True Story Articles

Pillars Made Of Skulls Puzzles Archeologists

When Hernan Cortes conquered the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan (modern-day Mexico City) in 1521, his troops and native allies made a discovery that rattled them. Inside the temple dedicated to the Aztec god of war, the sun, and sacrifice,...

Jerren Lauder’s ‘The Inhabitant’ Is Inspired By The Lizzy Borden Story

  Jerren Lauder (Stay Out of the F*cking Attic) is gearing up to unleash The Inhabitant, a new take on the history of the infamous true story of the Lizzie Borden murders.     Directed by Lauder and written by Kevin Bachar, the film...

Blu-ray Review: The Other Side of Madness (1971)

After a moody, dialog-free opening (a trend that will continue for much of the film's runtime) that shows the Manson family planning the Tate-LaBianca Murders as ol' Charlie observes, we shift our focus to some wild-ass hippie hootenanny taking...

Paul Bateson: The Serial Killer Who Starred In ‘The Exorcist’

    Did you know that a real-life serial killer starred in The Exorcist?   In 1972, director William Friedkin saw Paul Bateson perform a cerebral angiography in the  New York University radiology lab. Wanting to keep things as real...