The Fear Response Podcast

Hello horror lovers and fans of the great Mike Flanagan! With this episode we kick off a series that we are very excited about; and right in the middle of the Halloween season! We will be discussing the amazing series Midnight Mass. This is a story of a downtrodden town, grief, loss, addiction, and some amazing horror elements! This show charmed us, scared us, and emotionally destroyed us, sometim...

Hello horror fans! In this episode we discuss an amazing film: The Wicker Man from 1973. A grand deception, a missing girl, and a sex obsessed Pagan island, all wrapped up in one big charming package! This film is mysterious, tense, and mind bending and is an absolute classic! It's also basically a musical, which is even cooler! This movie also presented many interesting mental health themes for d...

Hello horror fans and mental health nerds! Welcome back to another Virgin Sacrifice Episode. This month, we are once again joined by Steve as we really turn up the scares and discuss The Ring from 2002. This film holds a very special place in our hearts and scared the hell out of our generation. Join us as we discuss this amazing movie, dragging Steve along with us, kicking and definitely screamin...

Welcome back listeners! Today we discuss a super entertaining roller coaster of a film: Malignant. This movie comes to us from the great James Wan and is full of tension, action, and comedy. The film also presented a good deal more mental health themes than we were expecting. Join us for this spoiler filled discussion of this bananas film! Sensitive Content Warning: this podcast addresses themes o...

Welcome back listeners! Today we explore one of our favourite films of all time: The Silence of the Lambs. This discussion will be rich with spoilers so definitely give this film a watch first if you have not seen it! Serial killers. cannibalism, and bug cocoons; this movie is a wild ride. How did such a sick, twisted, and creepy movie manage to sweep the Oscars? Not only that, but how can people...

Hello listeners! Welcome to our first Initial Assessment episode where Jenna and I will briefly discuss new horror films in a spoiler free review/recommendation format! This episode focuses on Scream 6. Jenna and I were able to catch this one in theatres and we had a great time discussing our experience and hopes for this power house franchise moving forward!

Hello listeners! This is a very special episode, our first installment of Virgin Sacrifice! Our good friend Steve, who is terrified of horror movies and hasn't seen one since 2002, agreed to watch one with us and discuss his experience! He faced his fears head on and started off with a real banger, THE BABADOOK! This episode also led to some incredible mental health discussion as this film really...

Welcome back listeners! Today, we discuss another of our favourites, The Omen. This discussion includes spoilers so consider giving this film a watch first. As promised, here is the poem spoken in the film that prophesizes the arrival of Damien: When the Jews return to Zion / And a comet rips the sky / And the Holy Roman Empire rises, / Then You and I must die. / From the eternal sea he rises, / C...

Welcome back listeners to our second episode where we will be discussing The Conjuring. This is an excellent horror movie which is a bit of a modern classic, and we thoroughly enjoyed talking about it, Our discussion of this movie also led to a number of longer form conversations about mental health which will be included in a mental health companion episode soon! Trigger warning - the subject of...

Welcome listeners! We are thrilled to present our first episode. In this episode we discuss one of our favourite horror films of all time: The Exorcist!