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Note: Cohost Morgan is on hiatus until after Halloween for wedding planning, so until then every episode will have a guest cohost. On Today's episode, Anastasia has friend of the show, Olivia (@livvspookyofficial) to discuss the weird and wonderful Cronenberg film, Dead Ringers as well as its inspiration, the very much real, Marcus Twins. (Twin Gynecologists with serious codependency issues and fuzzy ethics.) Sit back, relax, and let us weave you a strange tale about two even stranger brothers. Plus, Anastasia manages to bring up Lolita and American Dad yet again. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Morgan and Anastasia usher in the holiday season with a dingy dirty film about a depraved killer who loves dive bars. Then, The very real German Killer who inspired The Golden Glove, Fritz Honka. Plus, Ana got too high for a Terrifier double feature, and Morgan recalls a very creepy Amish roadside attraction. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ana and Morgan are back for yet another Halloween Gab Fest. This year they play a back and forth round of trivia, asking questions from 2 different horror/murder themed board games. Plus, Morgan advises going into Barbarian blind, Ana was pleasantly surprised by Pascal Laugier's The Tall Man, and BTK is a bit of a Colin Robinson. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Morgan and Ana discuss the insane story of Mary Kay Letourneau and Villi Fualaau, or how a teacher groomed her student into her lover. Plus, Trent returns for our next episode, Hot D and Rings of Power. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 Ana and Mo are back to discuss Robert Hansen and The Frozen Ground. Plus, Ana and Morgan gush about their love of John Cusack and Nic Cage; Bob is a f*uckboy, and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Anastasia and Morgan are back to share a very special episode. This episode covers an episode of the sitcom, Atlanta that is essentially its own tiny true crime horror movie. They also discuss the inspiration for this episode, The Hart Family Murder/Suicides. Plus, Morgan's cat makes an appearance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 Morgan and Ana are joined by Maddie from The One for the Road podcast to talk about one of the most heinous crimes in Indiana history, The Murder of Sylvia Likens, and the film based on her murder, 2007’s The Girl Next Door. Plus, Ana’s dark tale of childhood; Morgan has a hard time dealing with this crime; and Maddie tells us about her lgbtqia+ true crime podcast.    SOURCES: The Girl Next Door (2007) directed by Gregory Wilson wikipedia Look For the Woman (1981) by Jay Robert Nash The Indiana Torture Slaying: Syvia Likens Torture and Death (1999) by John Dean An American Crime (2007) directed by Tommy O’ Haver imdb aestheticrealism.org Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 (Originally aired August 19, 2020) Join Morgan and Anastasia as they discuss this heinous Cat 3 film out of Hong Kong, There is a Secret in my Soup and the crime that inspired it, The Hello Kitty murder of Fan Man-Yee.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Anastasia and Morgan plus special guests Mike and Mike of Mondo Boys to discuss Charles Laughton's Night of the Hunter and  its inspiration, bluebeard serial killer, Harry Powers.  Plus, Mike's Irish Robert Mitchum story; Mondo Boys' music in She Dies Tomorrow contributed to Anastasia's fainting; high praise for I Know This Much is True and much more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Theeeeeey're baaaack! Mo and Ana are fresh off vacation and ready to rumble. This episode they discuss Ken Russell's cult classic, The Devils, and the real life of Urbain Grandier. Plus! Oliver Reed was a "hellraiser"; Morgan had a Wiccan phase; vacation stories, and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Horror VS Reality will be back in May, until then, enjoy this preview of Ana's other podcast, Attack of the Killer Objects! AOTK is a horror comedy podcast about killer object movies, their absurdity, and why we love them. Hosted by Anastasia Byrd twice monthly with a guest every episode.  Preview episode is the first episode: Killer Sofa. enjoy!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Morgan and Ana dive into the drug fueled world of Cronenberg's Naked Lunch and the real life events in William Burroughs and Joan Vollmer's life that led to her death. Plus! Morgan still hasn't finished Marvelous Mrs. Maisel; Kurt Cobain was a Burroughs stan; and Ana finally conquers her awful cold. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Morgan and Ana dive into the surreal world of Alejandro Jodorowsky, Santa Sangre and Goyo Cardenas Hernandez. Plus, Morgan watched The Holy Mountain on mute at a punk bar; Morgan and Ana ponder if Eddie Murphy is a Jodorowsky fan; and Ana objectifies Luke Kirby. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Anastasia and Morgan have the delightful BP from Let's Talk Horror on to discuss Ti West's The Sacrament and its basis, The Jonestown Massacre. Plus! Bp can't play horror games; Mo watches Kristen Bell spoof cheesy mysteries; and Ana enlightens Bp on the suicide of Budd Dwyer. Plus more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ana and Mo are joined by Heather of Wednesday, Wine and Horror to discuss Netflix's film about Ted Bundy as well the real Ted. Plus, Heather has pregnant brain; Morgan's future mother in law narrowly dodged Ted herself; Ana watched Burn Notice solely for Bruce Campbell and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ana finishes off our series on The Norwegian Black Metal Scene by discussing the real life events that inspired Lords of Chaos. Plus, Morgan and Ana discuss the Forbidden channels from our childhood, Morgan watched Slaxx finally, and Ana puts in waaay too many hours playing Dragon Age Inquisition. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Morgan and Ana tackle the rise of The Norwegian Black metal scene and Jonas Akerlund's The Lords of Chaos. In this first half, Morgan goes in depth on the actors resumes, the finer plot details of the film, and Ana tries not to faint during the more grisly descriptions. Ana created a spotify playlist as a companion to these episodes which can be found here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2RPI4RiwNkNQb7CsRPSGpy?si=pS0shtoqQ-asT8otuGuFVg&utm_source=copy-link Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Morgan and Anastasia discuss The classic but honestly mediocre film, When A Stranger Calls (1979) and the horrific unsolved murder of Janett Christman. (The basis for the Babysitter and the Man Upstairs urban legend). Plus, Morgan watches two Adam Driver films, Ana and Morgan share their love of John C. Reilly and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

(ORIGINALLY AIRED JULY 2020) [Newly remastered audio] Morgan and Ana discuss Peter Jackson's Heavenly Creatures, and The Murder of Pauline Parker's mother by Pauline and Juliet Hulme. Plus, we discuss the beauty of Kate Winslet, and speculate about Ghislane Maxwell (who is now convicted!). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

***(contains spoilers for The Lodge, Hereditary, and The Descent)***Join Morgan and Anastasia as they discuss this excellent little film and the enduring mystery of the Yuba County Five. Plus! Morgan has a real life encounter with a bear, Ana talks A LOT about Doctor Who and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.