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Ripped from the Headlines!: The Shocking True Stories Behind the Movies’ Most Memorable Crimes

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Book Synopsis: Bestselling 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. 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.

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Discover the chilling truth behind the movies' most unforgettable crimes with "Ripped from the Headlines!: The Shocking True Stories Behind the Movies' Most Memorable Crimes." This best-selling true-crime book by Harold Schechter delves into the twisted minds of psycho killers, thrill-seeking couples, and lady-killers who not only shocked the nation but also inspired a century of classic films.

Uncover the spine-tingling inspiration for Alfred Hitchcock's Frenzy, where the necktie murders were born. Explore the dark underbelly of Chicago's Jazz Age crime of passion, which served as the basis for Looking for Mr. Goodbar. Get a glimpse into the terrifying high school horrors that influenced the iconic slasher film Scream.

Now, imagine plunging deeper into the dark souls of some of cinema's most memorable characters. From Bonnie and Clyde to Burke and Hare, from Charles Whitman Jr. to Richard Speck, this captivating collection of essays reveals the sensational stories of real-life criminals who captured the public's imagination and brought thrills to the silver screen.

If you're fascinated by the macabre and have a taste for the unbelievable, "Ripped from the Headlines!" is the perfect companion. Harold Schechter skillfully weaves together fact and fiction, unearthing tabloid-ready crimes that are more shocking, more taboo, and more fantastic than even the wildest screenwriter's dreams.

Start your descent into the captivating world of true crime now.

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