Does the Brutal ‘Hounds of Love’ Adapt a String of Unthinkable Crimes? [Murder Made Fiction Podcast]

In 2016, Ben Young’s disturbing Hounds of Love took the Venice International Film Festival by storm. This disturbing story of torture and extreme codependency won over critics with bold directorial choices and a viciously predatory gaze. Stars Emma Booth and Stephen Curry were both praised for their portrayals of sadistic yet strangely relatable killers while Ashleigh Cummings secured the Fedeora Award for Best Actress. But in addition to praising this harrowing film, Australian audiences noticed a striking similarity to a string of real crimes. 

In 1986, David and Catherine Birnie were convicted of kidnapping, torturing, and murdering four young women after survivor Kate Moir managed to escape their house of horrors. Young has distanced himself from the true crime label, despite critics and film academics crying foul. He’s stated that the story was based on a number of notorious killer couples, but does this explanation stand up to scrutiny? 

In the latest episode of Bloody FM’s Murder Made Fiction Podcast, Joe Lipsett and Jenn Adams dig into the real life case said to have inspired the film while praising its unflinching exploration of deadly desire.

And if you want even more Murder Made Fiction, be sure to check out the pod’s Patreon feed, where Jenn and Joe have ~50 hours of bonus content including episode by episode coverage of Apple Cider Vinegar, Good American Family, and Happy Face.

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