Author: Jenn Adams

‘The Staircase’ Tries Michael Peterson in the Court of Public Opinion [Murder Made Fiction Podcast]

Jenn Adams Anthony Campos, Kathleen Peterson, Michael Peterson, Murder Made Fiction, Podcasts, The Staircase

Jean-Xavier de Lestrade’s 2004 docuseries The Staircase begins with the mysterious death of Kathleen Peterson, followed by the protracted legal battles of her husband, Michael, in Durham, North Carolina. Despite maintaining his innocence, the author was convicted of Kathleen’s murder in 2003 and sent to prison for eight years before prosecutorial misconduct opened the door […]

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Five Burning Questions Ahead of the ‘IT: Welcome to Derry’ Season Finale

Jenn Adams Andy Muschietti, Bill Skarsgard, Editorials, IT: Welcome to Derry, It!, Pennywise, Stephen King, TV, Welcome to Derry

WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for It: Welcome to Derry.  Horror fans love a killer clown. HBO’s It: Welcome to Derry has taken the world by storm with a deft blend of heartstopping terror and comforting nostalgia surrounding a solid emotional core. Pennywise the Dancing Clown (Bill Skarsgård) returns to terrorize the children of […]

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‘IT: Welcome to Derry’ Explained: The Many Stephen King Connections & References in Episode Six

Jenn Adams Andy Muschietti, Chris Chalk, Editorials, IT: Welcome to Derry, It!, Madeleine Stowe, Pennywise, Stephen King, TV, Welcome to Derry Explained

WARNING: The Following contains major spoilers for It: Welcome to Derry episode six. As we near the first season finale of It: Welcome to Derry, classic references to Stephen King’s 1986 novel abound. Episode 6, “In the Name of the Father,” sees the 1962 version of the Losers’ Club begin to solidify, placing these likeable characters […]

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The Many Horror References Lurking in ‘Stranger Things 5’ Volume I [Spoilers]

Jenn Adams Editorials, Frank Darabont, Linda Hamilton, Netflix, Stephen King, Stranger Things, Stranger Things 5, TV, Winona Ryder

WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for Stranger Things 5: Volume I. Stranger Things has always existed as a child of two worlds. Netflix’s nostalgic adventure series effortlessly straddles genre lines while referencing beloved sci-fi, horror, and fantasy texts. Emerging from a deft blend of 80s adventure films and vintage Stephen King novels, each installment […]

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‘Thirteen Lives’ Chronicles a Risky Rescue [Murder Made Fiction Podcast]

Jenn Adams Colin Farrell, Podcasts, Ron Howard, Thirteen Lives, Viggo Mortensen

On Saturday, June 23, 2018, twelve young members of the “Wild Boars” soccer team and their coach became trapped in the rapidly flooding Tham Luang cave in northern Thailand. As part of a global rescue mission, a team of elite cave rescue divers was able to locate the stranded team two and a half miles […]

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Five of the Scariest Moments in ‘Stranger Things’ History So Far

Jenn Adams Editorials, Netflix, Stranger Things

WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for Stranger Things seasons 1-4. Is Stranger Things horror or science fiction? Heavily indebted to Stephen King yet built on ’80s adventure films, Netflix’s popular throwback series manages to blur genre lines while remaining palatable for younger audiences. We first meet the series’ central Party immersed in a rousing […]

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‘IT: Welcome to Derry’ Explained: The Many Stephen King Connections & References in Episode Five

Jenn Adams Andy Muschietti, Chris Chalk, Clara Stack, IT: Welcome to Derry, It!, Madeleine Stowe, Stephen King, TV, Welcome to Derry Explained

WARNING: The Following contains major spoilers for It: Welcome to Derry episode five. As promised in last week’s installment of It: Welcome to Derry, episode five, “29 Neibolt Street,” not only takes us inside the notorious house, but also into the sewers below. Though Hallorann (Chris Chalk) and team may arrive via the house’s namesake […]

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‘Repo! The Genetic Opera’ is Musical Teen Angst Wrapped in a Dystopian Nightmare [The Lady Killers Podcast]

Jenn Adams Bill Moseley, Darren Lynn Bousman, Lady Killers, Paris Hilton, Podcasts, Repo The Genetic Opera

“Seventeen and you can’t stop me! Seventeen and you won’t boss me! You cannot control me, father! Daddy’s girl’s a fucking monster!” The teenage years are hard. With hormones raging, you’re still very much a child but expected to make important decisions about the rest of your life. It’s even more difficult in a futuristic […]

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Edgar Wright’s ‘The Running Man’ Ending Injects Optimism Into a Bleak Dystopia [Spoilers]

Jenn Adams Edgar Wright, Editorials, Glen Powell, Movies, Richard Bachman, Stephen King, The Running Man

WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for The Running Man (2025). Could there be a better time for an adaptation of Stephen King’s The Running Man? Originally published under the pseudonym Richard Bachman, this dystopian novella is not only set in 2025, but it also follows a world in which ultra-wealthy overlords control the masses […]

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‘IT: Welcome to Derry’ Explained: The Many Stephen King Connections & References in Episode Four

Jenn Adams Andy Muschietti, Editorials, IT: Welcome to Derry, It!, Stephen King, TV, Welcome to Derry Explained

WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for episode four of It: Welcome to Derry. As we near the midpoint of It: Welcome to Derry season one, the lore deepens and fan favorite characters begin coming together. Episode four, “The Great Swirling Apparatus of Our Planet’s Function,” not only provides an origin story for the titular […]

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Women Take Over in Frank Oz’s ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ [The Lady Killers Podcast]

Jenn Adams Frank OZ, Lady Killers, Little Shop of Horrors, Podcasts

“If you wanna be profound, if you really gotta justify, take a breath and look around, a lot of folks deserve to die!.” What would it take for women to rule the world? Would this unprecedented power come in the form of a female politician? Or perhaps the mysterious disappearance of all the earth’s men? […]

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The Spiraling Story of ‘Murdaugh: Death in the Family’ [Murder Made Fiction Podcast]

Jenn Adams Murdaugh: Death in the Family, Podcasts

On February 24th, 2019, Mallory Beach was killed while boating with her friends on the Beaufort River in South Carolina’s Lowcountry. Behind the wheel was Paul Murdaugh, the troubled young son of one of South Carolina’s most prominent families. For nearly 100 years, the Murdaughs had dominated the legal system in Hampton County, placing them […]

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‘Wicked’ Delivers a Feminist Anthem for the Ages [The Lady Killers Podcast]

Jenn Adams Jon Chu, Podcasts, The Lady Killers, Wicked

“Are people born wicked? Or do they have wickedness thrust upon them?” When most of us picture a wicked witch, the first image that often jumps to mind is a green woman with a hooked nose riding her broomstick into the night sky. Margaret Hamilton’s iconic Wicked Witch of the West in the 1939 masterpiece […]

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‘Frankenstein’ Page to Screen: Guillermo del Toro’s Modern Updates of Mary Shelley’s Classic

Jenn Adams Editorials, Frankenstein, Guillermo del Toro, Mary Shelley, Movies, Netflix

WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein.  We’re all familiar with Frankenstein. Or at least we think we are. Each October, we’re inundated with the iconic image of Boris Karloff’s scared and oddly rectangular face, accompanied by the electric hair of Elsa Lanchester’s reanimated Bride. Most of us can recite the […]

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Unmasking the Monster of Florence [Murder Made Fiction Podcast]

Jenn Adams Murder Made Fiction, Podcasts, The Monster of Florence

  On August 21st, 1968, Antonio Lo Bianco and Barbara Locci were found shot to death on a rural lovers lane outside of Florence, Italy. This gruesome crime would prove to be the first in a series of eight double murders targeting couples canoodling in their cars throughout the Tuscan countryside. Eventually called the Monster […]

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