Episode 75. Crime Spree: Henry, Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986) and Zodiac (2007)

This month, Andrea and Alex pull back the veil on narrative cinema and the true-crime phenomena. From John McNaughton’s nightmarish debut to David Fincher’s gumshoe epic, the answers to our response and responsibility to real-life events is almost always more complex than they appear on the surface. Class of 2019 T-shirts are available now at Twisted Ts!  Salem Horror Fest – Tickets to our live show on October 5th are on sale now! The Fack Dispatch – Subscribe to our BRAND NEW monthly newsletter! REQUIRED READING Henry, Portrait of a Serial Killer. Dir. John McNaughton, 1986. Zodiac. Dir. David Fincher, 2007. EXTRA CREDIT Violence Incorporated: John McNaughton’s “Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer” and the Uses of Gratuitous Violence in Popular Narrative. Steffen Hantke’s in-depth examination of violence in the film. Regarding the Pain of Others. Susan Sontag’s follow up to On Photography.   I’ll Be Gone in the Dark. Michelle McNamara’s search for the Golden State Killer.   The Ethical Dilemma of Highbrow True Crime. Alice Bolin discusses how true crime went from guilty pleasure to pop culture phenomenon. LISTEN Right click or option-click here and choose “Save Target As“