This time, Kendrah and Anastasia are discussing the Slenderman Mythos and how that eventually spiraled into the stabbing of Peyton Leutner. (editor note: My mic sounds like a potato for the majority of this episode unfortunately. I did everything I could improve it, and it's still just not great. Thanks for understanding. xo Ana) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 11, 2025•54 min•Ep. 63
At last, Ana and Kendrah are back to talking Canadian crime. This time they are discussing a very Lifetime-esque Canadian Thriller, Savage Messiah (2002), and it's all too real inspiration, Roch Theriault and his cult, The Ant Hill Kids. This one is not for the faint of heart. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 23, 2025•1 hr 20 min•Season 2Ep. 62
Since prep for some of the next episodes is taking a little longer than expected, this episode consists of Ana and Kendrah quizzing each other on horror movies and true crime. Enjoy. (Also my headphones wouldn't charge right so the audio is...a bit less stellar than usual, but still listenable for sure) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 12, 2025•56 min
Kendrah and Ana are back after an extended break to discuss one of the most vile scams that we've ever heard of, and a little bit about the extremely accurate film based on it. Join us, won't you? It's an episode that will have you asking yourself, "WTF MCDONALD'S?!" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 20, 2025•1 hr 34 min•Season 2Ep. 61
Ana takes us on a short journey through the history of Burke and Hare in fiction and Kendrah discusses the real dirty deeds of Burke and Hare. Plus shocking revelations in each host's entertainment knowledge! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 30, 2024•45 min•Season 2Ep. 60
It's the 4th (mostly) annual Halloween Gab Fest. For Kendrah's first gab fest, we decided to chat about cases we wish we could cover, if only there were horror films based on them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 13, 2024•1 hr 10 min
In part 2 of our Elephant/Columbine coverage, Kait returns to hear Kendrah tell us all about Columbine. (and to hear Ana rant about the misinformation of Columbine) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 28, 2024•48 min•Season 2Ep. 59
In this special crossover episode between What in the Wide World of Cinema and Horror VS Reality, we discuss the beauty of Gus Van Sant's tragic art film and some aspects of The Columbine High shooting. The remaining aspects of the Columbine discussion coming in part 2. Largely Ana spends this time persuading Kendrah that this is indeed a good film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 07, 2024•1 hr 19 min•Season 2Ep. 58
Part 2 of our Baby Reindeer coverage continues with Kendrah laying out all the Fiona Harvey drama and what facts we do know about the case. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 22, 2024•42 min•Season 2Ep. 57
Today's episode is a very special episode. We are covering the Dark comedy thriller TV show, (not the first time we've talked about a TV show.) Baby Reindeer that centers around Richard Gadd and a very traumatizing series of events in his life. Gadd writes, stars, and is the real life inspiration for the show, and the drama surrounding him and the show continues to unfold. Join us as we try to unravel fact from fiction. CONTENT WARNING: Normally we don't do content warnings bc True crime and hor...
Aug 05, 2024•1 hr 20 min•Season 2Ep. 56
Kendrah and Ana head to Austria this episode to talk about infamous serial Killer and world traveling journalist, Jack Unterweger. (He's a total prick. shocker. ) Plus, SPOILERS for Handmaid's Tale at the end of the episode, Ana's latest book reads, and Kendrah and Ana finally met in person. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 26, 2024•1 hr 37 min•Season 2Ep. 55
On today's episode, Kendrah and Anastasia take on the infamous Men Behind the Sun and the horrific human experimentation that took place at Japan's Unit 731 during WW2. SOURCES: 1. Unit 731 The Forgotten Auschwitz - Derek Pua, Danielle Dybbro and Alistair Rogers 2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Diet#:~:text=The%20National%20Diet%20(Japanese%3A%20%E5 %9B%BD%E4%BC%9A,Councillors%20(%E5%8F%82%E8%AD%B0%E9%99%A2%2C%20Sangiin). 3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_invasion_of_Manchuria 4...
Apr 30, 2024•1 hr 44 min•Season 2Ep. 54
This is the first episode of the new season format (so we can have much needed breaks between research and recording periods) It also marks the first episode with Kendrah as the permanent new co-host. To celebrate Kendrah's arrival, we decided to cover an infamous Canadian serial killer: Robert Pickton aka the Pig Farm Killer. We also watched the fairly terrible 2022 film, Pig Killer that is loosely based on his life. Enjoy! SOURCES: 1. The Big Book Of Serial Killers - An Encyclopedia Of Serial ...
Apr 14, 2024•1 hr 48 min•Season 2Ep. 53
The hiatus is almost over, but until then, enjoy the episode of AOTKO that Morgan guested on over the summer. Enjoy this short but sweet film segment recap about a killer fetish doll. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 11, 2023•34 min
HVR will be back later this month, until then, enjoy the first episode of Anastasia's new podcast, What in the Wide World of Cinema?! Strap in for a lot of weird wild rides through cinema, and subscribe to the new pod for more trippy film journeys. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 14, 2023•47 min
Keith returns to co-pilot today's episode, Anastasia and he break down the terrifying (and short) ocean terror, Open Water, and discuss the real life disappearance of Tom and Eileen Lonergan. Plus, Heather's plays fast and loose with the dearly departed's legacies; Keith and Ana will never scuba dive or spelunk; and Keith is still working on that novel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 30, 2023•50 min•Ep. 52
Trent Manning returns as guest host to discuss the 1931 classic that inspired the thriller genre, Fritz Lang's M. We also discuss the scumbags who inspired M's antagonist, chiefly Peter Kurten. Plus, Fight Club quotes, Art the Clown, and Borders' criterion aisle. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 02, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 51
Anastasia is joined by BP of The Let's Talk Horror Podcast again. This time BP brings his love and knowledge of Jack Ketchum's The Lost (2006) and Ana covers the real life crimes of Charles Schmid that inspired Jack Ketchum's novel and by proxy, the film adaptation. Plus, Dolphining is a thing now; Ana recalls how she first discovered Gus Van Sant's Elephant; and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 03, 2023•2 hr 17 min•Ep. 50
Anastasia is joined by renaissance man, Trent Manning, to discuss 2019's BTK inspired film, The Clovehitch Killer, as well as the despicable BTK. Plus, Dylan McDermott really wanted to play Clovehitch; Spontaneous is the horror rom com you didn't know you needed; and Trent is doing stand up in Baton Rouge. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 12, 2023•57 min•Ep. 49
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. ...
Mar 05, 2023•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 48
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.
Dec 15, 2022•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 47
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.
Oct 23, 2022•55 min•Ep. 46
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.
Oct 02, 2022•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 45
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.
Aug 31, 2022•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 44
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.
Jul 28, 2022•1 hr 47 min•Ep. 43
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 Tor...
Jun 27, 2022•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 42
(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.
Jun 18, 2022•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 4
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.
May 30, 2022•2 hr 17 min•Ep. 41
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.
May 17, 2022•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 40
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.
Apr 24, 2022•45 min