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Investigating the way Hollywood scoops up notorious criminals and turns them into legends, this who's-who guide provides thumbnail sketches of such killers as Ma Barker, Black Beard, Al Capone, John Wesley Hardin, and Charles Starkweather. It explores the legends' emotional truths as depicted in movies, stories, and songs.

(Paperback)

From atomic bombs to zealous zombies, this cinefile's guidebook reviews 1,000 of the wickedest, weirdest, and wackiest scary movies from every age of horror.