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The Abby Normal Podcast
by Alea Jones & Collin Bourne
ROC City based Horror Movie Podcast. Our episodes consists of reviews & discussions, games & trivia's and guest host specials talking about all things horror.
Episodes
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Season 4 Finale: Gremlins Review
Season 4 is officially a wrap! And to tie it all off, we will be reviewing a Collin-selected film. One of his favorite holiday family horror movies directed by Joe Dante, Gremlins, released in 1984. This is Collin's last day as a full time co-host of the Abby Normal Podcast, so help me in wishing...
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Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey Review
Although the SAG-AFTRA strike is finally over, we're closing in on the end of season 4 with another independent movie review. This week we will be reviewing Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey directed by Rhys Frake Waterfield.
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The Witch (Re)Review
Welcome to another movie review episode, we will be diving into the world of witch hysteria in the 2015 film The VVitch directed by Robert Eggars.
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Guess That Kill Trivia
This week's trivia game was inspired from the Dead Meat Podcast, only this game is without audio clips of the horror movie kills. We hope our listeners have a wonderful and safe Halloween this year.
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Midsommar Re-Review
This week's episode is a re-vamped review of Alea's least favorite film, Midsommar. Sometimes we may give a movie a second re-watch for a more stronger review and will sometimes find a little more aspects to enjoy from it. That doesn't always change the way we feel about those movies but it's...
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Who Am I Game Part 2
Game night toniiiiight! On this week's episode, Collin is back and he's not so ready for another round of Who Am I? We hope you enjoy this week's game segment.
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Terrifier Review feat. Robin Graves
We are so excited for this review because we are honored to have Robin Graves, the man behind Lucy Baal, joining us this week. Horror TikTok's beloved demonic entity who runs The Last Movie Store on Earth! Robin and Alea will be reviewing Damion Leone's 2016 film Terrifier.
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Train to Busan Review
On this week's episode we're taking a trip to South Korean, where a zombie outbreak threatens the lives of people on a train en route for Busan. 2016's Train to Busan is a foreign horror film that has a refreshing take on zombie movies that is packed with action, heart and a great story.
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Hereditary (2018)
In this week's episode we review one of Collin's favorite films directed by the Ari Aster. The time has finally come for Collin AND Alea to review Hereditary (2018).
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It Follows Review
On this week's episode we continue our movie reviews with another independent film; widely popular and directed by David Robert Mitchell, It Follows (2014).
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Green Room Review
This week we will be discussing Green Room, an independent film directed by Jeremy Saulnier, starring Patrick Stewart and the late Anton Yelchin.4
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Let's Talk Cryptids: Bigfoot
This week we're bringing the truly strange and unusual back to the show by discussing cryptids, Bigfoot to be precise. Bigfoot is one of Collin's favorite cryptids and Alea thought it would be nice to showcase one of his favorite things. We'll be highlighting three different horror movies that...
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Psycho Beach Party Review
Surfs up everybody! This week we're covering the film Psycho Beach Party, based off of a off-Broadway play written by Charles Busch. This film is a fun parody of 60's surfer movies mixed with who-done-it storyline and slasher themes.
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Horror Trivial Pursuit Part 5
It's game night for the Abby Normal Podcast household. We've spent a lot of time reviewing movies, talking with friends and discussing current events that we felt it would be a good time to bust out one of our favorite trivia games. This is the fifth time we have played Horror Trivial Pursuit on...
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WGA & SAG-AFTRA Strike
How did we get here? And where are we going from here? With the WGA strike unfolding and now the SAG-AFTRA strike beginning, we wanted to take the time to explain how it all started and where we are right now in a way you, the listeners, better understand it. We are by no means professionals in…
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Friday the 13th Review Part 1
Originally Posted on 7.16.2023 It's Summer Time! After a two week unannounced hiatus, we are back with a summer themed horror movie that has been considered a classic camping horror movie by many. We will be kicking off a multi-part franchise review of Friday the 13th.
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Psycho Review
Originally posted on 6.25.2023 As Pride Month comes to an end, we'll be wrapping things up with a classic slasher film directed by Alfred Hitchcock starring Janet Leigh and Anthony Perkins. This week we'll be reviewing Psycho (1960), a horror movie that has been widely regarded as the film that...
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The Babadook Review
Originally Released on 6.18.2023 We're continuing Pride Month with another horror film with the most iconic of monsters, The Babadook (2014). The Babadook is an entity that torments it's victims in their time of grief and has been considered an LGBTQ character since 2017. Find out on why that is…
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Vamp Review
Released on 6/11/2023 Happy Pride everyone! As the States celebrates the LGBTQIA+ community, we would like to take this time to highlight horror films that star and/or are created by members of the community. This weeks episode we will being discussing the film Vamp (1986) starring the iconic…
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Night Film w/ Kelin Gant and John Hanna
Released on 6.4.2023 Everybody gets their start somewhere. We sit down with Kelin and John, two high school students from Wisconsin, who are working on getting their first feature length film release this year. The movie is called Night and is excepted to be released by the end of this year.
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Remake Debate: What Ever Happened to Baby Jane
Released on 5.21.2023 Hello dear listeners! We hope you all had a great Mother's Day weekend last week. We apologize for not having an episode last Sunday as Collin was out of town and we did not properly prepare an episode for you all. Hopefully to make it up to you, we are brining you an oldie...
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Kids vs Aliens Review
Released on 5.7.2023 On this episode of the Abby Normal Podcast we review 2022's Kids vs Aliens, directed by Jason Eisener. If nostalgia and camp is your thing then you'll definitely love this film. This film also has great practical effects that enhance the grotesqueness of the aliens and kill...
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Spiral Review
Released on 4.30.2023 We finally made it! We watched the latest installment of the Saw franchise Spiral: The Book of Saw, and we now get to put a giant pause on the franchise until the release of Saw X said to be released in 2025. So until we know whether or not this crazy and gory journey is…
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Horror Trivia Card Game Part 3
Released on 4.23.2023 And we are back with a new episode this week after taking a couple of weeks off to focus on settling into our new home. Thank you to everyone who was very understanding during this time. We hope you enjoy this week's episode and look forward to upcoming movie reviews in the...
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Who Am I Game
Released on 4.6.2023 Since we are in the process of moving and unpacking into our new home, we are playing a fun game of Who Am I. Collin has picked five horror based characters that Alea has to figure out using yes or no questions.
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Cocaine Bear Review
Released by 3.26.2023 We are back this week with another review for you all, we will be discussing the latest film Cocaine Bear directed by Elizabeth Banks. We are really excited to be going over this film as it one of the few horror-comedies we've covered on the podcast, and we've heard so many...
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The Menu Review
Released on 3.19.2023 Hello friends! We're back after a week long break to review The Menu which was released in 2022. Collin enjoyed it a lot more than I thought he would. Be sure to follow Alea on Letterboxd for more reviews on other horror films she has watched over the years.
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Smile Review feat. Josh Sterling Bragg
Released on 3.5.2023 We hope you all are fond of our guest specials because we have one more for you. This week we will be discussing Smile (2022) with Josh Bragg of Haunting Season. We really enjoyed talking with Josh about the film along with the ever growing horror community on social media…
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M3GAN Review feat. Steve & Sean from Mostly Horror Podcast
Released on 2.26.2023 We have another movie review this week with some amazing guest hosts. This week we are joined by Steve Goldberg and Sean Parker from Mostly Horror Podcast to go into a deep dive review of M3GAN, one of the highest grossing films of the year (so far). We are so excited to be...
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My Bloody Valentine Review Feat. Ben Scrivens from Fright-Rags
Released on 2.19.2023 Happy (Belated) Valentines Day to everyone. We sat down with Ben Scrivens, the Owner/President of Fright-Rags and reviewed this 1981 classic holiday horror, My Bloody Valentine. We hope you enjoy this week's episode, Ben shares a lot of fascinating stories with us and was a...
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Saw Franchise Review Part 4
Released on 2.12.2023 Happy Sunday! This week we may possibly be wrapping up this franchise review as the 2021 film Spiral is still unavailable to stream for the time being, if so then we hope you enjoy this week's episode as we discuss the seventh and eighth film of the Saw series; Saw 3D and...
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Saw Franchise Review Part 3
Released on 2.5.2023 Hello listeners, wanna play a game? We are going to be continuing the Saw franchise review and covering films Saw V and Saw VI. The games get more intense as we go through each film along with real world concepts included in the plots of each movie. Make sure to tune in next...
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Monster Squad Review
Released on 1.29.2023 Happy Birthday to Collin! If you've been with us since season 2 of the podcast then you know we like to treat ourselves to personal movie selection reviews for our birthday episodes. This week's episode is brought to you by Collin who has chosen Fred Dekker's The Monster…
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Saw Franchise Review Part 2
Released on 1.22.2023 Welcome back to part 2 of the Saw franchise review. If you made it thus far, we applaud you and your strong stomach. In this episode we will be discussing the films Saw III and Saw IV both directed by Darren Lynn Bousman and written by Leigh Whannell.
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Saw Franchise Review Part 1
Released on 1.15.2023 Ever since Alea watched almost all of the Saw movies (with the exception of Spiral) late last year, she has been dying to unpack everything she has taken in. In this episode we will be discussing the first two films of the franchise Saw and Saw II.
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Let's Talk Cryptids: Chupacabra's
Released on 1.8.2023 We're kicking off 2023 with a cryptid episode! There are plenty of horror films that highlight all types of cyrtid creatures and in this weeks episode, we will be covering the Chupacabra. A reptilian/canine type creature known for sucking the blood out of livestock. We will...
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Krampus Review
Released on 12.19.2022 Happy Holidays listeners! We're wrapping up the year with a Winter Holiday Horror Movie Review! We've dabbled a bit on the 2015 film Krampus in recent years but this year we're going on a deeper dive on our favorite holiday horror movie. From the director who brought you…
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Barbarian Review
Released on 12.12.2022 This is going to be an interesting episode because only Alea has watched Barbarian and Collin has not, so Alea is going to break down the movie in detail to someone who has not seen it yet. Let's see if she can sell the movie to Collin or paint such an off-putting word...
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Cabinet of Curiosities Reviews & Rankings
Released on 12.4.2022 Hey listeners! We're still sick with the flu but we're pulling through for you! We watched Guillermo Del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities collection of short stories and we're ranking each of them from best to worst between Alea's list and Collin's list. We hope you enjoy this...
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Blood Rage Review
Released on 11.23.2022 A lot was going on at the Abby Normal homestead that we had to take care of, but it did give us a little extra time to prepare for our general review of a 1987 Thanksgiving horror flick called Blood Rage. If you celebrate Thanksgiving, we hope you all enjoy the holiday and...
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Double Feature Game Night
Released on 11.13.2022 On this weeks episode we play not one but two rounds of Trivial Pursuit games. We play a round of the Horror Edition of Trivial Pursuit in the first half of the episode, then we played a fun round of Nightmare Before Christmas Trivial Pursuit in the second half so our...
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Chopping Mall Review
Released on 10.31.2022 Happy Halloween everyone! (or Abbyween if you're Collin). This week's episode we'll be going over our Halloween weekend festivities. Collin's band had a great turn out at the Bug Jar on Friday night, we got to experience a memorable Meet & Greet event at the Little Theatre…
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Remake Debate: Dracula
Released on 10.16.2022 Good evening. Welcome to another episode of the Abby Normal Podcast. This week we will be discussing the Universal 1931 film Dracula and it's 1992 remake Bram Stoker's Dracula. We both enjoyed the original and its remake version, but if you want to know which one we found...
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Horror Talks with Guest Host Carolyn Prevost Part 2
Released on 10.10.2022 Hello listeners! We worked very hard to bring Part 2 of our interview with Carolyn to you all. We talk a lot about recent movie release and the plots of them so a spoiler warnings now before you go in. We hope you enjoyed listening to our conversations with Carolyn because…
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Horror Talks With guest Host Carolyn Prevost Part 1
Released on 10.2.2022 Oh my god! You guys are in for a treat! If you know us and have been following the podcast for a while then you know a bit about our friend of the pod, Carolyn Prevost. Carolyn is our good friend who enjoys all things horror, so much so that she is our movie theater buddy so...
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Sleepaway Camp Franchise Review w/ Guest Host Adam Kramer
Released on 9.25.2022 Hi listeners, we're so exited for this weeks episode because we're joined with our friend Adam Kramer from So I've Been Told Podcast to talk about his favorite horror franchise, Sleepaway Camp. This franchise has five films surrounding the events of a girl named Angela...
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Nightmare Before Christmas Trivial Pursuit
Released on 9.18.2022 Yes, you read it right. We recently discovered a Trivial Pursuit game centered around Alea's absolute favorite movie from her childhood A Nightmare Before Christmas (which explains a lot). Play along with us as we ask questions in categories of Behind the Scenes, Halloween...
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Horror Fan Theories
Released on 9.11.2022 Hi friends! We're going to wind down a bit this week with a fun conversation about fan theories in the horror genre movie that we love. We'll be looking into more theories in the months to come but if you, our audience have horror theories of your own you would like for us…
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Franchise Review: Child's Play Part 3
Released on 9.6.2022 The wait is finally over, and so is this entire franchise review! We thank those who have stuck with us these past few weeks while we tried our best to provide good episodes for you all. The amount of time researching, recording, editing and posting can take hours but it's…
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Franchise Review: Childs Play Part 2
Released on 8.29.2022 Why Hello, Dollies! Welcome back to another week of The Abby Normal Podcast covering part 2 of horror's favorite killer doll, Chucky. In this episode we'll continue discussing The Child's Play Franchise with The Bride of Chucky, The Seed of Chucky and the 2019 Child's Play...
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ROC City based Horror Movie Podcast. Our episodes consists of reviews & discussions, games & trivia's and guest host specials talking about all things horror.
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