Video games are big business, pulling in over $37 billion per year in domestic sales. So why can’t we make a good movie based on one?

In the late 1600s, the town of Salem, Massachusetts, dissolved into total hysteria and violence during the infamous Salem Witch Trials. But what caused the panic in the first place?

Acclaimed chef David Ruggerio had it all - published cookbooks, a show on the Food Network…and a sinister secret.

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Episode Sources/Go Deeper:
https://www.newsy.com/stories/why-are-video-game-adaptations-so-bad/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2018/02/20/three-reasons-video-game-movies-always-seem-to-be-terrible/
https://historylists.org/events/list-of-5-possible-causes-of-the-salem-witch-trials.html
https://nypost.com/2022/03/25/celeb-chef-david-ruggerio-admits-to-life-in-the-mafia/

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