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Serial Killers: Real Life Hannibal Lecters

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I owned the VHS of REAL LIFE HANNIBAL LECTERS for a while and was thrilled to see that it'd been upgraded to DVD format. For anyone interested in learning more about the criminal cannibals in the world, and the twilight zones in which they reside, this documentary is a MUST-have. Features the infamous Jeffrey Dahmer and Albert Fish cases, among several other "well-knowns". Discussed is the serial killer mentality in general, as well as possible explanations as to why some people choose to cannibalize in such a brutal fashion. For instance, Dahmer ate pieces of his victims so he could feel closer to them. Other career cannibals engage in anthropopaghy (technical word for humans consuming humans) in order to completely CONQUER the victims (as was the situation with the Russian cannibal killer Andrei Chikatilo). Very well produced, I think, with some cool haunting music and a variety of eerie quotes (some anonymous, which makes it even creepier..."IF YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT, I COULD BE YOU TOMORROW" is a chilling example!). Be warned, however, this one is NOT for the faint of heart. Afterall, this does indeed go into details of these human-flesh consumers...Do you REALLY know your neighbors?

Gives you the facts, and also the opinions of various Serial Killer experts. It gives you the stories of some of the world's most horrifying examples of human depravity. Overall it is an essential part of a true student of criminal psychology's collection.

was pretty good, though i wish they wouldve shown more photos or just talked about the crimes itself..they were trying too hard to analyze and "figure out" what went wrong in their life that caused them to be this way.

I didn't find anything different from other books and DVD's. It's basically the same information you can read or look up on the internet free.

The teacher used this in class its good. I had to write a report about one of these serial killers and its really a good deal because you get to learn about 4 serial killers for the price of one dvd.

Was interested in learning more about these actual people and a little about the psychological diseases they suffered from. This is 100% documentery style. Scientists and researchers and psychologists talk through the entire film and you really don't learn much about the people themselves, their life, childhood or issues. Wasn't what I expected@!

The DVD showed educational data some of which is not shown on cable channels regarding the behavior of these serial killers. Because of having an interest in these deviant personalities, the disc enhanced the knowledge. Displayed were several legal professionals who are well known in this field making it a DVD for an acedemic library.

Very good factual study inside the minds of the most prolific Serial Killers. Deliciously Disturbing. Truth is always stranger than fiction.

Don't plan on eating meat or sleeping for a while.

While I didn't dislike this DVD, I certainly didn't love it. What they had was good for the most part, but the DVD was only about 30 minutes long. One of the experts who was commenting on the individuals was pretty obnoxious, and I was disappointed that they didn't include anything about the BTK killer. To be honest, I wouldn't suggest buying this product. If you do however, it won't be a total waste.