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Blumhouse’s Hypnotic True Story Series “Look Into My Eyes” Premieres

Blumhouse’s new true story-inspired series “Look Into My Eyes,” like nothing you’ve ever seen, is now streaming on AMC+. The series explores the strange but true story of Dr. George Kenney, the former principal of North Port High School. After three students die under mysterious circumstances, a common link is identified – all were hypnotized by Dr. K. In reality, Dr. George Kenney fell from grace after serving ten years as a beloved principal at North Port High School in Florida, where he practiced hypnosis on over 70 students. In 2011, three students took their lives after seeing Kenney. When a local media story questioned his involvement and the possibility that he caused the deaths, the case went viral. In the end, Dr. Kenney pleaded no contest to two counts of practicing hypnosis without a license. He avoided jail time but did get one year of probation. Watch “Look Into My Eyes” today on AMC+ or Sundance.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 13, 2023

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First Look: Jake Busey Stars In True Crime Inspired Horror ‘Pig Killer’

Today, we’ve got the first look at the true crime-inspired horror film Pig Killer starring Jake Busey (“Stranger Things,” Starship Troopers). We also have its August release date. Pig Killer is inspired by the terrifying true story of a serial killer, the pig farmer and prolific lady killer whose horrific crimes shocked the world. Speaking of shocking, Pig Killer is not for the faint of heart. It graphically depicts the rape, torture, slaughter, and dismemberment of forty-nine young women on a pig farm. With his herculean hog, Balthazar, by his side, Willy and his menagerie of colorful cohorts terrorized Vancouver’s seedy downtown until his arrest, which uncovered a horrific series of brutal murders. The film was written and directed by Chad Ferrin (Night Caller). Busey stars alongside Bai Ling (The Crow), Lew Temple (The Devil’s Rejects), Ginger Lynn Allen (The Devil’s Rejects), Michael Pare (The Lincoln Lawyer), James Russo (Open Range), Cyril O’Reilly (NightMan), Susan Priver (Night Caller), Kurt Bonzel

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 10, 2023

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Scorsese’s ‘Killer Of The Flower Moon’ Gets A New Greed Driven Trailer

A new trailer for one of the biggest films of the year, the true story-inspired thriller Killer of the Flower Moon, is here, teasing an intense, star-studded film. Legendary filmmaker Martin Scorsese, behind films such as Goodfellas, Taxi Driver, Casino, The Wolf Of Wall Street, The Irishman, The Departed, Raging Bull, and Gangs Of New York, is back with Killers Of The Flower Moon, reuniting Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio. The all-star cast includes Jesse Plemons (Antlers), Lily Gladstone (Certain Women, “Billions”), and Brendan Fraser (The Whale). Set in 1920s Oklahoma, the Osage Nation were the richest people per capita in the world after oil was discovered under their land. And then they were murdered, one by one. As the death toll rose, the newly created FBI took up the case and unraveled a chilling conspiracy and one of the most monstrous crimes in American history. Based on David Grann’s best-selling book Killer of the Flower Moon: The Osage

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 5, 2023

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True Crime Doc ‘The Lady of Silence: The Mataviejitas Murders’ Coming To Netflix

Between 1998 and 2005, there was a serial killer at work, targeting the elderly women of Mexico City and claiming over 40 victims. Netflix’s new true crime documentary The Lady of Silence: The Mataviejitas Murders debuts this month, revealing the twisted story and an unlikely suspect. The crimes caused a never-before-seen outrage from the public, demanding justice. When the killer was finally caught, their identity was as shocking as the crimes themselves. The killer was none other than former wrestler Juana Barraza, a rare female serial killer (only 15% of all serial killers are female). The documentary is directed by María José Cuevas and features a recreation of the timeline and interviews with people involved with the case, such as law officials, surviving victims, experts, and more. The gripping documentary The Lady of Silence: The Mataviejitas Murders premieres on Netflix on Thursday, July 27, 2023.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 3, 2023

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The Horrific True Story That Inspired Upcoming Horror Film About Lake ‘Lanier’

Lake Lanier is, without question, one of Georgia’s most famous landmarks, but it hides a very dark secret below its surface. The filmmakers behind the upcoming indie horror film Lanier, whose new teaser trailer has been released, are using the lake’s real, dark history as a basis for their story. . Written and directed by William Eric Anderson and Cindy Estenfanie Kunz-Anderson, the film stars Shekeb Sekander, Jarrett Collins, Ali Ashtigo, and Chris Johnson. In the film, “A detective is forced to come to a realization of the dark truths hidden at the bottom of Lake Lanier.” Before you see the movie, there are a few things you should know about Lanier’s infamous history. Before construction began on the Buford Dam, the area was the location of Oscarville, a thriving black community, until one event sent things spiraling out of control, ending in bloodshed and a town sunk beneath the depths of the Georgia lake. In 1912, a 19-year-old white

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jun 25, 2023

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Season Three Of Netflix’s True Crime Series ‘Catching Killers’ Premieres This Week

Season three of Netflix‘s true crime series “Catching Killers” is set to premiere this week on the streaming giant. In the series, the investigators behind infamous serial killer cases reveal the harrowing, chilling details of their extraordinary efforts in this true crime series. Real-life investigators recount stories of cold-blooded killers, the desperate efforts to stop them, and the brave people who brought them to justice. The docuseries brings to light the work of detectives Dave Reichert as well as Fae Books in places that are often overlooked. The main focus of “Catching Killers” is on what happens after a body is discovered, including the investigation, the methods they’ve used to solve cases, and how it’s changed them as people over time. Watch the first two seasons of the chilling series, “Catching Killers,” now on Netflix, and tune in for the premiere of season three on June 23, 2023.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jun 22, 2023

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Spoiler-Free Review: HE WENT THAT WAY (Tribeca Festival 2023)

What do you get when you cross a serial killer saga, a road movie, a thriller, some comedy, a variation on an odd-couple buddy film, and a celebrity chimpanzee? In the case of He Went That Way (U.S., 2023), the answer is a film that lacks clear focus but is nevertheless entertaining throughout. He Went That Way features a title card that proclaims that the events in the film mostly happened. The real-life story involved animal trainer Dave Pitts and the actual chimpanzee Spanky traveling with hitchhiker and serial killer Larry Lee Ranes. Pitts gives an accounting of his tale during the end credits, which also feature a clip of Spanky performing in The Ice Capades. For the fictionalized version, animal trainer Jim (Zachary Quinto) is traveling America’s Route 66 with his beloved chimpanzee Spanky, who was once the toast of highly rated television variety shows and live performances but who has fallen out of favor in the film’s 1964

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Joseph Perry

Jun 15, 2023

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MGM+ Announces True Crime Docuseries ‘Psycho: The Lost Tapes Of Ed Gein’

MGM+ announced today that it has picked up the four-episode true-crime docuseries Psycho: The Lost Tapes of Ed Gein, directed and executive produced by James Buddy Day (Blumhouse’s Compendium of Horror, Fall River). This MGM+ original docuseries follows the horrifying grave robber and serial killer Ed Gein, otherwise known as “The Plainfield Ghoul” and “The Mad Butcher,” whose crimes inspired such iconic films as Psycho, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and The Silence of the Lambs. For years, filmmakers, journalists, and scholars have tried to unravel the mind of this notorious killer, and with new reveals and never-before-heard recordings, viewers will be transported to late-1950s Middle America and submerged in Gein’s perverse mind. The series explores Gein’s upbringing and twisted relationship with his mother (which famously inspired Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho), his early grave robbing, the murders leading up to his arrest, and the police’s discovery of his terrifying house of horrors—all accompanied by the brand-new revelations revealed in the recordings. “This

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jun 7, 2023

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Bad News Comes For Fans Of HBO’s “Last Of Us” Series

Earlier this year, HBO’s “The Last of Us,” the popular video game series adaptation, was a massive hit, with over 8.2 million people tuning in for the finale. The series, which stars Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey, is set twenty years after modern civilization has been destroyed. Joel, a hardened survivor, is hired to smuggle Ellie, a 14-year-old girl, out of an oppressive quarantine zone. What starts as a small job soon becomes a brutal, heartbreaking journey, as they both must traverse the U.S. and depend on each other for survival.” You may be wondering when the second season will premiere. Here’s the bad news, it likely won’t return until 2025. The reason for the delay? The series’ writers, like many others, are still on strike in a bid to get fair wages. And who could blame them? HBO’s head of drama series, Francesca Orsi, recently spoke with Deadline. And she had this to say. “We were looking at The

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

May 28, 2023

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Ice Nine Kills’ New True Crime Book ‘The Silver Scream’ Explores Killers That Inspired Horror Icons

Heavy metal band Ice Nine Kills announces the book The Silver Scream exposes the bloodiest behind-the-scenes details of the most gruesome, shocking, true-crime tragedy of our time. Part autopsy, part grisly director’s “cut,” this is the only book with a comprehensive exploration inside the mind of America’s notorious, celluloid-obsessed rock star turned cinema-copycat murderer, Spencer Charnas. Award–winning television reporter Roy Merkin is the only storyteller in possession of the journals scrawled by disgraced psychotherapist Dr. Ian Black. The Silver Scream reconstructs, with unflinching detail, how fiction became fact, art imitated death, and the most horrific movie murders by the likes of Jason, Leatherface, Freddy, Michael, and the rest became real. Merkin courageously slashes open the ghoulish mind and tortured nightmares of Spencer himself, probing deeply with razor-sharp precision. Learn how the box office created so many oblong boxes. Understand why this rock n’ roll heartthrob chose to stop so many human hearts. Inspired by Ice Nine Kills’ fifth album of

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

May 24, 2023

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