Dean Corll and The Boys from Houston Heights

Today marks the 49th anniversary of the death of Houston serial killer Dean Corll. Next year will mark the 50th anniversary of Corll's murder, as well as a time when so many Houstonians found out just what horrible fate befell the missing boys who crossed Dean Corrl's path. My play, The Boys for Houston Heights, not only serves as a docudrama about Corll's early murders, it touches upon Houston's "lost boys" and what their parents were feeling during that time. For those who are into true crime and what to learn more about this dark time in Houston's history, I have included a list of books, plays, and movies that tell the story of what people in 1973 referred to as The Houston Mass Murders:

The Boys from Houston Heights by Bradley Nies. (Next Stage Press, 2018)

The Candy Man: The True Story of Serial Killer Dean Corll by Jessi Dilman. (Trellis Publishing, 2021)

The Clown and the Candy Man directed by Marcus Valentin. (Cineflex Productions and Investigative Discovery, 2021)

Dean Corll: The True Story of the Houston Mass Murders by Jack Rosewood. (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2015)

Horror in the Heights: The True Story of the Houston Mass Murders by Kimberly Christian. (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2015)

In a Madman's World directed by Josh Vargas. (Chance Allen Productions, 2017)

Jerk by Dennis Cooper. (Artspace Books, 1993)

The Killing of America directed by Sheldon Renan and Leonard Schrader. (Filmlink International and Towa Productions, 1981)

The Man with the Candy: The Story of the Houston Mass Murders by Jack Olsen. (Simon and Schuster, 1974)

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