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Five Real Crime Stories that Inspired Fiction

1. Scott and Laci Peterson - “Gone Girl”: Self-proclaimed true crime addict Gillian Flynn, the author of the popular novel that then became a popular movie, has said she didn’t want to base her story on a specific case, but she had to admit that there are strong similarities between it and the real life murder of Laci Peterson… at least in the first half of the plot. Like Laci, the fictional Amy Dunne goes missing, pregnant, and her husband Nick becomes the main suspect. It doesn’t help that Nick, like Scott, acts like he couldn’t care less that his wife is gone, has an inappropriate attitude in public and turns out to be a philanderer. While the book/movie takes a turn towards a different path, in reality Laci’s body and that of her unborn son were found on April 2003, five months after her disappearance. Scott was sentenced to death for the crime.

2. Elisabeth Fritzl - “Room”: We know of plenty of tragic real life stories that could match the one told in Emma Donogue’s book, turned into a movie in 2015, which is about an abducted young woman raising her son while locked up for years in a room. But the case that the author mentioned at the time her novel was released in 2010 is that of austrian Elisabeth Fritzl, who spent 24 years as a captive of her own father, Joseph, and ended up having seven children with him. “The newspaper reports of Felix Fritzl (Elisabeth’s son), aged five, emerging into a world he didn’t know about, put the idea into my head”, said Donoghue.

3.  Dr. Hawley Crippen - “Rear Window”: The Alfred Hitchcock classic is based on a short story called It Had to be Murder, but the filmmaker has cited an infamous british crime as one of his inspirations for the adaptation. In the movie, a man temporarily confined to a wheelchair after an accident becomes convinced that one of his neighbors has murdered his wife. In the real story, which happened in 1910, Crippen’s wife Cora vanished after hosting a party at her house. The doctor claimed she’d gone to the United States and later that she had died there, but the neighbors became suspicious when his girlfriend moved in and started wearing Cora’s clothes and jewelry. Month later, police found a human torso buried in the basement and Crippen was hanged for the murder of his wife. In recent years there’s been a controversy over Crippen’s guilt, some claim the torso was not Cora’s, but there’s not consensus about it.

4. The Marcus Twins - “Dead Ringers”: The disturbing real story of Cyril and Stewart Marcus, identical twins born in 1930 who couldn’t do anything apart, inspired a book turned into a creepy 1988 movie by canadian director David Cronenberg. The Marcus lived together and became renowned gynecologists. Without their patients’ knowledge, they would sometimes take over the other’s procedures. This became even more frequent when Cyril’s drug addiction spiraled out of control. Eventually, Stewart followed his brother’s footsteps and also fell in the grasp of drugs. The pair was found dead at age 45, together in their apartment, their decomposed bodies surrounded by piles of trash. It was thought at first they had died from withdrawal, but later reports disputed that. In the film, Jeremy Irons plays a fictionalized version of the twins.

5. Dennis Rader  - “A Good Marriage”: Stephen King wrote his novella, turned into a film in 2014, after reading an article about Dennis Rader, a family man who turned out to be the sadistic BTK, a killer who ended the lives of at least 10 people between 1974 and 1991 and wasn’t arrested until 2005. In the plot of his story, a woman has been married to this seemingly normal, good guy for almost 30 years until she discovers by chance that he’s a serial killer with sadomasochistic tendencies nicknamed “Beadie” . “Paula Rader was married to this monster for 34 years and many in the Wichita area, where Rader claimed his victims, refuse to believe that she could live with him and not know what he was doing”, writes King in his website. He decided to write the story because he did believe Paula was unaware of her husband’s activities.

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Help me my fellow philes

Someone give me the will power to start watching the x-files again! i’m up to season 5, episode 3.  I’ve had one to two months break because i binge watched all of 1-4 in a period of 3-4 weeks and needed a break... I ABSOLUTLY LOVE THE X-FILES... WHY IS IT SO HARD TO GET MOTIVATION TO CONTINUE THE STORY!!!!?

In the meantime i read all the comics... so i guess that’s something?

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A Guide to Follow All True Crime Upcoming Projects on TV

(Note: This post will be updated as new information comes. Feel free to message me if I’m missing something so I can add it)

“Manhunt: Unabomber” (Formerly Manifesto)

Format: Scripted limited series.

Summary: This show will be about the Unabomber Ted Kaczynski and the manhunt led by the FBI to catch him. Paul Bettany will play Kaczynski (see picture above), Jane Lynch will play Attorney General Janet Reno and Sam Worthington will play FBI agent Jim Fitzgerald. See the trailer here.

Premieres: August 1 2017, in Discovery Channel.

Keep reading

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Going to start making YouTube content. Suggestions??

I’m thinking about doing stuff like top 5’s and 10’s, movie suggestions, my favourite movies, horror stuff, true crime etc

Can you please comment what type of videos you would like to see! Thanks <3

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List of Shows I’ve Watched in the Past Year

Highlighted shows are my favorite

Shows in italics I didn’t like/not a fan of

Rosemary’s Baby mini series

Supernatural S6

The X-Files S1-S5

Hannibal

Vikings

Making a Murderer

Wolf Creek

Ash vs Evil Dead

Forensic Files Collection 1-2

The New Detectives: Case Studies in Forensic Science

Deadly Women

Daredevil S1

Rebellion

The FBI Files

Scream

Residue

Chasing Life

The Vampire Diaries

The Originals S1-S2

Partners in Crime

Gilmore Girls

Slasher

Stranger Things

House M.D.

Schitts Creek

Killer Instinct

Glitch

Real Detective

Killer in the Family

Killer Couples

Stalked: Someone’s Watching

The Crown

Game of Thrones

Murder Files

Bates Motel

The Fall S1-S2

Riverdale

Fargo

Frenemies: Loyalty Turned Lethal

Santa Clarita Diet

The OA

Obsession: Dark Desires

The Returned

Hart of Dixie S1-S3

Longmire S1

Hemlock Grove

Saving Hope

Feud

Your Worst Nightmare

American Crime Story: The People vs OJ Simpson

Bloodlands

Chasing UFO’s

Degrassi: Next Class

Fear Thy Neighbour

American Supernatural

Ghost Adventures

Paranormal Lockdown

Witches of East End

Gossip Girl S1

13 Reasons Why

Chewing Gum

Roman Empire: Reign of Blood

Badlands, Texas

Downton Abbey

Twin Peaks

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February Film/TV Show Summary

First Film Watched = Man on a Ledge

As a police psychologist works to talk down an ex-con who is threatening to jump from a Manhattan hotel rooftop, the biggest diamond heist ever committed is in motion.            

Last Film Watched = Be Here Now

As though life is imitating art, actor and sex-symbol, Andy Whitfield, had just become a star as the lead in the hit television series,'Spartacus,' when he is faced with his biggest personal challenge - life-threatening cancer. 'Be Here Now' is a feature documentary that follows him on his dramatic journey to cure himself. Confirmed in matching affirmative tattoos, he and his charismatic wife and their two children, commit to taking Andy's healing into their own hands and living life fully, not in the shadows of the disease. Each step tests their limits and strength of character, while revealing their tenderness, humor and determination. And, as each person goes through their own transformations, the film becomes an inspiring and universal story of courage, love and resilience.

Favorite Documentary = I Am Your Father

David Prowse, the actor who played Darth Vader at the first Star Wars Trilogy, never revealed his face during the films. He could have done it only once at "Return of the Jedi", but something happened. Another actor did that sequence and that fact marked David Prowse life for ever. Thirty years later, a young filmmaker discovers why the producers took that decision, and is determined to pay Dave a deserved tribute, almost impossible.              

Favorite Movie(s) = The Founder, Indignation, Rules Don’t Apply

The Founder

The story of Ray Kroc, a salesman who turned two brothers' innovative fast food eatery, McDonald's, into one of the biggest restaurant businesses in the world with a combination of ambition, persistence, and ruthlessness.            

Indignation

In 1951, Marcus, a working-class Jewish student from New Jersey, attends a small Ohio college, where he struggles with sexual repression and cultural disaffection, amid the ongoing Korean War.            

Rules Don’t Apply

The unconventional love story of an aspiring actress, her determined driver, and their boss, an eccentric billionaire named Howard Hughes.            

Favorite TV Show(s) = Santa Clarita Diet and The Returned

Santa Clarita Diet

Sheila and Joel, a married couple, are real estate agents in Santa Clarita, California. When Sheila dies, their lives take a dark turn.            

The Returned

Focuses on a small town that is turned upside down when several local people, who have been presumed dead suddenly reappear, having not aged and unaware of their own fatality. As they attempt to resume their lives, strange phenomena and gruesome murders begin to occur.            

Least Favorite Movie = The Girl on the Train

A divorcee becomes entangled in a missing persons investigation that promises to send shockwaves throughout her life.            

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January Film/TV Show Summary

First movie watched = A Little Bit of Heaven

An irreverent young woman who uses her humor to prevent matters from getting serious has a life-changing visit with her doctor.            

Last movie watched = Miss Stevens

A comedy focused on a teacher who chaperones a group of high schoolers to a state drama competition.            

Favorite Documentary = Beware the Slenderman

Tells the story of two 12-year old girls, who attempted to murder one of their friends in an attempt to appease Slenderman, a fictional monster from a horror website.

Favorite movie = Tie between Christine and Nocturnal Animals

Christine: The story of Christine Chubbuck, a 1970s TV reporter struggling with depression and professional frustrations as she tries to advance her career.    

Nocturnal Animals: A wealthy art gallery owner is haunted by her ex-husband's novel, a violent thriller she interprets as a symbolic revenge tale. 

Favorite TV Show = Tie between The Crown and Underground

The Crown: The early reign of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom is portrayed.            

Underground: Underground centers on a group of slaves planning a daring 600-mile escape from a Georgia plantation. Along the way, they are aided by a secret abolitionist couple running a station on the Underground Railroad as they attempt to evade the people charged with bringing them back, dead or alive.              

Least Favorite Movie = The Axe Murders of Vallisca

'Villisca' is a ghost story based on the house where the notorious and still unsolved 1912 ax murders took place. Three outcast teenagers break into the house in search of answers, but discover something far beyond their worst fears.            

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Aims for this blog..

I will review movies that I’ve watched.

Every month i’ll list the first movie watched, last movie watched favorite documentary, favorite TV show, favorite movie, and least favorite movie of that month.

Movie facts (e.g. true stories behind the movies)

Top 10 movie lists (probably every 6 months)

I will also take any suggestions for movies to watch/review!

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Top 15 movies from 2016

15. The Nice Guys

In 1970s Los Angeles, a mismatched pair of private eyes investigate a missing girl and the mysterious death of a porn star.

14. Regression

A detective and a psychoanalyst uncover evidence of a satanic cult while investigating the rape of a young woman.

13. The Conjuring 2

Lorraine and Ed Warren travel to north London to help a single mother raising four children alone in a house plagued by a malicious spirit.          

12. 10 Cloverfield Lane

After getting in a car accident, a woman is held in a shelter with two men, who claim the outside world is affected by a widespread chemical attack.           

11. Christine

The story of Christine Chubbuck, a 1970s TV reporter struggling with depression and professional frustrations as she tries to advance her career.       

10. Eddie the Eagle

The story of Eddie Edwards, the notoriously tenacious British underdog ski jumper who charmed the world at the 1988 Winter Olympics.          

9. Emelie

A couple's replacement babysitter turns out to be more than they bargained for when she subjects their kids to a series of twisted activities.          

8. The Revenant

A frontiersman on a fur trading expedition in the 1820s fights for survival after being mauled by a bear and left for dead by members of his own hunting team.

7. Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them

The adventures of writer Newt Scamander in New York's secret community of witches and wizards seventy years before Harry Potter reads his book in school.         

6. Deadpool

A fast-talking mercenary with a morbid sense of humor is subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers and a quest for revenge.

5. Deepwater Horizon

A dramatization of the April 2010 disaster, when the offshore drilling rig Deepwater Horizon exploded and created the worst oil spill in U.S. history.            

4. Swiss Army Man

A hopeless man stranded on a deserted island befriends a dead body and together they go on a surreal journey to get home.            

3. The Autopsy of Jane Doe

A father and son, both coroners, are pulled into a complex mystery while attempting to identify the body of a young woman, who was apparently harboring dark secrets.

2. Hush

A deaf writer who retreated into the woods to live a solitary life must fight for her life in silence when a masked killer appears at her window.

1. Room

The extraordinary story of Jack, a spirited 5-year-old who is looked after by his loving and devoted mother. Like any good mother, Ma dedicates herself to keeping Jack happy and safe, nurturing him with warmth and love and doing typical things like playing games and telling stories. Their life, however, is anything but typical--they are trapped--confined to a 10-by-10-foot space that Ma has euphemistically named Room.