The Other Side of Madness is a 1971 film directed by Frank Howard and produced by Wade Williams.

The entire second half of the film is dedicated to the Tate murders, attempting to recreate them based on the evidence and testimony available to the public at the time.

A promotional record featuring both Mechanical Man and another Manson song, Garbage Dump, was later released.

[6][7] Due to legal issues, no names, with the exception of "Charlie", are mentioned in the film at any point.

[2] The film received a DVD release, under the Helter Skelter Murders title, on October 2, 2001.