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 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 WilsonwikipediaLook For the Woman (1981) by Jay Robert NashThe Indiana Torture Slaying: Syvia Likens Torture and Death (1999) by John DeanAn American Crime (2007) directed by Tommy O’ Haverimdbaestheticrealism.org See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out 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.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out 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! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out 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! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out 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!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out 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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out 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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out 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! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out 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! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out 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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out 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 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out 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! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.