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The Sons of Sam: A Descent into Darkness
Documentary · 2021
The Son of Sam case grew into a lifelong obsession for journalist Maury Terry, who became convinced that the murders were linked to a Satanic cult.
The sides of The Sons of Sam: A Descent into Darkness
- A journalist obsessed with the Son of Sam case
- A theory of a Satanic cult
- 1970s New York in fear
The Sons of Sam: A Descent into Darkness is good for you if…
- you like 1970s New York, its tabloids and its summer of fear.
- you like following a theory that the killer did not act alone.
- you like a portrait of a man consumed by his own investigation.
The Sons of Sam: A Descent into Darkness is bad for you if…
- you'd rather not revisit the murders of real young people.
- you need a theory backed by proof, not obsession.
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