246 – The Exorcist

Blake, Karen and Matt continue their series looking at the true stories behind popular horror movies alleged to be based on fact. This week we cover The Exorcist and discuss the novel, the film, and the many spin-offs and sequels. Passing of “Roland Doe.” (The Guardian) Seytan: The Turkish Exorcist The Exorcist (Amz Affiliate Link to MANY choices/versions/sequels/spin-offs) MonsterTalk YouTube The […]

245 – The Changeling

Blake, Karen and Matt dig into the alleged true story behind 1980s ghostly chiller The Changeling.  A great spooky ghost story – but is there anything to the claims that it was based on a true story? Fantastic research article from Denver Library’s Katie Rudolph: A Denver House that inspired a Horror Film Part 2 of her research Can’t get […]

244 – The Hills Have Eyes (The Legend of Sawney Bean)

While Blake recovers from COVID, we’ll take a listen to the MonsterTalk series “DeBased on a True Story.” The audio isn’t quite up to our regular quality, but we hope you enjoy the content.  This episode deals with the legend behind the 1977 Wes Craven film The Hills Have Eyes. If you’d prefer to watch this episode you can catch it […]