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.
Tag: true crime
Making A Monster: The Scapegoating Of Colin Stagg
The demonisation of an innocent man over lurid sex fantasies and the belief that there is no smoke without fire – a cautionary tale.
The Reprobate Podcast Episode 6: Nikolas Schreck
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.
Murder In Mind And The Dennis Nilsen Scandal
The government efforts to ban a British TV interview with the notorious serial killer Dennis Nilsen.
Prurience And Schadenfreude In The Jeffrey Epstein Saga
Money, sex, power and moral certainty.
Fallen Star – The Life And Mysterious Death Of Star Stowe
Looking back at the rise and fall of the Playboy Playmate and KISS muse.
The Sleazy World Of The True Detective Magazine
The true-crime magazine’s grubbiest era, when lurid photoshoots and outrageous headlines grabbed an eager – and mostly female – audience.
The Fred West Tabloid Feeding Frenzy
How the New Year’s Day suicide of Fred West opened up the floodgates of tabloid sensationalism over his unspeakable crimes.
The Confession Of Peter Sutcliffe
The story of the Yorkshire Ripper in his own words.
