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This week, we talk about #RunMovie , a #psychological #horror #thriller #film . The film stars #KieraAllen as disabled teenager Chloe Sherman, who begins to suspect that her mother, Diane ( #SarahPaulson ), has been keeping a dark secret about her upbringing. Last week, we talked about #GypsyRoseBlanchard, convicted of second-degree murder in #Missouri for the death of her mother, #DeeDeeBlanchard...

This week, we talk about #GypsyRoseBlanchard, convicted of second-degree murder in #Missouri for the death of her mother, #DeeDeeBlanchard . She was sentenced to ten years in prison. She was #paroled after eight years, at the end of December 2023. Given the sensational aspects of Gypsy's childhood, she gained widespread media attention. She has been featured on interviews on a variety of TV sh...

Guest: Mark Wrzeciona Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/markwrzeciona/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087907623609⁠⁠⁠⁠ This week, we talk about #Wonderland , a 2003 #American #crime #drama #film , based on the real-life #WonderlandMurders that occurred in #1981 . The film stars #ValKilmer , #KateBosworth , #DylanMcDermott , #CarrieFisher , #LisaKudrow , #Jos...

Guest: Mark Wrzeciona Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/markwrzeciona/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087907623609⁠⁠⁠ This week, we talk about #TheWonderlandmurders , also known as the #FourontheFloorMurders or the #LaurelCanyonMurders , are four #unsolvedmurders that occurred in #LosAngeles on July 1, 1981. It is assumed that five people were targeted to be ki...

This week, we talk about the #triller #movie #AKillerNextDoor from #2020 about a young girl begins to suspect that her neighbor on a quiet suburban street is fugitive family killer John List. Last week, we talked about #JohnList , an #American #massmurderer . On November 9, 1971, he killed his wife, mother, and three children at their home in #WestfieldNewJersey , and then #disappeared . He had pl...

This week, we talk about #JohnList , an #American #massmurderer . On November 9, 1971, he killed his wife, mother, and three children at their home in #WestfieldNewJersey , and then #disappeared . He had planned the murders so meticulously that nearly a month passed before anyone suspected that anything was amiss. List assumed a #newidentity , #remarried , and eluded justice for nearly 18 years. H...

This week, we talk about #TheOnionField is a 1979 #American #neonoir crime drama film directed by #HaroldBecker . The film stars #JohnSavage , #JamesWoods and #FranklynSeales , as well as #TedDanson in his film debut. Woods' performance as #GregPowell was the film's most widely praised element, earning him a #KansasCityFilmCritics #CircleAward and his first #GoldenGlobe nomination. Last we...

This week, we talk about the #onionfieldmurders . On the night of March 9, 1963, #LAPD officers #IanCampbell (age 31) and #KarlHettinger (age 28) were riding in an #unmarkedpolicecar. They pulled over a #1946Fordcoupe containing two #suspicious -looking men at the corner of #CarlosAvenue and #GowerStreet in #Hollywood . The two men, #GregoryUlasPowell (age 30) and #JimmyLeeSmith (a.k.a. " #Ji...

Guest: Danny Pina This week, we talk about #ArsenicandOldLace , a 1944 #American #screwball #mystery #darkcomedy #film directed by #FrankCapra and starring #CaryGrant . On the Broadway stage, #BorisKarloff played #JonathanBrewster , who is said to "look like #BorisKarloff ". According to #TurnerClassicMovies , Karloff remained in the play to appease the producers, who were afraid of what...

This week, we talk about #AmyArcherGilligan, a #nursinghome proprietor and #serialkiller from #WindsorConnecticut . She #murdered at least five people by #poisoning them. One of her victims was her second husband, Michael Gilligan; the others were residents of her nursing home. It is possible that Archer-Gilligan was involved in more deaths. The authorities counted 48 deaths in her nursing home, t...

This week, we talk about #FromHell , a 2001 period #detective #horror #film directed by the #HughesBrothers . It is loosely based on the graphic novel of the same name by #AlanMoore and #EddieCampbell about the #JacktheRipper #murd3rs . The film stars #JohnnyDepp as #FrederickAbberline , the lead investigator of the murders, and #HeatherGraham as #MaryKelly , a #sexworker targeted by the Ripper. O...

This week, we talk about #JacktheRipper was an unidentified #serialkiller active in and around the impoverished #Whitechapeldistrict of #London , #England , in 1888. In both #criminal case files and the contemporaneous journalistic accounts, the killer was also called the #WhitechapelMurderer and #LeatherApron . Next week, we'll talk about #FromHell , a 2001 period #detective #horror #film dir...

Guest: Bryan O'Donnell This week, we talk about The St. Valentine's Day Massacre is a 1967 #Americangangster #film based on the 1929 #massmurder of seven members of the #NorthsideGang (led by George #BugsMoran ) on orders from #AlCapone . The picture was directed by #RogerCorman and starring #JasonRobardsJr as #Capone , #RalphMeeker as #Moran , #GeorgeSegal as #PeterGusenberg , and #DavidC...

Guest: Bryan O'Donnell This week, we talk about The #StValentinesDayMassacre was the murder of seven members and associates of #Chicago's North Side Gang that occurred on Saint #ValentinesDay #1929. The men were gathered at a #LincolnPark , Chicago garage on the morning of February 14, 1929. They were lined up against a wall and shot by four unknown assailants, two dressed as police office...

Guest: Juan Solano Instagram @supermanprime_210 This week, we talk about #TheDevilsRejects is a #2005 American #darkcomedy #horrorfilm written, produced and directed by #RobZombie , and is the second film in the #Fireflyfilmseries . The film is centered on the run of three members of the #psychopathic #antagonist family seen as #villainous #protagonists , with #SidHaig , #BillMoseley , and Zombie&...

This week, we talk about ⁠#TheMansonFamily #cult led by criminal #CharlesManson that was active in #California in the late #1960s and early #1970s . The group at its peak consisted of approximately 100 followers, who lived an unconventional lifestyle, frequently using #psychoactivedrugs . Most were young women from middle-class backgrounds, many of whom were attracted by #hippieculture and #commun...

Strangers (2008), Inspired by The Keddie Murders (Guest: Justin Konicek) This week, we talk about ⁠⁠#TheStrangersmovie⁠⁠ , a 2008 ⁠⁠#psychological⁠⁠ ⁠⁠#horrorfilm⁠⁠ written and directed by ⁠⁠#BryanBertino⁠⁠ . The film follows a couple (portrayed by ⁠⁠#LivTyler⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠#ScottSpeedman⁠⁠ ) whose stay at a vacation home is disrupted by three masked intruders (portrayed by ⁠⁠#KipWeeks⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠#GemmaWard⁠...

The Keddie Murders, The inspiration for The Strangers (2008) (Guest: Justin Konicek) This week, we talk about #TheKeddiemurders , an #unsolved quadruple #homicide that occurred over the night of April 11–12, 1981 in #Keddie , #California . The victims were Glenna Susan "Sue" Sharp, daughter Tina Louise Sharp, son John Steven Sharp, and John's friend Dana Hall Wingate. Next week, we’l...

Guest: Mark Wrzeciona Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/markwrzeciona/⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087907623609⁠⁠⁠ This week we recap our favorite episodes from Season 3. Happy New Year! Follow us on Instagram for the latest updates:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/headtraumapod/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ To hear more episodes like this, join our Patreon. For just $5 a month...

Guest: Mark Wrzeciona Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/markwrzeciona/⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087907623609⁠⁠ This week, we talk about #BlackChristmas (originally titled #SilentNightEvilNight and retitled #StrangerintheHouse on television screenings) is a #1974 Canadian #slasherfilm produced and directed by #BobClark . It stars #OliviaHussey , #KeirDullea , #M...

Guest: Mark Wrzeciona Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/markwrzeciona/⁠ Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087907623609⁠ This week, we talk about #GeorgeWebster, 14, who killed his mother Wilhelmina McCreary-Webster with a baseball bat at their home in #montreal #canada , a posh home in #Westmount. George attacked his mother, brother, sister and Sylvia Cust, 18, a family fri...

Guest: Abby Rambo Instagram: @abrambo This week, we will talk about #ToDieFor , a 1995 #satirical #blackcomedy #darkcomedy #film directed by #GusVanSant , and written by #BuckHenry based on #JoyceMaynard ‘s novel of the same name, which in turn was inspired by the story of #PamelaSmart . It stars #NicoleKidman , #JoaquinPhoenix and #MattDillon . Kidman was nominated for a #BAFTA , and won a #Golde...

This week, we talk about #PamelaSmart, who was #convicted of being an #accomplice to #firstdegreemurder , #conspiracytocommitmurder , and #witnesstampering in the death of her husband, #GreggorySmart , in #1990 . Smart, then aged 22, had conspired with her #underagedboyfriend , then 15-year-old William #BillyFlynn , and three of his friends to have Greggory (24) murdered in #Derry , #NewHampshire...

Special Guest: Jessie Bruton Instagram: ⁠@itsmeejessica⁠ In this episode, we talk about the #movie #GoneGirl , a 2014 #American #psychologicalthriller #film directed by #DavidFincher and written by #GillianFlynn , based on her 2012 novel of the same name. It stars #BenAffleck , #RosamundPike , #NeilPatrickHarris , #TylerPerry , and #CarrieCoon in her film debut. In the film, #NickDunne (Affleck) b...