Kanika Batra has spent years researching the notorious serial killer and has now released a controversial book, despite objections from victims’ families.
Batra s debut book is reminiscent of Bret Easton Ellis
American Psycho - at one point, Maris listens to Dream a Little Dream during a murder and often details her grooming regimen - as well as
Dexter, since Maris enjoys keeping murderous mementos, or trophies, as she calls them, along the way. Trying to construct a full-blown psychopath was difficult, said Batra. The deeply macabre story takes many twists and turns once Maris links up with Ted - will he kill her or succumb to the, well, honeytrap? - and is jam-packed with nauseating details even a horror buff might find revolting.
Zac Efron in Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile.
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Netflix synopsis: Single mother Liz falls for Ted Bundy and refuses to believe the truth about his crimes for years. A drama based on a true story.
Based in part on a memoir by Bundy s longtime girlfriend Elizabeth Kendall, Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile follows the deranged killer (Efron) as he ingratiates himself into the life of Kendall and her young daughter, all while committing gruesome murders.
Bundy kidnapped, raped and murdered some 30 women during the 1970s and possibly earlier.
It s disturbing to see how easily Bundy was able to charm Kendall and her daughter into accepting him as part of the family, and even more terrifying considering the fact that Bundy once tried to kill Kendall.