Publication

1992 - Diane Pub Co

Language

English

Word Count

67,000 words, Guess

Page Count

268 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100756773628
  • ISBN-139780756773625
  • LibraryThing900579
  • Open LibraryOL10859297M

Description

In this gruesome yet compelling study, Brain Marriner charts a journey through the dark depths of the human psyche, tracing cannibalism from its prehistoric roots to the present day. From the Aztecs who ritually sacrificed and devoured their enemies to shipwreck survivors who ate the cabin boy; from the Japanese student who shot his girlfriends and sliced her thinly to eat raw, to the horrific murders committed by Jeffrey Dahmer and Andrei Chikatilo. Drawing on historical evidence and recent criminal cases, Marriner's chilling catalogue of human flesh-eaters takes us to the frontiers of real-life horror...

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