Of course actor Norman Reedus and Marilyn Manson would go way back. The star of “The Walking Dead” and the musical antichrist used to run in the same LA circles even before their “Superstar Girlfriend” periods in the late ’90s, when Manson was dating actress Rose McGowan and Reedus was with supermodel Helena Christensen.

A couple of decades later, Reedus has been chasing flesh-eaters for eight seasons on “The Walking Dead,” while Manson has branched out into TV himself, appearing on “Sons of Anarchy” and the supernatural “Salem.” Both 48, they’re now also partially bionic: Manson had steel pins put in his leg after he was injured this fall by a falling prop during his sold-out tour. Reedus’ titanium eye socket came courtesy of a semi-truck that ran him over in Berlin.

Suffice it to say the two spiritual brethren had plenty to talk about — from the timeless (Manson’s crush on Reedus’ co-star Jeffrey Dean Morgan) to the seasonally appropriate (their mutual history of horrifying holiday gifts).

Marilyn Manson: So, Norman. Have you ever wildly missed the mark with a holiday gift you’ve given?

Norman Reedus: I gave a girlfriend of mine a little, brown taxidermy bunny in a pink bag. I thought it was the coolest thing ever. It was a cute, little bunny. And she opened up the paper bag and started crying, because she used to have a bunny that looked just like that that died a horrible death. That gift went horribly south.

MM: But sometimes the gift that makes a girl cry is nice. It’s good for the ozone, global warming. The tears of a woman can be the greatest gift of all to the Earth.

NR: This isn’t Brooklyn. Nothing grew out of the ground from tears. She just burst into tears — it was awful. What’s the craziest gift you ever got?

MM: A Taser from my friend. And from my girl, a trench knife.

NR: I love it. Are you in the hospital right now?

MM: I’m in a hospital-type bed that I created in my living room. My injury was in New York, but I went home to LA to get the surgery. When I get the cast off, I’ll see what happens.

NR: Are you going back on tour after your leg heals?

MM: Absolutely. You’re [filming] in Atlanta right now, aren’t you?

NR: Yep, I’m in Georgia until Thanksgiving, and then I go on to the motorcycle show. I’d love to have you there.

MM: It all ties together in a certain way. I tricked my way onto “Sons of Anarchy” because it was one of my father’s favorite shows, to make him happy. And my dad used to have a Honda. But it was a cool Honda.

NR: Hondas are cool. I just burnt my leg on a tailpipe. I had to walk through a swamp with a giant burn on my leg. I think it got infected.

MM: Were you not wearing pants?

NR: I was actually in my underwear. I was moving bikes. I was out in the woods, so I could walk around in my underwear. I think I’m from the country, but I’m not. I pretend I am.

MM: You should be a genuine hillbilly, which I am. I lived in Ohio, but my dad taught me how to shoot a gun when I was 7. Then I got my first bow and arrow. The first thing I did was pull back the string and tell my cousin to run. He ran into this field, and I shot it and hit him right in the ass. My father gave me a knife, and I stabbed my cousin’s leg with it automatically.

NR: You give people knives, and they attack you with them.

MM: You and I used to somehow hang out in the same crowd. We’d go to the same places but never really talked. It was pre-cellphone for the most part.

NR: I remember I was trying to buy a house in Los Angeles, and it was a Rolling Stones house, a house they recorded in. And you were there with Rose … Those were the good times. I loved all of that. That was back when LA was just fun.

MM: I think that’s our childhood memories. Now we don’t wash our hair, we’re scruffy. We’ve got metal plates in us. What are we asking Santa Claus to bring us for Christmas?

NR: I want a dog. I haven’t had one since I was a kid. My cat’s an asshole, so I kind of want a dog. A little Mad Max dog. What do you want for Christmas?

MM: I want to have a little tussle with Jeffrey Dean Morgan.

NR: Like a sleepover? Or, like, you want to punch him in the face?

MM: No, no, like a sleepover. I want to smell his pomade. I want to inhale his essence.

NR: I don’t know how I’m going to make that work, but I’m going to get you that for Christmas.

MM: I want a remake of “Showgirls” but performed by me, Jeffrey Dean Morgan and you.

NR: I want you on a stage, singing “Tiny Bubbles.” That’s what I want. And maybe a koi pond. I would like to wear Rocky Balboa’s shorts, gloves and an “Italian Stallion” robe for a night.

MM: I’ll get you a dog.

NR: Yeah, get me a puppy!

MM: One of my favorite gifts for Christmas were these Blue Spruce roller skates. They were long and wide, sort of like skateboards but pre-skateboard. And they made my afternoons in Ohio when I was about 12, wearing iron-on T-shirts, of course.

NR: I think I remember those skates — they were black with white stripes, yeah?

I gave a girlfriend of mine a little, brown taxidermy bunny in a pink bag. I thought it was the coolest thing ever.

MM: That’s exactly the ones I had. I remember my mom saved up for a couple of months to get those for Christmas for me.

NR: What are your plans for the holidays this year?

MM: I don’t celebrate Christmas. Halloween is my favorite holiday. As a kid, I wanted to dress up every day. And now that’s my life. If I went to a Marilyn Manson costume contest I would lose, because they would not believe what I look like. You know what would be funny? If on Christmas we went to Hollywood Boulevard as impersonators of ourselves. Would we get away with it? That’d be hilarious.

NR: Yes! I’ll be you, you be me.

MM: Let’s go on a date — the two sexiest men in the world at once. Except I have to be me with a crippled leg and a wheelchair.

NR: It’s going to be the greatest ever.

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Norman’s wish list

A dog. A koi pond: “I want it to light up from the bottom, with fluorescent paint.” A flamethrower. A couple of robots “that clean your floor when you’re not at home.” To meet and go on a motorcycle ride with Cher.

Marilyn’s wish list