Psychoanalysis: A Horror Therapy Podcast

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Psychoanalysis: A Horror Therapy Podcast episodes

January 26, 2023 Discomfort Horror / Eden Lake (2008) with Joe Lipsett
This week Mike is joined by the wonderful Joe Lipsett (Horror Queers, Anatomy of a Scream podcast network) for a discomfort horror movie. We’re packing our tents and sleeping bags and heading to the English lakeside for the incredibly unpleasant EDEN LAKE. It’s hard to believe that this unsettling, gory little thriller gave rise to two massive stars with Michael Fassbender and Yellowstone’s Kelly Reily. We dive into the “hoodie horror” phenomenon and explore the conservative messaging that helped fuel the boon this subgenre enjoyed during the aughts. We also explore the class issues at play, the mental health effects of systemic poverty, the challenges of parenting unruly bastards of kids, and just why the kids seem so scary when we get old(er). Despite never wanting to watch even a single second of this movie again, Mike had a fantastic conversation with Joe that we hope you’ll enjoy.
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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
1 hr 45 min
January 19, 2023 COVID / Host (2020) with Gena Radcliffe, Nichole Goble, and Terry Mesnard
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
1 hr 34 min
January 12, 2023 Comfort Horror / Friday the 13th Part 2 w Andy Mitton
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.
1 hr 26 min
January 05, 2023 COVID / The Harbinger (2022) with Jessica Scott and Rachel Reeves
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.
1 hr 42 min
December 29, 2022 Good For Her Horror / Dolores Claiborne (1995) and Gerald’s Game (2017)
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
2 hr 5 min
December 22, 2022 Archetypes / The Cabin in the Woods (2011)
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
2 hr 1 min
December 15, 2022 Agoraphobia / The Battery (2012)
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
2 hr 5 min
December 08, 2022 Grief and Suicide / The Night House (2020)
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
1 hr 41 min
December 01, 2022 Comfort Horror / Barbarian (2022)
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
1 hr 25 min
November 17, 2022 Comfort Horror / Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (2006)
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
1 hr 32 min

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Ever wonder why anxious people love horror movies? Curious about how having the daylights scared out of you can help you feel better? Hosts Jenn Adams, Lara Unnerstall, and therapist Mike Snoonian break it down (and back it up with academic research) on Psychoanalysis: A Horror Therapy Podcast.