30 episodes
SUM OF ALL FEAR - Horror, Phobias & the Brain SUM OF ALL FEAR - Horror, Phob
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What makes you afraid? Sum Of All Fear lives at the crossroads between our greatest phobias and the horror movies we love to experience. Part pop-culture and part-psychology. It’s time to find out why we’re all scared of the dark. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sumofallfearpodcast/support
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FEAR OF CULTS: PAGAN - The Ritual, The Wicker Man & Midsommar (Cultophobia) - Episode 30
Let's all drink the Kool-Aid together! We're breaking down the Fear of Cults.
This is kicking off a multi-part series on the topic, but this week we're talking Pagan Cults and the movies they inspire.
Kris discusses all the psychology involved in cults and how people get involved in these sinister social sects.
Then it's on to our favorite pagan/folk cult horror flicks The Ritual, The Wicker Man and Midsommar.
This is a long one, so strap in and pray you're not the next sacrifice!
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00:00 - Chit Chat
13:19 - What the Fear!?
23:00 - Phobia Defined
52:45 - The Ritual
1:17:26 - The Wicker Man
1:43:58 - Midsommar
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Top 10 Horror of 2019 (and Their Phobias!) - Episode 29
Kicking off the New Year with a look back at some of our favorite horror movies of the year. Sound quality was not great in this one... we’re working on getting some better equipment. Soon, we promise!
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FEAR OF SNOWMEN - Anna and the Apocalypse & Jack Frost (Hominochionophobia) - Episode 28
What if Frosty made you frozen with fright? It's that time of year, when hominochionophobics are staying far away from any holiday fun associated with snowmen. Is it the anthropopmorphic characteristics? The uncanny valley effect? Maybe they don't like carrots? Or snow? We plow into the Fear of Snowmen and why someone might not feel very festive around around decorated snow people. So, to avoid Kris having a total hissy fit, we're talking the Scottish, zombie horror, dark comedy, musical, "Anna and the Apocalypse" (2017). This movie is.....not about snowmen. In all fairness though, it does have a zombie in a snowman costume as the first kill. Close enough, right? Then, we're really rolling up our mittens and digging ourselves a big old snowball with 1997's "Jack Frost." This was really a snowman horror genre defining cinematic masterpiece featuring the "world's most pissed off snow cone!" It also, may just change your opinion on carrots... for better or worse. So pull up your snow boots and grab a shovel as we carve some fresh pow in Episode 28... the Fear of Snowmen!
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FEAR OF HALLOWEEN - Tales of Halloween & Trick ‘r Treat (Samhainophobia) - Episode 27
Halloween is the most wonderful time of the year...for some people.
To those suffering from Samhainophobia, the witches, gouls and goblins strike fear in their hearts and cause them to hide away until the holiday is over.
We dive into the history of Samhain, the foundation for our modern Halloween festivities. Then our resident expert talks all about how this holiday can be a nightmare for those with a Fear of Halloween.
After that it's on to Halloween anthologies! We figured, let's pick some movies where we get more bang for our buck, right?! Our Honorable Mention is 2015's "Tales of Halloween" where we're talking 10 original shorts played out over a small town on Halloween night. Followed by our Feature Presentation, the kickass, cult classic, Halloween standard, 2007's "Trick 'r Treat.
Let's hangout with Sam and get into some Halloween mischief together!
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FEAR OF BOOKS - Evil Dead 2 & In the Mouth of Madness (Bibliophobia) - Episode 26
Do you read Sutter Cane? Probably not a very good idea, especially if you have bibliophobia!
We've got book burning, book banning and even some book learning in this week's episode on the Fear of Books. We find out about the roots of this phobia and then go on a little history ride and talk literacy and books through the ages.
Then it's on to evil books in movies and c'mon... you know Evil Dead 2 and the Necronomicon Ex Mortis is the best!
Our feature presentation is the John Carpenter masterpiece In the Mouth of Madness, where we get all Lovecraftian up in this b--itch.
No page will be left unturned!
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FEAR OF HOLES - The Stuff, The Fly & AHS: CULT (Trypophobia) - Episode 25
Do pictures of honeycombs, tiny holes, or clustered bumps make you feel sick? You might have TRYPOPHOBIA! It’s a lot more common than you think.
This episode covers it all. Kris gives us all the reasons why this is a natural, evolutionary fear, which is why it’s so common (and makes so many people cringe).
Then, it’s on to the trypophobic body horror of The Stuff & The Fly. The holes and bumps in these movies will have your head between your knees, wishing you hadn't messed with Larry Cohen and David Cronenberg's movies.
It doesn’t REALLY get rolling until we dig into the crazy trypo-triggering, metaphorical hole filling, Season 7 of American Horror Story. This CULT Season is ripe with trypophobic images (especially the marketing), but we go way beyond the physical holes. We get super deep in this one folks. Be prepared! Metaphorical holes will be filled.
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Customer Reviews
Fearfully Fascinating
I’m thrilled I stumbled upon a podcast that combines two of my favorite past times - reading the DSM and watching all things horror! The parallels of the hollywood horror and our own fears lends to a gripping and bingeable listen. The humorous banter is the cherry on top!
Dynamic and Interesting!!
Love this podcast!! Clinical phobias broken down and then paired with horror movies. The hosts know their stuff and have a great husband/wife dynamic. They’ll have you laughing too! Great listen. Looking forward to more episodes. Oh wait... I’m one of the hosts so I might be biased. Eh, whatever. 😝
The horror! The fear! The psychology behind it all!
Kris and Drew are a dynamic duo just trying to help us figure out why we’re all so afraid of everything. With each phobia, they discuss the background, the psychology surrounding it and highlight horror movies that play on those fears to give us the heebeejeebies. (Spell check?) give ‘em a listen if you’re into cool movies, scary topics and metaphorical brain dissection.
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