Sinnful Sarah's Horror Menagerie

Ending the theme of "Over the river and through the woods to death's door we go" with the underrated, 2013's "Willow Creek." The Mistress of the Menagerie discusses the fear of the unknown, cultural links to Bigfoot, and confirmation bias/belief perseverance. Come check it out!

New month means new theme with this month's theme being, "Over the river and through the woods to death's door we go" where I will focus on horror movies set within the forest/woods. Starting the month of June off with slasher flick, 2024's "In a Violent Nature" with guest Chris Brunner! The Mistress of the Menagerie and Chris discuss childhood trauma, subverting ou...

Ending the theme of, "We believe in cults, and blood, and rituals" with the underrated gem, 2017's "The Ritual." The Mistress of the menagerie discusses grief, survivor's guilt, and our fight or flight response. Come check it out!

Continuing the theme of "We believe in cults, and blood, and rituals" with the cult classic, 1973's "The Wicker Man" with special guest, Nathaniel of At the Devil's Ball. The Mistress of the Menagerie and Nathaniel discuss colonialism, social psychology, and the power of persuasion. Come check it out!

New month means new theme with this month's theme being, "We believe in Cults, Blood, and Rituals" where I will focus on horror movies featuring cults/rituals. Starting the month off with the Netflix original, 2017's "The Babysitter." The Mistress of the Menagerie discusses the fear of growing up, social psychology, and Erikson's stages of development. Come check it...

Ending the theme of "H is for horror, hell, and hospitals" with the cult classic, 2016's "The Void." The Mistress of the Menagerie discusses the stages of grief, triangle symbolism, and the flow of consciousness. Come check it out!

Continuing the theme of, "H is for horror, hell, and hospitals," with the underrated gem from the Slasher Flick era, 1981's "X-Ray aka Hospital Massacre" with special guest, Gringo Fantastico! The Mistress of the Menagerie and Gringo discuss female empowerment, Maslow's hierarchy of needs, and defense mechanisms. Come check it out!

New month means new theme with this month's theme being, "H is for horror, hell, and hospitals" where I will focus on horror movies set within a hospital. Starting the month off with the underrated gem, 1982's "Visiting Hours." The Mistress of the Menagerie discusses sexism, antisocial personality disorder, and the need for power. Come check it out!

Ending the theme of "One for the money, two for the scares" with the gritty and dirty cult classic, 1982's "Basket Case." The Mistress of the Menagerie discusses codependency, Erikson's identity vs. role confusion, and dispositional motives theory. Come check it out!

Continuing the theme of "One for the money, two for the scares," with the delightfully creepy and humorous, 2025's "The Monkey." The Mistress of the Menagerie discusses obsession, the human psyche, and Maslow's hierarchy of needs. Come check it out!

New month means new theme with this month's theme being, "One for the money, two for the scares" where I will focus on twins within horror movies. And starting March off with the cult classic, 1987's "Blood Rage" with special guest Matt, Killer Horror Critic. The Mistress of the Menagerie and Matt discuss defense mechanisms, Oedipus complex, and abandonment issues. Come...

Ending the theme of "Death is always better the second time around" with the awesome sequel, 1981's "Friday the 13th Part 2." The Mistress of the Menagerie discusses Erikson's initiative vs. guilt, Gestalt's theory "stuck," and Piaget's cognitive stages of development. Come check it out!

New month means new theme with this month's theme being "Death is always better the second time around" where I will be covering sequels to movies I have already covered. Starting the month off with 1988's "Hellbound: Hellraiser 2" with special guest Nathaniel of At the Devil's Ball. The Mistress of the Menagerie and Nathaniel discuss childhood trauma, personality d...

Ending the theme of "The world is made of Stories" with 2019's "The Final Ride" with special guest, the director himself, Mikey McMurran! The Mistress of the Menagerie and Mikey discuss the four horsemen of the apocalypse, the human psyche (id, ego, and superego), and strong female characters. Come check it out!

Continuing the theme of "The world is made of stories" with the made-for-tv cult classic, 1975's "Trilogy of Terror." The Mistress of the Menagerie discusses the women rights movement, dissociative identity disorder, and repression. Come check it out!

New month means new theme with this month's theme being, "The world is made of stories" where I will focus on anthology horror movies. The Mistress of the Menagerie discusses the seven deadly sins, the importance of storytelling, and caregiver burnout. Come check it out!

Ending the theme of "Merry axemas and hateful holidays" with the underrated, 1980's "New Year's Evil" with special guest Gringo Fantastico! The Mistress of the Menagerie and Gringo discuss personality disorders, insecure/anxious attachment, and dysfunctional families. Come check it out!

Continuing the theme of "Merry axemas and a hateful holidays" with the holiday horror cult classic, 1982's "Silent Night, Deadly Night." The Mistress of the Menagerie discusses Erikson's psychosocial stages of development, authoritarian parenting style, and childhood trauma. Come check it out!

New month means new theme with this month's theme being, "Merry Axemass and a hateful holidays" where I will focus on the holiday horror subgenre. Starting the month off with the gritty and gory, 2023's "Thanksgiving." The Mistress of the Menagerie discusses consumerism, grief, and the seven deadly sins. Come check it out!

Ending the theme of "Ha, ha, ha, ho, ho, ho, and a couple of drills and kills," my horror/comedy month, with the underrated, 2017's "Happy Death Day." The Mistress of the Menagerie discusses the five stages of grief, identity vs role confusion, and trauma. Come check it out!

Continuing the theme of, "Ha, ha, ha, ho, ho, ho, and a couple of drills and kills" with the underrated, 2011's "The Cabin in the Woods" with special guest Nathaniel of At the Devil's Ball. The Mistress of the Menagerie and Nathaniel discuss voyeurism, horror character archetypes, and classical conditioning. Come check it out!

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, an...

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 o...