Show Notes
Grimmlife Collective is a horror and true-crime travel channel hosted by Michael and Jessica Kolence, known for exploring filming locations, cemeteries, abandoned sites, and dark history locations across the world. Their work blends on-location storytelling, horror fandom, and documentary-style deep dives into the strange and macabre.
From traveling Europe and Disney cruises to abandoned videos, fear of flying, prophetic dreams, and night terrors. We talk Dark Universe, react to the Scream 7 release and trailer, get into horror sequels and fan theories, and why trailers are ruining movies.
We get into the real exorcism of Anneliese Michel, listening to the tapes, covering Ted Bundy, being contacted by victims of cold cases, and why we’re fascinated with the morbid in the first place.
Michael and Jessica open up about convention politics, celebrities who don’t care, the horror industry being highly competitive and cliquish, navigating social media hate, insecurities on camera, and why they stopped daily vlogs. We also get into aliens, Bigfoot, Area 51, conspiracy theories, world-ending scenarios, and the strange psychology behind negativity in the YouTube community.
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00:00:00 – Intro 00:00:57 – Traveling the World: Europe, Disney Cruises, Abandoned Videos, Living Life Through A Lens 00:06:21 – Dark Universe, Movie Trailers, Bone Temple, Scream 7 Teaser Reaction, Scream Fan Theories, Sequels and Remakes 00:16:29 – Vegas and LA Tear Everything Down, Embracing History, Fear of Flying, Prophetic Dreams, and Night Terrors 00:26:59 – Conventions/Signings, Celebrities That Don't Care and Bad Experiences With Them, Being In a Bad Mood While Signing 00:37:00 – Horror Fans Are Great, But the Horror Industry is HIGHLY Politicized and Competitive. Not Letting the Professional Side Override the Fan Side. 00:44:50 – Navigating Social Media, Creativity, Still Getting Nervous, Jessica Starting Her Own Channel, Why They Stopped Vlogs, and Insecurities 00:58:56 – Area 51 Skit, Believing In Aliens, The Pyramids, Big Foot, Loch Ness Monster, Unannounced Projects 01:11:27 – The Real Exorcism of Anneliese Michel, Listening to the Exorcism Tapes 01:28:08 – Covering True Crime, Ted Bundy, Getting Contacted By Victims of Cold Cases, Sleepy Hollow 01:38:58 – Why Are We Fascinated With Morbid Subjects? 01:45:00 – Addressing the Haters in the Comment Section, Engaging With Fans, Pet Peeves of the "YouTube Community" 02:00:00 – Adam the Woo's Passing, Telling People You Care, Staying Positive, Separating Work Life From Personal Life 02:09:50 – World Ending Conspiracies 02:20:14 – Anticipated Films of 2026, Going to the Movies, Theater Etiquette, Who Still Watches 3D 02:29:33 – TFTC Poster, Grimmlife Socials, and Outro
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