Murder to Movies

Murder to Movies : The Real Story behind Hollywood's Darkest Films explores the true crimes that inspired some of cinema's most famous works.

It contains a fascinating collection of seventeen movies based on real crimes from around the world that have been turned into famous movies. From the two Zodiac killers that served as the basis, respectively, for Bong Joon-Ho's Memories of Murder and David Fincher's Zodiac to the gang of privileged teens who burgled celebrities' homes in the late Aughts (dramatized in Sofia Coppola's The Bling Ring), the book covers an admirable range of crime history across different time periods and cultural contexts. In addition, Murder to Movies reveals film inspiration, isucg as, was Barbara Graham, executed in a gas chamber, really guilty of murder? And who was the Korean Zodiac, the most famous serial killer in Korean history? The criminals and victims are from all classes and ages. They include a Japanese prostitute, a Scottish aristocrat, fifth in line to the throne, the Jamaican outlaw who inspired The Harder They Come, the teenage psychopath behind James Cagney's most famous roles, and the most infamous unsolved case of the 20th century.