Episode Description - Host: Mo Moshaty Conditioned from childhood to equate worth with flawlessness, a professional dancer enters adulthood without autonomy or psychological flexibility. Under chronic stress and emotional enmeshment, her sense of self begins to fragment. Dissociation and hallucination emerge as maladaptive coping strategies rather than sudden pathology. The resulting breakdown is not accidental, but structurally engineered by her environment. A case study in perfectionism as trauma. This is the story of Nina Sayers, and the call for lack of agency, dependency, and arrested development is coming from inside the house.

Film Discussed: Black Swan (2010), Darren Aronofsky

Show Description - Possessed. Vengeful. Grief-stricken. Hysterical. Objectified. Horror loves putting women in boxes, then setting those boxes on fire. But those roles? They’re not just scary stories. They reflect what the world expects from us, fears about us, and too often, what it does to us. I’m Mo Moshaty, and this is where we dig into the trauma behind the tropes, why these stories hit so hard, and what they say about the world outside the screen. Welcome to From Inside the House.

If you or someone you know has experienced any of the topics we've spoken about today, please seek these organizations for help:

UK: 

London Black Women's Project - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.lbwp.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Women's Aid - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.womensaid.org.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

US:

National Indigenous Women's Resource Center - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.niwrc.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma, and Mental Health - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.ncdvtmh.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Episode Description - Host: Mo Moshaty

An immigrant caretaker in Manhattan spends her days tending to another family’s child while saving to reunite with her own, a life suspended between sacrifice and longing. As nights fill with water and dreams begin to speak in older tongues, her carefully built composure starts to unravel. What she thought was exhaustion becomes something far older: a summoning of grief, ancestry, and the self she left behind. When the ocean answers, it doesn’t offer rescue, only remembrance. This is the story of Aisha and the call of identity, distance, and survival is coming from inside the house.

Film discussed: Nanny (2022), Nikyatu Jusu

Show Description - Possessed. Vengeful. Grief-stricken. Hysterical. Objectified. Horror loves putting women in boxes, then setting those boxes on fire. But those roles? They’re not just scary stories. They reflect what the world expects from us, fears about us, and too often, does to us. I’m Mo Moshaty, and this is where we dig into the trauma behind the tropes, why these stories hit so hard, and what they say about the world outside the screen. Welcome to From Inside the House.

If you or someone you know has experienced any of the topics we've spoken about today, please seek these organizations for help:

UK: 

London Black Women's Project - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.lbwp.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Women's Aid - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.womensaid.org.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

US:

National Indigenous Women's Resource Center - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.niwrc.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma, and Mental Health - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.ncdvtmh.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Episode Description - Host: Mo Moshaty

A mute seamstress in New York’s garment district endures two brutal assaults in a single day, acts that fracture her sense of safety, identity, and control. In the aftermath, she turns her silence into a weapon, moving through the city’s decay with a gun in her hand and a haunting calm in her eyes. What begins as self-defense transforms into ritual, and vengeance becomes the only language she can speak in a world that refuses to hear her. This is the story of Thana, and the call of bodily autonomy, violation, and social invisibility is coming from inside the house.Film discussed: Ms .45 (1981) Abel Ferrara

Show Description - Possessed. Vengeful. Grief-stricken. Hysterical. Objectified. Horror loves putting women in boxes, then setting those boxes on fire. But those roles? They’re not just scary stories. They reflect what the world expects from us, fears about us, and too often, does to us. I’m Mo Moshaty, and this is where we dig into the trauma behind the tropes, why these stories hit so hard, and what they say about the world outside the screen. Welcome to From Inside the House.

If you or someone you know has experienced any of the topics we've spoken about today, please seek these organizations for help:

UK: 

London Black Women's Project - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.lbwp.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Women's Aid - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.womensaid.org.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

US:

National Indigenous Women's Resource Center - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.niwrc.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma, and Mental Health - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.ncdvtmh.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Episode Description - Host: Mo Moshaty, Guest: ⁠Wi-Moto Nyoka

A young girl navigating a city shattered by cartel violence carries both the weight of her mother’s disappearance and a trio of supernatural wishes that blur the line between protection and punishment. Caught between childhood and survival, she moves through the ruins with quiet resilience, haunted, literally and figuratively, by what has been taken from her. Her fear doesn’t weaken her; it sharpens her instincts, turning grief into something almost mythic. This is the story of Estrella, and the call for loss, abandonment, and haunting is coming from inside the house.

Film discussed:(Vuelven) Tigers Are Not Afraid by Issa Lopez

Show Description - Possessed. Vengeful. Grief-stricken. Hysterical. Objectified. Horror loves putting women in boxes, then setting those boxes on fire. But those roles? They’re not just scary stories. They reflect what the world expects from us, fears about us, and too often, does to us. I’m Mo Moshaty, and this is where we dig into the trauma behind the tropes, why these stories hit so hard, and what they say about the world outside the screen. Welcome to From Inside the House.

If you or someone you know has experienced any of the topics we've spoken about today, please seek these organizations for help:

UK: 

London Black Women's Project - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.lbwp.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Women's Aid - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.womensaid.org.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

US:

National Indigenous Women's Resource Center - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.niwrc.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma, and Mental Health - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.ncdvtmh.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Episode Description - Host: Mo Moshaty, Guest: Ariel McCleese

A woman has built a carefully controlled, self-sufficient life. Outwardly composed, capable, even nurturing. But beneath that calm, she’s always braced for impact. When a figure from her past returns, the cracks begin to show, revealing long-buried fear, rage, and vulnerability. She meets terror with clarity and strength, even as her grip on reality slips. This is the story of Margaret, and the call for grief, gaslighting, and grooming is coming from inside the house.Film discussed: Resurrection by Andrew Semans

Show Description - From Inside the House Podcast dives into key characters’ stories, & the traumas they reflect, from the Possessed, the Vengeful, the Grief-stricken, the Hysterical, & the Objectified. By exploring these portrayals, we aim to spotlight how horror can mirror real-life societal fears for women.

If you or someone you know has experienced any of the topics we've spoken about today, please seek these organizations for help:

UK: 

London Black Women's Project - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.lbwp.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Women's Aid - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.womensaid.org.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

US:

National Indigenous Women's Resource Center - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.niwrc.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma, and Mental Health - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.ncdvtmh.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Episode Description - Host: Mo Moshaty

This short episode explores the why and creation of From Inside the House, a podcast that reclaims the narratives of women’s trauma in horror, turning them from exploited tropes into powerful reflections of survival and strength. We delve into the weight women characters carry in shaping horror culture, bridging academic analysis, personal experience, and fandom. Through horror, we examine trauma, celebrate resilience, and challenge how women’s stories are told on-screen and in reality.

Show Description - From Inside the House Podcast dives into key characters’ stories, & the traumas they reflect, from the Possessed, the Vengeful, the Grief-stricken, the Hysterical, & the Objectified. By exploring these portrayals, we aim to spotlight how horror can mirror real-life societal fears for women.

If you or someone you know has experienced any of the topics we've spoken about today, please seek these organizations for help:

UK: 

London Black Women's Project - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.lbwp.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Women's Aid - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.womensaid.org.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

US:

National Indigenous Women's Resource Center - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.niwrc.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma, and Mental Health - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.ncdvtmh.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Episode Description - Host: Mo Moshaty, Guest: Caitlyn Downs

A former nurse, haunted by a tragic mistake, seeks solace inextreme religious devotion, hoping to find purpose and forgiveness. Her isolation deepens as her faith becomes an obsession, leading her to believe she’s chosen for a divine mission. When she takes on the care of a terminally ill woman, her need for redemption spirals into fanaticism. Her journey from guilt to salvation blurs the line between faith and madness, culminating in a harrowing, self-destructive end.

This is the story of Saint Maud, and the call of loneliness,delusion, and blind faith is coming from inside the house.

Film discussed: Saint Maud by Rose Glass

Show Description - From Inside the House Podcast dives into key characters’ stories, & the traumas they reflect, from the Possessed, the Vengeful, the Grief-stricken, the Hysterical, & the Objectified. By exploring these portrayals, we aim to spotlight how horror can mirror real-life societal fears for women.

If you or someone you know has experienced any of the topics we've spoken about today, please seek these organizations for help:

UK: 

London Black Women's Project - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.lbwp.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Women's Aid - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.womensaid.org.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

US:

National Indigenous Women's Resource Center - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.niwrc.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma, and Mental Health - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.ncdvtmh.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Episode Description - Host: Mo Moshaty, Guest: Ariel Baska

Film discussed: Eyes Without a Face by Georges Franju and

Show Description - From Inside the House Podcast dives into key characters’ stories, & the traumas they reflect, from the Possessed, the Vengeful, the Grief-stricken, the Hysterical, & the Objectified. By exploring these portrayals, we aim to spotlight how horror can mirror real-life societal fears for women.

If you or someone you know has experienced any of the topics we've spoken about today, please seek these organizations for help:

UK: 

London Black Women's Project - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.lbwp.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Women's Aid - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.womensaid.org.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

US:

National Indigenous Women's Resource Center - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.niwrc.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma, and Mental Health - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.ncdvtmh.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Episode Description - Host: Mo Moshaty, Guest: ⁠Wi-Moto Nyoka

Film discussed: Huesera: The Bone Woman written by

Show Description - From Inside the House Podcast dives into key characters’ stories, & the traumas they reflect, from the Possessed, the Vengeful, the Grief-stricken, the Hysterical, & the Objectified. By exploring these portrayals, we aim to spotlight how horror can mirror real-life societal fears for women.

If you or someone you know has experienced any of the topics we've spoken about today, please seek these organizations for help:

UK: 

London Black Women's Project - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.lbwp.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Women's Aid - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.womensaid.org.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

US:

National Indigenous Women's Resource Center - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.niwrc.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma, and Mental Health - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.ncdvtmh.org⁠⁠⁠⁠

Episode Description - Host: Mo Moshaty, Guest: JC Farris

A woman, deep within the throes of grief is struggling with the sudden loss of her husband. Alone in their lakeside home, she grapples with profound isolation and unrelenting questions about her husband's hidden life. As she uncovers disturbing secrets that shatter her perception of him, her anguish is compounded by eerie, supernatural occurrences that blur the line between reality and nightmare. her journey is one of existential dread, as she battles the forces threatening her fragile grasp on sanity. This is the story of Beth Parchin and the call of grief, anguish, and isolation is coming from inside the house.

Film discussed: The Night House by Ben Collins, Luke Piatrowski, and David Bruckner

Show Description - From Inside the House Podcast dives into key characters’ stories, & the traumas they reflect, from the Possessed, the Vengeful, the Grief-stricken, the Hysterical, & the Objectified. By exploring these portrayals, we aim to spotlight how horror can mirror real-life societal fears for women.

If you or someone you know has experienced any of the topics we've spoken about today, please seek these organizations for help:

UK: 

London Black Women's Project - ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.lbwp.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠

Women's Aid - ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.womensaid.org.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠

US:

National Indigenous Women's Resource Center - ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.niwrc.org⁠⁠⁠⁠

National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma, and Mental Health - ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.ncdvtmh.org⁠⁠⁠