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Reel Twisty: Setting Stories Straight
Investigating the real tales that "based on true stories" are about.
Reel Twisty: Setting Stories Straight
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Jaws: New England, Steven Spielberg, and the Reel Twisty Summer of the Shark
In 1916, a cluster of shark attacks shook the New Jersey coastline, driving frightened sea bathers off the beaches at the height of the summer heat. In 1974, the release of a book by first-time author Peter Benchley emptied beaches and filled b...
The Black Dahlia Part 4: The Reel Twisty Investigation Into the Murder of Elizabeth Short
Join us for part 4 – the final part of this series – as we explore the 79-year-long investigation into the 1947 death of 22-year-old Elisabeth Short. Learn about the LAPD’s search for the killer, the 1949 Grand Jury and its final suspect list, ...
The Black Dahlia Part 3: Elizabeth Short’s Demise and the Reel Twisty Birth of The Black Dahlia in 1947 Los Angeles
Today finds us at the crime scene. Learn how the police came upon the death of 22-year-old Elizabeth Short, and more of the lore that made her into The Black Dahlia – including how the 2006 neo-noir film, The Black Dahlia, represented ...
The Black Dahlia Part 2: Elizabeth Short’s Final Days in 1940’s Reel Twisty Los Angeles
We’re digging back into Elizabeth Short’s stay in California before her horrible death. Track her last days with us as we unravel the identities of Elizabeth Short and The Black Dahlia and compare both to their representation in the 2006 neo-no...
The Black Dahlia Part 1: Elizabeth Short’s Arrival in 1940’s Reel Twisty Los Angeles
It may be California’s most notorious unsolved murder, but remarkably, there are only a handful of Hollywood depictions of the 1947 death of Elizabeth Short. Why? Because the filmmakers got her story so right? Hardly. Elizabe...
