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Delve into the dark and dangerous side of humanity with this
intriguing collection of artifacts and ephemera relating to some of
the world's most infamous criminals and criminal acts. From an 18th
Century hangman's noose to Charles Manson's cremation ashes, a
document signed by Lizzie Borden and the circular saw confiscated
from the home of The Kansas City Butcher - many of these pieces
will be shown outside private collections for the very first time.
This unique book offers a rare opportunity to explore numerous
personal archives, showcasing murder weapons, crime scene
photography, police files, diaries, letters and other criminal
ephemera, alongside the fascinating and often disturbing stories
behind them. Meet the collectors with unique and privileged access
to dozens of dangerous and disturbed perpetrators, including Gacy,
Bundy, Dahmer, Ramirez, Berkowitz and Shawcross, and discover new
insights into their troubling psychology and infamous crimes.
A fascinating insight into the strange world of collectors of the
macabre, Morbid Curiosities features 18 unique collections and an
extensive interview with each collector, explaining how and why
they collect, and showcasing the most remarkable pieces from each
collection. The collections include skulls, mummified body parts,
taxidermy, occult objects and various carnival, and side-show and
criminal ephemera. Detailed captions tell the curious stories
behind each object, many of which are being shown outside the
private world of their collections for the first time. Morbid
Curiosities includes stunning, specially commissioned photography
of both the individual objects and the context of how the collector
exhibits their work, forming a unique showcase of the bizarre and
the intriguing.
It is said that the skull is the only human body part that is as
powerful dead as it was when living. Skulls takes the reader on an
eerie journey through history seen through the hollow eye sockets
of this crown jewel of the human skeleton. The book is made up of a
series of short illustrated stories laced with fascinating facts,
historical and medical references and compelling anecdotes. The
testimonials of thirty-plus skull collectors reveal what is known
of - or speculated about - the often gruesome history of the
skulls, as well as how they were acquired and what makes them so
highly prized.
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