Natural born celebrities serial killers in American culture / [electronic resource] :
David Schmid.
- University of Chicago Press, c2005.
- 1 online resource (viii, 327 p.)
Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-310) and index.
The Victorian killer as media star : Jack the Ripper and H.H. Holmes -- Defining the enemy within : the FBI and serial murder -- Natural born celebrities : serial killers and the Hollywood star system -- Out of this world : aliens, devils, and serial killers in television crime drama -- Next door monsters : the dialectic of normality and monstrosity in true-crime narratives -- The unbearable straightness of violence : queering serial murder in true crime.
Serial murderers--Public opinion.--United States Crime in popular culture--United States. Serial murders in mass media. Fame. Tueurs en série--Opinion publique.--États-Unis Criminalité dans la culture populaire--États-Unis. Tueurs en série dans les médias. Renommée. TRUE CRIME--Murder--General. Seriemoordenaars. Populaire cultuur. Massamedia.