Horror VS Reality

Horror VS Reality

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episodes

Ep. 64: The Poughkeepsie Tapes (2007) VS Kendall Francois

September 9, 2025 • 61 mins
Back from a summer break, Kendrah and Anastasia dive into the world of The Poughkeepsie Tapes and one of its inspirations, Kendall Francois.

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Ep. 63 The Slenderman Mythos and the Slenderman Stabbing

June 10, 2025 • 54 mins
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)

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Ep. 62: Savage Messiah (2002) VS The Ant Hill Kids

April 23, 2025 • 80 mins
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.

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Kendrah and Anastasia VS Trivia

March 12, 2025 • 56 mins
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)

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Ep. 61: Compliance (2012) VS The Strip Search Phone Scam

February 19, 2025 • 93 mins
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?!"

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Ep. 60: Burke and Hare in Cinema VS The Burke & Hare Murders

October 30, 2024 • 45 mins
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!

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BONUS: Halloween Gab Fest 4

October 13, 2024 • 70 mins
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.

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Ep. 59: Elephant (2003) VS The Columbine High School Massacre pt. 2 w/ What in the Wide World of Cinema?!

September 27, 2024 • 47 mins
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)

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Ep. 58: Elephant (2003) VS The Columbine High School Massacre Part 1 w/ What in the Wide World of Cinema?!

September 7, 2024 • 79 mins
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.

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Ep. 57: Baby Reindeer (2024) VS Richard Gadd Pt. 2

August 22, 2024 • 42 mins
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.

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Ep. 56: Baby Reindeer (2024) VS Richard Gadd PT. 1

August 4, 2024 • 80 mins

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.



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Ep. 55: Jack (2015) VS Jack Unterweger

June 25, 2024 • 96 mins
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.

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Ep. 54: Men Behind the Sun (1988) VS Unit 731

April 30, 2024 • 103 mins

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...

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Ep. 53: Pig Killer (2022) VS Robert Pickton

April 14, 2024 • 107 mins

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!


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BONUS: Morgan on Anastasia's Attack of the Killer Objects!

October 11, 2023 • 34 mins
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.

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Introducing: What in the Wide World of Cinema?!

September 14, 2023 • 46 mins
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.

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Ep. 52: Open Water (2003) VS The Disappearance of The Lonergans

July 30, 2023 • 50 mins
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.

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Ep. 51: M (1931) VS Peter Kurten w/ Trent Manning

June 1, 2023 • 79 mins
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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Ep. 50: The Lost (2006) VS Charles Schmid w/ The Let's Talk Horror Channel

May 3, 2023 • 136 mins
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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Ep. 49: The Clovehitch Killer (2018) VS BTK w/ Trent Manning

April 12, 2023 • 56 mins
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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