I haven’t regretted watching many films in my life, but Dear Zachary wrecked me in a way that I can’t quite describe. Honestly, I wouldn’t even recommend watching it…
@nbuck61711 ай бұрын
OMG I just watched this and am bawling my eyes out. How disgusting that these people and baby were failed time and time again. Andrew's parents are some of the strongest, most admirable people I have ever seen.
@raoulmontefiore480311 ай бұрын
I know what you mean. I started crying just being reminded of it. The heartbreaking love, strength and nobility of Zachary's grandparents is the core of this film. It is disturbing and upsetting but its main impact is overwhelming sadness. I haven't seen another film like it.
@mrussell32648 ай бұрын
It stayed with me for a while after watching, I kept thinking about it a lot, it's so heart breaking.
@crystalshaw87446 ай бұрын
I needed therapy.
@beaniebean48853 күн бұрын
I'd recommend people to watch it. It made me feel more sympathy for the dead rather than seeing them as just statistics.
@cheyl949111 ай бұрын
Just Melvin Just Evil was incredibly messed up
@jonkassel14947 ай бұрын
Yeah...me too. Dear Zachary left me crying virtually throughout the entirety of the film...never experienced anything quite like it...I will never forget it...
@m1ghtysauc3E11 ай бұрын
Paradise Lost left me sitting in silence as the credits rolled. It affected me the most….until I saw Dear Zachary. I have never been so angry at a tv in my life.
@loykdoyk6 ай бұрын
It is a very conflicting emotion. Simultaneously wanting very badly to watch most of these, but also... Not at all wanting to watch most of these. Thanks for putting this list together though. Powerful stuff.
@charlessmith169811 ай бұрын
Oddly enough I watched Dear Zachary last night for the first time. It was everything that's been said about it. Left me sad, mad confused and pissed at this being allowed to happen to an innocent child. The Grandfather's rage spoke to all of us and made it all the more tragic
@11Juliet11 ай бұрын
tell me why out of every recommendation on this list I decided to jump into Dear Zachary and have now been a sobbing mess for the last hour. I’ve been crying so hard my head is pounding. Jesus Christ. beautiful film, SO important, but GOD. I’m crying again.
@blackstacie_ibe4 ай бұрын
Same…that tore me apart. It’s unfortunate that it takes something so horrible to happen to see the beauty in others…ugh…makes you feel that true love, in all it’s forms is something magical
@ThatMeanderthal11 ай бұрын
I think Tickled is a really surprising and disturbing documentary, and thankfully those who are sensitive to more graphic content shouldn't have a problem watching it. Great list as always!
@martinlarrivee508111 ай бұрын
Tickled is really good indeed
@ThatMeanderthal11 ай бұрын
Oh and the Writer/Director David Farrier has a new one that's finally on Netflix Mister Organ is it's great
@spookyastronauts11 ай бұрын
He also had a follow up to this one, king something? Very talented filmmaker
@ThatMeanderthal11 ай бұрын
@@spookyastronauts oh I see it's called "The Tickle King." I can't remember if I've seen it yet but somewhere in my memory it rang a bell as a short follow up. I must find somewhere I can watch it!
@ronpotts638511 ай бұрын
Strongly agree! ""Tickled" had me soooo disturbed. The amount of harassment and abuse by the person/people in charge of the tickling competitions was unbelievable .
@LunovaLabs11 ай бұрын
Red Rooms was so chilling. Thanks for the recommendation!
@SaRyRe11 ай бұрын
I don't know if disturbing is the word, but one that really bummed me out is Audrie & Daisy (2016). The way that those girls (and their families) were treated by the communities they were in was hard to watch in itself, but most heart-wrenching thing is to read what happened after the documentary was made and the extent of what the Coleman family went through.
@spookyastronauts11 ай бұрын
Yeah that one is insane :(
@snailbabe11 ай бұрын
I was very disturbed by it tbh, disturbed and heartbroken
@maggiephilson166711 ай бұрын
What happened to Daisy Coleman and her family after the documentary haunts me. The fact that her rapist is alive and walking around pisses me off.
@ashleighnichole81977 ай бұрын
I love documentaries so much. Dear Zachary was literally life changing. It will never leave me... But i loved all of these!
@reneeknapp455911 ай бұрын
Great list Emma! I binge watched American Nightmare docuseries on Netflix last night and I'm still devastated and angry. Very disturbing. Worth a watch.
@SaRyRe11 ай бұрын
I just finished it as well and it was infuriating! But the series was well done and the story was insane. Glad there was a resolution to the case that I could live with, although not ideal considering the what the victims went through.
@kaycuz940211 ай бұрын
"Goodnight, Sugar Babe" is easily one of the most f'd up docs you will ever see. Go in blind. Its heartbreaking and perplexing. If Gummo was a real life documentary this might be it.
@Commendo20249 ай бұрын
Ya... with all the "chuckies"?? Really disturbing
@flor13down11 ай бұрын
Well poop, I kind of knew Dear Zachary would be on this list but just seeing any footage makes me sad and very angry. Time for a cocktail! Great list as always my friend!
@MooniK5511 ай бұрын
You're the best as usual! Dear Zachary is the best (in a sad way)! I watched it more than once and it always breaks me.
@darrenjohnson337411 ай бұрын
Dear Zachary was absolutely jaw dropping. I was aghast at the end. Speechless! I also saw the "Aunt Diane" doc. when it first came out and I was confused and nauseous at the end. That's exactly what I remember. Iin the early 90's (yes, I'm old, Lol) I remember seeing Capturing the Friedman's which was an early disturbing documentary. Great list again Emmà!!!!!!
@CornvilleConsigliere8710 ай бұрын
This list was great Emma. Although i don't comment as much as I should, I am a life long Horror and documentary fan and when I want an opinion that I respect more than almost any other horror reviewers out there you are my first choice. True story. I've followed you for a few years now and although a month late to this video, when I saw the title I was really excited to find out what the docs that topped your list would be and I knew the following would be near 1......so I saw these two documentaries probably close to (wow) i guess a decade ago but i saw them within 4 days of each other purely by circumstance......The first one I viewed of its kind was dear Zachary. It was the first soul sucking documentary I had ever seen or at least to me it was a step up from other gut wrenching offerings. Like I'm sure anybody who is reading this or saw that movie I was affected for days and that rarely happens to me anymore has become desensitized. The one I saw 4 days later was there something wrong with Aunt Diane which...... it was a bad week let's just say that haha....I have never loved/dreaded a genre of films more than the documentaries like those two and several others on your list. Thank you for the list. There are a couple on there that I haven't caught that I am going to now. Let me add this and I won't spoil it at all. The 'person' in Dear Zachary.........i never instantly despised another human being like I did in that story.......monster is woefully inadequate. I am a peaceable rarely ever angry person and at the end of Dear Zachary I was not only heart broken but furious. As always, you are the best my dear . Thanks for all you do
@paintingthesouthwest11 ай бұрын
I was wondering if and when you were gonna do Dear Zachary! It was definitely one of the hardest ones I've ever seen.
@LiamLivesOn11 ай бұрын
SpookyAstronauts actually made a similar video years ago which mentioned it and is the reason i originally watched it.
@zacblake924911 ай бұрын
Hello, Emma -- not sure if you're aware but The Act of Killing has a companion piece called The Look of Silence which came out a few years later. The topic is still the same, and it's still haunting.
@brandonrogers635111 ай бұрын
Thank you so much I'm always on the lookout for amazingly disturbing documentaries
@josephinec0901211 ай бұрын
I cried watching Dear Zachary from start to finish. Extremely sad story
@LennethValkyrie11 ай бұрын
I remember watching the Paradise Lost trilogy and I couldn't believe how unfair and sloppy all the investigation was. It's crazy. I haven't been able to find where to watch it again, it deserves a rewatch.
@notsubtle806511 ай бұрын
Hulu. Sometimes it's on Max
@LoreleiBeatrix11 ай бұрын
I have one better. I just suggested to Emma to check out the 5th season of Bob Ruff's "Truth and Justice" podcast. They spend over 50 hours examining and dissecting all the evidence, suspects, documents and eyewitness accounts of that night in Robin Hood Hills, including examining the whereabouts of both sets of boys (the murdered and the accused), and what lead up to the murders that night. It's really chilling.
@patrick438411 ай бұрын
As a big true crime fan who mostly watches KZbin content, this is fantastic. Thanks Emma!
@stephanieramirez688011 ай бұрын
Thank you Emma! Enjoy your weekend 💖
@salemslotandmore827811 ай бұрын
Thank You for the List and Video 😀
@peixemp411 ай бұрын
i watched red rooms last night because of your video and it's so interesting and unique, i loved it, thanks for the rec!
@kellie211211 ай бұрын
I've spent 2 hours trying to find it!! Would you mind sharing the streaming platform and your country? My OCD brain is now obsessed with finding it to watch!
@notsubtle806511 ай бұрын
Man I've been trying to find it to watch
@spookyastronauts11 ай бұрын
I said at the end of the video it’s coming to plex in some countries this week
@kellie211211 ай бұрын
@@spookyastronauts OMG I LOVE YOUR CHANNEL! I did watch till the end and I tried plex but it wasn't available yet lol... I've been looking for a new movie and you absolutely sold me on this!!
@raspyraccoon653011 ай бұрын
Blackfish, Our Father, and Phoenix Rising really upset me. Thanks for the recs. I’ll be checking some of them out for sure.
@spookyastronauts11 ай бұрын
Omg I talked about phoenix rising after I watched it on here… people were so mad I got a mob after me. People don’t want to hear it .
@TheAnadrome11 ай бұрын
Great video Emma. I've been a documentary maven for years. For me the greatest documentary of all time is also quite disturbing, you may have seen it: Crumb. The biography of underground comix artist R. Crumb. By the time you are done watching this you become deeply grateful for your own family. This is a very disturbing, but psychologically wise, documentary about art. The film builds slowly but leaves you in a unique zone at the end disturbed, yet grateful for art.
@keithgayler837411 ай бұрын
I was going to suggest this as well. The portrait of the whole family and the legacy of mental illness is terribly sad.
@arielduran99739 ай бұрын
Just finished watching Rewind. Had to stop watching midway through before I finished it the next day. Just a lot to take in, props to Sasha for doing this Documentary.
@RavenHouseMystery11 ай бұрын
Thanks for the list, Emma. Always appreciate you sharing your Top 10 lists, regardless of genre. I remember seeing Paradise Lost when it was just a single film back in the late 1990's. I'm pretty sure I saw the second film, but not the third, so thanks for the tip.
@spookyastronauts11 ай бұрын
Omg the reason it’s so scary is because so many people change their mind. People who want them to die… flip. It’s so wild
@bmljenny11 ай бұрын
A documentary that lived with me for weeks was Tell Me Who I Am (2019). It's not gory, violent or soul-destroying but the essential question of what would be the "right" thing to do just wouldn't resolve.
@spookyastronauts11 ай бұрын
Yes! I’ve seen that one.
@SoneBlink11 ай бұрын
Me too, i will never forget that story and the two brothers. I don't even have words to describe how it broke me, i cried so much.
@dinabaughman873111 ай бұрын
I just watched Rewind. I'm speechless over this family!!
@Stefan_G.11 ай бұрын
Top List, Emma! Thank you! Great work!!! 👺👺👺
@computerblue844 ай бұрын
Your videos are amazing omg
@cami63211 ай бұрын
I would always be forever gratefull for your recommendations, even tho we all end up traumatized forever ❤ love u emma, I wanted new documentaries to watch in my vacations 😽
@mikesilva386811 ай бұрын
Great review 😊
@robky-LD11 ай бұрын
Thanks for the list... am looking forward to watching several. The most disturbing doc that I have seen, although not true crime genre, is Grizzly Man.
@spookyastronauts11 ай бұрын
I watched it recently I didn’t find it disturbing but sad
@NominePatris11 ай бұрын
A great list! Thank you!
@pdzombie19069 ай бұрын
Great list, Emma!!! May I recomend the Netflix british documentary "Tell me who I am", a really shocking recount on the fate of two brothers with a traumatic past only one of the can recall... Thanx!!!
@JustCallMeMeghan11 ай бұрын
Some of my personal favs are Blackfish, Girl in the Picture, Capturing the Freidman's, and God Knows Where I Am. The last one is not very well known. I don't think I've ever seen anyone talk about it anywhere. It was recommended to me on Hulu a few years ago. It's so beautiful and sad.
@spookyastronauts11 ай бұрын
I don’t think I’ve heard of the last one! Thanks!
@clancyconnolly495Ай бұрын
The only one on this list I've seen is The Act of Killing, I saw it at an anthropology conference and to say I was unprepared for what we were about to watch is an understatement. Absolutely horrific, and macabre. I really enjoy documentaries and would like to watch a few of these but I am also nervous now!
@billybobtexas11 ай бұрын
Great list. I have seen several of these. Some of the most disturbing docs I have ever watched are Deliver Us From Evil (not the movie) it WILL ruin your weekend if you watch it on a Friday. Next film is ZOO the retelling of the story of “Mr Hands” based on eye witness accounts, text, audio, reenactments. The event and aftermath is incomprehensible and extremely shocking to your average person. Both are worth watching, but they are extreme and display some of the darkest corners of human behavior.
@TheWitchsRattle11 ай бұрын
Zoo is the only one I've ever turned off. I just couldn't.
@plantemor11 ай бұрын
Solid list, Emma!!❤
@GREEEEN98610 ай бұрын
Dear Zachary is horrible. I couldn’t stop crying and I was sad for weeeeeks after. I’m still sad about
@denaliidagreat40879 ай бұрын
I am going to watch a few of these but I have to admit Zoo should be in this list! Zoo is disturbing in so many ways especially since it was based off one of the first videos to EVER go viral. I love your channel because you are the same type of disturbing creature I am…GO FREAKS! ZOO is gritty but a MUST WATCH!
@daveandgena31669 ай бұрын
Just Melvin, Just Evil is another documentary that will haunt you forever.
@im19ice33 ай бұрын
i havent watched all your documentary lists yet but i hope Beasts of No Nation is in one of them, as far as losing hope in humanity goes that one did it for me as much as the act of killing
@beautybyalainas11 ай бұрын
I think I have to credit Paradise Lost for launching me into my obsession with true crime. I’ve never seen Dear Zachary and I’m not sure I ever will. I’ve heard it’s almost unwatchable!
@spookyastronauts11 ай бұрын
It’s very watchable but it has a very intense twist, it’s really well made
@vipulvij311 ай бұрын
Ava DuVernay's limited series When They See Us is an excellent depiction of the central park five case. it's pretty well acclaimed so im sure everyone here's aware of it but if you havent yet, definitely watch it.
@filmfangirls916311 ай бұрын
I just went down the rabbit hole of disturbing docus. I feel like one of those will be on there!! Edit after watching: they were! 😭 One that really affected me (and I'm sure you mentioned it in another vid and I just missed it) was Goodnight Sugar Babe. That was left me infuriated.
@marcelodangelo91511 ай бұрын
Well… I had to do the subtitles check for the “Dying Rooms”… that one I won’t forget.
@danielcarlson536211 ай бұрын
I started watching The Act of Killing but had to turn it off. I think I'll finish it eventually when I'm in the right frame of mind. I want to check out The Bridge as well.
@edgonzalesofficial768627 күн бұрын
I just watched a film called "The other side" which takes place in Louisiana and is a highly graphic and disturbing piece. I had to skim through some of it simply because I felt almost complicit for watching it.
@eily_b8 ай бұрын
I would like to add *The Wolfpack* from 2015. Brothers who were kept in an apartment in NYD by their father
@jnc388011 ай бұрын
Titicus Follies, Earthlings and Orozco The Embalmer are other documentaries that are extremely disturbing, with Orozco being the most extreme and tests one’s endurance lol. It’s messed up that these used to be on KZbin!
@gusseDSX11 ай бұрын
I found Stolen Youth: Inside the Cult at Sarah Lawrence to be exceptional. The fact that so much of it is based on footage shot by the actuall perpertrator as things were happening got under my skin. And it was an fascinating and different perspective of what a sect can be. And on top of that the interviews with the sect member who was actually studying psychology while she was beeing lured in to the sect were a chilling reminder about how anyone can fall victim under the ”right” circumstances.
@catherinea.b.742611 ай бұрын
I was honestly shocked you didn’t include “The Trial of Gabriel Fernandez”. It’s one of those that I wished I hadn’t heard what I heard as I watched it.
@spookyastronauts11 ай бұрын
It’s a series not one documentary.
@jonsrecordcollection717211 ай бұрын
I would definitely include the Japanese documentary The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On. It's about a man who served in the Japanese army during World War II & had to do some nasty things while was in the service & how he goes after the system and the people he blames for making him do those things. The main protagonist's zeal & sense of righteousness makes him all the more frightening.
@keithgayler837411 ай бұрын
Great film. I think it's available on the Criterion Channel.
@martinlarrivee508111 ай бұрын
Great list! There is also "Just Melvin, Just Evil "Interview with an Evil Child (case of Beth Thomas)" that are pretty jarring.
@spookyastronauts11 ай бұрын
Yes! I’ve seen both. Very chilling
@LiamLivesOn11 ай бұрын
You mentioned it in a similar video years ago but Just Melvin, Just Evil broke me when I first watched it.
@spookyastronauts11 ай бұрын
Yeah that one is rough!
@thatchillingeffect11 ай бұрын
The timing! I'm with bed rest, so this comes at the best moment. Although I won't be calling them my 'feel good' movies...
@W1rt_8 ай бұрын
the only one ive seen of this list and its beyond utopia and i will say its fantastic super sad but also very eye opening everyone should watch it if they can
@MissHiltonxx11 ай бұрын
I never hear anyone talk about it but: The Dying Rooms. It changed my life. I have never got it out of my head.
@odetakup857811 ай бұрын
Recently I heard about The Crush documentary movie about South Korea incident on the halloween night when 159, mostly young people have died from the crowd crush. Might be too disturbing, but if someone have seen it, would you recommend?
@mikesilva386811 ай бұрын
😊😊
@spookyastronauts11 ай бұрын
Omg I know the incident… I’ve seen the footage but I don’t know if I could ever watch a doco on it. It was so tragic and scary. They now don’t celebrate Halloween in the city in South Korea or Japan. It’s so scary
@ariyouytube11 ай бұрын
In spanish language , I recommend you "Alucardos retrato de un vampiro", is about the lastdays of the mexican horror film maker Juan Lopez Moctezuma who directed films like : Alucardia, Blood Mary and many others. Also I recommend you "El hombre que vio demasiado" is about Enrique Metinides , he ws the best sensational journalism or yellow journalism photographer who existed in Mexico never before . Last one recommendation is "Los demonios de Edén" , docummentary about child trafficking in Cancun Quintana Roo, Mexico.
@nicholaskerns110611 ай бұрын
"The Keepers" is pretty brutal
@dollhousegirl715311 ай бұрын
Does anyone know how I can watch The Mole??
@spookyastronauts11 ай бұрын
It’s online you have to dig a little though. It’s well worth the search.
@eugeneweaver833511 ай бұрын
Hi Emma, long time watcher of your channel...after watching this top 10 ranking I sought out The Mole: Undercover in North Korea and watched it. I was curious what about it you found so incredibly disturbing as to its number 1 placement. I quite liked the documentary for sure but didn't find it disturbing in the least. Informative and always interesting? Sure. It felt like an espionage thriller. But disturbing? In my humble opinion, not in the slightest. Anyway, really enjoy your channel!
@upmysIeeves5 ай бұрын
I just watched Rewind and cried the entire time
@tammietruckstop358611 ай бұрын
Jesus Camp imo is one of the most disturbing documentaries I’ve ever seen
@spookyastronauts11 ай бұрын
Yeah it’s very unsettling
@davidellis514111 ай бұрын
The Paradise Lost trilogy is remarkable & The Metallica song Welcome Home ( Sanitarium ) will always be associated with it. The West Memphis three were very fortunate to receive unwavering support from some A list celebrities who kept their story & the injustice occurring to them in the national dialog.
@Scoutmhen11 ай бұрын
I loved this series!
@m1ghtysauc3E11 ай бұрын
And The Call of Ktulu as the ending credits roll and you realize 3 innocent kids are in prison for life right now.
@nichelleroy831911 ай бұрын
Bowling for Columbine missed? Or am I crazy? Either way, love your content :)
@muelitasgoblingirl11 ай бұрын
No, it's not on the video. At that time stamp she talks about There's something wrong with Aunt Diane. Honest mistake 😊
@spookyastronauts11 ай бұрын
Oh whoops I actually had it in here but I removed it. Thanks I’ll edit that
@kermitthefrog342411 ай бұрын
The most disturbing thing I ever read about was the torture and murder of Junko Furuta. I don't think will ever be able to watch the movie about it. I came across it while scrolling through KZbin looking for horror movie recommendations. I'm not even sure how this was suggested to me. It was just a short video by some KZbinr explaining what happened to her. I couldn't finish it. What happened to this poor girl is horrific. It has stuck with me ever since I came across it.
@davidk318411 ай бұрын
Saw two or three of these. Harsh. Certainly puts you firmly back with your feet on the ground. Would you consider doing a list of docu's regarding the subject of the occult, satanic panic, witchcraft and more esoteric cults if you could find them?
@lacountess5 ай бұрын
I would put “The Cove” “Blackfish” and “Taxi Ride to the Dark Side” on this list too.
@arupian66611 ай бұрын
A few docs that I think should be definitely in any disturbing doc list. "The Video Diaries Of Ricardo Lopez", incredibly sad and disturbing. The official doc ends before the inevitable conclusion, but a quick google search will fill in the gap, but that's not recommended for most people. Once you HEAR how it all ends, that's a sound you'll never forget. "We Have Ways Of Making You Talk" documents various torture methods used in conflicts. Who knew the French could be so mean ?! "I Think We're Alone Now" - Belinda Carlisle stalkers. Very strange. Very disturbing. Honestly, "The Bridge" just annoyed me. I have zero issues with people wanting to check out, but to do it so publicly, to traumatize the people that may witness what you do, is so narcissistic and selfish it beggars belief. If you want top yourself, be my guest, but don't involve other people. Buy a ticket, go to Alaska, go give a Grizzly a hug. Or take a road trip out to the bush, find an inland taipan and try wearing it as a scarf. They'll punch your ticket to the next life in very short order.
@jonsrecordcollection717211 ай бұрын
I knew Richard Ofshe, the expert on false confessions, who testifies in the first of the Paradise Lost documentaries. He actually hated the first documentary, because he thought the evidence that the West Memphis 3 were innocent was so slam dunk that he blamed the documentary makers for adding in ambiguity for suspense or artiness sake that didn't need to be there. The ambiguity about their innocence gets way less ambiguous in the 2nd and 3rd films.
@john949496 ай бұрын
What’s all the fuss about Dear Zachary? Tried watching it twice, got bored and quit twice. Now all these comments are making me try for a third. I’m desensitized. Gotta be something hardcore to thrill me. I’m bored, about to get even more bored I’m sure
@upmysIeeves5 ай бұрын
You have to get to the end
@john949495 ай бұрын
@@upmysIeeves I’ll just skip to the end then. Thx
@ewarrior977611 ай бұрын
Rewind is on KZbin. The disturbing movies I'd like to add are Just Melvin Just Evil, Goodnight, Sugar Babe: The Killing of Vera Jo Reigle, Titicut Follies, Deadly Secrets: The Lost Children of Dozier, You Belong to Me: Sex, Race and Murder in the South.
@lorcanblack11 ай бұрын
"Dreams of a Life" HAUNTED me.
@andreashelton6 ай бұрын
Im going to watch number 1
@slamboss59111 ай бұрын
I recommend the Life of Crime trilogy. It covers the life of three criminals and drug addicts from 1984-2020. Seriously insane. Deliver Us from Evil is also extremely disturbing and frustrating to watch.
@spookyastronauts11 ай бұрын
ooo thanks, I don't think I've heard of this first one.
@marcelodangelo91511 ай бұрын
Don’t know, but “The imposter”, “Girl in the picture”, “Thin blue line” and “Night Stalker” really messed me Up!
@spookyastronauts11 ай бұрын
Imposter is one of my favourite documentaries of all time !
@marcelodangelo91511 ай бұрын
I watched it alone and went to work and left my wife watching it alone. She sent me so many messagens in my phone… “why?” “WTF”? “OMG”! Hahah😂
@shanigribben915811 ай бұрын
I definitely recommend The Cove (2009) if you haven't seen it. You don't seem to have it logged on Letterboxd at least. It gets pretty gruesome
@spookyastronauts11 ай бұрын
I have seen it! I watched it before I had letterboxd. So sad!
@LoreleiBeatrix11 ай бұрын
The comment about the "Paradise Lost" series "was not carefully constructed" is not completely accurate. It has came out that Joe Berlinger (the director of the series) did in fact contrive and manipulated some scenes, situation, and facts in the series. For example, in the first film, the scene with Todd Moore and John Mark Byers shooting pumpkins, also the scene where John Mark Byers is drunkenly hanging out at the scene of the crime describing all he believed happened to his murdered step-son and his friends--were instigated by the documentary crew. Now, I do believe this was a witch hunt, and I was initially persuaded by this documentary series. So much so I even gave and participated in some fundraising events to help in Damien's defense. But years later, I realize that the "Paradise Lost" documentaries were semi "constructed" truths. However, I am still convinced the three boys are innocent, but still felt manipulated by the way Berlinger told their story. If you want to hear the COMPLETE and UNBIASED story from both sides of the case that is carefully examining all evidence to find out what really happened to the boys that night, I would suggest listening to Bob Ruff's "Truth And Justice" podcast. They assemble and carefully dissect all the evidence, documentation, all suspects, and gather actual eye-witness accounts of the events that happened with the three murdered boys on the night of their death.... and they also follow all the documentation of the other three boys accused of their murder that night (along with other suspects). They painstakingly devoted season 5 of their podcast---over 50 hours (divided into two parts)-- to find out what happened prior to the murders, and who actually killed the young boys that night in Robin Hood Hills.
@cyphrsphyr11 ай бұрын
Land of Death is pure genius Horrible, volume-adjusting violence. You will gleam with subtle hysteria from beginning to end
@riac53888 ай бұрын
Ty
@christinejohnson40568 ай бұрын
💯I had like 3 anxiety attacks and will probably stay with me for a very long time. I do not really recommend watching this. It is too much.
@FirstNameLastName-io5co19 күн бұрын
A few docs on the list: Zoo Capturing the Friedman's Deliver Us from Evil Emma Wants to Live The Cove Shoah
@SoneBlink11 ай бұрын
One of my favorite documentaries is Shadow of truth, about the brutal murd*r of Tair Rada. Is a bit biased, but so good. Sadly you can't find it anywhere now.
@spookyastronauts11 ай бұрын
I remember watching this when it came out!
@blafoobob88989 ай бұрын
Dear Zachary sounds horrible, but there is a sense of justice, and the victims receive the respectful memorial they deserve. But after watching EWU vids that cover similar events, especially including babies, there is no documentary in existence that rivals the horrors that are covered. There is no sense of justice, just a new awareness that there is no bottom to th human capability to commit atrocities.
@lochnessamonster191211 ай бұрын
If you want a real head trip of a docu check out Just Melvin Just Evil.
@spookyastronauts11 ай бұрын
I’ve seen it!
@chasingang11 ай бұрын
here to recommend love has won to anyone that hasn't seen it yet
@spookyastronauts11 ай бұрын
I didn’t include it because it’s a doco series not feature but it’s worth a watch for sure!
@TheWitchsRattle11 ай бұрын
The Cove is amazingly depressing, if you're into that kind of thing. Lol
@Mmeduusa11 ай бұрын
A Certain Kind of Death really fucked me up and upset me in a way I haven’t experienced since. I don’t recommend watching it, but if you’re like me and want to hurt yourself, it will definitely get the job done.
@spookyastronauts11 ай бұрын
I hope you are ok ❤️
@brendanwhalen360711 ай бұрын
I'd put Rodney Ascher's documentary about sleep paralysis, The Nightmare, at the top of my list, with an honorable mention for Cropsey. That said, I don't think I've ever sat with a more uncomfortable audience than the theater full of people I saw The Act of Killing with...
@spookyastronauts11 ай бұрын
I did a review on the nightmare very scary stuff
@layjynn11 ай бұрын
Omg thank you for this! I’ve been wanting to scratch my documentary itch for a while but always feel overwhelmed with all the choices. This will be my watch list 😊
@WitchOvTheeWood11 ай бұрын
Thanks for the list, love a good documentary with dark subject matter! I'll definitely be checking these out.