Inside the Murder Castle

by Adam Selzer

Popularized in the bestselling book The Devil in the White City, H. H. Holmes has gone down in history as America's first--and possibly most prolific--serial killer. A master swindler who changed names about as often as most people change coats, Holmes built a three-story building down the street from the World's Fair site in Chicago in the early 1890s.

Join Chicago paranormal authority Adam Selzer as he separates the truth behind the myth. Did H. H. Holmes really kill 200 people? How did he do it? And why? How did he keep his three wives from finding out about each other? And how did he kill people in such a crowded building without anyone noticing?

This e-book includes an excerpt from Adam Selzer's popular book Your Neighborhood Gives Me the Creeps.

Genres: True Crime

51 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 1, 2012

About the author

Adam Selzer blocked Goodreads on his computer for years but now he's on here, so let him have it. His first book was HOW TO GET SUSPENDED AND INFLUENCE PEOPLE (now available in a "Now With More Swearing") edition, his next one is PLAY ME BACKWARDS (for satanic young adults), and his best known is probably I KISSED A ZOMBIE AND I LIKED IT, a Twilight satire that was not marketed as a satire.

He also writes the SMART ALECK'S GUIDE series and has published a bunch of Chicago history/ghostlore books.

You can also find him under the name SJ Adams, the name he used for SPARKS: THE EPIC, COMPLETELY TRUE BLUE (ALMOST) HOLY QUEST OF DEBBIE, which won a Stonewall honor and made the YALSA popular paperback list.

Reviews

[Little Timmy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very nice volume exploring the mystery behind the Chicago murder. Well written nd a good read. Recommended

[Maggie Shackett · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book debunking H H Holmes.

If you love watching paranormal shows; like I do then you need to read this this book. I read it in a day. Unlike many other books, it held my attention to the end.

[jonnie brewster · Rating 4 out of 5]

A personal view

He gives facts as we know and then tells his own account of the grounds today's and his experience. It was interesting.

[Jade · Rating 2 out of 5]

If you can call a book on a serial murderer cute, that's what I'd call this..cute. I checked this out from my library through my Nook while looking for books on H.H. Holmes. It's really small--almost a magazine, in terms of length. The writer is also a "ghost hunter" which almost put me off (while I think ghost hunting is a fun idea, I dislike all the shows and the goofiness that goes with them--I never know how anyone could buy them as they are so easy to fake). However, having said that I was amused that the author mentioned some of the things that I hate about them--talking to thin air dramatically, "feeling" things we could not see or hear, i.e. things they could pretend to experience as things that he did not do and felt silly doing. That rather got me on his side. Other than that there was not much here. Oddly, considering what the book is about, the author spent most of his time sort of downplaying Holmes' crimes. He seemed to be attempting to debunk myths, which is fine but he did not really give any valid evidence for the debunking--especially when going up against a book like Devil in the White City, which was so painstakingly researched. The book felt thrown together, as if he had maybe written a long article and then someone said "hey! this would make a good book". Meh...more like a cute book.

[Jean Sideris · Rating 1 out of 5]

I thought this would be a interesting examination of the late 1800s serial killer in Chicago. Nope. It's written by a 'ghost hunter', first person. Repeatedly tells us he is a skeptic and doesn't believe most ghost sitings, then proceeds to take audio recordings to the site of Holmes' killings and ends up recording a ghost. Ugh.. terrible, but it was really short, so that's something.

[Carol · Rating 4 out of 5]

Amazing and scary...America s "first" great serial killer....can recommend!!!

[Mattea · Rating 3 out of 5]

very dedicated, he was. 🥴