12 Awful Movies That Inspired Documentaries

Plus: Five Sugary Pop Songs About Heinous Crimes Welcome to the Cracked newsletter! This issue is about pop songs, documentaries, Preparation H Raymond, canceled comedies, and treasure in Virginia. [Five Sugary Pop Songs That Are Actually About Heinous Crimes]( True crime might be having a moment, but we’ve always been fascinated with the darker side of human nature. The first bro to pull a string across a wooden box probably celebrated the invention of the acoustic guitar by sitting down around the fire and telling the story of a guy his buddy had to stab for some mammoth meat. In fact, the so-called “murder ballad” goes further back in history than most murder laws — although today, it’s less likely to be a ballad and more a catchy, radio-friendly ditty. [READ MORE]( [12 Movies So Awful, Entire Documentaries Were Made About Them]( Ah, the joys of cinematic disaster. For some, there is nothing quite as entertaining as watching a movie that is so bad it’s almost good, or so terrible it’s almost funny. And while some of these [movies have become cult classics,]( they have all been the subject of documentaries that explore the behind the scenes chaos and drama that went into making them. [READ MORE]( More Documentary Reads: - [5 Very Dumb 'Smart' Documentaries]( - [The Nine Funniest Documentaries You Can Stream Right Now]( - [5 Documentaries That Perfectly Explain Society's Problems]( - [The Best Behind-the-Scenes Comedy Documentaries]( - [5 Documentaries That Prove The Opposite Of Their Point]( [My Life as Preparation H Raymond on ‘Late Night with Conan O’Brien’]( [The Original ‘We Have a Ghost’ Wasn’t Funny At All. It Was Dark As Hell]( [15 Beloved Celebrities Who Were Widely Hated at One Time (And Vice Versa)]( [The ‘Workaholics’ Writers’ List of Comedy Quips That Should Be Killed Off Is Still as Dead-on as Ever]( [Classic Comedies Canceled After One Season, Ranked]( [15 Bizarre Headlines That Sound Like Straight-Up Mad Libs]( [‘Seinfeld’ Cast Appearances in ‘Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee,’ Ranked]( [15 Of The Oddest Relics That Major Religions Worship]( [It Takes Really Big Balls to Drink Soda]( [The Original Crypto Bros and the Undiscoverable Buried Treasure Somewhere in Virginia]( [5 Fruits That Set Off Mass Panic]( [Report Says Tom Brady Is Delaying His Broadcast Career for Stand-up Comedy: Yes, You Read That Right]( [4 Benign But Officially Recognized Mental Illnesses]( [Jack Black Is the Superman We Need Right Now]( [The Time Prince Harry Did Mushrooms at Courteney Cox’s House and Tried to Tell Her He Was a ‘Chandler’]( TWEET OF THE DAY [fb]( [tw]( [yt]( [Logomark_DIGITAL_Red_50X50-px]( [insta png]( [tiktok png]( [ARTICLES]( | [PICTOFACTS]( | [Videos]( Literally media Ltd. 190 West St, Suite 17B, Brooklyn NY 11222 COPYRIGHT © 2005-2022 Cracked is published by Literally Media Ltd. This email was sent to {EMAIL} [why did I get this?]( [unsubscribe from this list]( [update subscription preferences]( Literally Media · 190 West St Ste 17B · Brooklyn, NY 11222-3855 · USA