Windy City Screams - by Bill Reick (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Find out what makes the Second City America's #1 macabre metropolis

Many of cinema's scariest scenes have been filmed in Chicago. Film buffs know the list--Child's Play, Candyman, Poltergeist III, and Flatliners. But 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.

From 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.

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About the Author

Bill 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. Go Birds!