So, watcha' reading?

[zombiehorror]

Hey Zombie -

that sounds like a great book.....Ed Gein make the list?

Bizarro Jeff

I'm sure the Butcher of Plainsfield is in there somewhere but I have not come across his exploits in the book just yet.  The book lays out cases based on categories, I would assume once the book gets to the apparent normalcy of most serial killers lives (outside of murder of course) then Gein will be one of the top cases.  So far the book is a pretty good read; There are a lot of cases that I've never heard of and some that expound on killers that I knew a little about.  The book also destroys most popular believes; serial killers are predominately white, only the U.S. has them, they are all men, etc., etc.

[Halloween Jeff]

zombiehorror:

the only sole female serial killer I'm aware of was Aileen Woronos (sorry about any misspelling....).

Women are more likely to be serial killers in teams - sometimes within skilled nursing facilities or hospitals.  You might look at Paul Bernardo and his wife in Ontario, or the Honeymoon Killers here in NY from the 50s (I think).

Bizarro Jeff

[Wicked Lester]

zombiehorror:

the only sole female serial killer I'm aware of was Aileen Woronos (sorry about any misspelling....).

Bizarro Jeff

I think Countess Bathory should ring a bell. Sick bitch that she was.

[charp13]

Wow....this is why I love the UMA!  I had NEVER heard of Countess Bathory, and I popped over to Wikipedia for a quick inquiry and I have been schooled!  Man, that's some messed up stuff!!  I'm really too apprehensive to find out any more info about this "female", but I appreciate the learning experience. And I have to say that Wikipedia probably used a lot of discretion in their descriptions of her crimes. Wow!

[BaronLatos35]

charp, check out Hammer's "Countess Dracula".

While by no means the official story of Countess Bathory, it is Hammer's version of the gruesome tale. Starring Ingrid Pitt.

[Scatter]

charp, check out Hammer's "Countess Dracula".

While by no means the official story of Countess Bathory, it is Hammer's version of the gruesome tale. Starring Ingrid Pitt.

You had me at "Ingrid Pitt".

[Wicked Lester]

Wow....this is why I love the UMA!  I had NEVER heard of Countess Bathory,

Then I guess you missed out on this.

[Bonomo]

Then I guess you missed out on this.

LOL that is awesome! I don't think the real Countess was that hot though....

[charp13]

Yes- I believe I did miss out on that!! The weird thing is if had seen it before I heard the story, I would have thought it was a really cool product of someone's artistic imagination!  Now I just feel horrified!  Man, that broad was really touched in the head! And I really believe someone would be messed up enough to think that if they bathed in, well you know, that it would keep them youthful! 

[zombiehorror]

zombiehorror:

the only sole female serial killer I'm aware of was Aileen Woronos (sorry about any misspelling....).

Women are more likely to be serial killers in teams - sometimes within skilled nursing facilities or hospitals.  You might look at Paul Bernardo and his wife in Ontario, or the Honeymoon Killers here in NY from the 50s (I think).

Bizarro Jeff

I don't recall all their names but here is a small list of female serial killers http://www.ranker.com/list/famous-female-serial-killers/reference  Seems like most of them in the book fall into the Arsenic & Old Lace fashion, Angels of Death and Black Widows but there are others like Aileen and Bathory that were just straight up vicious killers.

Countess Dracula is a Play Now movie on Netflix!!!  There are also a few newer flicks; The Countess(2009) and Bathory (2008); I haven't seen either yet but both are getting decent reviews but on the downside neither of them feature Ingrid Pitt nor Peter Cushing!

[Dr.Teufel Geist]

Yes- I believe I did miss out on that!! The weird thing is if had seen it before I heard the story, I would have thought it was a really cool product of someone's artistic imagination!  Now I just feel horrified!  Man, that broad was really touched in the head! And I really believe someone would be messed up enough to think that if they bathed in, well you know, that it would keep them youthful! 

That's what Joan Rivers says... 

[Bonomo]

That's what Joan Rivers says... 

I met her recently........holy plastic Batman

[Dr.Teufel Geist]

I met her recently........holy plastic Batman

lol   

[Big Swan]

I am in the process of reading all the Perry Mason books from the first to the last.It's kinda like following early American 1930's history thru the 70's.Alot of politically uncorrect language in the early books.But a lot of fun.

[Wicked Lester]

I am in the process of reading all the Perry Mason books from the first to the last.It's kinda like following early American 1930's history thru the 70's.Alot of politically uncorrect language in the early books.But a lot of fun.

Have you seen the 1930's P.M movies. Those are a lot of fun as well. Also P.C police unfriendly but a lot of movies were back then.