Sid Davis And His Stranger Danger Films
The melodramatic and shocking educational films of 1950s and 1960s America.
Tag: true crime
The Unremarkable Nature Of The Serial Killer: Exploring Dennis Nilsen’s Autobiography
The book they wanted to ban turns out to be an unsettling look into the mind of a murderer – and just how ordinary he actually was.
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Making A Monster: The Scapegoating Of Colin Stagg
The demonisation of an innocent man over lurid sex fantasies and the belief that there is no smoke without fire – a cautionary tale.
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The Reprobate Podcast Episode 6: Nikolas Schreck
In the latest Reprobate podcast, we talk to Nikolas Schreck, author, filmmaker, musician, spiritual adventurer and provocateur about Charles Manson, Covid and conspiracy theories among other things.
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Murder In Mind And The Dennis Nilsen Scandal
The government efforts to ban a British TV interview with the notorious serial killer Dennis Nilsen.
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Prurience And Schadenfreude In The Jeffrey Epstein Saga
Money, sex, power and moral certainty.
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Fallen Star – The Life And Mysterious Death Of Star Stowe
Looking back at the rise and fall of the Playboy Playmate and KISS muse.
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The Sleazy World Of The True Detective Magazine
The true detective magazine’s grubbiest era, when lurid photoshoots and outrageous headlines grabbed an eager – and mostly female – audience.
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The Fred West Tabloid Feeding Frenzy
How the New Year’s Day suicide of Fred West opened up the floodgates of tabloid sensationalism over his unspeakable crimes.
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The Confession Of Peter Sutcliffe
The story of the Yorkshire Ripper in his own words.
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