Tag: You Are Not My Mother
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ANALYSIS: Monster Mom and Deadly Dad – Parenthood and Mental Ill-Health in Horror
Trigger warning for suicide, domestic abuse and family annihilation As part of our celebration of Andrzej Żuławski’s POSSESSION (1981) this month, Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana examines the relationship between parenthood and mental ill-health in horror cinema… Battling your demons and haunted by ghosts: both expressions that can be used to describe those dealing mental health problems. As…
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ANALYSIS: Eagle Orm – The Irish for Fear
To coincide with our recent J-Horror episode of the pod we conclude our examination of horror traditions of nearby nations as Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana discusses her home country of Ireland… Japan. South Korea. Britain. The United States of America. All nations from where rich horror traditions were born. With the cultural impact of J-Horror, K-Horror, British Folk…
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REVIEW: You Are Not My Mother (2021)
dir. Kate Dolan According to lore, a “changeling” is where sinister faerie folk swap a human child for a fae baby. But what if it wasn’t a child that was switched, but the mother? Despite being a country rich in folkloric traditions, Ireland’s contribution to folk horror cinema has rather paled in comparison to her British…
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