REEL CRIMES: A True Crime and Movie Podcast

Legend, Myth, or ancient true crime, the story of Shawney Bean and his monsterous family of flesh-eating murderers has been retold for centuries.In 1974, coming off of his directorial debut, The Last House on the Left, Director Wes Craven was searching for ideas for his next story in the New York Public Library archives. When he ran across the the story of Alexander “Shawney” Beane and his brood of butchers, Craven decided to craft a story of an All-American family on their way to California who get terrorized by a family of desert-dwelling psychopaths with an unspeakable taste for human flesh and monstrous brutality.

Back with a bonus episode, Melissa, Steven and Brion discuss the movie trope of Indian Burial Grounds, their origins, and the moral implications of their use in pop culture.Please like, subscribe, and share!Connect with us and subscribe to the show at https://linktr.ee/reelcrimes

Between 1976 and 1977, “The .44 caliber Killer” as he was known in the press, murdered six people and injured seven more in shootings across the Bronx, Queens, and Brooklyn. He targeted young women and young couples, including, most famously, couples parked in cars at night and left cryptic messages, taunting the police and calling himself the “Son of Sam”.23 years later, Director Spike Lee produced the crime thriller “Summer of Sam”, chronicaling the effects of a group of residents in New York, living through  the killer's reign  of terror. On this episode we'll take a look at the 1999 film, ‘Summer of Sam'' directed by Spike Lee, starring John Leguizamo, Adrien Brody, and Mira Sorvino as well as the year-long murder spree and bizare investigation that inspired it.Sex, drugs, disco, a record-setting heat wave, 24 hour blackout, and a city terrorized by a gun toting serial killer who claimed to take orders from his neighbor's dog.This is the story of the notorious serial killer David Berkowitz, known as the Son of Sam, and the Spike Lee joint he inspired.

On this episode we'll take a look at the 1979 film, The Amityville Horror, a story about George and Kathy Lutz and their tale of intense dread and chilling horror that would inspire several books and more than half a dozen films.Bleeding walls, glowing red eyes, forces of evil commanding you to GET OUT, and swarms of flies...This is the story of the Amityville Horror and the events, both real and imagined, that created an American Horror story that has thrilled audiences for over 60 years.Please like, subscribe, and share!Connect with us and subscribe to the show at https://linktr.ee/reelcrimes

On May 19, 1981, Laura Susan Ramsay and Robert Mountford Jr. were hiking the Appalachian Trail in Virginia.The pair were social workers from Maine and were using their trip to raise money for a school for mentally challenged children run by Rob Mountford's mother.While they were staying at the Wapiti Shelter in Giles VA, Robert Mountford was shot in the head with a .22-caliber pistol, and Laura Ramsay was bludgeoned with a piece of iron and then stabbed repeatedly with a knife and a long nail. Randall Lee Smith was convicted of the crime and served 15 years before getting out of prison on parole, only to strike again, 27 years after his original crimes. Find out more on this bonus episode of REEL CRIMES, as we dive into the horrific true crime story of the The Appalachian Trail Murderer.Please like, subscribe, and share!Connect with us and subscribe to the show at https://linktr.ee/reelcrimes

On August 22, 1972, at 2:58 pm, 3 men attempted to rob a branch of the Chase Manhattan bank in Brooklyn, New York..John Wojtowicz, a troubled Vietnam veteran, and two accomplices tried to stage a daring bank heist, hoping to snatch nearly 200,000 dollars in cash. Ill-advised, and poorly managed, the caper quickly went off the rails, leading to a tense hostage situation between police, the FBI, Wotojtwicz, and the bank employees stuck in the middle. On this episode we'll take a look at the 1975 film DOG DAY AFTERNOON, written by Frank Pierson, Directed by Sidney Lument, and starring Al Pachino.Stolen cash, hostage negotiations, tv cameras, chanting crowds and the desperate men that started it all - this is the story of John Wojtowicz and the failed bank heist on a hot summer day in New York that captured the nation's attention.

In 1948 Alfred Hitchcock would unveil his first color feature film, ROPE, a darkly satisfying crime thriller full of tense voyeurism and wicked narcissism about two precocious young men who attempt to prove they have committed the perfect crime by hosting a dinner party after strangling one of their former classmates to death. A brilliant achievement of experimental cinematography and gripping suspense, it pales in comparison to the shocking events, grisly murder, and sensationalized trial that inspired it.Join me and my guest, Alex Mattson, as we discuss the film and the true crime events it is based on. Please like, subscribe, and share!Connect with us and subscribe to the show at https://linktr.ee/reelcrimes

WARNING: SPOILERS! We do talk in detail about the film, so do not listen if you do not want to be spoiled.Brion, Melissa, and Steven return to the scene of the crime to take a look at the latest installment of the SCREAM franchise.  Having recently completed their SCREAMathon, the terrible trio are ready to talk about the blockbuster horror film, discuss their feeling on what went right, and even vent a little about what went wrong. Grab your popcorn and get ready to laugh along as these Reel Fans dive back into Woodsboro one more time!Please like, subscribe, and share!Connect with us and subscribe to the show at https://linktr.ee/reelcrimes

Experience the horror sensation all over again, just in time for Scream 5.On this episode we discuss the 1996 film SCREAM, starring Neve Campbell, Courtney Cox, David Arquette, Skeet Ulrich, Drew Barrymore and Matthew Lillard - and the horrific true events that inspired it.Masked killers, mistaken identities, grotesque murder rituals and a small town caught in the terrifying grasp of a cold-blodded serial killer - this is the story of the Gainseville Ripper and the Horror franchise that it inspired.Welcome to REEL CRIMES!Please like, subscribe, and share!Connect with us and subscribe to the show at https://linktr.ee/reelcrimes

On this BONUS EPISODE, I want to share a very personal story about me, and my Meeting with a Monster.It was the summer of 1992. I was 21 years old and living with my girlfriend. We went to a party and I ran across a man that would later savagely murder a young girl and end up on Death Row.Please like, subscribe, and share!Connect with us and subscribe to the show at https://linktr.ee/reelcrimes

On this episode, we'll take a look at the 1967 film IN COLD BLOOD adapted from the groundbreaking novel by Truman Capote and the horrific true events that both the book and film are based on.A tragic and senseless murder of an unsuspecting family, and of the subsequent capture, trial, and execution of their cold-blooded killers. Home Invasion on the high plains of Western Kansas and a story that shocked a Nation.Please like, subscribe, and share!For more information about this episode, show notes, and links, visit www.reelcrimespod.com.Subscribe on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, or wherever awesome podcasts are found.Connect with us:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/reelcrimesTwitter: https://twitter.com/reelcrimesInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/reelcrimesYouTube: https://bit.ly/3IhRTZWTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@reelcrimesWebsite: http://www.reelcrimespod.com

 In 1973, Terrence Malick's debut film "Badlands" shocked audiences with its unique blend of peerless poeticism, eerie violence and detached melancholy. Inspired by the real-life murder spree of Charles Starkweather who in 1958, with his underage girl friend Caril Ann Fugate, went on a killing rampage that left 11 dead, and became a national sensation building a cult-like following and larger than life mythology.On this episode I am joined by my friend and self-proclaimed "vidiot" Brad Larsen to discuss the film and the shocking real events that inspired it. Please like, subscribe, and share!For more information about this episode, show notes, and links, visit www.reelcrimespod.com.Subscribe on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, or wherever awesome podcasts are found.Connect with us:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/reelcrimesTwitter: https://twitter.com/reelcrimesInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/reelcrimesYouTube: https://bit.ly/3IhRTZWTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@reelcrimesWebsite: http://www.reelcrimespod.com

My name is Brion Salazar and I will be your host for what I hope will be an entertaining and unique journey as we take a look at some terrific movies, and the real life events and true crime that they are based on or inspired by.Every episode of REEL CRIMES I will be joined by a guest, a friend or friends of mine, to discuss one specific film and the true events that inspired it, comparing fact to fiction and diving down a rabbit whole of real events that ended up on the silver screen.In season one, we will be looking at movies from different genres, including horror, thrillers, westerns and more, as well as the real life events they are based on. Be warned, we will be talking about both the film and the true events in detail, so every episode will contain spoilers as well as graphic details about real life crimes that some listeners may find disturbing.If you would like to contact me, you can email mail@reelcrimespod.com, or visit our website at www.reelcrimespod.com. I am also available on twitter, instagram, facebook, and TikTok  under the user name “reelcrimes”.I hope you will join me and my friends as we take a look at some of our favorite films and the completely bizarre, often horrifying, and incredibly hard to believe true stories that inspired them.Welcome to REEL CRIMES.

I'm Brion Salazar the host of REEL CRIMES, the podast of Murder, Mayhem, and Movies -  where Hollywood meets Homicide, and the truth is absolutely stranger than fiction.Each episode I'll be taking a deep dive into one of my favorite  films that is based on or inspired by true events. On season One of Reel Crimes we'll be covering movies from different genres including Thriller, Horror, Western, and more. I hope you will join me and my friends as we take a unique look at true crime through the lens of pop culture and compare the real events to the box office magic. You can join us by searching for Reel Crimes - That's, REEL with two E's - wherever podcasts are found, or by visiting ReelCrimesPod.com Welcome to REEL CRIMESPlease like, subscribe, and share!Connect with us and subscribe to the show at https://linktr.ee/reelcrimes