A dark fantasy game turns to real-life murder in this true crime classic by the New York Timesābestselling authorāfeaturing interviews with the killer.
After her motherās untimely death, college student Clara Schwartz became distant and withdrawn. But the drama surrounding her family was far from over. In December of 2001, her father Robertāa nationally renowned DNA researcherāwas fatally stabbed by what seemed to be a ninja-style sword. Police arrested eighteen-year-old Kyle Hulbert, a troubled teen . . . and aspiring vampire.
Kyle had not acted alone, however. He was a close friend of Clara's, one of a circle obsessed with role-playing games. Drawing on exclusive interviews with the killer, bestselling author M. William Phelps reveals a frightening subculture, the tragic collision of two young peopleās dark worlds, and its deadly consequences.
A dark fantasy game turns to real-life murder in this true crime classic by the New York Timesābestselling authorāfeaturing interviews with the killer.
After her motherās untimely death, college student Clara Schwartz became distant and withdrawn. But the drama surrounding her family was far from over. In December of 2001, her father Robertāa nationally renowned DNA researcherāwas fatally stabbed by what seemed to be a ninja-style sword. Police arrested eighteen-year-old Kyle Hulbert, a troubled teen . . . and aspiring vampire.
Kyle had not acted alone, however. He was a close friend of Clara's, one of a circle obsessed with role-playing games. Drawing on exclusive interviews with the killer, bestselling author M. William Phelps reveals a frightening subculture, the tragic collision of two young peopleās dark worlds, and its deadly consequences.