Hi, I'm Blair Bathory, and this is the Something Scary podcast. Happy Halloween. We thought we drop you a special

treat to get your Halloween started. As always, thank you for joining us, whether it's your first

time delving into the darkness or if you were brave enough to make a return visit. Welcome.

Today, I'll be narrating alongside Jed Shepard, writer of host,

the scariest movie of all time. We tell his own story of what happens when you idolize

someone a little too much and believe what you see on screen is real. Just remember, don't

stop moving and never, ever let the candle burn out.

You sure you don't want to drink, honey?

She purrs as she pours herself the second gin andonic of the evening. Her hands conspicuously

shaking. I politely refuse, apologize for arriving so late, and take stock of the items on the

camphorwood table. A single sheet of premium A4 paper, a Bic Biro, black ink, a CVS safety pin, a long

white candle, a zippo lighter, and my Sony WM

D6C recorder already whirring.

If you're hungry, I've left a raspberry pie cooling in the kitchen.

It's my absolute favorite, but I've already eaten.

Thank you, Miss Joy, I confirm.

She narrows her eyes at me,

playfully, and there's that Hollywood smile, the kind of smile that helped rack up three 30 million

plus opening weekends in a row. She really is the timeless beauty she's famed to be. Growing up,

like a lot of people my age, I had Veronica Joy posters on my bedroom wall.

I even had that corny limited edition Veronica doll, you know, the one that says the cat

is from Gourland. And now I'm here at her Mulholland Drive mansion, interviewing her for my

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