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Keanu Reeves In Talks To Star In Hulu’s “The Devil In The White City” Series Inspired By H.H. Holmes

Hot off the heels of the release of The Matrix: Resurrections, it seems that Keanu Reeves has found his next role and is heading back to 1893’s World’s Fair. Deadline is reporting that Hollywood’s “Nice Guy” is in talks to star in Hulu‘s upcoming big-budget series adaptation of Erik Larson’s 2003 novel ‘The Devil in the White City.’ The book follows the true story of “two men, an architect and a serial killer, whose fates were forever linked by The Chicago World’s Fair of 1893. It follows Daniel H. Burnham, a brilliant and fastidious architect racing to make his mark on the world and Henry H. Holmes, a handsome and cunning doctor who fashioned his own pharmaceutical “Murder Castle” on fairgrounds – a palace built to seduce, torture, and mutilate young women. The story takes the viewer on a tour of murder, romance, and mystery in the gilded age.” Leonardo DiCaprio bought the film rights to the book back in

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jan 4, 2022

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BANDAI NAMCO Announces ‘The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil In Me’

Fresh off the latest release of House of Ashes, Bandai, and Supermassive Games officially announced today that the latest title coming to the “Dark Pictures Anthology” series with the season one finale titled The Devil in Me. The trailer for the game appears at the end of the credits for House of Ashes but now with the trailer’s official release comes some information to get fans excited. The game will follow a group of filmmakers who are invited to a replica of Serial Killer H.H. Holmes‘ Murder Castle by a mysterious sender. Once inside, the filmmakers realize they’re being watched and that the nightmare is just beginning. The player’s choice will be more important than ever as each decision like in all the previous games will either result in survival…or a grusome death.

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Nov 22, 2021

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Leonardo DiCaprio Playing H.H. Holmes In New Series

Earlier this week we reported that Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio are teaming up again, this time to tell the real-life story of America’s first serial killer, Henry H. Holmes. Both men will also be executive producing. Today, we have an update. The Hulu series is based on the best-selling book “The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness” penned by Erik Lason. It follows “two men, one an architect, and the other Holmes, whose fates were forever linked by The Chicago World’s Fair of 1893: Daile H. Burnham, a brilliant and fastidious architect racing to make his mark on the world and Henry H. Holmes, a handsome and cunning doctor who fashioned his own pharmaceutical “Murder Castle” on the fairgrounds.” DiCaprio acquired the rights to the book nearly a decade ago. Now, the series is official, naming DiCaprio as playing the infamous H.H. Holmes. Paramount Television will produce, with Stacey Sher, Rick Yorn, Emma Koskoff, and Jennifer

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Feb 13, 2019

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Leonardo DiCaprio And Martin Scorsese Team Up For “Devil In The White City”

Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese have long been attached to the adaptation of Erik Larson’s book The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness At the Fair That Changed America. The book, about the true story of serial killer Henry H. Holmes, was going to be adapted for film, but it looks like the plan has changed. It is headed to the small screen instead. Variety is reporting that both DiCaprio and Scorsese will executive produce Hulu‘s series “The Devil in the White City.” “The Devil in the White City” follows “two men, one an architect, and the other Holmes, whose fates were forever linked by The Chicago World’s Fair of 1893: Daile H. Burnham, a brilliant and fastidious architect racing to make his mark on the world and Henry H. Holmes, a handsome and cunning doctor who fashioned his own pharmaceutical “Murder Castle” on the fairgrounds.” Paramount Television will produce, with Stacey Sher, Rick Yorn, Emma Koskoff,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Feb 11, 2019

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Nine Books Written By Serial Killers

If you are intrigued by serial killers, you’re not alone. Many have a morbid curiosity about those who kill. No matter if it’s Ted Bundy or unsolved murders linked by a killer’s M.O., there is something fascinating about those who ignore the rules of society and give in to their darkest desires. You might not realize it, but there are a lot of books out there written by serial killers, and we just happen to have a list of nine of them. A Question of Doubt John Wayne Gacy took the lives of 33 men and boys. He also appeared at many children’s birthday parties dressed as his alter ego, “Pogo the Clown”, which earned him the nickname “The Killer Clown”. Convicted in 1980, Gacy penned A Question of Doubt in which put the blame for his killing and for having to bury his victim in his crawl space under his home. His book, which had a limited release (500

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Feb 4, 2018

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History Channel’s ‘American Ripper’ May Finally Prove The Identity Of Jack The Ripper

This July, an new series will be premiering on The History Channel, American Ripper. The 8-part series will delve into the possibility that the real identity of Jack The Ripper has been discovered through genetic testing and other evidence. The theory that Jack The Ripper was actually H. H. Holmes, the infamous American serial killer who built the killer hotel, has long been recognized as a possibility. The series will shed light on the belief that the two killers are one in the same with evidence that includes a published memoir by Holmes, clues from his childhood and early victims in Gilmanton, NH, crime scene photos, interviews with historians and detectives, new leads on the remains of Holmes’ murder victims, and more. Now, with the help of Jeff Mudgett, the great-great-grandson of Herman Mudgett (aka Holmes), there is a real chance that people might finally get more than speculation, real proof. Back in May we told you that the body

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 4, 2017

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On The Anniversary Of Serial Killer H. H. Holmes’ Death They Are Digging Him Up

One of the most notorious serial killers to ever walk the streets of America was Herman Webster Mudgett, but you know him as Henry H. Holmes. Born on May 16, 1861, H. H. Holmes built a grand hotel, often referred to as “The Murder Castle”, which operated during the World’s Fair. The hotel was built and designed with murder in mind. The hotel had hidden body shoots, and rooms that appeared normal, but were actually gas chambers. There was even a crematorium built into the basement so that he could dispose of bodies and evidence. Holmes would kill guests, clean and bleach their bones, then sell their skeletons to medical schools and doctors. When police began to investigate the missing people, last seen checking into the hotel, Holmes fled. The hotel was then burned to the ground thanks to an unknown arsonist. Holmes was captured in 1895 and soon confessed to killing nine. However, officials believed that the real body

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

May 3, 2017

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Martin Scorsese Gives An Update On Serial Killer H. H. Holmes Film Starring Leonardo DiCaprio

Back in August of 2015 we reported that legendary director Martin Scorsese will be making a film about America’s first documented serial killer H. H. Holmes, titled ‘The Devil in the White City’. Since then news about the film has been silent, until now. Scorsese has had his hands full on other projects including ‘Silence’, but now that the film is approaching its theatrical release, he will be able to turn his attention to ‘The Devil in the White City’. Scorsese recently spoke with the Toronto Sun and gave an update on the highly-anticipated true crime thriller. One of the things that I had to stop for the past six months,” Scorsese stated about ‘Silence, “was my meetings on the script. They want me to start again in January and see if we can find a because its an extraordinary story.” Paramount bought the rights to the 2003 book ‘The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic and Madness at

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Dec 23, 2016

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A Look At The Story Of H. H. Holmes America’s First Serial Killer On The Anniversary Of Death

Today (May 7) marks the anniversary of the death of America’s first and most prolific serial killer, Henry H. Holmes. Born on May 16, 1861, as Herman Webster Mudgett, H. H. Holmes built a grand hotel, often referred to as “The Murder Castle”, which operated during the World’s Fair, a hotel built with murder in mind. Holmes’ “Murder Castle” had hidden body shoots, and rooms that appeared normal, but were actually gas chambers. There was even a crematorium built into the basement so that he could dispose of bodies and evidence. Holmes would also kill guests, clean and bleach their bones, then sell their skeletons to medical schools and doctors. When police began to investigate the missing people, last seen checking into the hotel, Holmes fled. The hotel was then burned to the ground thanks to an unknown arsonist. Holmes was captured in 1895 and soon confessed to killing 27. However, officials believed that the real body count was actually

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

May 7, 2016

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Scorsese and DiCaprio Teaming Up For Serial Killer Movie

Director Martin Scorsese is teaming up once again with actor Leonardo DiCaprio for the new movie The Devil in the White City. In the film DiCaprio will play the role of serial killer Henry H. Holmes. DiCaprio and Scorsese Paramount bought the rights to the 2003 book The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic and Madness at the Fair That Changed America, written by Erik Larson, which inspired the screenplay written by Billy Ray (The Hunger Games). The book is set during the 1893 Chicago’s World Fair. It explores the true stories about architect Daniel H. Burnham and killer H. H. Holmes. Henry H. Holmes H.H. Holmes has long been considered America’s first documented serial killer. He built an expansive hotel with hidden traps and rooms designed as gas chambers, it was later referred to as “The Murder Castle” . He rid himself of the bodies of his victims by stripping and bleaching the skeletons and sold them to

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Aug 11, 2015

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