Screamers welcome: Chicago scream club lets people ‘give in and let go’
Emanuel and Elena from the Chicago Scream Club. Photograph: Mariya ArtBelkaView image in fullscreenEmanuel and Elena from the Chicago Scream Club. Videos online of people standing in line, each shrieking into the lake, proves that it’s a popular group activity.“I think a lot of people think screaming is silly by themselves.
- ▪Emanuel and Elena from the Chicago Scream Club.
- ▪Photograph: Mariya ArtBelkaView image in fullscreenEmanuel and Elena from the Chicago Scream Club.
- ▪Videos online of people standing in line, each shrieking into the lake, proves that it’s a popular group activity.“I think a lot of people think screaming is silly by themselves.
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Emanuel and Elena from the Chicago Scream Club. Photograph: Mariya ArtBelkaView image in fullscreenEmanuel and Elena from the Chicago Scream Club. Photograph: Mariya ArtBelkaChicagoScreamers welcome: Chicago scream club lets people ‘give in and let go’Chicagoans come together for cathartic and communal screaming experience as activity gains traction across USAdam GabbattMon 27 Jul 2026 08.00 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GooglePeople strolling along North Avenue Beach, a sandy strip on Lake Michigan, in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago, are apt to see something unusual on Sunday evenings.That’s because Chicago’s “Scream Club” meets there every week during the city’s warmer months, bringing together a community of up to 300 people who like to scream out over the water – and it’s…
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