Murder Made Fiction

Murder Made Fiction

A podcast that analyzes fictionalized adaptations of true crimes. Hosted by Amanda Jane Stern. Part of the Bloody FM podcast network.

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October 30, 2026 • 12 mins
Here's a sneak peek at our Patreon episode on SScooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost (1999) with special guest Sarah Stubbs. Like what you hear? Head on over to www.patreon.com/murdermadefiction and become a Patron for more exclusive bonus content today! Host: Amanda Jane Stern Producers: Amanda Jane Stern & Julian Seltzer Editor: Mae Shults Theme Music: Conrad Chambers
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Salem Witch Hunts month comes to an end on the main feed with Fear Street Part Three: 1666 (2021). Podcaster, musician, and editor of this podcast Mae Shults joins a film that she adores. Wanna connect with the show? Follow us on social media @murdermfiction (BlueSky & Instagram) or send us an email: murdermadefiction@gmail.com > Amanda: @amandajanestern (BlueSky, Instagram, TikTok) > Mae: @eversonpoe (Blue...
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Here's a sneak peek at our Patreon episode on Sabrina the Teenage Witch S1E23: The Crucible (1997) with special guest Beth Broderick Like what you hear? Head on over to www.patreon.com/murdermadefiction and become a Patron for more exclusive bonus content today! Host: Amanda Jane Stern Producers: Amanda Jane Stern & Julian Seltzer Editor: Mae Shults Theme Music: Conrad Chambers
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Salem Witch Hunts month continues with The Crucible (1996). Filmmaker and author Sarah Lyons joins the podcast to discuss this film, based on the Arthur Miller play of the same name. Wanna connect with the show? Follow us on social media @murdermfiction (BlueSky & Instagram) or send us an email: murdermadefiction@gmail.com > Amanda: @amandajanestern (BlueSky, Instagram, TikTok) > Sarah: @citymystic (BlueSky,...
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Here's a sneak peek at our Patreon episode on Maid of Salem (1937) with special guest Morgan of Female Gaze: The Film Club Like what you hear? Head on over to www.patreon.com/murdermadefiction and become a Patron for more exclusive bonus content today! Host: Amanda Jane Stern Producers: Amanda Jane Stern & Julian Seltzer Editor : Mae Shults Theme Music: Conrad Chambers
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Salem Witch Hunts month kicks off with I Married a Witch (1942). Film historian and author Pamela Hutchinson joins the podcast to discuss this delightful Veronica Lake and Fredric March comedy. Wanna connect with the show? Follow us on social media @murdermfiction (BlueSky & Instagram) or send us an email: murdermadefiction@gmail.com > Amanda: @amandajanestern (BlueSky, Instagram, TikTok) > Pamela: @pam_hutc...
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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 connect with the show? Follow us on social media @murdermfiction (BlueSky & Instagram) or send us an email: murdermadefiction@gmail.com > Amanda: @amandajanestern (BlueSky, Instagram, TikTok) Wan...
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October 2, 2026 • 56 secs
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 true crime meets fiction. Wanna connect with the show? Follow us on social media @murdermfiction (BlueSky & Instagram) or send us an email: murdermadefiction@gmail.com > Amanda: @amandajanestern (Blue...
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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 for more exclusive bonus content today! Host: Amanda Jane Stern Producers: Amanda Jane Stern & Julian Seltzer Editor : Mae Shults Theme Music: Conrad Chambers
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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 posse's perspective was the right choice. Spoiler alert: it wasn't. Wanna connect with the show? Follow us on social media @murdermfiction (BlueSky & Instagram) or send us an email: murdermadefiction@gmai...
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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 www.patreon.com/murdermadefiction and become a Patron for more exclusive bonus content today! Host: Amanda Jane Stern Producers: Amanda Jane Stern & Julian Seltzer Editor : Mae Shults Theme Music: Conrad Chambers
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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 episode is David DeCoteau expert (kinda), Jarrod Hornbeck of Puppet Masters/Castle Freaks. Wanna connect with the show? Follow us on social media @murdermfiction (BlueSky & Instagram) or send us an ema...
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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 over to www.patreon.com/murdermadefiction and become a Patron for more exclusive bonus content today! Host: Amanda Jane Stern Producers: Amanda Jane Stern & Julian Seltzer Editor : Mae Shults Theme Music...
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September 15, 2026 • 69 mins
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 show? Follow us on social media @murdermfiction (BlueSky & Instagram) or send us an email: murdermadefiction@gmail.com > Amanda: @amandajanestern (BlueSky, Instagram, TikTok) > Erik: @erik_reb...
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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 guest Caitlyn of the North from Pleasers & Punishers. Wanna connect with the show? Follow us on social media @murdermfiction (BlueSky & Instagram) or send us an email: murdermadefiction@gmail.com &g...
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September 1, 2026 • 14 mins
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 and the public enthralled with their crimes. Even to this day, Bonnie and Clyde live on in infamy. Tune in to learn all about this killer couple. Wanna connect with the show? Follow us on social media @murdermf...
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August 25, 2026 • 49 mins
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 reverts back to problematic/inaccurate depictions of mental health and features way too many shitty cop characters who add nothing to the film! Wanna connect with the show? Follow us on social media @murdermfiction (...
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August 18, 2026 • 56 mins
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 anything with the newfound male energy. Plus: queer connections; questioning Walsh's casting; and joking about how 2000s era this film is. Wanna connect with the show? Follow us on social media @murdermfiction (...
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August 11, 2026 • 47 mins
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. Plus: a debate about 'teenage' nudity; appreciating the production design; a gory opening; and a film where the dog doesn't die. Wanna connect with the show? Follow us on social media @murdermfiction (BlueSky &...
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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 exclusive bonus content today!  Theme Music: Conrad Chambers
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