Shockholm Syndrome

What happens when the thing meant to keep you safe becomes the very thing that terrifies you? In our first full episode, we’re talking Leviticus—a queer religious horror that turns safety, desire and salvation completely inside out.

Thoughts on the screenings of the first two episodes of Brad Caleb Kane's Crystal Lake Friday the 13th prequel and Mike Flanagan's Carrie TV adaptation fresh off the red carpets of the Toronto International Film Festival 2026—with intro to the show by the man himself! 
10 days until the Shockholm Syndrome pilot!

The scariest scene I've seen in 2026 wasn't in a horror movie. 
In this pre-launch teaser, I'm looking at Circe's VERY unsettling transformation of Odysseus's men in Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey - and how practical effects, bodily autonomy, and the idea that she is revealing, rather than changing them turn one mythological encounter into genuine body horror. 
I'm off to the Toronto International Film Festival before the podcast officially launches next month, but I can't wait for you to join me next month on Shockholm Syndrome. Because "that was messed up" deserves a full psychological analysis.