New month means new theme with this month's theme being, "Ha, ha, ha, ho, ho, ho, and a couple of drills and kills" where the subgenre of focus will be horror/comedy. Starting the month off with 1988's "Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-A-Rama" with special guest Dawn from Rants in our Pants. The Mistress of the Menagerie and Dawn discuss voyeurism, 7 deadly sins, and the human psyche. Come check it out!
Happy Halloween and Sarah Sinn's first Halloween special! And ending the theme of, "Howl and wave boys, just howl and wave" with 2014's "Late Phases" with special guest Chris AKA Papa Woof. The Mistress of the Menagerie and Chris discuss war trauma, integrity vs despair, and redemption. Come check it out!
Continuing the theme of "Howl and wave boys, just howl and wave" with the cult classic, 2000's "Ginger Snaps" with special guest Ruby Tombsday. The Mistress of the Menagerie and Ruby discuss codependency, purple symbolism, and the human psyche. Come check it out!
New month means new theme with this month's theme being, "Howl and wave boys, just howl and wave" where I will focus on the werewolf subgenre. Starting the month off with the horror comedy, 2021's "Werewolves Within." The Mistress of the Menagerie discusses small town isolation, the human psyche (Id, Ego, and Superego), and defense mechanism: projection. Come check it out!
Ending the theme of "A creature was stirring but it wasn't a mouse" with the classic found footage, 2008's "Cloverfield." The Mistress of Menagerie discusses 9/11 symbolism, collective consciousness, and individual conscious awareness. Come check it out!
New month means new theme with this month's theme being, "A creature was stirring but it wasn't a mouse" with the classic creature feature, 1959's "The Tingler." The Mistress of the Menagerie discusses how the brain processes fear, internal and external fears, and Maslow's hierarchy of needs. Come check it out!
Ending my sci-fi/horror month and the theme of, "Science fiction, double feature, on Sarah Sinn" with the classic, 1951's "The Thing from Another World" with special guest Nathaniel of At the Devil's Ball. The Mistress of the Menagerie and Nathaniel discuss cold war anxieties, the enemy out there, and the human psyche: Id, Ego, and Superego. Come check it out!
New month means new theme with this month's theme being, "Science fiction, double feature, on Sarah Sinn" where I will focus on the sci-fi horror subgenre. Starting August off with 2002's "Signs." The Mistress of the Menagerie discusses losing and regaining faith, coping mechanisms, and the five stages of grief. Come check it out!
Ending the theme of, "Get yourself lost in nature and you may find yourself...dead" with intense nature horror, 1983's "Cujo." The Mistress of the Menagerie discusses the human psyche, how kids internalize tension in the home, and that there are real life monsters in the world. Come check it out!
Continuing the theme of, "Get lost in nature and you will find yourself...dead" with the classic nature horror, 1975's "JAWS" with special guest Jeff Whitmire, the Weird Al of Horror himself. The Mistress of the Menagerie and Jeff discuss John Williams score, the human psyche (Id, Ego, and Superego), and how problems can be bigger than we realize. Come check it out!
New month means new theme with this month's theme being, "Get lost in nature and you may find yourself...dead" where I will focus on the nature horror subgenre. Starting July off with the cult classic, 1997's Anaconda. The Mistress of the Menagerie discusses narcissistic personality disorder, throwing out tropes and cliches of horror, and asks who's the real monster, man or snake? Come check it out!
Ending my body horror month and the theme of "I've got the body and the brains" with the absolutely and brilliant, 2024's "The Substance." The Mistress of the Menagerie discusses addiction, the ideals held towards women, and the human psyche: Id, Ego, and Superego. Come check it out!
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!