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The Shocking Truth

Documentary

This compelling documentary series digs deep into notorious real-life murders and paranormal events and explores how Hollywood turned them into its most memorable thrillers.

Feb 6, 20172 seasons24 episodesReturning SeriesEN

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Seasons

Season 1

12 episodes

Premiered Feb 6, 2017

Season 2

12 episodes

Premiered Apr 1, 2018

Episodes

1–6 of 12

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Ep 1

The Shocking Truth: The Silence of the Lambs

Feb 6, 2017

22m

Ted Bundy was one of the most notorious serial killers in history when author Thomas Harris used him as his inspiration for the murderous "Buffalo Bill" in The Silence of the Lambs. With stars Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins on board, the film became a grisly box office hit and surprise Oscar winner for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Actress.

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Ep 2

The Shocking Truth: The Amityville Horror

Feb 6, 2017

22m

It's a home right out of a Norman Rockwell painting. But behind the walls of the picturesque three-story house on 112 Ocean Avenue, in lay a deep dark secret. It was the site of brutal mass murder the residents of Amityville thought would never happen in their small town. Six people dead, including four children. Why would someone kill a seemingly innocent family as they slept in their beds? This is the Shocking Truth behind The Amityville Horror.

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Ep 3

The Shocking Truth: The Exorcist

Feb 20, 2017

22m

It's 1949 and a strange series of inexplicable events have turned a small brick home in St. Louis into a scene straight from hell. A 13-year-old boy is at the center of a series of bizarre happenings - objects that fly across the room, furniture that levitates and bloody words spontaneously carved onto skin - which become The Shocking Truth behind the horror classic The Exorcist.

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Ep 4

The Shocking Truth: Goodfellas

Feb 20, 2017

22m

Henry Hill knew he wanted to be a gangster by the time he was 13 years old. But after 20 years of gambling, arson and drug dealing and the infamous Luftansa Heist, he was running for his life. This is the Shocking Truth behind the Martin Scorsese's Goodfellas.

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Ep 5

The Shocking Truth: Zodiac

Mar 6, 2017

22m

A cold-blooded killer begins his reign of terror in 1969. A panicked San Francisco lies in the grip of fear. Nobody knows where - or when - he will strike next. In his taunts to local police and newspapers, the killer claims to have murdered as many as 37 people. A chilling mystery is about to unfold. How did visionary director David Fincher turn this story into what critics call the gold standard for fact-based serial killing thrillers?

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Ep 6

The Shocking Truth: The Conjuring

Mar 6, 2017

22m

The Conjuring is one of the scariest movies of all time, but the shocking truth is that the horrifying events that happened in the movie really happened to the Perron Family in their Harrisville farmhouse back in the early '70s.

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