{"product_id":"ripped-from-the-headlines-the-shocking-true-stories-behind-the-movies-most-memorable-crimes-9781542041829","title":"Ripped from the Headlines!: The Shocking True Stories Behind the Movies' Most Memorable Crimes","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mocorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-11822919\"\u003eHarold Schechter\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Little a\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/07\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 374\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781542041829\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1542041821\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mocorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-ART\"\u003eArt\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mocorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-ART057000\"\u003eFilm \u0026amp; Video\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mocorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PER\"\u003ePerforming Arts\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mocorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PER004150\"\u003eFilm | Genres | Westerns\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mocorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PER\"\u003ePerforming Arts\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mocorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PER004100\"\u003eFilm | Genres | Crime\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Little a","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51145242673439,"sku":"9781542041829","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/6953\/0143\/files\/img_83f5fb8b-b167-4ab5-a87a-db7f3876d19d.jpg?v=1755711622","url":"https:\/\/www.mocorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/ripped-from-the-headlines-the-shocking-true-stories-behind-the-movies-most-memorable-crimes-9781542041829","provider":"MOCorrectionsbookstore.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}