About this episode

The episode explores the origins and psychological aspects of necrophilia with expert guests.

Where does necrophilia come from? What makes people desecrate corpses? And do you have to be a serial killer to have a death fetish? Today’s guests are Dr. Victoria Hartmann, a clinical psychology researcher and executive director of the Erotic Heritage Museum in Las Vegas, and neuroscientist and science communicator Dr. Jens Foell.

People in this episode

Guests: Dr. Victoria Hartmann, Dr. Jens Foell

Topics covered

• necrophilia
• psychology
• neuroscience
• death fetish
• corpses
• sexuality

Keywords

• necrophilia
• death fetish
• psychology
• neuroscience
• Erotic Heritage Museum

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Erotic Heritage Museum

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