the book arrived quickly, and it was in a great condition. Wow, could not put this book down. Other than that it was a very interesting and disturbing true story.good writing by the author and a grisly story. Four young women had been held captive-some for four months-half-naked and chained. Last night I finished it for the second time. This book will leave you on the edge of your seat wanting to read more. In about 250 pages, the bone-chilling tale of Gary Heidnik is spun in clear-cut, unbiased detail. My book arrived well on time and I would definitely order from The Book Depository again and again.

Every turn of page leaves a picture painted in your head, very descriptive and horrifying.

I continue to be amazed at what people are capable of even when there is debate about their sanity. Recently at work my coworkers & I were talking about it, that night I purchased this book. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. He is a veteran journalist who has worked on newspapers and for fourteen years with United Press International, including three years in Asia where he covered the Vietnam War and the fall of Saigon. Reading this book felt like watching The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, in the sense that such vivid material could have been better handled. !Real life is always more terrible than what we can imagine. Well written and informative, the background and history of mental illness was researched, an interesting true crime read !I feel like I know this story... yet I KNOW I dont.

But sensational can be interesting if the story is true. Gary Heidnik kidnapped six women, raped and beat and imprisoned them. The Poison Tree: A True Story of Family Terror

He continues to become more evil as the story progresses and makes a big mistake by trusting one of his victims.

I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer Gary Heidnik was a seriously derranged man whom slipped through the justice systems hands too many times before he was caught. The Stranger Beside Me: The Shocking Inside Story of Serial Killer Ted Bundy Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. crazy to read about something that happened so close to my home i just feel like i could have done without so much in depth trial info and a little more on the man and his crimes. What police found there was an incredible nightmare made real. "Cellar of Horror" tells the story of Philly psychopath Gary Heidnik. Cries in the Desert (St. Martin's True Crime Library) The book covers the case in great detail, but some basic information about the initial encounter is inaccurate. It is such a weird crazy story that when I was reading Slave Girls by Wensley Clarkson and he had a chapter omitted to this story I had to go downstairs and find this book again.This is the story of the sick fuck who inspired the basement pit in Silence of the Lambs. "I first heard of Gary Heidnik while reading about Ed Gein and how he inspired so many horror movie classics. Kinda like....let me outta here, tell me the ending. "Real life is always more terrible than what we can imagine. Welcome back.

Reading this book felt like watching The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, in the sense that such vivid material could have been better handled. It's the second book i have read on this guy. 0312929293 I was expecting more detail but this does not deliver. This is the story of the sick fuck who inspired the basement pit in Silence of the Lambs. However the 2nd half dicussing the trial was very boring. In case any of you are wondering too, he died by lethal injection in 1999.A very informative read as our second true crime book club book.

He also published five historical novels dealing with the pre-Civil War West. I feel like this could have been a crazy book if written differently with a bit more detail on things that went down in the "cellar of horror".This was a lot more about the trial and whether or not he was insane than the crime.I enjoyed the first half of the book but the second got repetitive. I love true crime stories. Gary Heidnik is the guy who inspired Wild Bill in Silence of the Lambs. It did that lot. Gary Heidnik is the guy who inspired Wild Bill in Silence of the Lambs. It bounced all over the place constantly, repeated facts (some very minor) over and over, and would focus on aspects that could very well have been left out of the book. Would not suit the sensitive soul. We’d love your help.
Caution: If you read it, be prepared to probably have nightmares. Serial killer Gary Heidnik's name will live on in infamy, and his home, 3520 North Marshall Street in Philadelphia, is a house tainted with the memory of unbelievable horrors.


The crime itself kept me interested but I felt the book drug on for too long. Why is it that "crazy" people always get a free pass before doing something horrible?



This was special (and scary!)


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