Panic Pixie Scream Girls

Episode 8 - Under The Shadow

In this episode Becky & Holly your favorite Panic Pixies discuss the 2016 film Under the Shadow, directed by Babak Anvari and set in the 1980s in Iran.  Content warnings: War, Bombing, War and childhood, Military police, Arrest, Forced veiling,  Death, Grief and loss, Death of a parent, Motherhood, Mother/daughter relationship, Interpersonal conflict and violence,  Mental illness, Anxiety, Trauma, Nightmares, Sleepwalking,  COVID pandemic, Face masks, Social distancing,  Ghosts/jinn, Supernatural forces, Folklore and mythology.

Episode 7 - They look like people

In this episode Holly & Becky discuss the 2015 film 'They look like people' with special guest Jane from 'Talking Sense London' https://www.talking-sense.co.uk/. If you are impacted by Hearing Voices of simply want to know more please check out these excellent websites:  https://www.hearing-voices.org/  https://understandingvoices.com/  https://www.intervoiceonline.org/ And for children and young people specifically : http://www.voicecollective.co.uk/ CONTENT WARNINGS: Mental illness, Depression, Anxiety, Trauma, Suicide, OCD, Bipolar disorder, Schizophrenia, Psychosis, hearing voices, hallucinations, perceptual distortions, religious experiences, speaking in tongues, Psychogenic illness/"hysteria", Hypervigilance, Intrusive thoughts, Gaslighting, Phobias - fear of heights, fear of flying, blood and gore, menstruation, miscarriage, demonic possession, murder, violence, military violence, weapons, abusive relationships, Peadophilia, toxic masculinity, medical misogyny and transphobia, brief mention of pandemic.

Episode 6 - The Shining

In this episode the Panic Pixies discuss one of Becky's favorite horror films, The Shining directed by Stanley Kubrick and based on the book by Stephen King. Content warnings: Child abuse (physical violence), Domestic abuse (verbal, coercive control), Misogyny, Mental illness, Anxiety, Mania, Trauma, PTSD, triggers and flashbacks, Dissociation, OCD, Alcoholism, Lockdown, Murder,  Blood, Racial stereotyping, The Holocaust, Strangulation, Suicide, Ghosts, Hanging, Nudity, Ageism, Spoiler for Under the Skin!

Episode 5 - The Witch

The Panic Pixies discuss the film The Witch with fellow podcaster and film buff Dr. Kino. Which of us finds it scary, and why? Content Warnings: Death, Death of Children, Infanticide, Violence, Stabbing, Murder, Gory Imagery, Mental Illness, Depression, Trauma, Misogyny, Ageism, Child Sexual Abuse, Incest, Adolescent Sexuality, Nudity, Puberty, Virginity, Menstruation, Breastfeeding, Vomiting, Sexual Exploitation, Family Breakdown, Religious Extremism, Christianity, Catholicism, Biblical References, Witchcraft, The Devil, Demonic Possession.

Episode 4 - The Descent

The Panic Pixie Scream Girls discuss 2005 film The Descent (Neil Marshall) with a guest. Looking at horror and anxiety and some great films. Content warnings: Mental health Anxiety and depression OCD Intrusive thoughts Low self-esteem Phobias Arachnophobia Claustrophobia Grief and bereavement Trauma Climate anxiety  Parenting Childbirth Breastfeeding Foetuses Menstruation  Infidelity Death of a child Death of a spouse  Vomiting Blood Graphic injury detail Graphic violence Cannibalism/flesh eating Car crash  Racism Racial othering Colonialism Eugenics