Author
Harold Schechter
28 June 1948 — present
Harold Schechter is a professor of American literature and culture. Renowed for his true-crime writing, he is the author of the nonfiction books *Fatal*, *Fiend*, *Bestial*, *Deviant*, *Deranged*, *Depraved*, and, with David Everitt, *The A to Z Encyclopedia of Serial Killers*. He is also the author of *Nevermore* and *The Hum Bug*, the acclaimed historical novels featuring Edgar Ellen Poe. He lives in New York State and is the father of YA novelist, Lauren Oliver. — Mostly from *Depraved*
Books by Harold Schechter
30 titles
The Serial Killer Files
Harold Schechter
2003
Depraved
Harold Schechter
2004
Fatal
Harold Schechter
2003
Deviant
Harold Schechter
1998
Bestial
Harold Schechter
2004
Nevermore
Harold Schechter
2010
Man-Eater
Harold Schechter
2015
Murderabilia
Harold Schechter
2023
Murder by the Numbers
Harold Schechter
2026
The Devil's Gentleman
Harold Schechter
2008
Deranged
Harold Schechter
2009
Outcry
Harold Schechter
1997
Ripped from the Headlines!
Harold Schechter
2020
Killer Colt
Harold Schechter
2010
Hell's Princess
Harold Schechter
2018
Violence in American Popular Culture
David Schmid
2015
Fiend
Harold Schechter
2012
The A to Z Encyclopedia of Serial Killers
Harold Schechter
2012
Savage Pastimes
Harold Schechter
2005
Dr. Werthless
Harold Schechter
2025
The A-Z encyclopedia of serial killers
Harold Schechter
1996
Maneater
Harold Schechter
2015
True Crime
Harold Schechter
2008
The Mask of Red Death
Harold Schechter
2004
Did You Hear What Eddie Gein Done?
Harold Schechter
2021
Maniac
Harold Schechter
2021
The mad sculptor
Harold Schechter
2014
Killer
Harold Schechter
1970
The bosom serpent
Harold Schechter
1988
The whole death catalog
Harold Schechter
2009