survivor

I Didn’t Know It Was Blood Review: One Survivor’s Ordeal Encapsulates a Killer’s M.O.

Investigation Discovery is premiering all new specials every night for five days during Serial Killer Week. The majority of them are similar in format to many true crime documentaries. But there is a recurring theme among these killers. No one pegged them for psychopathic or sociopathic tormentors in day to day life. They all could have been the guy next door, down the block, or in the next room. That is, until they were trying to escape a room. That’s how “I Didn’t Know It Was Blood,” a special extended 90-minute episode of the series Evil Lives Here, opens. The…
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I May Destroy You: a Bold Show Only a Survivor Could Write

Warning: contains spoilers for the I May Destroy You finale Michaela Coel’s I May Destroy You is a tour de force creation of laser-focused storytelling. A creator working at the current height (but clearly not yet the apex) of her power, Coel’s take on trauma and consent is the kind of prestige exploration that only a survivor could write. The series starts with Coel’s pitch-perfect take on the nuts and bolts of trauma, from the intrusive thoughts and sarcasm toward art therapy to the ringing we hear when main character Arabella is triggered to Arabella downplaying her own trauma by…
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