Murder Made Fiction

This month, Amanda is going back in time to the Salem Witch Hunts of 1692-1693. Instead of doing the primer solo, she is joined by Margo Burns, a Salem Witch Hunts historian and direct descendant of Rebecca Nurse. Wanna...

Welcome to Murder Made Fiction, a podcast that analyzes fictional adaptations of true crime. From the direct adaptations, to the loose inspirations, join host Amanda Jane Stern as she dives into the wide world where...

Here's a sneak peek at our Patreon episode on Bonnie and Clyde: The Musical (2024) with special guest director Nick Winston. Like what you hear? Head on over to www.patreon.com/murdermadefiction and become a Patron...

Bonnie and Clyde month comes to a close this week with the most recent movie in the cannon: The Highwaymen (2019). Christopher James of I Love Horror joins Amanda to talk through whether telling this story from the...

Here's a sneak peek at our Patreon episode on Bonnie and Clyde vs Dracula (2008) with special guests Michael Varrati (Midnight Mass) andTiffany Shepis (Casualty Friday) Like what you hear? Head on over to...

Bonnie and Clyde month continues with the David DeCoteau output Bonnie & Clyde: Justified. Yes, that is the man who directed A Talking Cat!?! and Voodoo Academy, so be prepared for hunky men. Joining Amanda on the...

Here's a sneak peek at our Patreon episode on Teenage Bonnie and Klepto Clyde (1993) with special guests Eli Bosnick (God Awful Movies) and Kolleen Carney (For Unlawful Cinematic Knowledge) Like what you hear? Head on...

Bonnie and Clyde month continues with the most famous movie of the month: Bonnie and Clyde (1967). Amanda is joined by special guest, historian and archivist, Erik Rebain to breakdown this movie. Wanna connect with the...

Bonnie and Clyde month continues with our first movie: The Bonnie Parker Story (1958). This movie made the baffling choice to change Clyde's name to Guy. To unpack this baffling decision, Amanda is joined by special...

Between 1932 and 1934 outlaws Bonnie Elizabeth Parker and Clyde Champion Barrow traveled the American West, robbing small stores, filling stations, banks and shooting anyone who got in their way. The duo had the press...

Our month of John List coverage wraps up with Taye Diggs in the Tubi title Stepfather (2026). Aside from a great lead performance, this one is a dud. Not only is it strangely more of a remake of the 2009 film, but it...

Our second John List title is Nelson McCormick's 2009 remake, The Stepfather starring Dylan Walsh and (often shirtless) Penn Badgley. It's bigger and longer and gender swaps the teen character...but curiously doesn't do...

Our month of John List titles begins with the original The Stepfather (1987). Starring a magnetic Terry O'Quinn, this Reagan-era slasher film is the perfect takedown of outdated "father knows best" patriarchal beliefs...

Here's a sneak peek at our all new Patreon episode on Episodes 1-2 of Ryan Murphy's The Watcher limited series. Like what you hear? Head on over to www.patreon.com/murdermadefiction and become a Patron for more...

In November, 1971 mild-mannered accountant John List murdered his entire family. He then fled town and started a brand-new life in a whole new State. How long did he get away with his crimes? Tune in to find out. Wanna...