The Cine-Analyst Podcast

Witches were persecuted for centuries, all based on superstition, paranoia, revenge, and greed. And so when a Puritan family is exiled to live in the woods, it's understandable they'd start pointing fingers when things go awry. But what else lurks in the more dangerous terrain of all: their minds?

Guilt, lust, pride, greed, grief and sloth all come into play as five characters enter the new world, and only one leaves. 

Written and recorded by Sara Roncero-Menendez, Mixed by Angela Yih, Original music by Hoa Pham, Logo designed by Priyanka Bose.  

The Cine-Analyst is a part of the Outerhaven Productions family of podcasts. Visit theouterhaven.net read up on the latest news in gaming, tech, entertainment, and more. 

We all know how a monster acts, and often we know what a monster looks like, but as any horror fan will tell you, the scariest monster is the one you find within. Christ Washington may not have found a monster inside of himself, but he certainly found the horror that his mind is capable of when manipulated. But what can the Sunken Place teach us about ourselves and what lives just beyond our conscious mind?

Written and recorded by Sara Roncero-Menendez, Mixed by Angela Yih, Original music by Hoa Pham, Logo designed by Priyanka Bose.  

The Cine-Analyst is a part of the Outerhaven Productions family of podcasts. Visit theouterhaven.net read up on the latest news in gaming, tech, entertainment, and more. 

There's no denying that Michael Myers, the grandfather of the slasher genre, is one of the scariest horror movie monsters of the modern era. And it's not because of any supernatural powers, or especially creepy visuals -- it's actually the opposite. Myers disturbs us because we don't get any information from him. Hiding his face behind a mask, never speaking a word, he moves soundlessly and emotionlessly through our lives, carrying out his murderous mission.

So what can we say about Myers and the Real? Well, a lot more than you'd think.

The Cine-Analyst is written, produced, and recorded by Sara Roncero-Menendez. Audio editing by Angela Yih. Original music by Hoa Pham

Jack and Danny Torrance have the kind of father/son relationship best described as "nightmarish," especially after Jack is convinced by a hotel to murder his son. But what exactly is going on in the Overlook that has Jack so enraptured but fails to grab Danny? And how does the Real play into all of the Stephen King works we've been looking at? All these answers, and more, on this episode of the Cine-Analyst!

Written and recorded by Sara Roncero-Menendez, Mixed by Angela Yih, Original music by Hoa Pham, Logo designed by Priyanka Bose.  

The Cine-Analyst is a part of the Outerhaven Productions family of podcasts. Visit theouterhaven.net read up on the latest news in gaming, tech, entertainment, and more. 

Louis Creed has the perfect family. His wife Rachel is loving and kind, his two kids Ellie and Gage are sweet, and they even have a family cat named Church. But a dark cloud falls over this perfect picture when the Creeds move to rural Maine and come face-to-face with a haunted burial ground which will turn their entire world upside down...if they're not six feet under it first.

What makes us so scared of what goes bump in the night? Find out on this season of The Cine-Analyst!

Written and recorded by Sara Roncero-Menendez, Mixed by Angela Yih, Original music by Hoa Pham, Logo designed by Priyanka Bose.  

The Cine-Analyst is a part of the Outerhaven Productions family of podcasts. Visit theouterhaven.net read up on the latest news in gaming, tech, entertainment, and more. 

Being a teenager is hard. Being a unpopular teenager is even harder. Being an unpopular teenager who is abused by your overly religious mother can be utterly overwhelming. So some might find it understandable why Carrie White, with her newly developed psychic powers, took out an entire high school gym's worth of kids.

How Carrie got these powers is not important – what she does with them is. More importantly how it puts her closer to the state of the Real by giving her what she wants – for people to stop laughing at her. From victim to villain, Carrie represents the person we want to be...and the person we're scared we are.

Written and recorded by Sara Roncero-Menendez, Mixed by Angela Yih, Original music by Hoa Pham, Logo designed by Priyanka Bose.  

The Cine-Analyst is a part of the Outerhaven Productions family of podcasts. Visit theouterhaven.net read up on the latest news in gaming, tech, entertainment, and more. 

What makes us scared? It's a question that writers, directors, and yes, psychoanalysts have been asking for a long time. Horror is not as easy as just throwing in some well-timed jump scares or having some frightening costuming and makeup. 

No, horror is more connected to who we are, and who we hope we're not. In this episode we explore horror and our theorist for this season, a name that already strike dread in the hearts of academics everywhere. Join us on this journey where we shed some light on the darkest of stories and chase the boogeymen out from under the bed.

Written and recorded by Sara Roncero-Menendez, Mixed by Angela Yih, Original music by Hoa Pham, Logo designed by Priyanka Bose.  

The Cine-Analyst is a part of the Outerhaven Productions family of podcasts. Visit theouterhaven.net read up on the latest news in gaming, tech, entertainment, and more. 

Happy Halloween listeners! We are back for a brief moment to help you celebrate this spooky holiday with some psychoanalysis. Ash Williams is your average young man in The Evil Dead, just doing what all young men do -- wanting to go to bed with their lover. But when his anxieties about sex turn into a literal waking nightmare, he'll have to fight his way through the rough transition into adult sexuality.

Written and recorded by Sara Roncero-Menendez, Mixed by Angela Yih, Original music by Hoa Pham, Logo designed by Priyanka Bose.

The Cine-Analyst is a part of the Outerhaven Productions family of podcasts. Visit theouterhaven.net read up on the latest news in gaming, tech, entertainment, and more.

On the final episode of the Cine-Analyst's first season, we break apart the Man of Steel himself, the indomitable Superman. But is this man whose faster than a speeding bullet got a solid grasp on his psyche? Or does being the world's most powerful being too heavy a burden? Find out on this latest episode of The Cine-Analyst.

Written and recorded by Sara Roncero-Menendez, Mixed by Angela Yih, Original music by Hoa Pham, Logo designed by Priyanka Bose.

The Cine-Analyst is a part of the Outerhaven Productions family of podcasts. Visit theouterhaven.net read up on the latest news in gaming, tech, entertainment, and more.

Wade Wilson seems to have everything a cocky, self-assured man for hire could want – but when every inch of his skin is burnt, he finds himself in a particular psychological dilemma. Can Deadpool fix himself, or does the issue go much deeper? Find out on this latest episode of The Cine-Analyst.

Written and recorded by Sara Roncero-Menendez, Mixed by Angela Yih, Original music by Hoa Pham, Logo designed by Priyanka Bose.

The Cine-Analyst is a part of the Outerhaven Productions family of podcasts. Visit theouterhaven.net read up on the latest news in gaming, tech, entertainment, and more.