Another Planet's Hell

Walter Collins was 9 years old when he went missing in 1928. 

His mother Christine Collins was overjoyed when the police informed her that they had located him...

The problem was, the boy she was reunited with wasn't Walter, but the police insisted he was....

This was only the beginning of a long, strange odyssey that resulted in one of the worst cases of corruption in the LAPD's history, and formed the basis for the hit Clint Eastwood movie "Changeling", starring Angelina Jolie. 

"Maybe this world is another planet's hell"

-Aldous Huxley

This holiday season  sees the release of a remake of a movie that generated one of the biggest controversies in film history.

The movie in question is Silent Night, Deadly Night, a low budget slasher that featured a killer in a Santa Claus suit. When it was initially released, Parents mobilized to have the film boycotted, claiming that it destroyed the sanctity of Christmas and jeopardized children's trust in jolly old Saint Nick. 

In this episode, I will be exploring the controversy, the movie itself , the franchise it spawned and the true reason behind why it caused such an uproar, as well as the history of who has really controlled Hollywood. This is another planet’s hell. 

"Maybe this world is another planet's hell"

-Aldous Huxley

Walter Collins was 9 years old when he went missing in 1928. 

His mother Christine Collins was overjoyed when the police informed her that they had located him...

The problem was, the boy she was reunited with wasn't Walter, but the police insisted he was....

This was only the beginning of a long, strange odyssey that resulted in one of the worst cases of corruption in the LAPD's history, and formed the basis for the hit movie "Changeling".

"Maybe this world is another planet's hell"

-Aldous Huxley

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the release of Silent Night, Deadly Night, one of the most controversial movies in film history.

I will be exploring the controversy and the real reason behind all the hoopla the movie caused, as well as the surprising institution that controlled Hollywood for nearly its entire history.

Aldous Huxley once wrote..."maybe this world is another planets hell"...I find myself inclined to agree.