The Desire of Horror
Charla's love of horror movies combine with Marty's love of psychoanalysis and history of religions. This is a review and analysis of horror movies and what they say about desire.
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The Desire of Horror
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35. The Devil Rides Out
How much of the Occult is there in the classic 1968 "The Devil Rides Out?" The film was directed by Terence Fisher and the screenplay, based on the Dennis Wheatley novel of the same name was written by Richard Matheson. The film depicts a secre...
34. Nature Horror Wrap-Up
https://youtu.be/y_J-6TTdtzgAlright! It's the season 2 wrapt up! We covered nature horror this season. The main theme of nature horror is Human Being's alienation from the natural world. Human Beings are biologically a part of nature but...
Special Episode: Backrooms (2026)
https://youtu.be/XR8TvC5gfsoWhat about when we choose to remain sick? There is a scene in Backrooms in which the protagonist "Clark," played by Chiwetel Ejiofor, decides to stay in his disease because coming out of it would mean taking r...
32. Grizzly Man: Are We Responsible for Our Mental Illnesses?
https://youtu.be/cpZRMV7txJUTimothy Treadwell was mentally ill, and it led to his death and that of his girlfriend. He compensated for his sense of not being accepted in human society by projecting a persona of the protector of bears. He...