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Earn $2,400 binge-watching true crime documentaries

MagellanTV will pay $100 per hour for a 24-hour marathon

Erika Mailman
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Erika Mailman
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You've gotten pretty good at assessing blood spatter and the degree of rigor mortis. Now it's time to put that knowledge to good use. With MagellanTV's 3rd annual true crime watch dream job, you can settle in with the darkest of human psychology to watch 24 hours of these documentaries for $100 an hour. But first you have to be selected. As reported by CNN with an Instagram post that got close to 2,000 comments (many claiming that they do this job anyway), you can earn $2,400 during this gritty day and night.

MagellanTV's website says, "Crime doesn't sleep...but it pays. We're hiring!" The randomly-selected winner must meet all the requirements and agree to document their binge-watch on various social media channels. The schedule is already laid out, with 32 shows ranging from the 25-minute 'CyberCrimes with Ben Hammersley: Heists' to the 54-minute 'The Writer with No Hands' (ouch). After watching, the winner gets the money and a one-year subscription to the streaming service; 100 runner-ups also get the latter prize.

To apply, you fill out a brief online form about yourself, your social media platforms, and your preferences (don't worry; there's no essay!). The pull-down menu choices for "why do you watch true crime content?" are introspective: two choices are "insight into human nature" and "I like being part of the community associated with true crime." Uploading a video of yourself is supreme but only if filmed through a peephole into the cellar dungeon (kidding). You must be 18+ to apply and coincidentally must apply by April 18. Now, brush the blood off your popcorn and get started.

One last detail: even though the content will be grueling to watch, the contest hosts know that you're only human (with flesh, blood, viscera and brainnnnnns), so you can actually take 48 hours to watch. Killers can be generous.

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