Legend Has It: A Halloween Special with "Killer Legends" Filmmaker Joshua Zeman

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It’s spooky season, campers, and what’s a better way to celebrate than to dig into some urban legends? You know the ones we’re talking about—the razor blades in the Halloween candy, the call coming from INSIDE THE HOUSE, Bloody Mary in the mirror. That kinda stuff. We all have our favorites. But what happens when the legend comes true? Do some of these stories have roots in real crimes? Well, we’re gonna find out—and who better to help us than Joshua Zeman, award-winning director of our *favorite* true crime documentaries, "Killer Legends" and "Cropsey?" This is “Legend Has It,” a Halloween Special Event.Legend: Poisoned Halloween CandyTrue Case: The Man Who Ruined Halloween, Ronald O'BryanLegend: The Bunny ManTrue Case: The Murder of Doreen ErbertLegend: A Corpse in the Haunted HouseTrue Case: Outlaw Elmer McCurdySources:"Killer Legends," 2014 documentary film by Joshua Zeman for Chillerhttps://medium.com/@crimewaffles/william-michael-dennis-the-murderer-in-the-wolf-mask-4ec6ebeb8f59https://research.fairfaxcounty.gov/local-history/bunnymanhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunny_Manhttps://research.fairfaxcounty.gov/local-history/bunnymanhttps://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/26/books/where-s-elmer.htmlhttps://www.npr.org/2015/01/09/376097471/the-long-strange-60-year-trip-of-elmer-mccurdyhttps://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/elmer-mccurdy/https://www.slate.com/blogs/atlas_obscura/2014/04/11/the_corpse_of_elmer_mccurdy_and_how_it_ended_up_in_a_long_beach_fun_park.htmlJoshua Zeman: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0954722/Follow us, campers!Patreon (join to get all episodes ad-free, at least a day early, an extra episode a month, and a free sticker!): https://patreon.com/TrueCrimeCampfireFacebook: True Crime CampfireInstagram: https://gramha.net/profile/truecrimecampfire/19093397079Twitter: @TCCampfire https://twitter.com/TCCampfireEmail: truecrimecampfirepod@gmail.comMERCH! https://true-crime-campfire.myspreadshop.com/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-campfire--4251960/support. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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