The Cereal Killer Chronicles

By: Scream Queen Productions
  • Summary

  • Before they created Corn Flakes and Froot Loops, the Kelloggs ran a deadly sanitarium and subscribed to a dangerous religion. The last name synonymous with breakfast foods is also linked to strange deaths, suspicious tragedies, and even murder. In this eight-part series, host Jenn Carpenter breaks down the complicated Kellogg legacy, from cereal to killers.
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Episodes
  • Trailer
    May 30 2020

    Coming June 11, 2020- a So Dead miniseries! Before they created Corn Flakes and Froot Loops, the Kelloggs ran a deadly sanitarium and subscribed to a dangerous religion. The last name synonymous with breakfast foods is also linked to strange deaths, suspicious tragedies, and even murder. In this eight-part series, host Jenn Carpenter breaks down the complicated Kellogg legacy, from cereal to killers.

    Song Credit: Bad Ideas (distressed) by Kevin MacLeod
    Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3412-bad-ideas-distressed-
    License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    Edited by: Kelly K Audio

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    2 mins
  • Part One: The Mad Doctor
    Jun 11 2020

    John Harvey Kellogg was a walking contradiction. A religious fanatic and a man of science. A racist and a philanthropist. A man so obsessed with wellness, he paid no mind to how many died in his care, so long as it furthered his studies. A health fanatic with a creative mind, Dr. Kellogg invented machines designed for treatment that were better suited for a medieval torture chamber. But just how did a promising young prodigy become America's most infamous mad doctor? Find out in part one of The Cereal Killer Chronicles, The Mad Doctor.

    THEME SONG
    Bad Ideas (distressed) by Kevin MacLeod
    Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3412-bad-ideas-distressed-
    License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    RESOURCES
    The Kelloggs: The Battling Brothers of Kalamazoo (Howard Markel)
    Dr. Kellogg Invented Cereal (Greg Daugherty, history.com)
    Why Are There So Many Black Squirrels in Battle Creek? (Nick Buckley, Battle Creek Enquirer) 
    How John Harvey Kellogg Was Wrong on Race (Nick Buckley, Battle Creek Enquirer)
    When Were Cereal Flakes Really First Made? (Tim Collins, wbckfm.com)
    Wikipedia
    Find A Grave

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    25 mins
  • Part Two: The Sanitarium
    Jun 18 2020

    At the age of 24, Dr. Kellogg took over as director of the Battle Creek Sanitarium, also known as "The San." In his quest to provide his famous guests with top-notch care, Dr. Kellogg pushed dangerous treatments that put many of his patients in the ground, rather than on the road to wellness.

    THEME SONG
    Bad Ideas (distressed) by Kevin MacLeod
    Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3412-bad-ideas-distressed-
    License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    RESOURCES
    The Kelloggs: The Battling Brothers of Kalamazoo (Howard Markel)
    Dr. John Kellogg Invented Cereal (Greg Daugherty, history.com)
    How Dr. Kellogg’s World-Renowned Health Spa Made Him a Wellness Titan (Howard Markel, pbs.org)
    The Enigmatic Dr. Kellogg (Joe Schwarcz, PhD)
    Wikipedia
    Find A Grave
    Newspapers.com

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    29 mins

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