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David Tennant Stars As Serial Killer Dennis Nilsen In Limited Series “Des”

There are a lot of true crime fans, including myself. There are a lot of reasons why humanity is obsessed with serial killers and murders, be a it morbid curiosity or the desire to understand why they kill and what drives them. We often see films and series based on killers such as Charlie Manson, Ted Bundy, and Jeffrey Dohmer, this time we will see the story of a lesser-known, but still deadly killer, Dennis Nilsen. A new limited series is coming to ITV that delves into Scottish killer and necrophile Dennis Nilsen who viciously took the lives of twelve young men and boys between 1978 and 1983 in London. His victims were lured to his home, strangled, and sometimes drowned. Then he would bathe and dress the body which he kept for a time, before dissecting and destroying the remains by either fire or by flushing small segments at a time down a toilet. In the three-part series titled

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 27, 2020
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Leonardo DiCaprio Playing H.H. Holmes In New Series

Earlier this week we reported that Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio are teaming up again, this time to tell the real-life story of America’s first serial killer, Henry H. Holmes. Both men will also be executive producing. Today, we have an update. The Hulu series is based on the best-selling book “The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness” penned by Erik Lason. It follows “two men, one an architect, and the other Holmes, whose fates were forever linked by The Chicago World’s Fair of 1893: Daile H. Burnham, a brilliant and fastidious architect racing to make his mark on the world and Henry H. Holmes, a handsome and cunning doctor who fashioned his own pharmaceutical “Murder Castle” on the fairgrounds.” DiCaprio acquired the rights to the book nearly a decade ago. Now, the series is official, naming DiCaprio as playing the infamous H.H. Holmes. Paramount Television will produce, with Stacey Sher, Rick Yorn, Emma Koskoff, and Jennifer

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 13, 2019
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Leonardo DiCaprio And Martin Scorsese Team Up For “Devil In The White City”

Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese have long been attached to the adaptation of Erik Larson’s book The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness At the Fair That Changed America. The book, about the true story of serial killer Henry H. Holmes, was going to be adapted for film, but it looks like the plan has changed. It is headed to the small screen instead. Variety is reporting that both DiCaprio and Scorsese will executive produce Hulu‘s series “The Devil in the White City.” “The Devil in the White City” follows “two men, one an architect, and the other Holmes, whose fates were forever linked by The Chicago World’s Fair of 1893: Daile H. Burnham, a brilliant and fastidious architect racing to make his mark on the world and Henry H. Holmes, a handsome and cunning doctor who fashioned his own pharmaceutical “Murder Castle” on the fairgrounds.” Paramount Television will produce, with Stacey Sher, Rick Yorn, Emma Koskoff,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 11, 2019
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New Series And Film Adaption In The Works For Lars Kepler’s Serial Killer Novels

There are a new series and film, based on the Lars Kepler’s series of thriller novels, on its way from Anonymous Content, according to Deadline. Lars Kepler is the pseudonym for the married Swedish writing team of Alexandra Coelho Ahndoril and Alexander Ahndoril. A film adaption of ‘The Sandman’ will kick off the franchise which Kepler and Niclas Salomonsson will executive produce. The television adaption of ‘The Hypnotist’ has a first look deal with Paramount Television. Kerry Kohansky-Roberts of Anonymous and Steve Golin will executive produce both the film and the series. ‘The Hypnotist’ is set in Tumba, Sweden, where a triple homicide catches the attention of Detective Inspector Joona Linna. The only witness, a boy who watched his family being butchered. It’s a miracle that the boy survived after receiving more than a hundred knife wounds. He remains in shock, but the detective is desperate for answers and turns to a hypnotist to unlock the boy’s memory of the

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 11, 2017
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Netflix Unleashes New Trailer For Serial Killer Drama ‘Mindhunter’

David Fincher, the brilliant mind behind films like Fight Club, Alien 3, and Se7en, is working on his next project with streaming giant Netflix, a series titled Mindhunter. The second trailer for the serial killer series has just been released along with a new set of images. Written by Joe Penhall and Scott Buck, Mindhunter is based on the 1996 book ”Mindhunter: Inside the FBI’s Elite Serial Crime Unit’, by John Douglas, a former special agent, with Mark Olshaker. The book takes a look inside some of Douglas’ most high-profile cases, including the Atlanta child Killings, the Green River Killer, and the serial killer who slaughtered prostitutes in Alaska. Starring Jonathan Groff, Holt McCallanay, Anna Torv, and Hannah Gross, Mindhunter is set in 1979 and centers on the inquisitive and skilled FBI Agent Bill Tench (McCallany). Along with fellow serial killer investigator in the behavioral science unit, FBI Agent Holden Ford (Groff), Tench interviews serial killers to help them solve

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 1, 2017
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History Channel’s ‘American Ripper’ May Finally Prove The Identity Of Jack The Ripper

This July, an new series will be premiering on The History Channel, American Ripper. The 8-part series will delve into the possibility that the real identity of Jack The Ripper has been discovered through genetic testing and other evidence. The theory that Jack The Ripper was actually H. H. Holmes, the infamous American serial killer who built the killer hotel, has long been recognized as a possibility. The series will shed light on the belief that the two killers are one in the same with evidence that includes a published memoir by Holmes, clues from his childhood and early victims in Gilmanton, NH, crime scene photos, interviews with historians and detectives, new leads on the remains of Holmes’ murder victims, and more. Now, with the help of Jeff Mudgett, the great-great-grandson of Herman Mudgett (aka Holmes), there is a real chance that people might finally get more than speculation, real proof. Back in May we told you that the body

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 4, 2017
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Premiere Date Announced For Netflix’s New Series ‘Mindunter’ From The Director Of ‘Fight Club’

David Fincher, the director behind films such as Fight Club, Se7en, Zodiac, and Gone Girl, is gearing up to deliver his serial killer series Mindhunter. The series, set to premiere on Netflix this October, was penned by Joe Penhall and Scott Buck, based on the 1995 book ‘Mind Hunter: Inside the FBI’s Elite Serial Crime Unit’ written by John Douglas, a former special agent, and Mark Olshaker. The book, which also inspired the 2004 film, goes behind the scenes of high-profile cases that Douglas worked on such as the Green River Killer, the prostitute killer of Alaska, and Atlanta’s Wayne Williams, a serial killer who hunted down and murdered children. Starring Jonathan Groff, Holt McCallanay, Anna Torv, and Hannah Gross, set in 1979, “centers on the inquisitive and skilled FBI Agent Bill Tench (McCallany). Along with fellow serial killer investigator in the behavioral science unit, FBI Agent Hohlden Ford (Groff), Tench interviews serial killers to help them solve current murders.”

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 14, 2017
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New Series In The Works Based On The Atlanta Child Murders By A Serial Killer

One of the most infamous crimes to ever make headlines in Georgia was the child murders that took place in Atlanta from 1979 to 1980. The murders of twenty-nine, mostly-male, African-American children, teens, and young adults left the city in terror. Wayne Williams was arrested and convicted for the murder of two adults but has been linked to the child murders, though he maintains his innocence when it came to being blamed for the twenty-nine murders. FX is teaming up with actress Regina King for a new series about the murders. The show is based on Kim Reid’s 2007 memoir “No Place Safe”. Reid was 13 when the serial killer was at work. The series will be filmed from her point of view while she watches her mother worked to solve the case, Deadline reports. Regina King has a long list of great roles, including on the series American Crime, The Leftovers, Shameless, The Big Bang Theory, The Strain and

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 19, 2017

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David Tennant Stars As Serial Killer Dennis Nilsen In Limited Series “Des”

There are a lot of true crime fans, including myself. There are a lot of reasons why humanity is obsessed with serial killers and murders, be a it morbid curiosity or the desire to understand why they kill and what drives them. We often see films and series based on killers such as Charlie Manson, Ted Bundy, and Jeffrey Dohmer, this time we will see the story of a lesser-known, but still deadly killer, Dennis Nilsen. A new limited series is coming to ITV that delves into Scottish killer and necrophile Dennis Nilsen who viciously took the lives of twelve young men and boys between 1978 and 1983 in London. His victims were lured to his home, strangled, and sometimes drowned. Then he would bathe and dress the body which he kept for a time, before dissecting and destroying the remains by either fire or by flushing small segments at a time down a toilet. In the three-part series titled

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 27, 2020
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Leonardo DiCaprio Playing H.H. Holmes In New Series

Earlier this week we reported that Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio are teaming up again, this time to tell the real-life story of America’s first serial killer, Henry H. Holmes. Both men will also be executive producing. Today, we have an update. The Hulu series is based on the best-selling book “The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness” penned by Erik Lason. It follows “two men, one an architect, and the other Holmes, whose fates were forever linked by The Chicago World’s Fair of 1893: Daile H. Burnham, a brilliant and fastidious architect racing to make his mark on the world and Henry H. Holmes, a handsome and cunning doctor who fashioned his own pharmaceutical “Murder Castle” on the fairgrounds.” DiCaprio acquired the rights to the book nearly a decade ago. Now, the series is official, naming DiCaprio as playing the infamous H.H. Holmes. Paramount Television will produce, with Stacey Sher, Rick Yorn, Emma Koskoff, and Jennifer

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 13, 2019
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Leonardo DiCaprio And Martin Scorsese Team Up For “Devil In The White City”

Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese have long been attached to the adaptation of Erik Larson’s book The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness At the Fair That Changed America. The book, about the true story of serial killer Henry H. Holmes, was going to be adapted for film, but it looks like the plan has changed. It is headed to the small screen instead. Variety is reporting that both DiCaprio and Scorsese will executive produce Hulu‘s series “The Devil in the White City.” “The Devil in the White City” follows “two men, one an architect, and the other Holmes, whose fates were forever linked by The Chicago World’s Fair of 1893: Daile H. Burnham, a brilliant and fastidious architect racing to make his mark on the world and Henry H. Holmes, a handsome and cunning doctor who fashioned his own pharmaceutical “Murder Castle” on the fairgrounds.” Paramount Television will produce, with Stacey Sher, Rick Yorn, Emma Koskoff,

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 11, 2019
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New Series And Film Adaption In The Works For Lars Kepler’s Serial Killer Novels

There are a new series and film, based on the Lars Kepler’s series of thriller novels, on its way from Anonymous Content, according to Deadline. Lars Kepler is the pseudonym for the married Swedish writing team of Alexandra Coelho Ahndoril and Alexander Ahndoril. A film adaption of ‘The Sandman’ will kick off the franchise which Kepler and Niclas Salomonsson will executive produce. The television adaption of ‘The Hypnotist’ has a first look deal with Paramount Television. Kerry Kohansky-Roberts of Anonymous and Steve Golin will executive produce both the film and the series. ‘The Hypnotist’ is set in Tumba, Sweden, where a triple homicide catches the attention of Detective Inspector Joona Linna. The only witness, a boy who watched his family being butchered. It’s a miracle that the boy survived after receiving more than a hundred knife wounds. He remains in shock, but the detective is desperate for answers and turns to a hypnotist to unlock the boy’s memory of the

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 11, 2017
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Netflix Unleashes New Trailer For Serial Killer Drama ‘Mindhunter’

David Fincher, the brilliant mind behind films like Fight Club, Alien 3, and Se7en, is working on his next project with streaming giant Netflix, a series titled Mindhunter. The second trailer for the serial killer series has just been released along with a new set of images. Written by Joe Penhall and Scott Buck, Mindhunter is based on the 1996 book ”Mindhunter: Inside the FBI’s Elite Serial Crime Unit’, by John Douglas, a former special agent, with Mark Olshaker. The book takes a look inside some of Douglas’ most high-profile cases, including the Atlanta child Killings, the Green River Killer, and the serial killer who slaughtered prostitutes in Alaska. Starring Jonathan Groff, Holt McCallanay, Anna Torv, and Hannah Gross, Mindhunter is set in 1979 and centers on the inquisitive and skilled FBI Agent Bill Tench (McCallany). Along with fellow serial killer investigator in the behavioral science unit, FBI Agent Holden Ford (Groff), Tench interviews serial killers to help them solve

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 1, 2017
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History Channel’s ‘American Ripper’ May Finally Prove The Identity Of Jack The Ripper

This July, an new series will be premiering on The History Channel, American Ripper. The 8-part series will delve into the possibility that the real identity of Jack The Ripper has been discovered through genetic testing and other evidence. The theory that Jack The Ripper was actually H. H. Holmes, the infamous American serial killer who built the killer hotel, has long been recognized as a possibility. The series will shed light on the belief that the two killers are one in the same with evidence that includes a published memoir by Holmes, clues from his childhood and early victims in Gilmanton, NH, crime scene photos, interviews with historians and detectives, new leads on the remains of Holmes’ murder victims, and more. Now, with the help of Jeff Mudgett, the great-great-grandson of Herman Mudgett (aka Holmes), there is a real chance that people might finally get more than speculation, real proof. Back in May we told you that the body

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 4, 2017
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Premiere Date Announced For Netflix’s New Series ‘Mindunter’ From The Director Of ‘Fight Club’

David Fincher, the director behind films such as Fight Club, Se7en, Zodiac, and Gone Girl, is gearing up to deliver his serial killer series Mindhunter. The series, set to premiere on Netflix this October, was penned by Joe Penhall and Scott Buck, based on the 1995 book ‘Mind Hunter: Inside the FBI’s Elite Serial Crime Unit’ written by John Douglas, a former special agent, and Mark Olshaker. The book, which also inspired the 2004 film, goes behind the scenes of high-profile cases that Douglas worked on such as the Green River Killer, the prostitute killer of Alaska, and Atlanta’s Wayne Williams, a serial killer who hunted down and murdered children. Starring Jonathan Groff, Holt McCallanay, Anna Torv, and Hannah Gross, set in 1979, “centers on the inquisitive and skilled FBI Agent Bill Tench (McCallany). Along with fellow serial killer investigator in the behavioral science unit, FBI Agent Hohlden Ford (Groff), Tench interviews serial killers to help them solve current murders.”

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 14, 2017
Horror Fuel

New Series In The Works Based On The Atlanta Child Murders By A Serial Killer

One of the most infamous crimes to ever make headlines in Georgia was the child murders that took place in Atlanta from 1979 to 1980. The murders of twenty-nine, mostly-male, African-American children, teens, and young adults left the city in terror. Wayne Williams was arrested and convicted for the murder of two adults but has been linked to the child murders, though he maintains his innocence when it came to being blamed for the twenty-nine murders. FX is teaming up with actress Regina King for a new series about the murders. The show is based on Kim Reid’s 2007 memoir “No Place Safe”. Reid was 13 when the serial killer was at work. The series will be filmed from her point of view while she watches her mother worked to solve the case, Deadline reports. Regina King has a long list of great roles, including on the series American Crime, The Leftovers, Shameless, The Big Bang Theory, The Strain and

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 19, 2017