Posts tagged "Jim Jones"

Oct 31, 20242 min read

Investigating Jim Jones and the Jonestown Massacre [Murder Made Fiction Podcast]

Peoples Without The Apostrophe After spending the month of October discussing Ed Gein and the various cinematic adaptations of his crimes, including The Silence of the Lambs, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho (listen here) and House of 1000 Corpses (listen here), Jenn and I are broadening our perspectives for November. On the Main […] The post Investigating Jim Jones and the Jonestown Massacre [Murder Made Fiction Podcast] appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

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Leonardo DiCaprio in Talks to Play Jonestown Cult Leader ‘Jim Jones’ in Upcoming MGM Feature Film

One of the most horrifying true stories of them all, the “Jonestown Massacre” has been used as the inspiration for a handful of movies over the years, including 2013’s Ti West-directed The Sacrament, a found footage horror movie that featured a chilling performance from Gene Jones as “The Father,” a cult leader very much based […]