Horror VS Reality

By Anastasia Byrd

Anastasia and Kendrah break down a horror or Thriller film based on a true crime or tragedy and discuss the incident that the film is based on. Together they compare, contrast, and nerd out.

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Horror VS Reality episodes:

June 02, 2023 Ep. 51: M (1931) VS Peter Kurten w/ Trent Manning
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.
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1h 20min
May 03, 2023 Ep. 50: The Lost (2006) VS Charles Schmid w/ The Let's Talk Horror Channel
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!
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2h 17min
April 12, 2023 Ep. 49: The Clovehitch Killer (2018) VS BTK w/ Trent Manning
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.
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57min
March 05, 2023 Ep. 48: Dead Ringers (1988) VS The Marcus Twins w/ Livvspooky
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.
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1h 39min
December 15, 2022 Ep. 47: The Golden Glove (2019) VS Fritz Honka
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.
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1h 21min
October 23, 2022 BONUS: Halloween Gab Fest III
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.
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55min
October 02, 2022 Ep. 45: Notes On A Scandal (2006) VS Mary Kay Letourneau
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.

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1h 31min
August 31, 2022 Ep 44: The Frozen Ground (2013) VS Robert Hansen
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!
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1h 21min
July 28, 2022 Ep. 43: Atlanta: Three Slaps VS The Hart Family Murders
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.
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1h 47min
June 27, 2022Ep. 42: The Girl Next Door (2007) VS The Murder Of Sylvia Likens
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

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1h 40min

FAQs about Horror VS Reality:

How many episodes does Horror VS Reality have?

The podcast currently has 76 episodes available.