American Gothic (novel)
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American Gothic is a 1974 psychological horror novel by American writer Robert Bloch, a fictionalized portrayal of real life serial killer H. H. Holmes, who is renamed "G. Gordon Gregg" for the story.
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World's Columbian Exposition
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The World's Columbian Exposition, also known as the Chicago World's Fair, was a world's fair held in Chicago from May 1 to October 30, 1893, to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus'
American Gothic (novel)
…Gregg fatally impales himself on a scalpel. After Hogan and Crystal escape, they express feelings for one another, and as the castle burns down, the 1893 World's Fair is brought to its spectacular end. Bloch also wrote a 40,000-word essay based on his research for the novel, "Dr. Holmes' Murder Castle" (first published…
Chicago World's Columbian Exposition and The Republic statue and administration building in 1893
An advertisement for the Exposition, depicting a portrait of Christopher Columbus
Thomas Moran – Chicago World's Fair – Brooklyn Museum painting of the Administration Building
The regional vote breakdown of the eighth World's Fair location selection ballot in the United States House of Representatives