Killer Legends
2014 · 86 min · Director: Joshua Zeman
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Four timeless urban legends continue to haunt the psyche of the American public. This documentary follows filmmakers Joshua Zeman and Rachel Mills as they investigate the true crimes that may have spawned these urban legends, while exploring how these myths evolved and why we continue to believe. The documentary probes the following legends: The Candyman: The film travels viewers to Houston, Texas, to explore the legend of tainted candy that strikes fear in parents every Halloween. Though the legend is prolific, in actuality there is only one documented case of a child dying from tainted candy: 8-year-old Timothy O'Bryan. Timothy was poisoned on Halloween by a real life monster who used the legend to hide his crime, earning him the nickname, The Candyman. The Baby-Sitter and the Man Upstairs: As the legend goes, a babysitter tormented by a twisted caller, learns that the sadistic calls are coming from inside the house. While the babysitter has become the go-to victim in so many of our horror films, does the same hold true in real life? Tragically, the answer is yes - as our filmmakers discover in the unsolved murder of Janett Christman - a babysitter who was slain in Columbia, MO, in 1950. The Hookman: The filmmakers investigate the "Moonlight Murders" of Texarkana that some believe sparked "The Hook" urban legend of the 50s & 60s. Based upon the legend of two teens lovers terrorized by a madman with a hook for a hand, Killer Legends will investigate this real life case of a killer known as The Phantom, who in 1946 attacked five couples parked on lovers' lanes. This unsolved crime that has created its own unique urban legend in Texarkana, perpetuated by a town that refuses to forget. The Killer Clown: In Chicago, the filmmakers investigate the "phantom clown" scares that have been spontaneously occurring since the 1980s. In cities across the globe, clowns have been spotted in vans trying to snatch children. Is this just a case of hysteria, manifested by fears of coulrophobia (the fear of clowns), or is there something much more serious at work? Chicago's creepy clown past, from John Wayne Gacy to Bozo, is explored in an attempt to answer the question of how clowns became so evil, and why they continue to haunt our nightmares.
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Killer Legends (2014) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 35%, Curiosity 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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The strongest emotional signals are Fear, Curiosity, Anxiety. Genres: History, Documentary, Crime. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Fear, Curiosity and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 6.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 65/100.
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Emotional journey
- Disturbing
- Curiosity
- Sadness
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Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Disturbing | Curiosity | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Disturbing | 72 % | 68 % | 67 % | 30 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 6′ | Curiosity | 71 % | 66 % | 68 % | 30 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Disturbing | 71 % | 64 % | 68 % | 29 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Curiosity | 68 % | 56 % | 65 % | 35 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 19′ | Sadness | 65 % | 51 % | 63 % | 41 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 24′ | Curiosity | 64 % | 49 % | 64 % | 31 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 28′ | Curiosity | 66 % | 55 % | 63 % | 35 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Sadness | 74 % | 68 % | 63 % | 57 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Disturbing | 78 % | 74 % | 61 % | 65 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Disturbing | 77 % | 71 % | 55 % | 55 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 45′ | Tension | 80 % | 70 % | 56 % | 51 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 49′ | Sadness | 83 % | 75 % | 64 % | 59 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 54′ | Curiosity | 80 % | 75 % | 69 % | 54 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Disturbing | 73 % | 66 % | 68 % | 39 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Curiosity | 66 % | 57 % | 65 % | 26 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Curiosity | 65 % | 54 % | 66 % | 18 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Curiosity | 69 % | 59 % | 66 % | 26 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Disturbing | 77 % | 73 % | 61 % | 51 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Sadness | 79 % | 76 % | 56 % | 57 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Disturbing | 73 % | 72 % | 55 % | 43 % |
Man in a hole
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Peggy Loomis
Details
- Directed by
- Joshua Zeman
- Written by
- Joshua Zeman
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2014
- Runtime
- 86 min
- Country
- United States
- Genres
- History, Documentary, Crime
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Fear
- Data updated
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