The book they wanted to ban turns out to be an unsettling look into the mind of a murderer – and just how ordinary he actually was.

The book they wanted to ban turns out to be an unsettling look into the mind of a murderer – and just how ordinary he actually was.
The demonisation of an innocent man over lurid sex fantasies and the belief that there is no smoke without fire – a cautionary tale.
In the latest Reprobate podcast, we talk to Nikolas Schreck, author, filmmaker, musician, spiritual adventurer and provocateur about Charles Manson, Covid and conspiracy theories among other things.
The government efforts to ban a British TV interview with the notorious serial killer Dennis Nilsen.
Money, sex, power and moral certainty.
Looking back at the rise and fall of the Playboy Playmate and KISS muse.
The true-crime magazine’s grubbiest era, when lurid photoshoots and outrageous headlines grabbed an eager – and mostly female – audience.
How the New Year’s Day suicide of Fred West opened up the floodgates of tabloid sensationalism over his unspeakable crimes.
The story of the Yorkshire Ripper in his own words.