Murder Made Fiction
A podcast that analyzes fictionalized adaptations of true crimes. Each episode, hosts Joe Lipsett and Jenn Adams explore a real life killer and the movies inspired by their horrific crimes. From Jeffrey Dahmer, Ed Gein, and Jack the Ripper to the horrific tragedies at Jonestown and Waco, they’ll research these upsetting true crime topics then explore fictionalized accounts in novels, documentaries, film, and TV.
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Debating What Makes An Amityville Film [Murder Made Fiction Podcast]
The Amityville Horror (1979) is not a great film, but it did – for better or worse – help to establish many of the conventions of the haunted house subgenre
‘Amityville: The Awakening’ Tips Its Hat to Its Amityville Origins [Murder Made Fiction Podcast]
For the final film of Amityville month on Murder Made Fiction, Jenn and I are checking out Franck Khalfoun’s Amityville: The Awakening, the much maligned Dimension release that was shot in 2014 and eventually dumped on VOD in 2017.
The Exploitation Vibes of ‘Amityville II: The Possession’ [Murder Made Fiction Podcast]
Trace Thurman (from my other Bloody FM podcast, Horror Queers) notes: while the film occasionally ventures into icky and sensational territory
‘The Amityville Horror’ Is the Granddaddy of Supernatural True Crime Films [Murder Made Fiction]
Up for discussion: Misty as an out-of-the-gate fave, comparing the plane crash to Lost, needle drops from Jenn’s junior year, and why this female-dominated show is such a fave.
A Brutal Winter Drove the Donner Party to Cannibalism [Murder Made Fiction Podcast] by BloodyFM
In a new mini-primer for Murder Made Fiction podcast, Joe tells Jenn about the calamities that befell the group and left them stranded for the winter under 22 ft of snow with no food, which ultimately forced them to resort to cannibalism.
Binge ‘Yellowjackets’ Before the Debut of Season Three! [Murder Made Fiction Podcast]
Up for discussion: Misty as an out-of-the-gate fave, comparing the plane crash to Lost, needle drops from Jenn’s junior year, and why this female-dominated show is such a fave.
Comparing and Contrasting Films About Ted Bundy and the Green River Killer [Murder Made Fiction]
It’s been two months of covering films and miniseries adaptations of the crimes of Ted Bundy and Gary Ridgway. Jenn and I have unpacked the crimes of both serial killers, as well as their victims, the survivors, and the legacy they’ve left behind in both true crime and media.
