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Netflix Orders Additional Monster Anthologies Following Success of The Jeffrey Dahmer Story

Alex Young — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 17:30:00 +0000

Following the success of DAHMER – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, Netflix has commissioned additional installments of the anthology series from creator Ryan Murphy. The future installments of Monster will “tell the stories of other monstrous figures who have impacted society,” according Netflix. Already, the streamer has given series order for…

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Netflix Orders Additional Monster Anthologies Following Success of The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Alex Young

Martin Scorsese to Direct Gangs of New York TV Series

Wren Graves — Thu, 13 Oct 2022 21:04:28 +0000

Martin Scorsese will executive produce and direct the first two episodes of a new Gangs of New York TV series, Deadline reports. The new show won’t be an adaptation of Scorsese’s 2002 crime drama Gangs of New York, which starred Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day-Lewis, and Cameron Diaz. Instead, he and writer Brett Leonard are returning to…

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Martin Scorsese to Direct Gangs of New York TV Series
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Keanu Reeves Exits The Devil in the White City TV Series

Carys Anderson — Sat, 08 Oct 2022 20:14:57 +0000

Keanu Reeves has left Hulu’s upcoming The Devil in the White City series, Variety reports. A replacement has yet to be cast. Based on Erik Larson’s 2003 book of the same name, The Devil in the White City centers on Daniel H. Burnham, the architect of the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair, and Dr. H.…

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Keanu Reeves Exits The Devil in the White City TV Series
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A Friend of the Family Review: A Slow-Burn True Crime Series That’s Truly Harrowing

Aurora Amidon — Tue, 04 Oct 2022 20:41:18 +0000

The Pitch: When Robert “B” Berchtold (Jake Lacy) moves with his family to a quaint, peaceful town in rural Idaho, he becomes an instant hit with the Broberg family. The Berchtolds and the Brobergs instantly become inseparable: they vacation together, dine together, and attend the Church of the Jesus Christ…

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A Friend of the Family Review: A Slow-Burn True Crime Series That’s Truly Harrowing
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Showtime Reveals Trailer for New Phil Spector Documentary: Watch

Bryan Kress — Tue, 27 Sep 2022 16:00:50 +0000

Showtime has announced a new documentary series centered on late music producer and convicted murderer Phil Spector. Titled SPECTOR, the four-part series will begin streaming on November 4th. In anticipation, the first trailer has been released and can be seen below. SPECTOR explores the troubling history of the infamous producer’s…

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Showtime Reveals Trailer for New Phil Spector Documentary: Watch
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HBO Confirms The Case Against Adnan Syed Sequel

Abby Jones — Wed, 21 Sep 2022 17:59:24 +0000

HBO is developing a sequel to their 2019 docuseries The Case Against Adnan Syed, leading up to and following the infamous Serial subject’s release from prison. The Case Against Adnan Syed explores Syed’s conviction after his ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee went missing and was subsequently found dead in 1999. The smash true crime…

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HBO Confirms The Case Against Adnan Syed Sequel
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Evan Peters Dons Aviator Glasses in Trailer for Ryan Murphy’s Jeffrey Dahmer Series: Watch

Abby Jones — Fri, 16 Sep 2022 15:25:27 +0000

Between 1978 and 1991, Jeffrey Dahmer murdered and dismembered 17 boys and men. Ryan Murphy will bring the unbelievable story to the small screen in his upcoming Netflix true crime show Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, and today, you can see American Horror Story veteran Evan Peters embody the Milwaukee Monster himself.…

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Evan Peters Dons Aviator Glasses in Trailer for Ryan Murphy’s Jeffrey Dahmer Series: Watch
Abby Jones

Would-Be Assassin John Hinckley, Jr. Granted His First Interview to Eve 6’s Max Collins

Glenn Rowley — Thu, 23 Jun 2022 16:23:51 +0000

Have you heard the one about the ’90s rock singer and the failed presidential assassin? It may sound like the set-up of a bad joke, but it’s exactly what happened when Eve 6 frontman Max Collins connected with John Hinckley, Jr. for an interview earlier this month. Collins and Hinckley spoke…

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Would-Be Assassin John Hinckley, Jr. Granted His First Interview to Eve 6’s Max Collins
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The Police Come Knocking in Trailer for Only Murders in the Building Season 2: Watch

Carys Anderson — Tue, 17 May 2022 21:02:53 +0000

For true crime fanatics, murder mysteries are all fun and games until you become the prime suspect. That’s the plot of Only Murders in the Building Season 2, which just released a new teaser trailer. In the second installment of Hulu’s crime comedy, there’s no longer only one murder in the Arconia,…

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The Police Come Knocking in Trailer for Only Murders in the Building Season 2: Watch
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Netflix Unveils Trailer for John Wayne Gacy Docuseries: Watch

Glenn Rowley — Thu, 07 Apr 2022 17:23:26 +0000

Netflix has released the trailer for its upcoming documentary Conversations with a Killer: The John Wayne Gacy Tapes. Watch it below. “What I tell you is what I know as fact,” John Wayne Gacy can be heard saying in the clip, before proclaiming, “I’m a power person. I enjoy power.…

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Netflix Unveils Trailer for John Wayne Gacy Docuseries: Watch
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Andrew Garfield Is a Stressed-Out Mormon Detective in Trailer for Under the Banner of Heaven: Watch

Carys Anderson — Tue, 29 Mar 2022 23:20:25 +0000

Andrew Garfield is trading his Spidey suit for a conservative suit and tie. The Oscar-nominated actor stars as Detective Jeb Pyre in FX’s upcoming true-crime drama Under the Banner of Heaven, which just released its first trailer. Check out the clip below. Based on Jon Krakauer’s 2003 book of the same…

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Andrew Garfield Is a Stressed-Out Mormon Detective in Trailer for Under the Banner of Heaven: Watch
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Billy Milligan’s Other Personality Did It in Trailer for Netflix True Crime Doc Monsters Inside: Watch

Wren Graves — Mon, 23 Aug 2021 20:22:06 +0000

Dissociative identity disorder — formerly known as multiple personality disorder — goes on trial in the new trailer for the Netflix true crime documentary Monsters Inside: The 24 Faces of Billy Milligan. The film premieres September 22nd. Milligan’s case captured the national imagination when he was imprisoned in 1975 for serial rape…

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Billy Milligan’s Other Personality Did It in Trailer for Netflix True Crime Doc Monsters Inside: Watch
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What’s Streaming on Netflix in May 2021

Ben Kaye — Wed, 21 Apr 2021 20:05:15 +0000

April showers bring a load of new original content to Netflix in May 2021. After nearly four years and some personal controversy, Aziz Ansari is returning with a third season of Master of None. Other Netflix Originals coming back include Selena: The Series, The Kominsky Method, Lucifer, and a new volume of Love, Death & Robots.…

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What’s Streaming on Netflix in May 2021
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Cannibal Corpse Expose Human Organ Trafficking in Video for “Inhumane Harvest”: Watch

Jon Hadusek — Wed, 24 Feb 2021 18:24:21 +0000

As Cannibal Corpse prepare to unleash their new album Violence Unimagined on April 16th, the death metal pioneers have now offered up an unsettling video for the recently released first single “Inhumane Harvest”. Cannibal Corpse have always penned gory lyrics, but in this case the song’s words actually detail a…

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Cannibal Corpse Expose Human Organ Trafficking in Video for “Inhumane Harvest”: Watch
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What the Cecil Hotel Reveals About Toxic True Crime Fandom

Jenn Adams — Fri, 12 Feb 2021 21:42:28 +0000

In 2013, the body of 21 year old Elisa Lam was discovered in the rooftop water tank of Los Angeles’ infamous Cecil Hotel. What was eventually ruled an accidental drowning took on a life of its own due to law enforcement’s decision to release surveillance footage of Lam’s final moments.…

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What the Cecil Hotel Reveals About Toxic True Crime Fandom
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