Disney's Demons

By Disney's Demons

Disney's Demons is the podcast that examines the classic Disney movies we watched as children, through a horror lens.

We question why certain scenes are present in the movies, how affective they were... more

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How many episodes does Disney's Demons have?

The podcast currently has 8 episodes available.

Disney's Demons episodes:

March 31, 2025 8. Basil the Great Mouse Detective (1986)
In this episode, I am joined by the hosts of the It Takes Two podcast, Lisa Doyle and Nik Raines, as we discuss one of the darker entries in Disney's back catalogue. We start by examining the use of shadows, before exploring strip-teases, class systems, ableists society before finally settling on communism and fascism. What more would you expect?

There is plenty to explore in this episode, not least of all Vincent Price's incredible portrayal of Lord Rattigan. The final scenes that take place in Big Ben are some of the most intense in Disney history, causes nightmares in at least some of us who spoke about it.

We hope you enjoy our ramblings because we about to read way too much into things.
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2h 33min
November 14, 2023 7. Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)
In this episode, I am joined by Rachel Downie as we discuss something of a cult classic in Disney's library, a film that with morally ambiguous villains, notable gender representation and a narrative that flirts with a number of different genres.

We discuss the concept of A.I., Gods and the amalgamation of the two. Is it weird? For sure. A lot of different parts of this movie are weird, largely for how mixed they are. This a film built largely on its characters. And do some of them talk to fast? Absolutelytheydo!

Oh and did we mention? We're reading way too much into this.
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1h 25min
January 30, 2023 6. The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)
In this episode, I am joined by Saxon Bishop as we examine the last of Disney's "package films", a genre brought about by necessity as opposed to creativity. We compare the stories of two unusual characters, and discuss the unifying theme of societal expectation, and the punishment for not conforming to such. This is largely embodied by Mr. Toad breaking a lot of shit and Ichabod Crane prioritizing a ladies assets over her "assets".

The individual films themselves explore additional concepts, such as Mr. Toad's "mania" and societies treatment of such. But the meat of this comes from the mythology of Sleepy Hollow and how this film blurs the lines between myth and reality even further than in previous iterations, while building up to a fairly spectacular climax. (Although, to the credit of Mr. Toad, his story does have a cockney horse called Cyril Proudbottom and not enough people talk about that.)

Whether you believe any of this or not, the important thing to remember is: We are reading way too much into this.

Link to Saxon's Instagram - saxonsbooks
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1h 60min
September 04, 2022 5. Peter Pan (1953)
In this episode, I am joined by Stacy Grouden as we discuss a film often revered as a classic but left us rather cold due to it's questionable depictions of relationships and gender roles. The impeding march of death is signified by a hilarious ticking crocodile and Peter Pan might be an actual psychopath that lives in your area.

Throughout this episode, we will discuss how looming threats (as opposed to actual, tangible threats) make the largest impact here, and how the real terror lies in simply being an adult.
Once again, we are reading way too much into this.

Links to Stacy's other outlets can be found below:
Letterboxd - https://letterboxd.com/silverstgroud/
Twitter - https://twitter.com/SilverStGroud
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1h 56min
June 20, 2022 4. Bolt (2008)
In this episode, I am joined by Paul Connolly as we discuss a film that reeks of Hollywood excess and how addiction to that lifestyle can destroy lives and families. There are also pigeons.

Over the course of this episode, we take note of how hard the film is trying to veer AWAY from horror, despite the presence of horror imagery, unsettling themes of class and identity and a truly donkey bollocks insane hamster with homicidal tendencies.
We're reading way too much into this.

Links to Paul's other work:
Hear Us Out - https://www.youtube.com/c/HearUsOut
Homebrew Quest - https://www.youtube.com/c/HomebrewQuest
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1h 56min
February 25, 2022 3. Cinderella (1950)
In this episode, I am joined by Emma Morris and we examine one of the most iconic movies in Disney's back catalogue.

The euphoria and heart-stopping terror of dreams is our central focus here but we also tap into psychosis, teratophobia and scary hair.
Special shout out to Eleanor Audley, the voice actress for the Wicked Stepmother, who managed to take a comparatively trivial villain and instilled her with more gravitas than a sack of funerals.
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1h 24min
December 28, 2021 2. Chicken Little (2005)
In this episode, I am joined by Colm Kearns and we examine the first mainline CGI Disney movie.

The dark secrets of Oaky Oaks are uncovered as we examine the horrific reality of identity, politics and the meta. Be afraid. Be very afraid.
Chicken Little is gonna wreck ya.
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1h 29min
October 28, 2021 1. The Black Cauldron (1985)
In this episode, I am joined by Aisling Lynch and we examine one of the darkest entries in Disney's collection.
We talk about a variety of topics, ranging from ancient Welsh mythology, fear of the atomic bomb and the evil lurking behind Angela Lansbury's eyes
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1h 35min

FAQs about Disney's Demons:

How many episodes does Disney's Demons have?

The podcast currently has 8 episodes available.