Meka G from the Cinematic Nightmares Podcast joins Patrick once again to talk about their favorite psychological horror movies (and a few shows). Topics range from how the sub-genre intersects with other genres like Supernatural and Folk Horror to how it deals with real life fears like motherhood, grief, claustrophobia, isolation, and paranoia. They finish with some Psychological Horror Physical Media Showcase favorites.

Chapters

00:00:00 Intro

00:00:14 Meka G Introduction

00:01:07 Episode Overview

00:02:30 How does Meka G Define Psychological Horror?

00:04:50 Our Favorite Psychological Horror

00:05:24 The Tale of Two Sisters & The Uninvited (with spoilers)

00:08:58 Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho (with spoilers) and Bates Motel

00:12:02 I See You (No Spoilers)

00:13:54 Jacob’s Ladder

00:17:21 Black Swan

00:20:14 Gretel & Hansel

00:20:44 Midsommar & Hereditary

00:22:54 A24 & Psychological Horror - A Different Man, Bring Her Back, The Lobster, & Talk to Me

00:28:57 Gretel & Hansel, Folk Horror, Osgood Perkins, & Longlegs (with light spoilers)

00:32:22 The Night House, David Bruckner, and more Folk Horror with The Ritual (with light spoilers)

00:34:50 Silence of the Lambs

00:35:43 Get Out & Psycho

00:37:53 Mike Flanagan, The Haunting of Hill House and Bly Manor, Oculus, Gerald’s Game

00:39:18 Strange Darling

00:39:42 Smile & Smile 2 (with spoilers)

00:43:00 Knock at the Cabin, M. Night Shyamalan, & The Sixth Sense

00:43:38 As Above, So Below, Claustrophobia, The Descent, and Group Breakdowns

00:46:18 David Lynch’s Blue Velvet

00:46:46 The Others

00:47:09 Mother!, Rosemary’s Baby, Apartment 7A, Hereditary, The Babadook, and Motherhood’s Role in Psychological Horror

00:50:09 70’s Horror Movies

00:50:29 The Conversation

00:51:19 Rosemary’s Baby, Apartment 7A, Black Swan, Suspiria, & Dance Horror Movies

00:53:34 Physical Media Showcase - Psychological Horror Edition

00:55:54 1408

00:57:01 American Psycho (with spoilers)

01:02:52 Se7en (with spoilers)

01:05:42 The Shining

01:07:07 John Carpenter’s The Thing, Dreamcatcher, and Snowy Group Alien Horror

01:09:17 Dark City

01:10:20 Cape Fear & Shutter Island

01:12:12 Dreamcatcher Reprise