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what's the appeal – and risk – of crime stories based on real events?

  • Written by: Martine Kropkowski, PhD Candidate, The University of Queensland
what's the appeal – and risk – of crime stories based on real events?Miranda Otto (left) in The ClearingDisney+

There’s a scene in the Disney+ series The Clearing in which Amy, a 12-year-old girl, readies herself for punishment at the hands of her minder. Amy has failed to control the behaviour of seven-year-old Asha, her new “sister”. Her family is a doomsday cult, and the cult has only recently...

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