{"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\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e History Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/21\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781467171212\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144","brand":"Bill Reick","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52679640678581,"sku":"9781467171212","price":21.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/windy-city-screams-chicagos-horror-movie-history-9781467171212","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}