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THE WEST MEMPHIS THREE and the Satanic Hysteria Explained
On May 5, 1993, in West Memphis, Arkansas, Pam Hobbs reluctantly allowed her eight-year-old son, Stevie Branch, to leave the house.
MISERY Explained: Annie Wilkes as an Angel of Death
When a long-awaited child comes into the world, new parents are often lost and overwhelmed by the sudden responsibility.
TAXI DRIVER Explained: The Truth Behind Travis Bickle
Taxi Driver. Veteran. Self-proclaimed guardian. Travis Bickle.
THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER Explained: The Death of Innocence
He was born in West Virginia as Herman Drenth, but for most of his life, he was known as Harry Powers.
SUNSET BLVD. Decoded: Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up
When Joe first crosses the threshold of Norma’s mansion—still unaware of who lives there and how it will affect his life as an unfulfilled...
THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS Decoded: Fascinating Evil
In the history of cinema, there has never been—and likely will not be for a long time—a character who has presented the dangerously fascinating...
8 SHOCKING CRIMINAL CASES Worthy Of A Film Adaptation
Mysterious, intriguing, unexplained—sometimes a sign of the times and a symbol of an era, other times so bizarre that they give rise to hundreds of...
PLANET OF THE APES: Everything You Need to Know About the 1968–2001 Saga
In 1963, nine years after writing the war epic The Bridge on the River Kwai, French writer Pierre Boulle published the science fiction novel Planet of...