THE LUST FOR BLOOD: Why We Are Fascinated by Death, Murder, Horror, and Violence
Explores the darker inclinations of humans and our evolutionary thirst for violence. Filled with insights from fans and contemporary purveyors of gore, analysis of our long-held preoccupation with public death from ancient Rome to the guillotines of France, and Kottler's own person experience with the grim reality of when these morbid interests go too far. Well illus.
Format: Paperbound
Pages: 311
Publisher: Prometheus
Publishing status: Current
ISBN: 9781633889484
Item #: 7995725