{"product_id":"ripped-from-the-headlines-the-shocking-true-stories-behind-the-movies-most-memorable-crimes-paperback","title":"Ripped from the Headlines!: The Shocking True Stories Behind the Movies' Most Memorable Crimes - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHarold Schechter\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBestselling true-crime master Harold Schechter explores the real-life headline-making psychos, serial murderers, thrill-hungry couples, and lady-killers who inspired a century of classic films.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe necktie murders in Alfred Hitchcock's \u003ci\u003eFrenzy\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eChicago\u003c\/i\u003e's Jazz Age crime of passion; the fatal hookup in \u003ci\u003eLooking for Mr. Goodbar\u003c\/i\u003e; the high school horrors committed by the costumed slasher in \u003ci\u003eScream\u003c\/i\u003e. These and other cinematic crimes have become part of pop-culture history. And each found inspiration in true events that provided the raw material for our greatest blockbusters, indie art films, black comedies, Hollywood classics, and grindhouse horrors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo what's the reality behind \u003ci\u003ePsycho\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBadlands\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Hills Have Eyes\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Place in the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eArsenic and Old Lace\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDirty Harry\u003c\/i\u003e? How did such tabloid-ready killers as Bonnie and Clyde, body snatchers Burke and Hare, Texas sniper Charles Whitman Jr., nurse-slayer Richard Speck, and Leopold and Loeb exert their power on the public imagination and become the stuff of movie lore?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this collection of revelatory essays, true-crime historian Harold Schechter takes a fascinating trip down the crossroads of fact and fiction to reveal the sensational real-life stories that are more shocking, taboo, and fantastic than even the most imaginative screenwriter can dream up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 374\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 07, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765410922784,"sku":"9781542041829","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b671884e8be39702cc72dbb96755d420.webp?v=1780268766","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/ripped-from-the-headlines-the-shocking-true-stories-behind-the-movies-most-memorable-crimes-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}