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Title: Killer Legends (2014)
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Rachel Mills | ... |
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Joshua Zeman | ... |
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Stephen Winick | ... |
Himself - American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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James Presley | ... |
Himself - Author, A Town in Terror
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Casey Roberts | ... |
Himself - Media Manager at Texas A&M, Texarkana
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Bill Ellis | ... |
Himself - Professor Emeritus, Penn State
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Robby Robertson | ... |
Himself - Director, Texarkana Parks and Rec
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Mark Bledsoe | ... |
Himself - Phantom Expert
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Jereme Kennington | ... |
Himself - Local Phantom Expert
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Ed Goad | ... |
Himself - Ret. Lt. Pasadena Police Dept.
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Craig Smyser | ... |
Himself - Former Reporter, Houston Chronicle
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Mike Hinton | ... |
Himself - Former Asst. District Attorney
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David Crump | ... |
Himself - Professor of Law, University of Houston
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Carol Haley Holt | ... |
Herself - Friend of Janett Christman
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Mary Beth Brown | ... |
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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... Written by Anonymous
Just like the directors other documentary, Cropsey, I found myself interested in the concept, but it really just let me down. It has a few little interesting moments, such as the clown segment, but overall it doesn't give a whole lot of information that you couldn't find online yourself with a little bit of research.
The film explores the concept of how certain urban legends come from real crimes that actually happened. In theory this sounds good, but it ends up kind of covering what we could already assume. It also covers some stories that have already been covered before, such as the case of the poison pixie stick a kid ate on Halloween. It would have been more interesting to hear about urban legends that came from surprising real events. I think Cropsey did the same thing. It was a documentary that had a good concept but just kinda goes into territory that is less relevant and becomes boring. It also seems ridiculous how the filmmakers try to "solve" these crimes themselves, as if they are going to find something that the tons of people who investigated it before them, including police and other interested people. I just knew that they wouldn't discover anything new or shocking.
I do wish this had more to offer, but it ends up being a forgettable documentary. I mean, if you really are interested in it, check it out, but if you know a little bit about urban legends, you might not get anything new from this.