Captive Audience: A Real American Horror Story

'' Captive Audience: A Real American Horror Story' is a 2022 three-part true crime docuseries directed by Jessica Dimmock and executive produced by The Russo brothers, which premiered on Hulu April 21, about the 1972 kidnapping and eventual 1980 return of Steven Stayner and the impact it had on the Stayner family (especially older brother Cary who would later murder in 1999).

Summary
Steven Stayner, then 7 years old, was kidnapped and molested by serial predator Kenneth Parnell to the point of changing the boy's name to Dennis (which became the premise to the 1989 Emmy Award-nominated miniseries I Know My First Name is Steven).

Reception
Rotten Tomatoes gave the docuseries a 92% rating.

Accolades
The program was nominated for Outstanding Crime and Justice Documentary at the 44th News and Documentary Emmy Awards.