Young love. Gaslighting. Abuse. Mariticide.

Francine Hughes and her 4 children's lives were in danger daily until she hit her breaking point on the night of March 9, 1977. Let's talk about The Burning Bed (starring Farrah Fawcett and Paul Le Mat) to learn about Francine's harrowing journey to be free of her abuser.

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A Horror author. Visitors. Aliens. Abductions.

Whitley Strieber has made a name for himself, both as an author and as a believer in aliens. During the mid 1980's, Strieber insists that he was repeatedly visited by otherworldly beings. Do aliens really exist and are they visiting us on Earth? This may not be true crime, but this is a story that sounds almost like a fever dream. Communion (starring Christopher Walken) tells the story of a man who experienced abductions that he knows are real.

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Introducing a new series- "Loosely Wicked" where I discuss movies very loosely inspired by true crime.

The first episode is Black Christmas, the holiday horror cult classic, from 1974 and the inspirations behind it. Screenwriter Ray Moore was inspired by the urban legend of "The Babysitter and the Man Upstairs", George Webster and William Heirens.

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