When you think of serial killers throughout history the names that come to mind are ones like Jack the Ripper & Ted Bundy But what about Tillie Klimek Moulay Hassan Kate Bender? The narrative we're comfortable with is the one where women are the victims of violent crime not the perpetrators In fact serial killers are thought to be so universally overwhelmingly male that in 1998 FBI profiler Roy Hazelwood infamously declared in a homicide conference ' There are no female serial killers' Lady Killers based on the popular online series that appeared on Jezebel & The Hairpin disputes that claim & offers fourteen gruesome examples as evidence Though largely forgotten by history female serial killers such as Erzsebet Bathory Nannie Doss Mary Ann Cotton & Darya Nikolayevna Saltykova rival their male counterparts in cunning cruelty & appetite for destruction Each chapter explores the crimes & history of a different subject & then proceeds to unpack her legacy & her portrayal in the media as well as the stereotypes & sexist cliches that inevitably surround her The first book to examine female serial killers through a feminist lens with a witty & dryly humorous tone Lady Killers dismisses easy explanations (she was hormonal she did it for love a man made her do it) & tired tropes (she was a femme fatale a black widow a witch) delving into the complex reality of female aggression & predation Featuring 14 illustrations from Dame Darcy Lady Killers is a bloodcurdling insightful & irresistible journey into the heart of darkness ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play This disturbing & compelling anthology series helps lay to rest the long-cherished idea that women are the gentler sex Lady Killers presents dramatic reconstructions of seven infamous murder trials where in each case the defendant was female; if convicted all faced the gallows From the horrifying case of Victorian &baby farmer& Amelia Dyer
- suspected of strangling hundreds of infants in her care
- to the trial & execution of Ruth Ellis the last woman to be hanged in Britain Lady Killers looks at crimes which shocked & scandalised a nation examining the individual&s motives & often brutal methods in depth Introduced by Robert Morley these dramas feature powerful performances from an outstanding cast which

Includes:: Elaine Paige Joan Sims Rita Tushingham George Baker Peter Sallis & Michael Kitchen among others



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The story of a passionate young woman who escapes her stifling marriage through adultery & murder Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk is now the basis for an acclaimed new film starring Florence Pugh Nikolai Leskov is one of the most unique voices of nineteenth-century Russia with a fascination for idiosyncratic characters lurid crimes comic absurdity spirituality & the joy of pure story This volume contains five of his greatest short tales including the matchless masterpiece Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk Translated with an introduction by David Mc Duff ...

Grab your markers & colored pencils & get lost in the steampunk world of Lady Mechanika a fantastic world filled with goggles gears & mechanical gadgetry
- & of course a beautiful & elegantly dressed Victorian heroine This adult coloring book contains 46 intricate black-&-white illustrations by Joe Benitez creator & artist of the best-selling steampunk comic Lady Mechanika
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The second volume of the Lady Mechanika Steampunk Coloring Book series features clockwork birds steampunk jetpacks & our beautiful Victorian heroine decked in fantastic outfits ranging from winter urs to desert robes to African tribal gear This adult coloring book contains 40 intricate black-&-white illustrations from the graphic novel Lady Mechanika The Tablet of Destinies ...

After a young friend shows up unexpectedly on her doorstep Lady Mechanika finds herself on a globe-spanning trek filled with alchemy mysteries secret societies & scientific curiosities while opposing forces race in search of the Tablet of Destinies an ancient Sumerian artifact reputed to hold the knowledge of the Gods & the secrets of the Universe ...

Lady Mechanika&s investigation into the murders of "undesirable" children in Mechanika City triggers an unexpected reaction from her subconscious self But are they truly lost memories finally surfacing after so many years or just simple nightmares? & what connection does the killer have to Lady Mechanika&s past? Collects the complete third Lady Mechanika mini-series The Lost Boys of West Abbey including extra pages which were not published in the original comic books ...

After suffering a tragic loss Lady Mechanika takes a trip to a small Mexican village just in time for their Día de los Muertos celebration But the festivities turn truly deadly after the arrival of the Jinetes del Infierno the mythical Hell Riders Collects the complete Lady Mechanika Day of the Dead special La Dama de la Muerte ...

After a young friend shows up unexpectedly on her doorstep Lady Mechanika finds herself on a globe-spanning trek filled with alchemy mysteries secret societies & scientific curiosities while opposing forces race in search of the Tablet of Destinies an ancient Sumerian artifact reputed to hold the knowledge of the Gods & the secrets of the Universe Collects all 6 issues of the second Lady Mechanika mini-series The Tablet of Destinies in a special oversized format ...

The Shadowhunters of Los Angeles star in Lady Midnight the first novel in Cassandra Clare's newest series THE DARK ARTIFICES a sequel to the internationally bestselling MORTAL INSTRUMENTS series It's been five years since the events of City of Heavenly Firethat brought the Shadowhunters to the brink of oblivion Emma Carstairs is no longer a child in mourning but a young woman bent on discovering what killed her parents & avenging her losses Together with her parabatai Julian Blackthorn Emma must learn to trust her head & her heart as she investigates a demonic plot that stretches across Los Angeles from the Sunset Strip to the enchanted sea that pounds the beaches of Santa Monica If only her heart didn't lead her in treacherous directions Making things even more complicated Julian's brother Mark
- who was captured by the faeries five years ago
- has been returned as a bargaining chip The faeries are desperate to find out who is murdering their kind-and they need the Shadowhunters' help to do it But time works differently in faerie so Mark has barely aged & doesn't recognize his family Can he ever truly return to them? Will the faeries really allow it? Glitz glamours & Shadowhunters abound in this heartrending opening to Cassandra Clare's Dark Artifices series

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