I’m expecting a dozen people or so will roll their eyes when they see this headline. The same dozen people that I keep texting to tell them to listen to the podcast Beth’s Dead . If you spend any time on True Crime Reddit, you’ll see that Beth’s Dead has a lot of haters. And I do understand some of the criticism. The person who told me to listen to the show is someone with perfect taste. And she described it as a “good podcast to put on while cleaning the house.” If that pers

I’ve often and loudly proclaimed that The Strangers (2008) is incredibly offensive to me because it’s based on real life events. Now, this is somewhat bold and contradictory of me, considering I have an entire brand and podcast focused on exploring the history of horror. Horror is the exploitation of human fear. All horror films do this. So why did I take issue with The Strangers? So what if The Strangers was inspired by real events, is that more upsetting than Psycho (1960)