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Language English Pages 352 Originally published March 2012 Page count 352 Publisher McClelland & Stewart | 3.8/5 Goodreads Publication date March 2012 ISBN 978-0771050336 Genre True crime Country Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Author of the devil s cinema ctv edmonton march 28 2012
The Devil's Cinema: The Untold Story Behind Mark Twitchell's Kill Room (McClelland & Stewart, ISBN 978-0771050336) is a non-fiction book by the journalist and author Steve Lillebuen. The book is written as a narrative and features real characters and real events.
Contents
The book is set in Edmonton, Canada, and follows several detectives working on a missing persons case and the intersecting lives of Johnny Altinger and Mark Twitchell, an aspiring filmmaker who is under investigation for luring strangers to his "kill room," which police believe is designed to replicate elements and methods used by fictional serial killer Dexter Morgan.
In May 2013, the book won Best Non-Fiction at the Arthur Ellis Awards.
Background
Twitchell's arrest and trial attracted substantial media attention since his crimes were inspired by Dexter, the television series. ABC's 20/20, Dateline NBC, CBC's The Fifth Estate, and many newspapers around the world covered the story, from England's The Guardian to Australia's The Age.
Steve Lillebuen had been an Edmonton Journal crime reporter when Twitchell was arrested, leading to a three-year project on writing and researching the book. He also spent a year corresponding with Twitchell after he called the author from prison to volunteer for an interview.