The Fear Response Podcast
Malignant
The Silence of the Lambs
Scream 6 - Initial Assessment Episode
The Babadook - Virgin Sacrifice Episode
The Omen (1976)
The Conjuring
by John & Jenna
Welcome back listeners! Today we discuss a super entertaining roller coaster of a film: Malignant. This movie comes to us from the great James Wan and is full of tension, action, and comedy. The film also presented a good deal more mental health themes than we were expecting. Join us for this spoiler filled discussion of this bananas film! Sensitive Content Warning: this podcast addresses themes of horror films and mental health. Discussions could include topics that could be upsetting to some including mental illness, suicide, addiction, and violence. This film also presents some themes relating to intimate partner violence.
Welcome back listeners! Today we explore one of our favourite films of all time: The Silence of the Lambs. This discussion will be rich with spoilers so definitely give this film a watch first if you have not seen it!Serial killers. cannibalism, and bug cocoons; this movie is a wild ride. How did such a sick, twisted, and creepy movie manage to sweep the Oscars? Not only that, but how can people call this film a thriller when it so clearly belongs in the horror genre? This movie rips and does not pull any punches. It was a thrill to discuss. Sensitive content warning: this podcast addresses themes of horror films and mental health. Discussions could include topics that could be upsetting to some including mental illness, suicide, addiction, and violence.
Hello listeners! Welcome to our first Initial Assessment episode where Jenna and I will briefly discuss new horror films in a spoiler free review/recommendation format! This episode focuses on Scream 6. Jenna and I were able to catch this one in theatres and we had a great time discussing our experience and hopes for this power house franchise moving forward!
Hello listeners! This is a very special episode, our first installment of Virgin Sacrifice! Our good friend Steve, who is terrified of horror movies and hasn't seen one since 2002, agreed to watch one with us and discuss his experience! He faced his fears head on and started off with a real banger, THE BABADOOK! This episode also led to some incredible mental health discussion as this film really packs an emotional punch and has many deep mental health themes throughout! Enjoy and, as always, please reach out to us at thefearresponsepodcast@gmail.com with all your questions and comments!This episode does include some mental health discussion that includes themes of grief and could be upsetting to some.
Welcome back listeners! Today, we discuss another of our favourites, The Omen. This discussion includes spoilers so consider giving this film a watch first. As promised, here is the poem spoken in the film that prophesizes the arrival of Damien: When the Jews return to Zion / And a comet rips the sky / And the Holy Roman Empire rises, / Then You and I must die. / From the eternal sea he rises, / Creating armies on either shore, / Turning man against his brother / ‘Til man exists no more. Sensitive Content Warning: this podcast addresses themes of horror films and mental health. Discussions will often include topics that could be upsetting to some including mental illness, suicide, addiction, and violence.
Welcome back listeners to our second episode where we will be discussing The Conjuring. This is an excellent horror movie which is a bit of a modern classic, and we thoroughly enjoyed talking about it, Our discussion of this movie also led to a number of longer form conversations about mental health which will be included in a mental health companion episode soon! Trigger warning - the subject of suicide is discussed within this episode.
Welcome listeners! We are thrilled to present our first episode. In this episode we discuss one of our favourite horror films of all time: The Exorcist!
Hello listeners and welcome to a new format of episode! In these episodes Jenna and John will unpack some of their history with the genre of horror and how their love for these movies has evolved over time. Join us for this week's episode as we discuss the kids movies that scared us half to death when we were young, and still stick with us to this day!
It's here! The finale of our Midnight Mass series! Join us as we discuss this action packed episode featuring so many moments from our favorite characters! This series has kept us immersed in the world of Midnight Mass for quite a while and we've had such a great experience recording these episodes. We love this show! Content Warning: this podcast discusses themes of mental health and horror cinema. Topics addressed could be upsetting to some and include mental illness, violence, addiction, and suicide.
Hello listeners! Today we are recapping the penultimate episode of Midnight Mass! This episode is action packed and goes hard on the horror elements! Not to mention, we get to see a really cool team sleuth all over the island. Join us as we continue to unpack this amazing show. Sensitive content warning: this podcast focuses on themes of horror cinema and mental health. Topics discussed could be upsetting to some and may include mental health, addiction, suicide and violence.