“Dead in Hollywood” is a true-crime web series documenting strange and scandalous Hollywood deaths. Created by Los Angeles artist Castroburger, who has always had a strange fascination with the dark side of Hollywood and the cult of celebrity. Years later, when he moved to L.A., Castroburger found himself reading books about Marilyn Monroe’s death and Sharon Tate’s murder at their gravesites. What better place to read up on your idols? He then started giving his friends “death tours” around L.A. to the actual locations where the stars died. Four years ago, Castroburger discovered his love for zine-making. The name ‘zine’ comes from the abbreviation of the punk-era ‘fanzine’ - itself a corruption of ‘magazine,’ which itself dates from post-war Hollywood. Within this medium, Castroburger has been able to turn his obsession into something creative and informative. Two years ago, he started working on the web series Dead in Hollywood and has amassed a total of 45k subscribers and over 5 million views across social media.

CONTACT CASTROBURGER @ thehellfirepress@gmail.com

All edits and collages on this site by Castroburger.