What to Listen to Next: Very Scary People

If you enjoyed Fear Thy Neighbor, we think you'll like the new season of Very Scary People: A Family to Fear. An intense custody battle turns deadly when Christine Belford’s ex-husband and his family become obsessed with controlling the couple’s three daughters. The family is willing to do anything including stalking, kidnapping, and even murder to get their way. Over eight episodes, host Donnie Wahlberg takes listeners down a dark and twisted journey, exploring how one family’s obsession became a mother’s worst nightmare. With exclusive interviews and audio, the story goes beyond the headlines of the sinister Matusiewicz family. Listen to Episode 1, The Takeover, and follow Very Scary People wherever you get your podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When a friendly retired couple moves in next door to a family with young children, the two households are initially united by a shared love of dogs. But when a strange coincidence leads them to realize they have far more in common, feelings of unease set in and it’s not long before these feelings evolve into all-consuming distrust and agitation. When one of the dogs launches a brutal and near-fatal attack, a drawn-out legal battle ensues and culminates with a vicious attack and two shocking murders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Deep within the Appalachian Mountains, two families have inhabited neighboring plots for decades. But the once harmonious neighbors turn to bitter enemies after the police are called regarding an alleged theft -- violating the unspoken tradition of leaving authorities out of disputes. The wingding mountain roads are the scene of numerous confrontations that escalate to terrifying spats and acts of intimidation before finally culminating in a bloody showdown. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A single woman and her two young sons believe they have found a perfect new apartment on a quiet street with an on-sight landlord. Soon after the lease is signed, the landlord begins to exhibit controlling and obsessive behavior, frequently monitoring the coming and goings of his tenants and flying into a rage over perceived parking infractions. The family's once idyllic living situation turns into a living hell of arguments and intimidation that finally ends in bloodshed and two shocking murders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When a renegade handyman moves into a tight knight apartment complex, he quickly hits it off with his downstairs family-man neighbor. While the pair initially bond over a shared love of sports, the thin walls and an affinity for noisy cuckoo clocks soon turn the friendship sour. As animosity grows and festers, rising tempers become a ticking time bomb and the shared hallways set the scene for a final confrontation that will culminate with gunshots and bloodshed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Two nocturnal neighbors who are down on their luck bond with late night visits while the rest of the world is sound asleep. The platonic friendship deepens as they share struggles with one another. When one oversteps a major boundary and buries the other in debt with a hustle gone wrong, things go south fast. While their financial co-dependence keeps them entwined, a disturbing act of revenge is plotted and executed- one so gruesome it could be ripped straight out of a horror movie.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After years of fostering a harmonious relationship with their quiet, unassuming neighbor, one tight-knit family is shocked to learn that he has been hiding a wife for nearly a decade inside his house. As the family gets to know the timid young woman, shocking truths are revealed, and a plan is set in place to remove her from toxic living conditions. But in doing so, a bitter grudge is stirred up that will have drastic…and fatal consequences. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When the Sienna family moves in next door to the Duckett family, their two sons Mark and Mitchell initially strike up a friendship over a shared love of cars and cigarettes. But as time goes on, Mark begins to encroach on the generosity of the Sienna family and his increasingly erratic and bizarre behavior threatens their sense of safety. As Mark’s mental health begins to unravel, he becomes plagued with delusions and paranoia. When law enforcement becomes involves, his already fragile mental state is exacerbated, resulting in a break-in and midnight shooting that will rock a tight-knit community to its core. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When a Baptist pastor moves in next-door to a free-spirited older woman in suburban Las Vegas, you’d expect him to live piously and love his neighbor. But unfortunately, the two couldn’t be more different and as they struggle to wrap their heads around differing morals and lifestyles, tensions soar. Soon, back and forth allegations between them swirl as each accuses the other of noise violations, intimidation, spying, and drug use. When the mutual agitation reaches biblical proportions, will they do unto others what thy would have done to them or will retribution be wrought?  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A family lends a friend in need a place to stay but kicks her out after a series of disagreements. Offended by the perceived offence, she refuses to move away and instead buys the house directly across the street from the family. From there, a years-long dispute kicks into high gear that will see rumors swirl among townsfolk, cyber bullying, topless lawnmower riding and heated public arguments. As the bitter rivalry swells, the result is a hail of bullets, shocking murder, and a community left forever changed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.