Amalie & Lorraine

The Room Went Dark

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The Room Went Dark is a true crime podcast exploring films, television series, and documentaries based on real events. Each week, Amalie and Lorraine break down the true stories behind popular movies tv series and crime documentaries, asking one key question:How accurate are they? From serial killers like Aileen Wuornos, Gary Heidnik and Ed Gein to paranormal cases like The Conjuring, we compare Hollywood portrayals with historical reality — separating fact from fiction in true crime storytelling. If you're fascinated by movies based on true stories and want to know what really happened, this...

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The Conjuring: The Perron Haunting Was Worse in Real Life 24.02.2026 56:25

Is The Conjuring (2013) really based on a true story? And were Ed and Lorraine Warren real paranormal investigators? In this episode of The Room Went Dark , Amalie and Lorraine examine the real-life case behind one of the most successful horror films of the 21st century. We explore the Perron family’s claims of supernatural activity in their Rhode Island farmhouse and investigate the role of Ed an...

Why We Started The Room Went Dark (And the Stories That Stuck With Us) 18.02.2026 18:48

Hello and welcome to The Room Went Dark . A few episodes in, we thought it was time for a bonus episode to properly introduce ourselves and share why we started this podcast. We’ll talk about our love of true crime films, documentaries based on real events, and the fascination with how Hollywood tells these stories. What drew us to examining the accuracy of movies based on true stories? And why do...

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The True Story Behind Leatherface 17.02.2026 51:34

In Part 2 of this two-part series (Ed Gein) of The Room Went Dark, Amalie and Lorraine examine how Tobe Hooper’s The Texas Chainsaw Massacre was inspired by one of America’s most infamous killers. "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre terrified audiences with its chainsaw-wielding killer, Leatherface. But was it really based on a true story? In this episode, we investigate the crimes of Ed Gein, the Wisco...

Psycho: The Real Killer Behind Norman Bates 10.02.2026 44:50

In Part 1 of this two-part series of The Room Went Dark, Amalie and Lorraine explore the disturbing real-life story of Ed Gein and how it inspired Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho (1960). "Psycho introduced the world to Norman Bates, one of cinema's most iconic killers. But few realise that the character was partly inspired by the shocking crimes of Ed Gein. In this episode, we uncover the real story beh...

Monster: The True Story of Aileen Wuornos 10.02.2026 56:24

In this episode of The Room Went Dark , Amalie and Lorraine examine how Hollywood portrayed one of America’s most notorious female serial killers, Aileen Wuornos. "Monster tells the tragic and controversial story of Aileen Wuornos, one of America's most infamous female serial killers. We examine the real crimes behind the film, explore Wuornos' troubled life, analyse the movie's portrayal of event...

Trailer - The Room Went Dark: The True Crime in Film 06.02.2026 1:18

Welcome to The Room Went Dark: The True Crime in Film. Each week, Amalie and Lorraine explore films, TV series, and documentaries based on real events. From notorious serial killers to infamous criminal cases and paranormal investigations, we examine how Hollywood tells these stories — and whether it gets them right. How accurate are movies based on true stories? What details are changed for drama...