ULTRA II

Obituary of a Beast

1985 · ★ 8

Between 1962 and 1966, sex murderer Jurgen Bartsch cruelly tortured and killed four children in an old air raid bunker in Germany. This documentary examines the personality of the killer who died in 1976 during voluntary castration surgery at the age of 30. Vilified by the press for his heinous crime, Bartsch also became a case study for famous found criminal psychologists like Alice Miller (who maintains that no one abuses without being abused as a child, and murderers tend to have their own childhood abuse denied by the adults around them). Bartsch never met his birth parents, he was raised in a clinic and later adopted by a cold, unaffectionate couple. By the age of 15, he tortured and killed his first child victim. This informative, fact-filled documentary provides enough details for viewers to come away with a broader understanding of the nature of the criminally insane and society's role in their formation.

Serial Killer, Autopsy of a Fascination

2023 · ★ 7.5

An uneasy interest alive and kicking : directors Céline Chassé and Paul Sanfourche question works of fiction to find out to what extent they can be inspired by a true criminals.

Terror in the Aisles

1984 · ★ 6.2

A non-stop roller coaster ride through the scariest moments of the greatest terror films of all time.

Fritz Haarmann: The Butcher From Hanover

2017

In Hanover, Germany 1924, the discovery of bones and skulls catches the authorities’ attention. Media covers the case and a suspect – Fritz Haarmann – is quickly arrested. Haarmann is a local butcher who manufactures his own sausages. Friedrich Heinrich Karl "Fritz" Haarmann (25 October 1879 – 15 April 1925) was a German serial killer, known as the Butcher of Hanover and the Vampire of Hanover, who committed the sexual assault, murder, mutilation and dismemberment of a minimum of 24 boys and young men between 1918 and 1924 in Hanover, Germany.

Encounter with a Killer

In 1980, the capture of the infamous serial killer Pedro Alonso López, also known as the Monster or the Strangler of the Andes, seemed to end his nearly decade-long reign of terror. However, Ecuadorian laws benefited the murderer by giving him a shorter sentence and even the option of leaving in less time. When the Monster's release draws near, a group of family members struggle to find ways to keep him in jail, while he, from the inside, searches through a series of letters to clear his name and unmask the real killer: Jorge Patiño. The problem is that Jorge Patiño exists only in his mind.

The Mind of a Murderer: Part 1

1984 · ★ 7

A look into the mind of one of the Hillside Strangler murderers, Kenneth Bianchi.

The Mind of a Murderer: Part 2

1984

A look at the trial and the use of psychiatric evidence in the criminal proceedings of mass murderer 'The Hillside Strangler' Kenneth Bianchi.

Fresh Meat: Killing Dahmer

2023 · ★ 7.5

This grisly documentary centres around gruesome psychology of infamous Jeffrey Dahmer. Join us as we examine how the world’s most notorious serial killer became a victim himself.

Serial Killers: The Real Life Hannibal Lecters

2001 · ★ 5.9

This documentary examines a selection of real life serial killers and compares them to the fictional Hannibal Lecter.

On Tour With Neubauten.org

2006

Germany's legendary art-noise outfit Einsturzende Neubauten has had a remarkable impact on not only more accessible versions of industrial music, but on the use of experimental concepts within a conventional rock framework. Directed by Neubauten friend and former Space Cowboys singer Danielle De Picciotto, the documentary ON TOUR WITH NEUBAUTEN.ORG examines the band's impact on the modern musical landscape through interviews with their fans and live performance footage from their 2004 world tour.

Ted Bundy: Natural Porn Killer

2006

Documentary about serial killer Ted Bundy. This documentary asks the question whether Bundy's obsession with pornography was the cause of his crimes.

Murder by the Coast

2021 · ★ 6.4

In 1999, teen Rocío Wanninkhof is murdered. Her mother's ex-partner, Dolores Vázquez, is suspected. Did she do it? A second victim reveals the truth.