Cellar of Horror, Ken Englade
Cellar of Horror, Ken Englade
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Cellar of Horror
The Story of Gary Heidnik

Author: Ken Englade

Narrator: Eric Jason Martin

Unabridged: 7 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 02/04/2020

Synopsis

Serial killer Gary Heidnik's name will live on in infamy, and his home, 3520 North Marshall Street in Philadelphia, is a house tainted with the memory of unbelievable horrors. What police found there was an incredible nightmare made real. Four young women had been held captive—some for four months—half-naked and chained. They had been tortured, starved, and repeatedly raped. But more grotesque discoveries lay in the kitchen: human limbs frozen, a torso burned to cinders, an empty pot suspiciously scorched . . .

This is not a story for the faint-hearted. Cellar of Horror is a shocking true account of the self-proclaimed minister with a long history of mental illness, who preyed upon the susceptible in a bizarre plan to create his own "baby factory." It is a macabre web spun around money, power, and religion, tangled with courtroom drama and lawyers' tactics, sure to send a chill into your very soul.

About Ken Englade

Ken Englade (1938-2016) was an investigative reporter and bestselling author whose books include Beyond Reason, To Hatred Turned, Cellar of Horror, A Family Business, Deadly Lessons, Murder in Boston, and Blood Sister.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Susan on July 16, 2008

My Dad is the arresting officer of this guy. His name is mentioned on the very first page and then a few times throughout it. Caution: If you read it, be prepared to probably have nightmares. It's a true story.......more

Goodreads review by Rachel on November 29, 2018

What a scary thought that this man got away with his crimes for so long and with multiple women. It's terrifying that he was even married and I feel sorry for his children who have to live with his legacy and the women that had the misfortune to encounter him. I liked how well researched the book wa......more

Goodreads review by Benjamin on April 16, 2011

Sure, it's sensational. But sensational can be interesting if the story is true. "Cellar of Horror" tells the story of Philly psychopath Gary Heidnik. He kidnapped, raped, beat, killed, cooked and force fed women chained in his basement. The first half covers the madman's criminal exploits. Author Ke......more

Goodreads review by Noctvrnal on January 07, 2022

A good book on the case, but not as extensive as it could've been. 2/3 of the book focused on the trial, which is an interesting topic on its own, but very little about Heidnik or his crimes besides the goriest details reviewed in a flash. Much more attention was given to the trial and players there......more

Goodreads review by ♥ Marlene♥ on March 23, 2013

I've read this book twice. Last night I finished it for the second time. It is such a weird crazy story that when I was reading Slave Girls by Wensley Clarkson and he had a chapter omitted to this story I had to go downstairs and find this book again. How he set those women against each other. He mad......more

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