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Uncle Fester is the author of such controversial books as "Secrets of Methamphetamine Manufacture," and "Silent Death."
Short Bio
"Uncle Fester" is the pen name used by Steve Preisler to write his books. He gained underground fame after publishing his first book "Secrets of Methamphetamine Manufacture" in the early 1980s. He says that he got the nickname "Uncle Fester" from his college years, since he was very well known for making explosives, and blowing things up, a la the character in "The Addams Family."
Steve Preisler is an industrial chemist working in an electroplating factory. In his spare time, he writes books. Preisler graduated in 1981 from Marquette with a Chemistry & Biology degree. Two years later, he was arrested for methamphetamine possession and was sentenced to probation. He was arrested again in 1984 for methamphetamine charges, and put in the Waupun Correctional Institution. He says that the arrest was over a few grams of methamphetamine, but the DEA brought back credit card information saying that he had been buying large quantities of ephedrine, which is a precursor for methamphetamine.
Outraged, Fester borrowed a typewriter from a fellow inmate, and began writing the manuscript for "Secrets of Methamphetamine Manufacture." Loompanics Unlimited published the book, and it was an instant success. "Secrets of Methamphetamine Manufacture" is now in its Sixth edition. Its full title is Secrets of Methamphetamine Manufacture, Including recipes for MDA, Ecstasy, and other psychedelic amphetamines, Revised and Expanded Sixth Edition. Secrets of Methamphetamine Manufacture is now one of Loompanic's best sellers, ranking No.3.
Uncle Fester has since written 5 more books. Home Workshop Explosives being one of his most interesting, and most fun to read books. Uncle Fester goes into great detail of how the underground chemist can easily manufacture his own explosives. One of the most interesting explosives he covers is nitroglycerin. He describes what he calls "Hardware Store Nitro," which is a simple route to manufacturing a good quantity of nitroglycerin in one's own kitchen.
One of his most deadly books is Silent Death, which describes routes for manufacturing Nerve Gas, Botulism, Ricin, and other Poisons.
Vest Busters is Fester's smallest book. It goes over easy methods for creating Teflon coated bullets, and other vest penetrating ammunition.
Practical LSD Manufacture is one of Fester's more famous books. It goes into great detail on how one could manufacture a large quantity of LSD. This book is not filled up with most of the hard-to-understand information on LSD that is available.
Other Information
Since gaining popularity, Loompanics has stopped publishing some of his books. These books include Vest Busters, Silent Death, and Homeworkshop Explosives. Fester does not seem to care however, "More money for me" he says.
Fester now does his own publishing for his 'banned' books, "Festering Publications" is the publishing name he chose to distribute his three 'banned' books.
Books by Uncle Fester
Advanced Techniques of Clandestine Psychedelic & Amphetamine Manufacture
Home Workshop Explosives, Second Edition
Practical LSD Manufacture
Secrets of Methamphetamine Manufacture Sixth Edition with Recipes for MDA, Ecstacy, and other Psychedelic Amphetamines
Silent Death, Revised and Expanded Second Edition
Vest Busters, How to Make your Own Body-Armor-Piercing Bullets
Also See
External Links
Loompanics (http://www.loompanics.com)
Uncle Fester's Official Website (http://www.unclefesterbooks.com)
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