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Strange Stories, True Stories and Tales from Hollywood Kindle Edition

by Helen Bolam (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Prepare to be terrified by these real life crime stories, and true tales of history and Hollywood

Read fascinating real life tales from history, Hollywood, together with real crime stories that will make your blood run cold.

Strange Stories, True Stories and Tales from Hollywood presents 29 gripping and chilling real-life tales and stories from the annals of history to the present day.

The captivating stories and tales include:

Introduction
Strange Stories, True Stories
Herman Webster Mudgett - The Notorious Case of H. H. Holmes
Gloria Ramirez - The Toxic Lady
Vlad III - Son of the Dragon
The Richardson Family Murders - Jasmine Richardson and Jeremy Steinke
Hetty Green - The Witch of Wall Street
Issei Sagawa - The Kobe Cannibal
Elizabeth Báthory - The Blood Countess
King Charles VI - Charles the Mad
Tarrare - The Man Who Could Eat Anything
Rasputin - The Mad Monk
Gille de Rais - The Real Bluebeard
Tomás de Torquemada - The Grand Inquisitor
Carl Tanzler - In Bed With Death
Dr. Gottfried Knoche - The Man Who Invented Embalming Fluid
Lord Timothy Dexter - Whose Success Defied Reason
Tales from Hollywood
Rudolph Valentino - The Sheikh
Olive Thomas - Everybody’s Sweetheart
James Dean - The Rebel
Frances Farmer - Hollywood’s Original Bad Girl
Marilyn Monroe - The Misfit
Taylor and Burton - A Doomed LoveStory
Ruth Gordon - From Writer to Academy Award Winner
Fatty Arbuckle - The Trial That Rocked Hollywood to Its Core
Jayne Mansfield - The Girl Can't Help It
Thelma Todd - The Ice Cream Blonde
Peg Entwistle - The Hollywood Sign Girl
Elizabeth Short - The Black Dahlia
Bonus Chapters
DC Comics - The Evolution of a Comic Giant
Marvel Comics - From Timely to Marvel
Afterword

Along with two FREE bonus chapters on the birth of DC and Marvel Comics.

Many of these stories make you question why? And will definitely make you think life is stranger than fiction.

Grab your copy today!
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  1. Print length
    111 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Sticky notes
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  4. Publication date
    June 11, 2022
  5. File size
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0B3WDGBG9
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 11, 2022
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 732 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 111 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.0 4.0 out of 5 stars 12 ratings

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Helen Bolam

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Helen Bolam is a blogger, and author based in South Shields, England.

Helen used her passion for writing to create 1976write.com in 2015 which helps writers with writing, blogging, self-publishing, SEO, email marketing, social media, affiliate marketing, proofreading and editing, publishing, copywriting and ghostwriting.

You can also connect with Helen Bolam on Twitter @1976write, Pinterest 1976write, LinkedIn Helen Bolam, tumblr 1976write, goodreads Helen Bolam, and BookBub Helen Bolam.

All of Helen's books are written in a jargon free manner on topics she's had experience with. Ultimately her goal is to inspire others!

Check out 1976write here: https://www.1976write.com/

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