{"product_id":"windy-city-screams-chicagos-horror-movie-history-9781467171212","title":"Windy City Screams: Chicago's Horror Movie History","description":"\u003cp\u003eFind out what makes the Second City America's #1 macabre metropolis\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany of cinema's scariest scenes have been filmed in Chicago. Film buffs know the list--\u003cem\u003eChild's Play, Candyman, Poltergeist III, \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e Flatliners. \u003c\/em\u003eBut that's just a smattering of the blood-drenched spine-tinglers that have made Chicagoans double-check shadows in alleyways for decades. Now it's time to steady those nerves for a tour of the shriek-inducing locales we've seen on the big screen. Those terrifying scenes that haunt your dreams, that have looped across your mind's eye during unsettling moments--head into the city to see where the frightening cinematic magic came to life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the haunted high-rises of the Gold Coast to the ghostly echoes of Cabrini-Green, author and connoisseur macabre Bill Reick examines how Chicago's streets, landmarks, and neighborhoods contributed to the terrifying atmosphere in the iconic films that kept you up at night--and still do.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bill Reick\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e History Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/21\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781467171212\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBill Reick is a writer living in Chicago with his incredible fiancée, Elena, who deserves credit for all of his good ideas. When he's not at work writing for MeTV, he performs with North America's greatest sketch comedy team*, Happy 2 B Here. You can find his work wherever words are read. \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eGo Birds!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Bill Reick \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48719997141149,"sku":"9781467171212","price":29.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_6fa89621-a609-4158-a3de-78befc30985b.jpg?v=1785313740","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/windy-city-screams-chicagos-horror-movie-history-9781467171212","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}