Here's a sneak peek at our all new Patreon episode on the premiere episode of Netflix's Apple Cider Vinegar, "Toxic." Like what you hear? Head on over to www.patreon.com/murdermadefiction and become a Patron for more exclusive bonus content today! Theme Music: Murder on the Artlist Express Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoi…

Today’s conversation is with Don Cameron. Don is the cofounder of Crypto Glasgow and a familiar voice on the podcast. It’s been 14 months since our last conversation in December 2023, when Bitcoin closed at $42K—and a lot has changed since then. This is a bull run special. Expect to learn: 🚀 What stage of the market we’re in right now and how to re…

Jenn and Joe dig into some recent mail about Ted Bundy & GRK, and the Breen half of the Donner Party. Wanna connect with the show? Follow us @murdermfiction (BlueSky & Instagram) or send us an email: [email protected] > Jenn: @jennferatu > Joe: @bstolemyremote Wanna support the show? Join us on Patreon (patreon.com/murdermadefiction) for …

Brenna and Joe are back for another mailbag, with recommendations from Tea, Books and Chocolate, gentle criticism about Heartstopper S03 and a call to action from Miriam, and request for coverage about child actor exploitation on set from Victoria. Want to recommend a book or participate in a new iteration of Banned Book Club? Contribute your sugge…

In anticipation of our Patreon coverage of Netflix's Apple Cider Vinegar, here's a mini-primer on Australian wellness influencer Belle Gibson, who lied about her cancer diagnosis and bilked a bunch of charities. Like what you hear? Head on over to www.patreon.com/murdermadefiction and become a Patron for more than 44 hours of exclusive bonus conten…

Rachel and Jenn complete their detour into Charles Bronson’s filmography with the bizarre and bombastic Death Wish 3 (1985). They killed the Giggler!!! Wanna keep up with the show? @girlsontheboys > Jenn: @jennferatu - @LosersClubPod, @theladykpod, @SfAntagonist, @MurderMFiction > Rachel: @VinylGrrrl - @HalloweeniesPod, @LosersClubPod If you like t…

Break in your ballet shoes and for God's sake, let this girl climax (!) because we are talking about Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan. From Natalie Portman's Oscar winning performance to this stacked cast to its immersive handheld camera, Black Swan is a big fave, even if Nina's passivity can be frustrating to watch. Plus: debate about Thomas' sexual …

Here's a sneak peek at our all new Patreon episode on Damian McCarthy's sophomore feature Oddity (2024), which is going to scare the pants off of you! Like what you hear? Head on over to www.patreon.com/horrorqueers and become a Patron for more exclusive bonus content today! Theme Music: Alexander Nakarada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit me…

For this episode, Nichole dives into the messy thriller waters of 1992’s The Hand the Rock the Rocks the Cradle. Maybe not a film that wears the horror genre on its sleeve but there are twists, turns, and a couple fairly brutal kills. This episodes focuses on Solomon, the family handyman with an intellectual disability played by Ernie Hudson. No ma…

In 2005, Greg McLean’s bleak horror film Wolf Creek made waves with its unflinching cruelty and disturbing violence. Adding to the terror is the film’s opening claims that this horrific story was based on actual events. But how closely does McLean keep to this upsetting source material? Jenn walks Joe through the harrowing true stories of Bradley M…

Today’s conversation is with Adam Sinclair, founder of Sterling Sinclair Removals & Storage (SSR). Adam’s a former professional rugby player, who transitioned into business after his sports career didn’t quite go as planned. But instead of starting from scratch, he took the mindset, discipline, and resilience from elite sports and applied them to b…

Here's a sneak peek at our all new full-length Patreon episode on Oz Perkins' dark horror comedy The Monkey (2025). Like what you hear? Head on over to www.patreon.com/horrorqueers and become a Patron for more exclusive bonus content today! Theme Music: Alexander Nakarada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

Pull out your sheep trotters and dance with that giant tongue door because we're discussing Stephen Sayadian's 1989 pseudo-sequel Dr. Caligari! Join us as we try to piece together just what is going on in this bizarre little movie. From forced transitions to horny cannibals, we don't think the director of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari could have ever…

Here's a sneak peek at our all new Patreon episode on Trey Parker's Cannibal! The Musical (1993), which concludes our month on Survival Cannibalism Like what you hear? Head over to www.patreon.com/murdermadefiction and become a Patron to hear this episode and others on Yellowjackets S01-2, Ravenous and 40+ hours more! Theme Music: Murder on the Art…

Terry and Joe are back to discuss David Cronenberg's 2012 adaptation of Don DeLillo's novel Cosmopolis. This is a challenging, occasionally unsatisfying film: the film wasn't particularly well received, though star Robert Pattinson is great. Plus: a wild cast (including a last minute antagonist), finance and tech-speak, a souped up stretch limo, an…

Stay away from that sideshow attraction and watch out for murderous sleepwalkers because we're discussing Robert Weine's classic 1920 silent film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, believed by many to be the first true horror film ever made! Join us as we go on a tour of pre-WWII German history and learn about German Expressionism to see how Caligari cam…

Here's a sneak peek at our all new Patreon audio commentary on David Twohy and Vin Diesel's franchise starter, Pitch Black (2000). Like what you hear? Head on over to www.patreon.com/horrorqueers and become a Patron for more exclusive bonus content today! Theme Music: Alexander Nakarada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

After a month of survival cannibalism texts, including Yellowjackets, Alive, Society of the Snow, The Donner Party, Alfred Packer, Ravenous, and Cannibal! The Musical, we're ready to discuss our overall thoughts. This includes religion, manifest destiny, and gender roles. Plus: Jenn and Joe each pick their favorite text, ask for listener recommenda…

Brenna and Joe return to discuss My Old Ass (2024), our second Megan Park text (after The Fallout). Don't let the title put you off! This is an extremely sweet and charming coming of age film, although as listener Spencer wondered: is this more for millennials than actual teens? We tackle the question, as well as the hilarious reverse "coming out" …

Alfred Packer was no wilderness guide, or at least he wasn’t a talented one. This quirky prospector was known to be a petty thief and compulsive liar who shifted around from job to job. But in 1874, he convinced 5 men to follow him into the woods for what was supposed to be a seven-day trip. Months later, Packer emerged from the woods alone and str…

Today’s conversation is with Tj Power. Tj Power is a neuroscientist, speaker, and expert in mental well-being, who breaks down the DOSE Effect—how Dopamine, Oxytocin, Serotonin, and Endorphins shape our mood, motivation, and overall mental health. Expect to learn: The truth about dopamine and why we’re hooked on short-term pleasure The truth about …

In 1846, the Donner-Reed Party set out from Independence, Missouri to make the journey west to a better life in California. In this mini-primer, Joe tells Jenn about the calamities that befell the group and left them stranded for the winter, forcing them to resort to cannibalism. Wanna hear the full story? Join us on Patreon (patreon.com/murdermade…

Rachel and Jenn hitch up their saddles and ride on out to Utah to talk about widows, outlaws, assassins, and harmonicas in Sergio Leone’s Once Upon a Time in the West. You brought two pods too many. Wanna keep up with the show?@girlsontheboys > Jenn: @jennferatu - @LosersClubPod, @theladykpod, @SfAntagonist, @MurderMFiction > Rachel: @VinylGrrrl - …

Considering Joe's relationship with the "franchise", it's about time...we covered an Amityville film! To coincide with the release of Oz Perkins' The Monkey, we're checking out the "haunted clock" entry of the Amityville "series" and this one is a hoot. C/W: the dog dies Up for discussion: Rusty's "delinquency", VPL, surprisingly gnarly practical F…

Here's a sneak peek at our all new Patreon episode on Josh Ruben's Valentine's Day-set rom-com slasher Heart Eyes (2025). Like what you hear? Head on over to www.patreon.com/horrorqueers and become a Patron for more exclusive bonus content today! Theme Music: Alexander Nakarada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

You may know the story of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, but you’ve never seen it told so intimately and with so much harrowing heart as in J.A. Bayona’s Society of the Snow. Adapted from the book by Pablo Vierci, the film achieves terrifying accuracy with painstaking recreations, on-location filming, and a young cast of South American newcomers. …

Nichole continues to explore the theme of metal meets flesh. For this episode, she explores new film Companion, which has a couple of ideas and themes that made it a must-cover. Bodily autonomy, how and what we define as human, and who deserves agency of their own being? Yep, we’re going there. Additional Reading: Vincent D Amante. Companion (2025)…

Today’s conversation is your guide for getting Jacked and Lean this year. We have a roundtable format and my guests are the returning David Hatt, Founder of MTN Coaching, and a debut for my good friend Alex Caldwell. Alex is Head Coach & Head of Coach Development at MTN Coaching. Together, we break down the four essential pillars of transforming yo…

Jenn and Joe discuss the S02 finale of Yellowjackets as part of our binge sprint of the show in advance of S03. Like what you hear? Head on over to www.patreon.com/murdermadefiction and become a Patron for more exclusive bonus content today, including nine episodes covering the entirety of Yellowjackets' first two seasons! Theme Music: Murder on th…

Joe and Terry return to the world of Twin Peaks to talk about the series' most explosive episode (Part 8) which features the birth of Bob in the Trinity nuclear bomb test. Lots to discuss, including the arrival of Diane (Laura Dern), how Twin Peaks: The Return is a synthesis of all of Lynch's interests to date, and our reactions to various side cha…

Put on your abstinence ring and head over to the local swimming hole because we're discussing Mitchell Lichtenstein's 2007 horror comedy Teeth! Join us as we go all in on this seemingly forgotten relic of the aughts, praising its handling of some admittedly difficult subject matter while masterfully balancing the tone without sacrificing sincerity.…

Today’s conversation is with Kelsi Sheren. Kelsi is a former CanadianArtillery Gunner,author,TEDx speaker, andhost of The Kelsi Sheren Perspective. At just19 years old, Kelsi deployed toAfghanistan, serving alongside theBlack Watch & Third Scot Battalion. The intensity of combat led toPTSD and traumatic brain injury (TBI), which drastically reshape…

Here's a sneak peek at our all new Patreon minisode on the Sophie Thatcher/Jack Quaid comedy horror film, Companion (2025). Like what you hear? Head on over to www.patreon.com/horrorqueers and become a Patron for more exclusive bonus content today! Theme Music: Alexander Nakarada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…