Coffee Break Ep. 27 - Mental Illness in Horror Films

Published: Nov. 6, 2018, 10 a.m.

b'Warning! This episode contains discussions on sensitive material including but not limited to depression, eating disorders, and suicide.\\n\\u2014 \\nCoffee Breaks are back! This week we discuss mental illness in horror films particularly The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920), The Babadook (2014), The Exorcist (1973), Psycho (1960) and Psycho 2 (1983).\\n\\nThanks to Lily LeBlanc for our theme song: www.lilythecomposer.com\\n\\nResources:\\n\\nhttps://amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/oct/31/halloween-horror-film-mental-illness-scary-cliches\\n\\nhttps://www.google.com/amp/s/www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/broadcast-thought/201310/why-is-mental-illness-scary%3famp\\n\\nhttps://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3513603/representations-mental-health-horror-establishing-stigmas-tearing/'