On this special Halloween episode, I’m going to risk having my horror hall pass revoked by diving into a movie that is uhhh not TECHNICALLY a horror movie, but I believe still deserves a place somewhere in the genre for reasons we will explore in the episode — HOCUS POCUS (1993)!
It’s for the same reason that I believe so strongly that everybody should be able to connect with feelings of pure joy and excitement as they relate to Halloween, that I also believe that horror is for EVERYBODY no matter how much terror you can withstand. I have developed a theory to explore this —and it’s called the Spooky/Scary Spectrum.
Okay so let’s talk about Hocus Pocus and my PATENTED Spooky/Scary Spectrum of horror and how it relates to the nervous system!
Mental Health is Horrifying is hosted by Candis Green, owner of Many Moons Therapy.
Podcast artwork by Chloe Hurst from Contempomint.
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Be sure to check out my Instagram @manymoonstherapy for a diagram of the Spooky/Scary spectrum, and to see what movies I placed on the spectrum for myself! Why don’t you give it a try too?
Hocus Pocus (1993) Trailer, Rotten Tomatoes Classic Trailers
Learning in the panic zone: strategies for managing learner anxiety by Rob Palethorpe, John P. Wilson in Journal of European Industrial Training
How ‘Hocus Pocus’ Went From Box Office Bomb to Disney’s Halloween Darling by And Ortiz
15 surprising things you probably never knew about 'Hocus Pocus’ by Marilyn La Jeunesse
Scream Therapy: The Mental Health Benefits of Horror Movies
How Scary Movies Can Help You De-Stress, According to Science by Kim Wong-Shing
Why Do We Keep Going Back? A Q Method Analysis of Our Attraction to Horror Movies. Operant Subjectivity by Robinson, T. ., Callahan, C., & Evans, K.
Pandemic practice: Horror fans and morbidly curious individuals are more psychologically resilient during the COVID-19 pandemic by Coltan Scriver, John A. Johnson, Jens Kjeldgaard-Christiansen, Mathias Clasen
Neuroanatomy, Parasympathetic Nervous System by Jacob Tindle and Prasanna Tadi
