Lustmord: The Writings and Artifacts of Murderers

Book Overview

"Even the most imaginative writers of fiction cannot equal the stark intensity and demented enthusiasm evident in the authentic writings of murderers." Thus Brian King introduces this collection of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 096503240X
• ISBN13: 9780965032407
• Release Date: September 1997
• Publisher: Bloat Books
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 0.8" x 6.3"

Customer Reviews

from the mouth of madness

This is a great book! More horrifying than any fiction, and very sad, too. Despite the print being very small, this is one of the best books I have purchased in years.

"Lustmord" says it all...truly morbid, sordid & banal...

"Lustmord" The Writings and Artifacts of Murderers" Edit. Brian King, Burbank: Bloat Publ. Co., 1996. ISBN 0-9650324-0-X PB 314 pp., is a panoply of 37 murderers (with and without accomplices) whose crimes, chronicled in alphabetical order, are substantially written in the 1st person or snared from their confessions, self portrayls, or proclammations. The text is decently acccompanied by useful bibliography. Unlike most books on crimes and criminals, Brian King (?fittingly) chose to have the book's preface written by serial killer Herbert Mullin. "Lustmord" is Germanic and candidly translates to "pleasure killing" -- the book is replete with such accounts, often told in such minute sordid details that elements of OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder) appear tantamount in a number of cases. This is not a book one must read sequentially, i.e., cover-to-cover, since the organization is extrinsic, simply alphabetical. Most cases occurred after WW II, the majority were in the US, a few in the UK. In "Lustmord" the themes of gross sexual perversion and banality become entwined with a variety of schizophrenic and schizoid behaviours and oft times sheds suggestive insight into possible origins of goaded deviancy. I suggest the book be reserved for readers with at least a modest background in medicine or psychology - it is truly morbid. Alternativly, it does serve as an excellent reference source for information on the graceless and muddled deranged eccentricitiies of the "worst of the worst".

time consuming but worth it!

Man I loved this book. First off the print is extra tiny--a bit of a strain on the eyes but otherwise allows HOURS of entertaining and disturbing reading. Among the absolutely incredible accounts are included a piece by Issei Sagawa (the Japanese Cannibal) who describes -- in DETAIL -- what it is like to kill and then EAT a woman (including spices and techniques, ugh!). Unforgettable. And by all means don't miss the sadistic creepiness of Gerard J. Schaefer, a real loser who was a deputy sherrif that stalked mostly teenaged girls...includes his depraved sketches as well. My other favorites are Albert Fish and Carl Panzram, but the overwhelming majority are quite fascinating.

This is the Best of the Books of Serial Killer Writings

This is a very fascinating book is worth reading. The writings and artwork of some thirty-seven murderers are contained in this book including Berkowitz, DeSalvo, Fish, Glatman, Heirens, Panzram, Schaefer, Starkweather, and the Zodiac just to name some of the more familiar ones. Good way to get into the mind of a psychopath from his own point of view. The writings are presented in a fairly nonsensationalizing fashion which lets us educate ourselves without insulting the victims. Pat Brown/Director/Investigative Criminal Profiler/The Sexual Homicide Exchange, Inc.

'Lustmord' moves like a maddog train in hurry to get to Hell

You saw the movie, you read some books, now get The Book. 'Lustmord' is the real deal, a long fall into the darkest of worlds, an incredibly complete, shocking, funny, vile and ultimately important compilation of what goes on in the minds of guys and dolls with murder in their souls, and this is stuff the Shadow dosen't know. B. King, probably no relation to Stephen, has tossed together a first rate book of killers' manuscripts, pix, poems, confessions, sketches, etc., as complete as any you'll likely find. On one level 'Lustmord' makes tabloids look like Ned in 'The First Reader'; on a more abiding one it's a genuine contribution to the profile of The Ones Who Whack. Anyone who wants to go beyond headlines and the polite little fictions you find in the Mystery section would do well to get this book. It's the single best journey into the world of psycho-murderoso you could hitch a ride on