LAST CHANCE TO BOOK! Livestream begins in a few hours. Sign up for an exclusive look at 3 films I cover in my new book, Psychoanalysing Horror Cinema: Possession, Paranormal Activity, Kiss of the Damned. Open to international registrants. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/feminine-j...

Full essay free to access: psycstar.substack.com/p/keeping-up...

New on Patreon 🔥 Film critic Eamon Tracy returns to the podcast and we review three 2025 films: Eddington, 28 Years Later, and Sinners. Warning 🚨 this episode contains spoilers ➡️ www.patreon.com/posts/140-dialogue-28-140009878

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The beauty industry [...] preserves the fabric that represses erotic sovereignty. We are offered a paradox: the fantasy of intensity without the threat of transformation. Pain without ecstasy, cosmetics without the Cosmos. substack.com/home/post/p-...

What started as bold leftist critique is now a hollow, reactionary diet of aesthetics and despair. Read my new essay on the fall of Red Scare, now on Substack ➡️ open.substack.com/pub/psycstar...

New on Patreon 🌷 a dialogue with Bryn Dekker on the 'holy death' in Thelma & Louise and Black Swan - two unforgettable leaps into transcendence. We discuss freedom, sacrifice, and turning death into myth - this is a deep dive into sacred cinematic exits ➡️ www.patreon.com/posts/137-di...

✨ L Y N C H I A N W O M E N ✨ last chance to book for this online course... ➡️ www.freud.org.uk/event/projections-lynchian-women/ #davidlynch #psychoanalysis

✨COVER REVEAL✨ I'm thrilled to share the cover of my forthcoming book Psychoanalysing Horror Cinema. This stunning artwork was created by the talented Suspirialand, who perfectly captured my vision with haunting beauty and intuitive brilliance.

The UK premiere of V13, a post-screening Q&A with director Richard C. Ledes and after-hours access to Freud Museum London. Wednesday, 28th May 6:00-9:00 PM. Reduced admission price. www.eventbrite.com/e/v13-film-s...

Sigmund Freud was born on this day

PROJECTIONS: Lynchian Women. My online lecture hosted by Freud Museum London. 5 June, 6:00 pm. Laura Palmer, Renee Madison, Diane Selwyn, Dorothy Vallens, etc. Revisit these solid gold ladies and pay tribute to a Master of cinema. Open to international registrants 🌎➡️ www.freud.org.uk/event/projec...

Next Friday 🍿 Join @mikemuncer.bsky.social, @psycstar.bsky.social and me for a special screening of ERASERHEAD in London ✏️ 🎟️ evolutionofhorror.com/events

New on Patreon 📢 FREE EPISODE! I’m honoured to be joined once again by acclaimed writer & filmmaker Richard C. Ledes. His latest project, V13, takes us to Vienna in 1913, where two young men stand at the crossroads of a world on the brink of war. Listen now ➡️ www.patreon.com/posts/139-di...

Manifesting her Oscar win ✨

Demi Moore is going to win a BAFTA tonight! 💫

Tonight's the night! @freudmuseumlondon.bsky.social www.freud.org.uk/event/projec...

Happy Groundhog Day 😊

LOVED this discussion with Mary making all my true crime chat dreams some true

New on Patreon 💻 the brilliant Becky Darke @bunnydarke.bsky.social joins me to discuss scammer culture as portrayed in Netflix documentaries The Tinder Swindler (2022) and Sweet Bobby (2024). Listen now ➡️ www.patreon.com/posts/121199...

I am the subject of this lovely profile by Isha Khan. Read it on Substack: weirdgirlwrites.substack.com/p/a-freudian...

New episode of The Evolution of Horror out now! @eofftv.bsky.social joins me to discuss two icky eco-body-horrors, plus the final segment this season from @psycstar.bsky.social!

Tune in with Mike's dialogue with Leigh, and listen out for my segment on Melancholia

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New on Patreon ✨ www.patreon.com/posts/137-mi...

If you love cinema and/or psychoanalysis you MUST follow Mary Wild and attend some of her lectures. I've had the pleasure of joining a few - both online and at the Freud Museum - and she is one of the best speakers out there on the subject.

STARTS TOMORROW! Projections: Death Scenes in Cinema with Mary Wild, Begins January 12 www.morbidanatomy.org/classes/p/pr... 5-Week Class Taught Online via Zoom Sundays, January 12 - February 9, 2025 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm EST (NYC Time) @psycstar.bsky.social @carlabrahamsson.bsky.social

On 14 February 2023, I delivered a sold-out talk on Feminine Jouissance in Horror Cinema at the Miskatonic Institute. Next month, I'll repeat this talk as part of my Projections lecture series at Freud Museum London. Online event open to international registrants. ➡️ www.freud.org.uk/event/projec...

✅ Episode 94 www.patreon.com/posts/94-dia...

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New on Patreon ✂ concept focus on kleptomania. Film and television references: Single White Female, Cam, Breaking Bad, Ocean’s Eleven, The Bling Ring. Listen now➡️ patreon.com/posts/118909...

Merry Christmas ✨️

Londoners, I'll be teaching this day-course at City Lit on Friday 10th January, Loving the Alien: David Bowie's Music Videos and Filmography #BowieForever Come for a sympathetic gathering honouring a wonderful being on the anniversary of his departure from Earth ⚡ www.citylit.ac.uk/courses/lovi...

New on Patreon 🎬 @kurtbraddock.bsky.social returns and together we review four recent-ish horror films: Smile 2, Apartment 7A, Handling the Undead, and Cuckoo. Listen now ➡️ www.patreon.com/posts/135-di...

Give your besties a rad gift this Xmas 🎄🎁 www.patreon.com/marywild/gift

Tune in to hear Mike and Louise discuss this gem 💎, and listen out for my segment too!

New on Patreon 🃏 Fashion designer Vicky Rocco & I debate the merits of Todd Phillips’s new film Joker: Folie À Deux, the divisive sequel to the billion-dollar smash hit. Was it a brilliant work of metafiction, or just an embarrassing box-office flop? Listen now➡️ patreon.com/posts/117037...

Paprika (2006) dir. Satoshi Kon

I'm featured in this fantastic new article by Hanna Flint: mashable.com/article/bad-...

Demisexuals assemble!

"Fugayzi, fugazi. It's a whazy. It's a woozie. It's fairy dust. It doesn't exist. It's never landed. It is no matter. It's not on the elemental chart. It's not fucking real." The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) dir. Martin Scorsese

In case you missed it, a free podcast episode for spooky season 👻 Film critic Eamon Tracy and I reviewed three recent-ish international horror films: The Coffee Table, Oddity, and Red Rooms. Please be mindful that this episode contains spoilers. Free for a limited time➡️ patreon.com/posts/115079335