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Netflix’s ‘The Program: Cons, Cults and Kidnapping’ Offers Disturbing Deep Dive into a Destructive Institution [Review]

March 5, 2024 Daniel Kurland Documentary, Katherine Kubler, Netflix, Reviews, The Program, true crime, TV

Katherine Kubler’s harrowing three-part documentary tells a suffocating survivor story that morphs into a terrifying takedown on America’s corrupt behavior modification boarding school business. “They tried to murder children’s souls here.” Alexandre Dumas’ The Count of Monte Cristo plays a recurring role as a beacon of escapism in The Program, Netflix’s three-part true-crime documentary, as […]

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‘The Truth About Jim’ Review – ‘Abducted in Plain Sight’ Director’s New True Crime Docuseries for Max

February 14, 2024 Daniel Kurland HBO Max, Jim Mordecai, MAX, Reviews, Skye Borgman, The Truth About Jim, true crime, TV

Skye Borgman’s deep dive into an unsolved serial killer’s crimes unearths a whole family tree of pain, pathos, and progress. “A cold case is no substitute for a warm life.” True crime documentaries and serial killer investigations have become the latest cash cow for streaming services. Dozens of these slickly-packaged products flood streamers as they […]

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‘Boston Strangler’ Review – Austere Period Drama Tackles Gender, Obsession and True Crime

March 16, 2023 Joe Lipsett Alessandro Nivola, Arjun Bhasin, Bill Camp, Boston Strangler, Carrie Coon, Chris Cooper, David Dastmalchian, John P. Goldsmith, Keira Knightley, Matt Ruskin, morgan spector, Reviews, Ryan Winkles, true crime

The latest film from writer-director Matt Ruskin begins in media res as an attentive neighbor overhears an attack on a female tenant in the unit next door. As he bangs on the door, the words “Inspired by a True Story” appear onscreen as the attacker turns up the radio to disguise the murder. There are […]

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‘The Town That Dreaded Sundown’ True Story Explored in Bloody Disgusting’s Podcast “Insidious Inspirations”

July 12, 2022 Pacific Obadiah Addison Peacock, Charles B. Pierce, Insidious Inspirations, Nichole Goodnight, Phantom Killer, Podcasts, Texarkana, Texarkana Moonlight Murders, The Town that Dreaded Sundown, true crime, True Story

As the audience sat in a Texarkana movie theater on December 17, 1976, listening to the click of the projector and the anxious breathing of their fellow filmgoers, they were treated to a chilling introduction. The text that preceded the horrors sure to follow promised: “the incredible story you are about to see is true, […]

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John Darnielle on Devil House, True Crime, and Stephen King [The Losers’ Club Podcast]

March 18, 2022 Michael Roffman John Darnielle, Podcasts, Stephen King, The Mountain Goats, true crime

As the driving force behind The Mountain Goats, John Darnielle has long been lauded for his rich, dense lyricism, where emotional landmines lay in wait beside deep references to classic literature, forgotten history, and pop cultural ephemera. The prolific songwriter published his debut novel, Wolf In White Van, in 2014, and that knotty and genre-steeped […]

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‘Amityville Horror’ True Story Explored in Bloody Disgusting’s Podcast “Insidious Inspirations”

March 15, 2022 Pacific Obadiah Addison Peacock, Amityville, DeFeo, Defeo murders, Insidious Inspirations, Lutz Family, Nichole Goodnight, pacific obadiah, Podcasts, Ronald Jr, true crime, True Story

Amityville is a small, unassuming village in New York that rests along the water, enjoying beautiful views, lovely beaches, and a reputation as the “friendly bay village.” If you walked through Amityville without knowing much about it, you would never imagine it could be the home to a brutal murder, and one of the most […]

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‘The Conjuring’: The True Story Explored in Bloody Disgusting’s Podcast “Insidious Inspirations”

February 15, 2022 Pacific Obadiah Addison Peacock, Conjuring 1, Conjuring Series, Ed Warren, haunting, Insidious Inspirations, Lorraine Warren, Nichole Goodnight, Old Arnold Estate, pacific obadiah, Perron, Podcasts, true crime, True Story

In December of 1970, Rodger and Carolyn Perron bought The Old Arnold Estate, a ten-bedroom farmhouse in Harrisville, Rhode Island. Built in 1736, the house sat on a vast, picturesque 200 acres of land, with plenty of space for the large family, consisting of Rodger, Carolyn, and their five daughters. It was beautiful and quiet, […]

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Chucky: The True Story Explored in Bloody Disgusting’s New Podcast “Insidious Inspirations”

February 1, 2022 Pacific Obadiah Charles Lee Ray, Child's Play, Chucky, Don Mancini, Gene Otto, Insidious Inspirations, John Lafia, Podcast, Podcasts, Robert Otto, Robert the Doll, Tom Holland, true crime

In 1988, adults and children alike were introduced to the terror of Chucky the killer doll with the release of Child’s Play. Directed by Tom Holland (no, not that one) and written by Holland, Don Mancini, and John Lafia, the supernatural slasher film tells the story of a widowed mother who inadvertently gifts her son […]

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Trailer for Unabomber Movie ‘Ted K’ Turns Sharlto Copley into the Real Life Madman

January 27, 2022 John Squires Movies, Sharlto Copley, true crime, Videos

District 9 star Sharlto Copley is Ted Kaczynski in upcoming “Unabomber” movie Ted K, a true crime thriller that has received an official teaser trailer ahead of its February release. Ted K was directed by Tony Stone. The film is said to feature “a tour-de-force performance from Sharlto Copley, who portrays the complexity of this […]

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