Wyrd Realities

The werewolf hasn't been as popular as their fright-night brethren, such as zombies, vampires, and the multitude of slasher villains, but that doesn't mean their movies aren't noteworthy.  Join paranormal fantasy writer Hadley Thorne and science fiction and horror authors Allen Gamboa, Scott Baker, and Rich Restucci, as they review and recommend some of of their favorite and not so favorite w...

This episode focuses on the Netflix documentary Abducted in Plain Sight - a bewildering account of one girl’s kidnapping by a family friend.   Abducted in Plain Sight is streaming on Netflix 2017 | Maturity Rating: TV-14 | 1h 30m | Documentary Films In this true crime documentary, a family falls prey to the manipulative charms of a neighbor, who abducts their adolescent daughter. Twice wyrdre...

In January 1900, three lighthouse keepers on a remote island disappeared into the night, never to be seen again. Their disappearance still baffles scholars more than 100-years after the event.   www.wyrdrealities.net  linktr.ee/wyrdrealities

The Blob is a 1988 American science fiction horror film co-written and directed by Chuck Russell. A remake of the 1958 film of the same name, the plot follows an acidic, amoeba-like organism that crashes down to Earth in a military satellite, which devours and dissolves anything in its path as it grows. It is the third film in The Blob film series.   The Void is a 2016 Canadian Lovecraftian h...

Historically, October 31 has been associated with the spirit world in Neopaganism. As some people say, it is a night when the veil between our world and the spirit realm is thin.   Join Morgana Calder, Hadley Thorne, Cecil Fletcher, and Steven Hill as they discuss Samhain lore, traditions, and superstitions.  www.wyrdrealities.net

All Hallow's Eve: American horror anthology film presented as a series of shorts that two children and their babysitter discover on an unmarked videotape on Halloween night, all of which feature a homicidal clown named Art the Clown.    Trick or Treat   Dog Soldiers: During a routine nighttime training mission in the Scottish Highlands, a small squad of British soldiers expected to...

W.J. Lundy, J.L. Bourne, Rich Baker, and Brian Parker, join hosts, Joseph Hansen and Allen Gamboa to talk about all the stuff on this episode of Low Balling with Joe.   Five Roads to Texas is A Phalanx Press Collaboration (https://phalanxpress.com/five-roads-to-texas/)  Brian Parker: https://amzn.to/3ssjZLvJ.L. Bourne: https://amzn.to/3FbaAiM W.J. Lundy: https://amzn.to/3N2PXXW Rich Bake...

Morgana, Tully, and Hadley discuss the haunted Hoia Baciu Forest in Romania. Romania's Hoia Baciu Forest Is The World's Most Haunted Place The Bermuda Triangle may be famed for its disappearances, but this Romanian forest is second to none when it comes to land-locked lore. www.wyrdrealities.net

Eight Legged Freaks follows a cluster of spiders that is exposed to toxic waste, causing them to mutate into gigantic, monstrous creatures and attack a small American mining town. Spaced Invaders is a 1990 American science fiction comedy named  after the classic video game Space Invaders.    Idle Hands is a 1999 American teen black comedy horror film whose plot follows the life of a...

Join Morgana Calder as discusses Other Dimensions with Where in the Folk Podcasters Henry Tully and Cecil Flether, Cryptid Researcher Steven Hill, and author and Wyrd Realities creator Hadley Thorne. www.wyrdrealities.net

What do an abandoned cabin, an autopsy on a stormy night, a creepy mortician, and a sleep study have in common? Join Allan, Rich, Scott, and Hadley to find out on tonight’s Watching Wyrd.   Chat room shenanigans start promptly at 10 pm EST.    Films:   Phantasm a 1979 American science fantasy horror film is the first film in the Phantasm franchise, it introduces the T...

In most cultures, and traditions, there is a belief that every human has at least two Spirit Guides, who protect, and guide him, since the day he is born. Spirit Guides can be your ancestors, but they can also be animals. Join Morgana Calder and friends as they discuss animal totems, spirit guides, and power animals. www.wyrdrealities.net linktre.ee/wyrdrealities

 Streamed live on Oct 6, 2022  Join the Watching Wyrd team as they honor the witches of cinema. Black Death is a 2010 German–British action horror film directed by Christopher Smith from an original screenplay by Dario Poloni. It stars Sean Bean, Eddie Redmayne and Carice van Houten.  The Last Witch Hunter is a 2015 American fantasy action film directed by Breck Eisner and written b...

Join Morgana Calder and friends as they discuss the Bloodline of Christ. 

Streamed live on Sep 29, 2022  On this episode, Allan, Rich, Scott, and Hadley have picked their favorite Scream Queen, and paired it with a movie she starred in. Enjoy!   Dee Wallace in the Howling a 1981 American horror film directed by Joe Dante. It is based on the novel of the same name by Gary Brandner. The film stars Dee Wallace, Patrick Macnee, Dennis Dugan, and Robert Picardo. &n...

This month the women of Wyrd Realities discuss 20 years post Bowling For Columbine, The Handmaid's Tale, and the state of the Economy.  www.wyrdrealities.net

Joseph Hansen and Allen Gamboa sit down and talk with author Ryan Schow  Ryan Schow is the USA Today best-selling author of the Population Zero trilogy, These Times of Abandon series, Dark Days of the After series, The Age of Embers series, The Last War series, The Sunset on America series, and the Swann series, as well as the Atlas Hargrove series (writing as R.B. Schow). As a real-life seco...

Morgana Calder and friends discuss alchemy, a form of speculative thought that, among other aims, tried to transform base metals such as lead or copper into silver or gold and to discover a cure for disease and a way of extending life.   www.wyrdrealities.net  linktr.ee/wyrdrealities

From guardian angels to fallen ones. From off-world demons to Satan himself manifesting there are all kinds of movies centered on angelic and demonic beings, whether religious, supernatural, or fantastical.  This week's picks are:   Legion (2010) When a group of strangers at a dusty roadside diner come under attack by demonic forces, their only chance for survival lies with an archangel...

Morgana and the crew are joined by Martin from Unexplained Scotland the go to place  for your fix of weird, spooky and sometimes straight up stupid true stories, folklore and urban legends from around Scotland!   This episodes topic: Black-eyed children or black-eyed kids are an American contemporary legend of paranormal creatures that resemble children between ages 6 and 16, with pale s...

Discussing crystals and such on Wyrd Awakenings with Morgana Calder www.wyrdrealities.net

Dystopian societies appear in many artistic works, most notably in stories set in a future time period.    A Clockwork Orange is a 1971 dystopian crime film adapted, produced, and directed by Stanley Kubrick, based on Anthony Burgess's 1962 novel of the same name. It employs disturbing, violent images to comment on psychiatry, juvenile delinquency, youth gangs, and other social, politica...

Wyrd Realities Podcast, in collaboration with Horror Writers Ink Facebook community, hosts an Author Discussion Panel on Netflix's Sandman series, a deeply layered world of fears and fantasies, myth, and magic. Join Wyrd Kids Hadley Thorne, Rich Restucci, and Joseph Hansen from the Wyrd Team as they are joined by indie author Steven Landy for a great discussion on the metamorphosis of The Sandman...

Journey through cinema history as we run down some of our favorite time travel movies.   The Final Countdown is a 1980 American science fiction war film about a modern nuclear-powered aircraft carrier that travels through time to the day before the December 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor. Produced by Peter Douglas and Lloyd Kaufman (founder of Troma Entertainment) and directed by Don Taylor,...

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