The True Cost of True Crime
“But behind those giddy thrills are gutting stories of psychological harm, of families and communities left irreparably shattered.”
Editorial illustration for the Globe & Mail
The True Cost of True Crime
Our addiction to true crime has a human cost
Cover and interior illustrations for the weekend edition of the Arts section in
The Globe and Mail
Article by Simon Houpt, examining the impacts of our society’s increasing fascination with the true crime genre.
Published October 2018
Art director: Lauren Heintzman