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Discover the gripping world of true crime and cinema with 'Ripped From The Headlines! - Unbridged Audio Book on CD'. This captivating audio book delves into the chilling true stories behind iconic films like Psycho, The Fugitive, and Double Indemnity. Renowned true-crime historian Harold Schechter takes you on a riveting journey, examining the shocking headlines that inspired legendary Hollywood classics and cult favorites.
Explore the fascinating tales of crimes that gripped the nation, such as the necktie murders featured in Alfred Hitchcock's 'Frenzy' and the Jazz Age crime of passion in Chicago. Uncover the real-life inspirations behind cinematic horrors, from the slasher thrills of 'Scream' to the emotional weight of 'A Place in the Sun'. This audio book is your ticket to understanding how notorious figures like Bonnie and Clyde and Richard Speck became part of modern myth while revolutionizing the thriller genre.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781799769033
Format: CD standard audio format
Year: 2020
Publisher: Bolinda/Brilliance Audio
Please note this is an AUDIO BOOK - ON A CD. Shipping for this item is FREE; please allow 15 days for shipping. As it ships from our Auckland warehouse, there are no unexpected import charges, customs duties, or taxes. Don’t miss out on this enthralling collection of true crime narratives that redefine the boundaries of fiction and reality.
Please note this is an AUDIO BOOK - ON A CD. Shipping for this item is FREE, please allow 15 days for shipping. As its shipped from our Auckland warehouse there is no unexpected import charges, custom duties or taxes
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781799769033
Format: CD standard audio format
Year: 2020
Publisher: Bolinda/Brilliance audio
Description:
THE TRUE STORIES BEHIND SUCH CLASSIC FILMS AS PSYCHO, THE FUGITIVE AND DOUBLE INDEMNITY.
The necktie murders in Alfred Hitchcock’s Frenzy; Chicago’s Jazz Age crime of passion; the fatal hookup in Looking for Mr. Goodbar; the high school horrors committed by the costumed slasher in Scream. 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.
So what’s the reality behind Psycho, Badlands, The Hills Have Eyes, A Place in the Sun, Arsenic and Old Lace and Dirty Harry? 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?
In 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.
Explore the fascinating tales of crimes that gripped the nation, such as the necktie murders featured in Alfred Hitchcock's 'Frenzy' and the Jazz Age crime of passion in Chicago. Uncover the real-life inspirations behind cinematic horrors, from the slasher thrills of 'Scream' to the emotional weight of 'A Place in the Sun'. This audio book is your ticket to understanding how notorious figures like Bonnie and Clyde and Richard Speck became part of modern myth while revolutionizing the thriller genre.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781799769033
Format: CD standard audio format
Year: 2020
Publisher: Bolinda/Brilliance Audio
Please note this is an AUDIO BOOK - ON A CD. Shipping for this item is FREE; please allow 15 days for shipping. As it ships from our Auckland warehouse, there are no unexpected import charges, customs duties, or taxes. Don’t miss out on this enthralling collection of true crime narratives that redefine the boundaries of fiction and reality.
Please note this is an AUDIO BOOK - ON A CD. Shipping for this item is FREE, please allow 15 days for shipping. As its shipped from our Auckland warehouse there is no unexpected import charges, custom duties or taxes
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781799769033
Format: CD standard audio format
Year: 2020
Publisher: Bolinda/Brilliance audio
Description:
THE TRUE STORIES BEHIND SUCH CLASSIC FILMS AS PSYCHO, THE FUGITIVE AND DOUBLE INDEMNITY.
The necktie murders in Alfred Hitchcock’s Frenzy; Chicago’s Jazz Age crime of passion; the fatal hookup in Looking for Mr. Goodbar; the high school horrors committed by the costumed slasher in Scream. 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.
So what’s the reality behind Psycho, Badlands, The Hills Have Eyes, A Place in the Sun, Arsenic and Old Lace and Dirty Harry? 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?
In 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.