Tag: true crime

Book Review – Branden Chowen on The Demon Next Door by Bryan Burrough

Title: The Demon Next Door Author: Bryan Burrough Published: 2019 Publisher: Audible Studios Audiobook Narrator: Steve White — The Demon Next Door by Bryan Burrough, one of the Audible Original options for the month of March, 2019, is a fascinating, terrible tale of a psychopath in a small town that managed to slip through the…


Book Review – Branden Chowen on Zodiac Unmasked by Robert Graysmith

Title: Zodiac Unmasked: The Identity of America’s Most Elusive Serial Killer Revealed Author: Robert Graysmith Published: 2002 Publisher: Berkley Books Audiobook Narrator: Robert Graysmith — David Fincher’s Zodiac (2007) is one of my favorite films of all-time. It is one that I have always wanted to discuss on The Cinefessions Podcast, and came really close to…


Book Review – Branden Chowen on I Will Find You: Solving Killer Cases from My Life Fighting Crime by Joe Kenda

Title: I Will Find You: Solving Killer Cases from My Life Fighting Crime Author: Joe Kenda Published: 2017 Publisher: Center Street Audiobook Narrator: Joe Kenda — If you’re at all into true crime, you might be familiar with the Investigation Discovery channel, as it’s essentially a TV channel dedicated to the genre. On ID, there is…


Book Review – Branden Chowen on The Last Days of August by Jon Ronson

Title: The Last Days of AugustAuthor: Jon RonsonPublished: 2019Publisher: Audible StudiosAudiobook Narrator: Jon Ronson — The Last Days of August is a fascinating look inside a tragedy that most of the world ignored because it happened to a porn actress. Jon Ronson set out on this journey because he believed the reason the beautiful, 23-year…


The Cinefessions Podcast – Episode 37 – Making a Murderer: Part Two

Welcome to the 37th episode of The Cinefessions Podcast! This week, we are glad to wrap up the Netflix Original Docuseries Making a Murderer. This is the second half of a two-part special on this series. Subscribe to the Show on iTunes or Android! You can follow along with this series by watching Making a Murderer on Netflix. Next week,…


The Cinefessions Podcast – Episode 36 – Making a Murderer: Part One

Welcome to the 36th episode of The Cinefessions Podcast! This week, the podcast turns from the comedy/horror series Ash vs Evil Dead to the much darker and truer documentary series from Netflix that is all the rage right now: Making a Murderer. This is really part one of a two-part special where Branden, Ashe, and Marc review episodes one…


Movie Review – Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986)

Title: Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer Runtime: 83 minutes Director: John McNaughton — This is the first time I’ve seen this film from start to finish, and I won’t soon forget it. It’s far from perfect – the acting outside the three leads is questionable at best – but the script is actually smarter…