The Gates of Janus: An Analysis of Serial Murder by England's Most Hated Criminal Revised Ed. edition

Publisher Marketing: Ian Brady and Myra Hindley's spree of torture, sexual abuse, and murder of children in the 1960s was one of the most appalling series of crimes ever committed in England, and remains almost daily fixated upon by the tabloid press. In "The Gates of Janus," Ian Brady himself allows us a glimpse into the mind of a murderer as he analyzes a dozen other serial crimes and killers. Criminal profiling by a criminal was not invented by the dramatists of "Dexter."Novelist and true-crime writer Colin Wilson, author of the famous and influential book "The Outsider," remarks in his introduction to Brady's book that one must first explore the depraved reaches of human consciousness to truly understand human character. When first released in 2001, "The Gates of Janus" sparked controversy attended by a huge media splash. The new edition, the first in paperback, provides the reader with a decade and a half of updates, including Brady's letters to the publisher, both providing information regarding his own demented history along with demands that Feral House remove its unflattering afterword written by author Peter Sotos. Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 11/19/2001 pg. 58 (EAN 9780922915736, Hardcover) Booklist 12/01/2001 pg. 611 (EAN 9780922915736, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Sotos, Peter Peter Sotos is one of the most controversial authors in America. A former member of the noise band Whitehouse, his writing has appeared in periodicals such as Answer Me! and Apocalypse Culture. He provided the afterword to Feral House's Gates Of Janus, by Moors Murderer Ian Brady. His other publications have included Pure and Parasite. Contributor Bio:  Wilson, Colin Colin Wilson is a renowned authority on the paranormal and is the author of over fifty books, with subjects ranging from mysticism to criminology. He has also written numerous articles and plays and contributed to several newspapers and journals. He regards himself primarily as a philosopher concerned with the meaning of human existence.