Mental Health is Horrifying
A spooky self care podcast about the mental health benefits of horror. Journey into the horrifying depths with Candis Green, Registered Psychotherapist, (and all around spooky ghoul), as she explores how mental health themes are portrayed in your favourite horror movies and beyond. Drawing on archetypes from final girls to horror villains, Candis provides guidance in each episode about how listeners can navigate their own mental health woes.
Mental Health is Horrifying is the recipient of two Canadian Podcast Awards — Outstanding Health & Fitness Series, and Outstanding Education Series.
Mental Health is Horrifying
Latest Episodes
Undertone — How sound can heal (or curse) you
I say this with my full chest — Undertone was not lying when it said that it is "the scariest movie you'll ever hear." And I cannot un-hear it!In this spoiler-free episode, I explore Undertone (2025) and the psychology of sound.I ...
The Blair Witch Project — Are we in a period of collective psychosis?
I was there! I was a teenager, there to experience the genius marketing surrounding The Blair Witch Project. It signalled a new era for horror, while the movie itself mirrors a complete uncertainty about reality. In this episode, I ...
Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen — The curse of hetero expectation
Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen, Netflix’s newest horror series, begs the question — do you really want to marry this guy, or do you just feel like you have to?In this spoiler-free episode, I explore bridal anxiety and the curse of...
Interview With The Vampire — This relationship is draining me!
Lestat and Louis have one of the most complicated, twisted relationships in literature and film. And it brings up the topic of energy vampires – what do you do when you’re in a relationship with someone who is just draining you? In ...
