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Hello, Movie Mavens! Welcome back to the B Movies Blog. Today, we’re popping songs I’d love to see as true crime/horror movies into the ol’ VCR. 

If you missed the first edition of Alluring Adaptations, I highly recommend checking it out to a) up the view count, obvi and b) understand the truly wild journey my brain sometimes takes us all on. 

Alrighty, so, let’s address the elephant in the room. 

This piece is coming out late, but I can explain. 

Initially, an entirely different piece was supposed to go live this week. 

But then, I saw Longlegs Tuesday night, and everything changed. 

The tone of Longlegs reminded me of this series because I mixed a lot of horror and true crime together for it, so I was inspired to bring you four more songs that I think would fit the bill. 

And don’t worry, the other piece I mentioned is still coming soon…and I think you’ll love it as well. 

Alrighty, that should do us for introductions and disclaimers. 

Without further ado, here are four songs I think would make excellent true crime/horror movies, a la Longlegs. 

“Act Naturally” by Buck Owens 

Madeline Owens and her girlfriend, Zoe Buck, have been together for eight years. Initially, Madeline was unphased by Zoe’s fame. But, after Zoe’s career reaches new heights and she unceremoniously ends their relationship, Madeline decides it’s her turn to have the spotlight. 

After refusing any help from Zoe and her new girlfriend, Madeline finds an audition for a new horror film from an up-and-coming producer. The catch? The Director has no intention of letting Madeline make it past the credits. Can she make it past the first reel? All she’s gotta do is…act naturally. 

“Every Breath You Take” by The Police 

(I know this one is obvious, but I couldn’t resist) 

20 years ago, Alex Copeland’s entire family was murdered while they were at baseball practice, but no one was ever apprehended. In fact, no DNA or fingerprints were ever recovered. As the anniversary of their deaths approaches, Alex begins receiving letters from a mysterious source with details that were never released to the public, including the details of their mother’s lover turned stalker. The truly unnerving part is that the letters are always left on Alex’s pillow and always end the same: 

I’ll be watching you 

“Roxanne” by The Police 

Michael “Sting” Gordon is a rookie FBI agent that’s trying to prove himself to the older members of the force. However, when sex workers begin showing up dead, including an ex-confidant of Sting’s, named Roxanne, it seems the Red Light Ripper might have come out of retirement. And, he might be closer to Sting than was ever imaginable. 

“I Will Always Love You” by Dolly Parton 

Overcome with grief after the sudden murder of his partner, Jeremy, Todd Wagoner is willing to do anything to bring him back. Anything. When his neighbor, Ms. Dolly, claims she has a gift for resurrection, a disparate Todd follows her instructions to a T. 

Surprisingly, Ms. Dolly was telling the truth…but Todd left a few things out. It turns out Jeremy was in the process of leaving Todd. And, oh yeah, Todd’s a serial killer and responsible for Jeremy’s death in the first place because he preemptively found Jeremy’s goodbye letter.

The contents of the letter revealed that, although Jeremy felt he needed to leave the relationship, he would only be taking their bittersweet memories with him. He also ended the letter with, “I will always love you.”