Why Do People Kill at Christmas?
After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal
History Hit
4.7 • 2.1K Ratings
🗓️ 13 December 2023
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
Why do people kill in the season of goodwill? Why are we fascinated when they do? And what does it say about us?
Professor David Wilson, leading criminologist and bestselling author, joins Maddy and Anthony for this Christmas Special edition.
David's latest book is "Murder at Home: how our safest space is where we're most in danger".
Edited by Tom Delargy, Produced by Freddy Chick, Senior Producer is Charlotte Long
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| 0:00.0 | This episode is sponsored by Warner Brothers and Salem's Lot, the spine-tingling new horror film from the legendary Stephen King. |
| 0:09.1 | It is so exciting, it is that time of year. It is spooky season. |
| 0:13.0 | Oh, it's just the best time of year. |
| 0:15.0 | No surprise that we love this time of year, of course. |
| 0:19.0 | There is no better fit for this season than a good horror film. |
| 0:22.0 | Salem's lot is one of Stephen King's |
| 0:25.1 | favorite stories, I'm sure you've heard of it, and it's adapted from the 1975 best-selling |
| 0:30.0 | novel. Salim's Lot follows an author who returns to his hometown in Maine, but things are not as they should be. The place is being preyed upon by a bloodthirsty vampire. |
| 0:42.1 | Of course it is. |
| 0:43.0 | Why wouldn't it be the place is called Salem? |
| 0:45.0 | Salem's lot is the latest adaptation of Stephen King's bestseller. |
| 0:49.0 | From the creators of the record-breaking horror franchise, The Conjuring Universe. |
| 0:53.0 | So take yourself, your mom, your romantic date, or just a pillow to hide behind to see this |
| 0:59.6 | after dark endorsed vampire movie. |
| 1:02.3 | Salem's lot in cinemas October 11th. |
| 1:05.0 | Hello and |
| 1:07.0 | and welcome to this festival. Hello and we are |
| 1:14.0 | welcome to this festive episode of After Dark, myths, misdeeds and the |
| 1:18.6 | paranormal. I'm Dr. Maddi Pellings. And I'm Elf on the Shell. |
| 1:22.0 | And we are very excited here in the After Dark |
| 1:26.2 | studio about Christmas. Anthony is so excited. I love Christmas so much. What do you like most about it? Okay, what do I like |
| 1:34.4 | Christmas trees but not decorating them or taking them down but I just like |
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