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‘Taking a slice out of life’ Squealer is a 2023 American action crime horror film focused on a pig farm where the town butcher has been slaughtering more than livestock. …
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The Black Mass is a 2023 American true crime horror thriller film set in Florida in 1978 when college girls were stalked by a serial killer. Directed by and co-starring …
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American Murderer is a 2022 crime thriller based on a real-life con man who became the FBI’s most unlikely – and elusive – top ten fugitive. Written and directed by …
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Pig Killer is a 2022 American horror film based on the crimes of true-life Canadian serial killer Robert Willy Pickton. Written, directed and co-produced by Chad Ferrin (Night Caller; The …
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Bandit is a 2022 Canadian crime thriller about a charming criminal who assumes a new identity and robs fifty-nine banks and jewellery stores while being hunted by police. Based on …
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‘A story of evil, hope and the afterlife’ The Ravine is a 2022 American murder mystery film about a brutal crime in a quiet suburb that leads to sinister secrets …
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‘The mighty will fall’ The Fall of the Krays is a 2016 British true-crime drama thriller film about the downfall of the East End gangster twins. This is the sequel …
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The Rise of the Krays is a 2015 British true-crime thriller about two twins that unleash a psychotic reign of terror in London’s East End. Directed by Zackary Adler (The …
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‘Based on the true story’ The Krays: Dead Man Walking is a 2018 British crime drama focusing on the break out of Frank ‘The Mad Axeman’ Mitchell from Dartmoor Prison. …
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‘The story of America’s most dangerous drug trafficker’ American Sicario is a 2021 action crime thriller film about a US gangster who is scheming to become the top dog in …
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‘Based on a true story’ Krays: Code of Silence is a 2021 British true-crime thriller about a detective who is determined to bring the gangster twins to justice. Also known …
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Boston Strangler is a 2023 American true-crime thriller based on the infamous serial killer who killed thirteen women in the early 1960s. The crimes were attributed to Albert DeSalvo based …
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Murder By Decree is being released on Blu-ray and DVD and Digital in the UK via 2020 restoration by StudioCanal on June 28th 2021. The special features include: New: Audio …
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‘The Devil always comes as everything you ever wanted’ Above Suspicion is a 2019 American crime thriller about a married FBI agent who gets involved with a young woman causing …
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Macabro is a 2019 Brazilian thriller film based on a true story about two young brothers who were accused of brutal murders in the 1990s. Directed by Marcos Prado (Curumim: …
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‘If you want to remember your wife, send flowers. If you want to dismember her see…’ Doctor Crippen is a 1962 British true-crime film about the Edwardian doctor who was …
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‘A mastermind is a terrible thing to waste’ Silk Road is a 2021 American true-crime thriller about a young man that created a darknet website that sells narcotics. Meanwhile, a …
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‘There can only be one godfather of London’ Once Upon a Time in London is a 2019 British true-crime thriller depicting the violent careers of two leading gangsters in the …
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‘An unreal true-crime story’ Faking a Murderer is a 2020 American crime film about two filmmakers who try to find a man they believe to be a serial killer. Are …
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‘There’s more than one way to lose your life to a killer’ Zodiac is a 2007 mystery crime feature film about a San Francisco cartoonist who becomes obsessed with tracking …
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‘Who is he… What is he… When is he going to strike again??’ The Zodiac Killer aka Zodiac is a 1971 American horror-thriller feature film based on still-unsolved murders, a …
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‘Not the threesome you were expecting?’ The Last of the Manson Girls is a 2018 American comedy horror feature film about a young journalist investigating Manson’s disciples. Directed by Lonnie …
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The Golden Glove is a 2019 German-French crime drama about a serial killer who strikes fear in the hearts of residents of Hamburg during the early 1970s. Written and directed …
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‘Don’t look. Don’t breather. Don’t move.‘ The Utah Cabin Murders is a 2019 British horror feature film about two sisters fight for survival when masked intruders invade their vacation cabin. …
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‘Based on the true story which inspired Silence of the Lambs‘ Bundy and the Green River Killer is a 2019 British true crime feature film written, produced and directed by …
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The Haunting of Sharon Tate is a 2019 American horror film written, co-produced and directed by Daniel Farrands (The Amityville Murders; The Haunting in Connecticut; Halloween: The Curse of Michael …
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‘The legend of Lizzie Borden’ Lizzie is a 2018 American biographical thriller feature film directed by Craig William Macneill (Channel Zero: Candle Cove; The Boy) from a screenplay written by Bryce Kass. The plot is based on …
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‘New York’s most notorious serial killer’ Joel is a 2018 American true-crime horror thriller feature film written, edited and directed by John R. Hand (Forest of the Vampire; The Synthetic …
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‘Don’t bother locking the door. They’re already inside.’ Cabin 28 is a 2017 British horror feature film produced and directed by prolific Andrew Jones (Werewolves of the Third Reich; The …
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‘Some monsters aren’t born. They’re created.’ Del Playa is a 2015 American horror thriller film written and directed by Shaun Hart. The movie stars Devon Barnes, Ryan Ochoa and Brett …
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‘The deadliest killer in U.S. history… is back’ Awakening the Zodiac is a 2017 Canadian horror thriller feature film directed by Jonathan Wright (Nostrum aka Psychotica) from a screenplay written …
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‘No happy campers here…’ Bodom aka Lake Bodom is a 2016 Finnish-Estonian horror film directed by Taneli Mustonen from a screenplay co-written with Aleksi Hyvärinen. The film was inspired by but is not …
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‘They thought they were doing the right thing. They were dead wrong.’ Johnny Frank Garrett’s Last Word is a 2016 American horror film directed by Simon Rumley (Red,White & Blue; …
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The Axe Murders of Villisca is a 2016 American horror film directed by Tony E. Valenzuela (creator of the genre YouTube channel BlackBoxTV), making his feature-length directorial debut. The movie …
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Alleluia is a 2014 Belgian-French psychological thriller directed by Fabrice Du Welz (Calvaire; Vinyan) from a screenplay co-written with Vincent Tavier. It stars Laurent Lucas, Lola Duenas and Helena Noguerra. Plot: …
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The Manson Family is a 2003 American true crime horror film written and directed by Jim Van Bebber. The film covers the lives of Charles Manson and his “family” of followers. The …
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Capote is a 2005 biographical film about Truman Capote, following the events during the writing of Capote’s non-fiction book In Cold Blood about the inexplicable murders of a Kansas family in 1959. The film was based on Gerald Clarke’s biography Capote and …
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Devil’s Knot is a 2013 biographical crime-drama thriller film directed by Atom Egoyan. The film is based on a true story as told in Mara Leveritt’s 2002 book of the same name, concerning three teenagers known as …
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Jack the Ripper. The very name conjures up clichéd images of fog-shrouded streets, grisly murder and chirpy, voluptuous Cockney street girls spilling out of East End dens of inequity to …
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Peter Stumpp (died 1589) (whose name is also spelt as Peter Stube, Pe(e)ter Stubbe, Peter Stübbe or Peter Stumpf) was a Rhenish farmer, accused of being a serial killer and flesh-eater also known as the …
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Guyana: Crime of the Century (also known as Guyana: Cult of the Damned) is a 1979 Mexican exploitation horror film written and directed by René Cardona Jr. The film, which was …
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Given Hollywood’s obsession with ‘true crime’, it’s perhaps fitting that some of the most notorious murders in history took place smack in the centre of movie land, and involved a …
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Spring-heeled Jack is a character in English folklore of the Victorian era who was known for his startling hops. The first claimed sighting of Spring-heeled Jack was in 1837. Later …
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Snowtown is a 2011 Australian film about the Snowtown murders directed by Justin Kurzel and written by Shaun Grant. The movie stars Daniel Henshall, Lucas Pittaway and Louise Harris. Sixteen-year-old Jamie …
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‘The story of the Christie sex-murders!’ 10 Rillington Place is a 1971 British crime drama film with a horrific theme directed by Richard Fleischer (Amityville 3-D; See No Evil; The Boston Strangler), …
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The Boston Strangler is a 1968 thriller film based on the true story of the Boston Strangler and the book by Gerold Frank. It was directed by Richard Fleischer (Amityville 3-D; …
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The Black Panther is a 1977 British crime thriller directed by Ian Merrick, written by Michael Armstrong (The Haunted House of Horror; Mark of the Devil; House of the Long Shadows). It stars Donald Sumpter, …
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The Town that Dreaded Sundown is a 1976 horror film directed by (and costarring) Charles B. Pierce (The Legend of Boggy Creek). The film is based on a series of actual murders attributed …
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‘The truth is terrifying’ Cropsey is a 2009 American crime horror documentary film, written and directed by Joshua Zeman and Barbara Brancaccio. The film and its title uses the urban …
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