Off Book #19 – Dark Documentaries, with Kaelyn from Heart Starts Pounding

About this episode

Kaelyn Moore returns to discuss dark documentaries that inspire or disturb her, covering topics like serial killers and ethics in the justice system.

Kaelyn Moore returns to talk scared, straight from the helm of Heart Starts Pounding – her mega podcast of mysteries, murder and the macabre. She watches a lot of dark documentaries for research. I asked her to come talk about a few that recently inspired her (or disturbed her). We cover serial killers, cursed objects and a relationship that will give you serious ICK! But of course, this being Talking Scared, we also spin off into a conversation about ethics, belief and the justice system. ** I apologise to you as well as Kaelyn for my terrible suggestion of a documentary to watch. Hopefully my anger and self-loathing is funny. Enjoy Support Talking Scared on Patreon Check out the Talking Scared Merch line – at VoidMerch Come talk books on Threads, Bluesky, and Instagram, or email direct to talkingscaredpod@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Neil McRobert

Guest: Kaelyn Moore

Topics covered

• dark documentaries
• serial killers
• cursed objects
• ethics
• justice system

Keywords

• dark documentaries
• murder
• macabre
• serial killers
• cursed objects

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Heart Starts Pounding

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