Welcome to the month of March where we will be diving into the world of mythological creatures and their lore. To kick off the month we discuss the 2010 Norwegian film, Trollhunter. The film follows 3 film students trying to find and film an alleged bear poacher. They relentlessly follow
We wrap up our month of Obsession discussing the psychology of infatuation with psychotherapist and friend to the podcast, Emily Garmisa. Emily Garmisa LCPC, CADC is a psychotherapist, performer, and general creative who lives in the Chicagoland Area. As a clinician, she specializes in facilitating recovery from trauma, substance use
“We continue exploring love and obsession with two indie movies: 2019’s The Honeymoon Phase and 2017’s Double Date. The Honeymoon Phase follows a fake married couple, Eve and Tom, as they participate in a science experiment studying married couples. Each couple is locked in a house given provision via air
We continue to explore Practical FX this month in an interview with Frances Mullozzi, a makeup artist who is trained in Makeup FX and beauty.
In the month of January, we’re exploring practical effects. David Cronenberg’s The Fly is a great example of innovative effects and the impact practical effects have over CGI. It’s, also, a look into the fear of growing old and having a physical body that will eventually decay. Dive into the
For the month of December, we have been exploring tulpas. We’re continuing our focus with holiday creatures/monsters and the festivals that manifested them into existence. We’re going to focus on three regions: Scandinavia, Italy, and Germany/Austria.
We kick off our monthly topic of Tulpas with David Cronenberg’s The Brood. We discuss manifestations, therapy cults and watching this story based on something that actually happened to Cronenberg through the lens of a parent.
Welcome once more to Beyond the Screams Podcast. Your place for a look a an eclectic range of genre media. As we continue to focus on Native Americans, we’re diving into storytelling. We’re going to discuss the true crime audiobook/podcast, Midnight Son, written and produced by Alaska Native, James Dommek
Take a break from the crazy Thanksgiving season and join us on our relaxed episode about celebrating Native American/First Nations artists through their feature ilms, short films, and books. We highlight Indigenous artists such as Elle-Maija Tailfeathers, Mike Marin, Stephen Graham Jones, and more.
Hearing voices in the wind? Seeing the shadows shifting in the distance? Is it your imagination or something else? Scary fiction to listen in the dark.
In honor of celebrating Native Americans and indigenous folk, we talked about 2020’s Canadian zombie film, Blood Quantum. On the surface, this movie is about a zombie plague where the native folk are immune to zombie bites, but we go much deeper into themes of colonialism and genocide. The original
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