Mike Hammer meets Hammer Films?

Bookhouse — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 18:06:39 -0800

Know any good horror/crime fiction? I just finished the not-bad vampire-detective novel Already Dead by Charlie Huston, and was wondering if there were any other good crosses between hardboiled and horror? Books, comics, film -- I'm interested in all of them.

As a side question, although it was asked last year, any other cutting-edge, gruesome horror book recommendations would be welcome. I'm interested in learning more about the growing zombie-lit craze, and anything that doesn't resemble Anne Rice is welcome.

Where and when did this murder take place?

Lazlo — Sat, 29 Oct 2005 00:23:39 -0800

I'm trying to track down information about an incident where a murder victim's body was disposed of in an industrial crucible. I'm 95% sure this was an actual case; I believe it was described in a cable-tv crime documentary a few years ago. For reasons unknown it's been nagging at me lately, like a morbid version of getting a song stuck in your head but not being able to place the name or the singer.

Here's what I remember. First, the detail above: body in the molten liquid. Second, the only physical evidence that survived the crucible were some remnants of wire used to bind the victim and some small metal components from the victim's clothing. Third, the time of the disposal was established by examining instrumentation records that showed a brief dip in the temperature of the crucible's contents when the body -- or possibly the living victim -- was dumped inside.

Does this ring a bell for anybody? Any tidbit that might point me in the right direction would help. And I solemnly swear not to use this information for any nefarious purpose.

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