Psychoanalysis: A Horror Therapy Podcast

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COVID / Host (2020) with Gena Radcliffe, Nichole Goble, and Terry Mesnard Jan 19, 2023

Show notes

During the height of lockdowns and uncertainty in the summer of 2020, a little movie hit Shudder. New movies hit the streaming service all the time, but this was a big deal because it was made during the pandemic with all its cast and crew sheltering in place. HOST was one of the few new movies we got during this period, and while it's firmly rooted in our fears and worries during this time, it gave fans something new to watch and discuss during a time when we desperately needed it. HOST tells the story of a group of friends that anger the spirit realm during a virtual seance. Mike has great company this week as he’s joined by guests Gena Radcliffe (KIll By Kill), Nichole Goble (Bodies in Horror), and Terry Mesnard (Scarred For Life, Gayley Dreadful) to talk about this movie and all the things WE did and the spaces we tried to fill in order to stay sane while locked down. From Animal Crossing marathons, backyards converted to cinemas, drunken script readings over zoom and so many more things we never thought we’d have to do, it was a wild time.

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Music notes:

"Infinite Perspective" by Kevin MacLeod

"Long Note Three" by Kevin MacLeod

"Emotion Picture" by Bill Ironfield

Logo artwork by Jess Snively

Comfort Horror / Friday the 13th Part 2 w Andy Mitton Jan 12, 2023

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This week we have a very special episode as Mike is joined by director Andy Mitton (The Harbinger, yellowbrickroad, The Witch in the Window) to talk about his go-to slasher movie, Friday the 13th part 2. We talk about the gory days of renting R-rated movies and feeling like we were pulling fast ones on our parents, the joy and terror of Baghead Jason, ponder where Ginny lies in the pantheon of Final Girls and more. Andy also discusses his new movie, the absolutely terrifying THE HARBINGER. We discuss the challenges of filmmaking during COVID restrictions, the existential terror of the Plague Demon, and how to make nightmares feel unique and scary in modern horror.

COVID / The Harbinger (2022) with Jessica Scott and Rachel Reeves Jan 05, 2023

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It’s a new month and a new year, which means a brand new topic. As we enter the third year of living through the pandemic, Mike is joined by Jessica Scott and Rachel Reeves to talk about THE HARBINGER, the latest genre film written and directed by Andy Mitton (YellowBrickRoad, The Witch In The Window). We look at the earliest stages of living through COVID, back in 2020 when we were locked down due to shelter in place orders, and the fear and uncertainty of living through this unprecedented event. The Harbinger recreates the sadness, loneliness, and uncertainty of those times while adding new layers of terror with its plague demon. A warning to listeners, we get as personal as we can with this episode with our discussions on loved ones we’ve lost.

Good For Her Horror / Dolores Claiborne (1995) and Gerald’s Game (2017) Dec 29, 2022

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Sometimes you have to be a fifth Thursday episode to survive... Sometimes, being a pod, is all a woman has to hang onto.

Joe Lipsett and Gena Radcliffe join Jenn for a guest episode on Good For Her Horror in Stephen King’s Dolores Claiborne and Gerald’s Game.

You’re only made of podlight.

Anatomy of a Scream Pod Squad

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Music notes:

"Infinite Perspective" by Kevin MacLeod

"Long Note Three" by Kevin MacLeod

"Emotion Picture" by Bill Ironfield

Logo artwork by Jess Snively

Archetypes / The Cabin in the Woods (2011) Dec 22, 2022

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This we offer in humility and fear. For the blessed peace of your eternal listening. An episode on archetypes in The Cabin in the Woods. As it ever was.

Are we on speakerphone?

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Music notes:

"Infinite Perspective" by Kevin MacLeod

"Long Note Three" by Kevin MacLeod

"Emotion Picture" by Bill Ironfield

Logo artwork by Jess Snively

Agoraphobia / The Battery (2012) Dec 15, 2022

Show notes

Help us find the keys and meet us in the orchard for a one pitch episode on Agoraphobia in Jeremy Gardner’s The Battery.

Those headphones are gonna get us killed.

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Music notes:

"Infinite Perspective" by Kevin MacLeod

"Long Note Three" by Kevin MacLeod

"Emotion Picture" by Bill Ironfield

Logo artwork by Jess Snively

Grief and Suicide / The Night House (2020) Dec 08, 2022

Show notes

Meet us at the secret house across the lake for an episode on grief and suicide in David Bruckner’s The Night House.

You were right. There is podcast. Podcast is after you. You can listen now.

Time Stamps

Intro - 0:00

Synopsis - 1:45

Feelings Check - 14:00

Mental Health Issue - 21:00

Movie Discussion - 36:00

Uplifting Moment - 1:24:24

Plugs and Wrap-up - 1:29:00

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Music notes:

"Infinite Perspective" by Kevin MacLeod

"Long Note Three" by Kevin MacLeod

"Emotion Picture" by Bill Ironfield

Logo artwork by Jess Snively

Comfort Horror / Barbarian (2022) Dec 01, 2022

Show notes

Do we look like some kind of monster?

By our baby and join us for a comfort horror episode on Barbarian.

Why is it always the pods who get their hearts ripped out in these things?

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Music notes:

"Infinite Perspective" by Kevin MacLeod

"Long Note Three" by Kevin MacLeod

"Emotion Picture" by Bill Ironfield

Logo artwork by Jess Snively

Comfort Horror / Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (2006) Nov 17, 2022

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Lace your boots up kiddies and meet us in the apple orchard for a comfort horror episode on Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon. It’s kind of like the birth canal.

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Music notes:

"Infinite Perspective" by Kevin MacLeod

"Long Note Three" by Kevin MacLeod

"Emotion Picture" by Bill Ironfield

Logo artwork by Jess Snively

Kink / Hellraiser (1987) Nov 10, 2022

Show notes

The pod, you opened it, we came. Join us in exploring the further regions of experience as we talk about pleasure, pain, and everything that lies in between. Come to Daddy for a conversation on Kink in Clive Barker’s Hellraiser.

Research Links:

Hellbound Hearts: What Makes Hellraiser Queer

How Hulu’s ‘Hellraiser’ Returns the Story to Clive Barker’s ‘Hellbound Heart’

The Hedonistic Pleasures of Clive Barker’s ‘Hellraiser’ [Horror Queers Podcast]

Such Sights To Show - A Hellraiser Podcast: Episode 1 - The Hellbound Heart

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Music notes:

"Infinite Perspective" by Kevin MacLeod

"Long Note Three" by Kevin MacLeod

"Emotion Picture" by Bill Ironfield

Logo artwork by Jess Snively