Tag: Evil Lives Here

Show: Evil Lives Here: Shadows of Death

First-person stories from murder victims’ loved ones and others

Evil Lives Here: Shadows of Death
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About Evil Lives Here: Shadows of Death

Evil Lives Here: Shadows of Death highlights the impact of a murder on the lives of three or four people involved in a case, including victims’ loved ones, detectives, and sometimes a family member or friend of the killer.

Part of the Evil Lives Here franchise, the show differs from the original Evil Lives Here and its cousin Evil Lives Here: The Killer Speaks by spotlighting the stories of victims’ friends and family members and only sometimes including the voice of someone who lived with a killer, as in the other two shows.

The series is more like a conventional true crime show due to its heavier emphasis on the investigation and story of the murder itself, rather than the hints of evil in the killer or the events that led up to the homicide, like Evil Lives Here. The storytelling style is similar to Evil Lives Here but not in its focus on the perpetrator of the crime.

The Show Elements

Seasons: 5 (2020-)

Where to stream: Discovery+, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video

More shows like Evil Lives Here: Shadows of Death: Evil Lives Here, Evil Lives Here: The Killer Speaks

See also this list of true crime shows

✓ Police interviews
✘ Trial clips
✘ Narration
✓ Re-creations
✘ Experts
✓ Victims’ families and friends

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Show: Evil Lives Here: The Killer Speaks

Murderers and their family members share their stories

Evil Lives Here
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About Evil Lives Here: The Killer Speaks

Evil Lives Here: The Killer Speaks extends the concept of the original Evil Lives Here to include the voices of the killers themselves. As with Evil Lives Here, family members of killers recount the signs they noticed that led up to the killer’s crimes, but in The Killer Speaks, they also ask their criminal family member about their crimes, seek the truth, and listen to the killer’s side of the story.

Producers of the show speak with the killers from prison, and some of these murderers come clean, while others don’t, holding steadfastly to their innocence or already disproved version of the story. Other killers contradict the stories their family members tell, further clouding the truth.

Similarly to Evil Lives Here, episodes relate the cases completely from one or two family members’ perspectives, rather than the murders or subsequent investigations, or the experiences of victims’ families.

The Show Elements

Seasons: 1 (2023-)

Where to stream: Discovery+, Hulu, Max

More shows like Evil Lives Here: The Killer Speaks: Evil Lives Here, The Devil You Know, I Lived with a Killer, I Am a Killer

See also this list of true crime shows

✓ Police interviews
✘ Trial clips
✘ Narration
✓ Re-creations
✘ Experts
✘ Victims’ families and friends

Latest Posts

Show: Evil Lives Here

Family members of murderers and other criminals share their stories

I Am a Killer
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About Evil Lives Here

Most true crime shows focus on investigations of murders, as told by detectives and victims’ loved ones. But if you’re looking for a different perspective on murder cases, check out Evil Lives Here, which gives voice to family members of murderers and perpetrators of other heinous crimes. Through heartbreaking descriptions, they detail stories of living with abusive spouses and parents, evil cult leaders, psychopathic children, and serial killers and rapists before, and sometimes during, their crimes. The show sheds light on how, sometimes, the killer’s family are also victims of their evil ways.

Some of these family members share the warning signs or abuse they experienced, and others recount stories about the pain the murders caused them or the difficulties raising a problematic child who turns into a criminal, especially when their appeals for help from law enforcement and mental health professionals go unanswered.

Episodes relate the stories completely from one or two family members’ perspectives and focus on their experiences and the signs they noticed, instead of the murders or subsequent investigations. And because the emphasis is squarely on these family members, episodes underscore their voices and so exclude narration. Adding to their stories, episodes include some police interviews and 911 calls.

Evil Lives Here is a shocking and emotional show that fills in the picture of a violent criminal’s life. Many episodes are tough to watch, but it is a quality show that is well worth it.

The Show Elements

Seasons: 16 (2016-)

Where to stream: Discovery+

More shows like Evil Lives Here: Evil Lives Here: The Killer Speaks, The Devil You Know, I Lived with a Killer

See also this list of true crime shows

✓ Police interviews
✘ Trial clips
✘ Narration
✓ Re-creations
✘ Experts
✘ Victims’ families and friends

Latest Posts