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Dive into the gripping world of true crime with 'Ripped From The Headlines!', an unabridged audio book available in MP3 format. This brand new audio book, released in 2020 and published by Bolinda/Brilliance Audio, takes you on a riveting journey through the fascinating true stories behind iconic films such as Psycho, The Fugitive, and Double Indemnity. Discover the dark inspirations behind Hollywood's most thrilling blockbusters, indie films, and classic horrors. Explore the notorious necktie murders from Alfred Hitchcock’s Frenzy, the Jazz Age crimes of passion in Chicago, and the horrifying acts depicted in films like Scream and Dirty Harry. Each chilling tale is meticulously narrated by true-crime historian Harold Schechter, blending fact with fiction to uncover the sensational real-life events that shocked the nation and influenced cinema. Shipping is FREE from our Auckland warehouse, ensuring no unexpected import charges or customs duties. Allow 15 days for delivery. Get your copy on MP3 today and experience the allure of true crime from the comfort of your home. Embrace the darker side of cinema with this essential audio book!
NOTE: Please note this is an AUDIO BOOK - ON MP3. 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: 9781799769040
Format: MP3 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.
NOTE: Please note this is an AUDIO BOOK - ON MP3. 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: 9781799769040
Format: MP3 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.