Animals have been harmed in films since the dawn of its invention.  Leading up to next week’s episode about the film Cannibal Holocaust which notoriously killed several animals on camera, we are talking about other instances of animal cruelty in film including Thomas Edison's Electrocuting an Elephant, Luis Bunuel's Land Without Bread, Milo and Otis and a bunch of westerns. Thanks for listening. Please subscribe and rate our podcast. It helps us out a lot.

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Episode 13 - Animal Cruelty in Film

It's pandemonium! And on this week's episode, we're talking about the Reefer Madness phenomenon that dominated the 20th century. We're breaking down the cult classic film and taking an in-depth look at the big-business, backed policies that gave marihuana such a negative connotation.Thanks for listening. Stay Safe!

Episode 20 - Reefer Madness

On our first episode via zoom since we've all been in lockdown, we talk about the pop culture true crime events that are happening during the pandemic including Tiger King and a Van Gogh painting theft.  After that we go into the entertainment industry parallels between today and the 1918 Influenza epidemic.    Thanks for listening. Stay Safe!

Episode 19 - Quarantine Crimes and Updates

On our first solo episode, we're talking about the golden age of Hollywood with the assassination attempts of Shirley Temple, Charlie Chaplin and John Wayne.  Thanks for listening. Please subscribe and rate our podcast. It helps us out a lot.

Episode 18 - Classic Hollywood Assassination Attempts

We're back! On today's episode, we talk about some of the high profile cases where the role playing game Dungeons and Dragons was blamed for violence and suicide. We talk about the disappearance of James Dallas Egbert whose tragic story was turned into Tom Hanks first major film Mazes and Monsters. WE also talk about Patricia Pulling who after her son died, created BADD (Banning Dungeons and Dragons) who blamed the game on satan and even werewolves! Thanks for listening. Please subscribe and rate our podcast. It helps us out a lot.

Episode 17 - Dungeons and Dragons during the Satanic Panic

Today we’re talking with special guest Jason Brennan (from Shite Talk: An Irish History Podcast) about Martin Cahill or the general, as dubbed by the media. From the early 1970s until his death in 1994, Cahill rose from house burglaries and hot dog vendor extortion up to major robbery including both a multimillion dollar gold and jewelry heist; and the art theft of some of the World’s most valuable paintings.  After his assassination (While returning a VHS copy of Delta Force 3), there were many films and documentaries about his life and murder even though he was secretive with his notorious practice of hiding his face. Thanks for listening. Please subscribe and rate our podcast. It helps us out a lot.

Episode 16 - Martin Cahill: The Ordinary Decent Criminal

Today we’re talking about the pretty insane story of the mysterious deaths of Kevin Spacey’s accusers in what can only be described as a conspiracy theorists wet dream. Thanks for listening. Please subscribe and rate our podcast. It helps us out a lot.

Episode 15 - Kevin Spacey Mysterious Deaths Conspiracy

“Better to rest in peace in the warm body of a friend than in the cold ground” On today's episode we talk about one of the first found footage films and one of the most controversial. The films notorious production included many cases of animal cruelty and mistreatment of native peoples. After the film was released, the director was arrested for murder! Thanks for listening. Please subscribe and rate our podcast. It helps us out a lot.

Episode 14 - Cannibal Holocaust

A few recent shady book happenings; New York Times fake bestseller Triggered by Donald Trump Jr and the sentencing of Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh for her Healthy Holly scandal got us interested in some other historical book scams including Clifford Irving's fake Howard Hughes biography and Go Ask Alice written by Anonymous. Please rate, review and subscribe if you dig this. It really helps us a lot!

Episode 12 - Book Scams

For our first episode of season 2 we wanted to start off the season with another Woody Harrelson movie that spread controversy in the 1990’s. So today we’re talking about the series of bombings of New York City subway ticket booths that happened right after the release of the film Money Train and the politic battle that ensued. Please rate, review and subscribe if you dig this. It really helps us a lot!

Episode 11 - The Money Train Subway Fire Bombings

On this bonus episode recorded exactly 100 years to the day after the Axeman's last murder, we are talking about the letter supposedly written by The Axeman of New Orleans who claimed he would spare the lives of those who played Jazz music. We talk about the theories surrounding the letter and if the murderer was the actual writer? Thanks for listening. Please subscribe, rate and review us wherever you are listening. It really helps us out. Sources are credited and available on main episode page.  

The Letter from The Axeman of New Orleans - 100th Anniversary

On today’s post-mortem episode of The Exorcist, we’re gonna talk about the film’s allegedly cursed production, the real life exorcism that influenced it, the real serial killer on the cast and other real-life deaths surrounding it. Please rate, review and subscribe if you dig. It really helps us a lot!

Episode 10 - The Exorcist Post Mortem: Real Life Killers and Curses

On this week’s Halloween episode, we dive into the brutal murder of 4 year-old Khunji Wilson by her mother, who was reportedly influenced by The Exorcist. After watching an edited version of the film on CBS, Patricia Ann Frazier became convinced that her child was a demon clone and performed gruesome surgery on the kid, before turning herself in.    If you like the show, please rate, review and/or subscribe. It helps us out a ton! Sources are credited and available on main episode page.

Episode 9 - The Exorcist made me do it

Today, we are talking about the three true crime murders influenced by the Scream franchise. We also go into the history of the slasher Genre and Siskel and Ebert's crusade against it in 1980. We also go into the making of Scream and play final motive scene from the first three films. Thanks for listening. Please subscribe, rate and review us wherever you are listening. It really helps us out. Sources are credited and available on main episode page.  

Episode 8 - Wes Craven's Scream and the History of the Slasher

On this weeks bonus episode, Kindell and I talk about our experience seeing Todd Phillip's The Joker in theaters with all the increased security. After a few more discussions on unnecessary controversy the film continues to stir up, we actually talk about the actual merit of the  film itself! We're partnering with Get it Gals to do a free true crime pub trivia on October 18th at the Texas Keeper in South Austin and would love to meet anyone in the area there!  Thanks for listening. Please subscribe, rate and review us wherever you are listening. It really helps us out.      

Bonus Episode - The Joker Review

We’ve all seen the title card a dozens of times. Inspired by real events or this film is based on a true story. Some of the biggest films of all time are inspired by true crimes. Dog Day Afternoon. Goodfellas. Zodiac. But what about real crimes inspired by media, itself? From Workshed Creative, comes Trueish Crime: the true crime podcast that combines everyone’s love of true crime and pop culture. Join us as we delve into some of the most shocking and bizarre crimes committed in the name of major pop icons like Natural Born Killers, Fight Club, Judas Priest, John Lennon and more.