Tag Archives: Helter Skelter

A True Crime Book List

Posted on November 26, 2013 by Reverend

Thanks to this tweet from Mary Kayler, I found this list of the nine most disturbing True Crime books. I was happy to see that three of which are part of the True Crime course syllabus Paul Bond and I came … Continue reading →

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From Mansonism to Bundyism

Posted on November 20, 2013 by Reverend

The 1976 TV movie Helter Skelter ends on a fear-mongering tear about “the social compost heap” from which Charles Manson sprang that may lead to an even more “virulent strain” of “Mansonism.” [This usage of Mansonism pre-dates, and I imagine … Continue reading →

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Bugliosi’s Helter Skelter Bogus Conspiracy Theory?

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Reverend

As my last post made all too clear, this week in True Crime we’re talking about the 1976 TV movie Helter Skelter. Last night, as a follow-up to the discussion of the film, we discussed the interview between Truman Capote … Continue reading →

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Helter Skelter or, how I came to hate the dirty hippies

Posted on November 14, 2013 by Reverend

This weekend I watched the 1976 TV documdrama Helter Skelter for the first time since I was a young boy. And while watching it again I came to the stunning realization that this TV movie is the reason why I’ve hated … Continue reading →

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