Continuing August's theme of "Good Boy...That's a Good Boy," focusing on hero dogs in horror movies, with one of the best remakes of the 2000's, the remake of Craven's 1977 classic, 2006's "The Hills Have Eyes." The Mistress of the Menagerie discusses the political divide within the United States, good boy Beast who symbolizes strength and courage, and a compare/contrast between the original and the remake. Come check it out!

July is over and we are now in August, and you know what that means: new month means new theme with this month's theme being, "Good Boy...That's a Good Boy" where I will be focusing on hero dogs within horror movies. And starting out this theme with this underrated gem of a werewolf movie, 1996's "Bad Moon." The Mistress of the Menagerie discusses transformation metaphors and symbolism, Thor being the ultimate good boy, and battling personalities within one body. Come check it out!

As July comes to an end, I will be ending the theme of "Let's celebrate our independent (horror movie) day," with the 1984 cult classic, "Night of the Comet." The Mistress of the Menagerie discusses an unstable home environment, the "me" era (consumerism), and metaphors for the cold war. Come check it out!

Continuing to focus on Indie horror movies with the theme of "Let's celebrate our independence (horror movie) day" with the creepy found footage film, 2012's "The Bay." The Mistress of the Menagerie discusses factory farming, something safe becoming something dangerous, and holding onto hope when things are out of our control. Come check it out!

New month means a new theme, this month's theme being "Let's Celebrate out Independence (Horror Movie) Day." Starting July out with Wes Craven's, cult classic, 1977's "The Hills have Eyes." The mistress of the menagerie discusses family structure/family system: The Nuclear Family, going savage when your flight or fight response is triggered, and the loss of "traditional" family values. Come check it out!

Continuing the theme of "Becoming your true self: It's pride month, be proud of who you are" with the 1981 cult classic "Buter, Baker, Nightmare Maker" (also known as Night Warning). The mistress of the menagerie discusses heterosexism in the 80s, physical/mental/emotional abuse, and an in-depth character analysis of Aunt Cheryl. Come check it out!

Continuing to focus on LGBTQ horror movies for pride month for the theme of "Becoming your true self: It's pride month, be proud of who you are" with the cult classic, starring the amazing David Bowie, 1983's "The Hunger" with special guest Ruby Tombsday! The Mistress of the Menagerie and guest, Ruby, discuss a sympathetic villain, the fear of growing old and spending the rest of your life alone, and the hunger being a metaphor for addiction. Come check it out!

New month means new theme, and with the month of June being "Pride Month," the focus will be on LGBTQ horror movies with the theme of "Becoming your true self: It's pride month, be proud of who you are," with this week's movie being 2020's "Monstrous." The Mistress of the Menagerie discusses antisocial personality disorder with psychopathic tendencies, online predators (you never really know what's out there), and who's the real monster; is it man or beast? Come check it out!

May's theme of "Well, it may not be Halloween, but we can still celebrate Linnea Quigley, our Scream Queen" is ending, with a big Happy Birthday to Linnea Quigley, featuring 1981's "Graduation Day." The Mistress of the Menagerie discusses sexism/misogyny, inappropriate teacher/student relationships, and what guilt and grief can do to a person. Come and check it out!

Continuing the theme of "Well, it may not be Halloween but we're gonna celebrate Linnea Quigley, our scream Queen" with my special guest Steve from Is it Horror? podcast, as we chat about the amazing zombie horror comedy, 1985's "The Return of the Living Dead." We discuss reflections on the cold war, how zombies represent society's deepest fears, and, of course, Linnea Quigley's performance as Trash. Come check it out!