That is why this book compares and contrasts methodologies from a wide array of diverse voices and organizes that information so that it is easily digested and understood. There is no one way to approach editorial problems, so this book allows readers to see multiple solutions from multiple editors. The interviews contained within are carefully curated into topics that are most important to film editors and those who aspire to become film editors. The questions asked, and the organization of the book, are not merely an academic or theoretical view of the art of editing but rather the practical advice and methodologies of actual working film and TV editors, bringing...

Obsession

Autor: John E. Douglas , Mark Olshaker

Número de Páginas: 404

In Obsession, John Douglas once again takes us fascinatingly behind the scenes, focusing his expertise on predatory crimes, primarily against women. With a deep sense of compassion for the victims and an uncanny understanding of the perpetrators, Douglas looks at the obsessions that lead to rape, stalking, and sexual murder through such cases as Ronnie Shelton, the serial rapist who terrorized Cleveland; and New York's notorious "Preppie Murder." But Douglas also looks at obsession on the other side of the moral spectrum: his own career-long obsession with hunting these predators. Douglas shows us how we can all fight back and protect ourselves, our families, and loved ones against the scourge of the violent predators in our midst. The first step is insight and understanding, and no one is better qualified to penetrate Obsession than John Douglas.

Better Living through TV

Autor: Steven A. Benko

Número de Páginas: 353

Watching television need not be a passive activity or simply for entertainment purposes. Television can be the site of important identity work and moral reflection. Audiences can learn about themselves, what matters to them, and how to relate to others by thinking about the implicit and explicit moral messages in the shows they watch. Better Living through TV: Contemporary TV and Moral Identity Formation analyzes the possibility of identifying and adopting moral values from television shows that aired during the latest Golden Era of television and Peak TV. The diversity of shows and approaches to moral becoming demonstrate how television during these eras took advantage of new technologies to become more film-like in both production quality and content. The increased depth of characterization and explosion of content across streaming and broadcast channels gave viewers a diversity of worlds and moral values to explore. The possibility of finding a moral in the stories told on popular shows such as The Sopranos, Breaking Bad, The Wire, and The Good Place, as well as lesser known shows such as Letterkenny and The Unicorn, are explored in a way that centers television viewing as a...

The Cases That Haunt Us

Autor: John Douglas , Mark Olshaker

Número de Páginas: 469

Certain criminal cases have a life of their own. Despite the passage of years they continue their hold on the public imagination, either because of the personalities involved, the depravity of the crime, doubts over whether justice was done, or the tantalizing fact that no one was ever caught... Now John Douglas, the foremost investigative analyst and criminal profiler of our time, turns his attention to eight of the greatest mysteries in the history of crime, including those of Jack the Ripper, The Boston Strangler and JonBenet Ramsey. Taking a fresh look at the established facts, Douglas and Olshaker dismantle the conventional wisdom regarding these most notorious of crimes and rebuild them - with astonishing results.

FBI Myths and Misconceptions

Autor: Jerri Williams

Número de Páginas: 292

How much do you really know about the FBI? Like most people, you’ve probably learned about the FBI from popular culture–reading books and watching TV shows and movies, along with, of course, the news. You might be surprised to learn that a lot of what you’ve been reading and watching is inaccurate. Written by retired Special Agent, crime novelist, and true crime podcaster, Jerri Williams, FBI Myths and Misconceptions: A Manual for Armchair Detectives debunks twenty clichés and misconceptions about the FBI, by presenting educational reality checks supported by excerpts from the FBI website, quotes from retired agents, and reviews of popular films and fiction featuring FBI agent characters. This informative and fun manual will help you: - Create realistic FBI characters and plots for your next book or script - Impress armchair detective friends with your knowledge about the FBI - Prepare for a career in the FBI and avoid embarrassing yourself at Quantico Get your copy today!

Just as Deadly

Autor: Marissa A. Harrison

Número de Páginas: 317

You've heard of Ted Bundy and John Wayne Gacy. But have you heard of Amy Archer-Gilligan? Or Belle Gunness? Or Nannie Doss? Women have committed some of the most disturbing serial killings ever seen in the United States. Yet scientific inquiry, criminal profiling, and public interest have focused more on their better-known male counterparts. As a result, female serial killers have been misunderstood, overlooked, and underestimated. In this riveting account, Dr. Marissa A. Harrison draws on original scientific research, various psychological perspectives, and richly detailed case studies to illuminate the stark differences between female and male serial killers' backgrounds, motives, and crimes. She also emphasizes the countless victims of this grisly phenomenon to capture the complexity and tragedy of serial murder. Meticulously weaving data-based evidence and insight with intimate storytelling, Just as Deadly reveals how and why these women murder—and why they often get away with it.

Broken Wings

Autor: John E. Douglas , Mark Olshaker

Número de Páginas: 388

Fired for insubordination, FBI agent Jake Donovan is rehired to investigate the death of the agency's director, apparently the victim of blackmail. Helping Donovan is another rebel, a lady agent suspended for modelling pantyhose.

Cultural Studies

Autor: Michael Ryan

Número de Páginas: 1395

CULTURAL STUDIES This comprehensive anthology brings together classic and contemporary essays in the diverse field of Cultural Studies. It is designed for classroom use in a variety of settings and departments, from Communications and Film Studies to Literature and Anthropology. With an international scope and interdisciplinary approach, this book represents the diversity, depth, and leading scholarship of this complex field. This important new anthology: Provides an overview of the history of the discipline, and argues for better placement of Cultural Studies within the academy Offers a range of important perspectives on key topics, including policy, gender, sexuality, ethnicity, identity, visual culture, and diaspora Has an advisory board composed of leading scholars, and an internationally renowned general editor. Cultural Studies: An Anthology is an indispensable scholarly and pedagogical tool, which fills a longstanding gap in the literature of the field. It will be essential reading for scholars and students in Cultural Studies and the many related disciplines with which it engages.