True crime writer Harold Schechter is the author of many books, including Deviant, Deranged, The Serial Killer Files, and Man-Eater. He is a professor of American literature and popular culture at Queens College of the City University of New York.
Hollywood's make-believe maniacs like Jason, Freddy, and Hannibal Lecter can't hold a candle to real life monsters like John Wayne Gacy, Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer, and scores of others who have terrorized, tortured, and terminated their way across civiliz...[SEE MORE]