Listen your amazing host Sarah Sinn discuss a variety of horror topics (horror reflecting history and Psychology/Mental Health within horror movies) with wit, intelligence and insight!
Continuing the theme of "I've got the body and the brains," my body horror month, with the cult classic, 1989's "Society" with special guest Nathaniel of At the Devil's Ball. The Mistress of the Menagerie and Nathanial discuss facing our mortality, adolescence stage of life, and the rich "eating" the poor. Come check it out!
I'm back with the podcast everyone! And as you all know, new month means new theme with this month's theme being, "I have the body and the brains" where I will focus on the Body Horror subgenre. Starting this theme off with the cult classic, 1981's "Scanners." The Mistress of the Menagerie discusses our consciousness, sense of self, and fear of the other. Come check it out!
Ending the theme of, "If it hadn't been for Cotton Eyed Joe, I'd be dead a long time ago" with the underrated remake, 2006's "The Hills Have Eyes" with Nathaniel of At the Devil's Ball. The Mistress of the Menagerie and Nathaniel discuss classism, misogyny, and the fight or flight response with a special shout out to Beast for being a good boy. Come check it out!
New month means new theme with this month's theme being, "If it hadn't been for Cotton Eyed Joe, I'd be dead a long time ago" where the subgenre of focus is the redneck/country bumpkin subgenre of horror. Starting the month off with 1972's "Deliverance" with my buddy Nathaniel of At the Devil's Ball. The Mistress of the Menagerie and Nathaniel discuss toxic masculinity, the r*pe bias, and stress response/fight or flight response. Come check it out!
Ending the theme of "No romance for me, we're talking zombies" with the third entry of Romero's "dead" series, 1985's "Day of the Dead" with Nathaniel of At the Devil's Ball. The Mistress of the Menagerie and Nathaniel discuss the needs theory and projection, fascism, and what it means to be human. Come check it out!
Mew month means new theme with this month's theme being, "No romance for me, we're talking zombies" where we will focus on the zombie subgenre in honor of George Romero's birthday. Starting the month off with the underrated zombie flick, 2015's "Maggie." The Mistress of the Menagerie and Nathaniel from At the Devil's ball discuss dealing with a pandemic, losing a loved one, and terminal illness. Come check it out!
Ending the theme of, "Slicing and dicing our way into the new year" with the underrated gem, 2009's "The Hills Run Red" with my part-time co-host Nathaniel of At the Devil's Ball. The Mistress of the Menagerie and Nathaniel discuss challenging the horror audience, repeating the cycle of violence, and obsession. Come check it out!
Continuing the theme of "Slicing and dicing our way into the new year" with the popular slasher flick, 1996's "Scream" with my part-time co-host Nathaniel from At the Devil's Ball. The Mistress of the Menagerie and Nathaniel discuss narcissistic personality disorder, psychopathy, and trauma. Come check it out!
Happy New Year to you all! And with a new year comes a new month, new theme with this month's theme being, "Slicing and dicing our way into the new year" where the focus will be on movies from the slasher flick subgenre of horror. Starting the month off with the underrated slasher, 1981's "The Prowler" with my old co-host Nathaniel of At the Devil's Ball. The Mistress of the Menagerie and Nathaniel discuss classism, revenge, and war trauma. Come check it out!
Ending the theme of, "With Vincent Price, you'll have scares and a good time," with the gritty and graphic, 1973's "Theatre of Blood" with special guest Nathaniel from At the Devil's Ball. The Mistress of the Menagerie and Nathaniel discuss the horror genre and critics, revenge, and how Devlin is a dick (he's no hero). Come check it out!
New month means new theme, with this month's theme being, "With Vincent Price you'll have scares and a good time" where the month of October will be my Vincent Price appreciation month. Starting the month off with the dark and creepy, 1959's "House on Haunted Hill." The Mistress of the Menagerie discusses the seven deadly sins, toxic relationships, and manipulation. Come check it out!
Continuing my Stephen King appreciation month with the theme of "Hail to the King, baby...Stephen King that is" with the classic, 1983's "Christine" with special guest Matt Konopka. The Mistress of the Menagerie and Matt discuss the adolescent years, color symbolism, and Christine being the embodiment of passion driven emotions. Come check it out!
New month means new theme with this month's theme being, "Hail to the king, baby...Stephen King that is" where September will be my Stephen King appreciation month. Starting the month off with the creepy and underrated, 1993's "The Dark Half." The Mistress of the Menagerie discusses tulpas, dissociative identity disorder, and the human psyche (Id, Ego, and Superego). Come check it out!
Ending the theme of, "The eyes are the windows to the soul? Or to hell?" With psychological horror and body horror, 1960's "Eyes Without a Face." The Mistress of the Menagerie discusses needs theory, cluster B and C personality disorders, and toxic relationships. Come check it out!
New month means new theme with this month's theme being, "The eyes are the windows to the soul? Or to hell?" Starting the month off with 2023's "Eight Eyes" with special guest, the director of the movie, Austin Jennings! Austin and the Mistress of the menagerie discuss family dynamics, empathetic characters, and grief. Come check it out!
Ending the theme of "Possession is 9/10 of the law" with the underrated, 2023's "The Exorcist: Believer" with special guest Nathaniel of At the Devil's Ball. The Mistress of the Menagerie and Nathaniel discuss Victor's journey of losing faith and finding it again, forgiving oneself, and community banning together. Come check it out!
New month means new theme with this month's theme being, "Possession is 9/10 of the law" where I will focus on horror movies featuring demonic possession. This week I will be combining this month's theme with last month's theme, my Bruce Campbell appreciation month, with the cult classic, 1981's "The Evil Dead." The Mistress of the Menagerie discusses assault, is this all in Ash's head, and addiction. Come check it out!
New month means new theme with this month's theme being, "The man, the legend, and that fantastic chin...Bruce Campbell!" June will be my Bruce Campbell appreciation month. Starting the month off with Holiday Horror, 2021's, "Black Friday." The Mistress of the Menagerie discusses retail workers, consumerism, and corporate greed. Come check it out!
Ending the theme of "Not all mothers are created equal" with the underrated, psychological horror, 1987's "Flowers in the Attic." The Mistress of the Menagerie discusses dependent personality disorder, incestuous relationships, and turning a blind eye. Come check it out!
New month means new theme with this month's theme being "Not all mothers are made equal" where I will focus on evil moms in horror movies. Starting the month off with the Stephen King classic, 1976's Carrie with special guest, the malort loving, Lee AKA That Browncoat. The Mistress of the Menagerie and Lee discuss bullying, overly religious fanaticism, and revenge. Come check it out!
Ending the theme of "I'm just messing with you" with the underrated slasher, 1986's "April Fool's Day" with special guest Gringo Fantastico! The Mistress of the Menagerie and Gringo Fantastico discuss life after college, likeable characters, and subverting the expectations of the Slasher Flick subgenre...and we may go on a few rants at times. Come check it out!
New month means new theme with this month's theme being, "I'm just messing with you" where I will be focusing on April Fools themed horror movies. Starting April off with the cult classic, 1986's "Slaughter High." The Mistress of the Menagerie discusses bullying, when one is pushed too far, and is revenge justified? Come check it out!
Ending the theme of "It's the luck of the Irish, the sequel" with the Irish Horror movie, 2020's "Boys from County Hell." The Mistress of the Menagerie discusses the Abhartach lore, the fear of death and dying, and the guilt that tends to come with grief. Come check it out!
New month means new theme with this month's theme being "It's the luck of the Irish...the sequel" where I will be focusing on Irish Horror Movies. Starting March off with the horror comedy, 2012's "Grabbers" with special guest Charsie Luxx. The Mistress of the Menagerie and Charsie discuss addiction, facing one's demons, and overcoming one's trauma. And how much we love the character of Paddy. Come check it out!
Ending the month of February and the theme of "Here comes the bride...who's actions were justified" with the horror comedy, cult classic, 1998's "Bride of Chucky." The Mistress of the Menagerie discusses psychopaths, toxic relationships, and codependency. Come check it out!
New month means new theme with the month of February's being, "Here comes the bride...who's actions were justified" where I will focus on movies with the word "bride" in them. Starting the month of love off with the classic, 1935's "Bride of Frankenstein" with special guest, Ruby Tombsday. The Mistress of the Menagerie and Ruby discuss the need for power, manipulation, and loneliness. Come check it out!
Ending the theme of "We didn't start the fire...oh, but you did" with the slow burn, intense found footage style, 2007's "Paranormal Activity" with special guest Nathaniel of At the Devil's Ball. The Mistress of the Menagerie and Nathaniel discuss toxic masculinity, gender roles/stereotypes, and childhood trauma. Come check it out!
New month means new theme with this month's theme being, "We didn't start the fire...oh, but you did" where I will be focusing on franchise starters: the movies that started it all. Starting January off with the classic slasher, 1980's "Friday the 13th." The Mistress of the Menagerie discusses sins of the past, horror tropes, and the poor treatment of single mothers/special needs children. Come check it out!
Ending the theme of, "Not something old but something new" with the creepy yet funny, holiday horror, 2015's, "Krampus." The Mistress of the Menagerie discusses consequences when losing the spirit of Christmas, dysfunctional families, and lessons to be learned through Krampus. Come check it out!
Continuing the theme of "Not something old, but something new" with the underrated remake, 2006's, "Black Christmas" with special guest Chris Brunner. The Mistress of the Menagerie and Chris discuss childhood trauma/abuse, comparisons to the original, and straying from traditional family values/different family structures. Come check it out!
New month means new theme with the month of Christmas being, "Not something old, but something new" where I will be focusing on newer Christmas horror movies, from the year 2000 and up. Starting the Christmas cheer off with 2022's, "Violent Night." The Mistress of the menagerie discusses toxic families, defense mechanisms: denial and projection, and how it just takes one person to believe in you for you to believe in yourself. Come check it out!
Ending the theme of "When you mess with mother nature, she will bite back" with the creepy and totally underrated, 1979's "Prophecy" with special guest Ruby Tombsday! The Mistress of the Menagerie and Ruby discuss female reproductive rights, Native American oppression, and the ecological horrors of this movie being relevant today (as well as the funniest sleeping bag death within a horror movie). Come check it out!
New month means new theme with this month's theme being, "If you mess with mother nature, she will bite back" where I will be focusing on nature horror/eco horror themed movies. Starting the theme off with the totally creepy and underrated, 2008's "The Ruins." The Mistress of the Menagerie discusses our flight or fight response, the human psyche (Id, Ego, and Superego), and how the deadly plants can be seen as a metaphor for disease. Come check it out!
Ending the theme of "Happy birthday to me...happy birthday to Clive Barker" and my Clive Barker appreciation month with 1990's "NightBreed" with special guest Ruby Tombsday the host of The Ruby Tombsday Horror Show. The Mistress of the Menagerie and Ruby discuss humans being the real monsters, the LGBTQ community, and not having to hide your true face. Come check it out!
Continuing my Clive Barker appreciation month with the theme of "Happy Birthday to me, Happy Birthday to Clive Barker" with 1987's "Hellraiser" with special guest, and my old co-host, Nathaniel from At the Devil's Ball. The Mistress of the Menagerie and Nathaniel discuss BDSM subs (submissive) and doms (dominant), unhealthy relationships, and theories on Larry and Frank's mother and childhood. Come check it out!
New month means new theme, with this month's theme being, "Happy Birthday to me, Happy Birthday to Clive Barker" where the month of October will be my Clive Barker appreciation month. Starting the month off with the underrated, 1995's "Lord of Illusions" with special guest Chris Brunner. The Mistress of the Menagerie and Chris discuss cults and how they prey on the vulnerable, fire symbolism, and biblical references. Come check it out!
September has come to an end and fall has officially begun, so we're ending the theme of "Reading, writing, and body parts...duh, biology," with the entertaining Slasher Flick, 1982's, "The House on Sorority Row." The Mistress of the Menagerie discusses the prefrontal cortex and dormant psychopathic tendencies, the seven deadly sins, and antisocial personality disorder. Come check it out!
Continuing the theme of "Reading, writing, and body parts...duh, biology" with the underrated (but my own personal favorite Halloween timeline), 1998's "Halloween H20: 20 Years Later" with special guest Nathaniel from At the Devil's Ball. The Mistress of the Menagerie and Nathaniel discuss coping mechanisms, trauma and how it affects your children, and family toxicity. Come check it out!
New month means new theme with the month of September's theme being, "Reading, writing, and body parts...duh, biology" where I will be focusing on school themed horror movies that take place during the school year with school aged children/teenagers. The Mistress of the Menagerie discusses the rules of the game in depth: Avoid suspicion, manipulate your friends, and eliminate your enemies. Come check it out!
Ending this month's theme of "Substance use disorder, addiction: This is no laughing matter" with the dark yet comedic, 2020's "The Wolf of Snow Hollow." The Mistress of the Menagerie discusses addiction/alcoholism, strained relationships and difficulty forming connections with others, and struggling with the monster within. Come check it out!
New month means new theme with this month's theme being, "substance use disorder, addiction: This is no laughing matter" where I will be focusing on horror movies that tackle the issue of addiction. Starting the month off with the dark, creature feature, 2016's, "The Monster." The Mistress of the Menagerie discusses addiction/alcoholism, flight or fight response, and a flawed mother/daughter relationship. Come check it out!
The month of July has come to an end and ending the theme of "It's all in your head" with the underrated, psychological horror, 2000's "The Cell." The Mistress of the discusses childhood trauma shaping one into adulthood, antisocial personality disorder with psychopathic tendencies, and the unconscious mind and human psyche. Come check it out!
New month means new theme, with this month's theme being "It's all in your head" where I will focus on horror movies that take place in one's own head. Starting the month off with 2020's, "The Torturer" with special guest, the director of the film, Joe Manco. The Mistress of the Menagerie and Joe discuss the film industry, survivor's guilt, and not giving up but losing the fight. Come check it out!
Ending the month of June early, and what better way to celebrate Father's Day than talking about the ultimate "Daddy knows best: Bad dads within horror movies" movie with the creepy, 1987's "The Stepfather." The Mistress of the Menagerie discusses antisocial personality disorder, searching for that "perfect" family, and trying to analyze Jerry's past. Come check it out!
May has come to an end and June has begun which, as you all know, new month means new theme with this month's theme being "Daddy Knows Best: Bad Dads in Horror Movies." Starting the month off with Wes Craven's underrated gem, 1991's "The People Under the Stairs" with special guest, my buddy Chris Brunner of Brunner's Bar. The Mistress of the Menagerie and special guest, Chris, discuss Alice in Wonderland/The Lost boys of Peter Pan, the rich vs. the poor, and how looks can be deceiving. Come check it out!
May has come to an end and I will be concluding the theme of "Let's talk about horror movies, eh?" With the gateway horror, creature feature, 1987's "The Gate." The Mistress of the Menagerie discusses dealing with the grief of losing a loved one, closing the gate on childhood, and the fear of adulthood. Come check it out!
Continuing the theme of "Let's talk about horror movies, eh?" Where I will focus on Canadian horror movies with the remake of a Cronenberg cult classic, 2019's "Rabid" by the Soska Sisters. The Mistress of the Menagerie discusses the price of beauty, the search for immortality, and the similarities/differences between the remake and the original. Come check it out!
As you all know, new month means new theme with this month's theme being "Let's talk about horror movies, eh?" Where I will be focusing on Canadian horror movies. Starting the month of May off with an intense zombie flick, 2019's "Blood Quantum." The Mistress of the Menagerie discusses family values, colonialism, and what Blood Quantum refers too. Come check it out!
Ending the month of April and the theme of "I'm not saying it was aliens...but it was aliens" with the underrated, 1995's "Species," with special guest, Matt from Killer Horror Critic. The Mistress of the Menagerie and her guest, Matt, discuss Erikson's Identity vs. Role Confusion, puberty/female sexuality, and people taking control over women's reproductive rights. Come check it out!
Continuing the theme of "I'm not saying it was aliens but...it was aliens" for the month of April with the dark and atmospheric, underrated 2013's "Dark Skies." The Mistress of the Menagerie discusses adolescence stage of life (Identity vs. Role Confusion), a crumbling marriage, and aliens being a metaphor for puberty and stress within a marriage. Come check it out!
March has ended and as you know, new month means new theme with this month's theme being "I'm not saying it was aliens but...it was aliens," where I will be focusing on horror movies featuring aliens and extraterrestrials. We start April off with the classic and claustrophobic, 1979's "Alien." The Mistress of the Menagerie discusses fear of the unknown/fear of those who you are supposed to trust, role reversal, and Ripley being the ultimate final girl and bad ass. Come check it out!
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