I was there! I was a teenager, there to experience the genius marketing surrounding The Blair Witch Project. It signalled a new era for horror, while the movie itself mirrors a complete uncertainty about reality.

In this episode, I explore found footage horror The Blair Witch Project (1999) and how it portrays collective psychosis.

I talk about:

• How an entire generation thought The Blair Witch Project was real (and what that was like!)
• How the genius marketing around the film created a sort of collective psychosis
• Current political and cultural unrest, and whether we are in a period of collective psychosis today
• How hypernormalization causes us to freeze and live out of alignment with our values
• How the 7 of cups tarot card showcases feelings of disillusionment and uncertainty
• How to use an ACT Matrix to identify your values, how you may have moved away from them, and how to find your way back

Mental Health is Horrifying is hosted by Candis Green, Registered Psychotherapist and owner of Many Moons Therapy.

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Show Notes:

Want to work together? I offer 1:1 virtual psychotherapy for Ontario residents, along with tarot, horror, and dreamwork services (anywhere my bat signal reaches), both individually and through my group program, the Final Girls Club.

Podcast artwork by Chloe Hurst at Contempo Mint

Theme music is by Sound Gallery by Dmitry Taras via pixabay

All sound effects and music via pixabay

The Blair Witch Project (1999)

Man Vs. Machine by Anthony Milton in Toronto Life

For three weeks last spring, ChatGPT convinced Allan Brooks that he had discovered a revolutionary mathematical theory. Now he’s suing OpenAI, claiming its product dragged him down a rabbit hole of lies, caused him to spiral into delusion and destroyed his reputation

The Society of the Spectacle by Guy DeBord

Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen, Netflix’s newest horror series, begs the question — do you really want to marry this guy, or do you just feel like you have to?

In this spoiler-free episode, I explore bridal anxiety and the curse of heteronormative expectations.

I talk about:

• How weddings are psychologically supercharged events
• Pressures placed on fulfilling heteronormative traditions
• How Rachel's nightmares and unconscious are expressed
• Korea's 4B movement
• How the 9 of swords tarot card highlights what happens when we ignore our gut

Mental Health is Horrifying is hosted by Candis Green, Registered Psychotherapist and owner of Many Moons Therapy.

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Show Notes:

Want to work together? I offer 1:1 virtual psychotherapy for Ontario residents, along with tarot, horror, and dreamwork services (anywhere my bat signal reaches), both individually and through my group program, the Final Girls Club.

Podcast artwork by Chloe Hurst at Contempo Mint

Something Very Bad Is Going To Happen on Netflix

Theme music is by Sound Gallery by Dmitry Taras via pixabay

All sound effects and music via pixabay

Lestat and Louis have one of the most complicated, twisted relationships in literature and film. And it brings up the topic of energy vampires – what do you do when you’re in a relationship with someone who is just draining you?

In this episode, I explore Interview With The Vampire (1994) and the psychology of energy vampires.

I talk about:

• What is an energy vampire?
• How shame and dissociation present within energy vampires
• What happens when you choose to be in a relationship with an energy vampire?
• How the tarot cards the king of pentacles and five of swords represent the relationship between Lestat and Louis

Mental Health is Horrifying is hosted by Candis Green, Registered Psychotherapist and owner of Many Moons Therapy.

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Show Notes:

Want to work together? I offer 1:1 virtual psychotherapy for Ontario residents, along with tarot, horror, and dreamwork services (anywhere my bat signal reaches), both individually and through my group program, the Final Girls Club.

Podcast artwork by Chloe Hurst at Contempo Mint

Get up to 20% Cozy Earth with promo code HORRIFYING. If you get a survey post-purchase, be sure to let them know Candis sent you!

90s nostalgia is everywhere right now, and it's not a random coincidence.

In this episode, I explore the documentary In Search of Darkness 1995-1999 (2026) and explore the psychology of nostalgia.

I talk about:

• How we define nostalgia
• The mental health benefits of nostalgia
• How nostalgia is particularly beneficial for those suffering with dementia or cognitive decline
• Why we cling to nostalgia in times of change or uncertainty
• When we need to be careful about over-indulging in nostalgia
• The three of cups and how this tarot card evokes nostalgic feelings for me

Mental Health is Horrifying is hosted by Candis Green, Registered Psychotherapist and owner of Many Moons Therapy.

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Show Notes:

Want to work together? I offer 1:1 virtual psychotherapy for Ontario residents, along with tarot, horror, and dreamwork services (anywhere my bat signal reaches), both individually and through my group program, the Final Girls Club.

Podcast artwork by Chloe Hurst at Contempo Mint

Get up to 20% Cozy Earth with promo code HORRIFYING. If you get a survey post-purchase, be sure to let them know Candis sent you!

Get 20% off In Search of Darkness 1995-1999 with promo code HORRORFRIENDS26.

Woods B, O'Philbin L, Farrell EM, Spector AE, Orrell M. Reminiscence therapy for dementia. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2018 Mar 1;3(3):CD001120. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001120.pub3. PMID: 29493789; PMCID: PMC6494367.

Ismail S, Christopher G, Dodd E, Wildschut T, Sedikides C, Ingram TA, Jones RW, Noonan KA, Tingley D, Cheston R. Psychological and Mnemonic Benefits of Nostalgia for People with Dementia. J Alzheimers Dis. 2018;65(4):1327-1344. doi: 10.3233/JAD-180075. PMID: 30149444.

In this special tribute to Canadian icon and spooky legend Catherine O'Hara, I talk about all that she gave us, and the healing capacity of a psychological phenomenon called transference.

I talk about:

• Catherine O'Hara's life and legacy
• What transference is
• When transference occurs
• What we transferred onto Catherine O'Hara and how she helped us heal

Mental Health is Horrifying is hosted by Candis Green, Registered Psychotherapist and owner of Many Moons Therapy.

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Show Notes:

Want to work together? I offer 1:1 psychotherapy both virtually (Ontario) and in-person (Toronto), along with tarot, horror, and dreamwork services (anywhere my bat signal reaches), both individually and through my group program, the Final Girls Club.

Podcast artwork by Chloe Hurst at Contempo Mint

It's winter and all I want to do is solve cozy mysteries! In this episode, I explore Knives Out (2019) and its portrayal of the impact of grief on family dynamics.

I talk about:

• What grief is and why it doesn't fit into tidy stages
• Emotional displacement
• What grief does to family dynamics
• Two tarot cards that I selected for Knives Out — the seven of swords and the hierophant

Mental Health is Horrifying is hosted by Candis Green, Registered Psychotherapist and owner of Many Moons Therapy.

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Show Notes:

Want to work together? I offer 1:1 psychotherapy both virtually (Ontario) and in-person (Toronto), along with tarot, horror, and dreamwork services (anywhere my bat signal reaches), both individually and through my group program, the Final Girls Club.

Podcast artwork by Chloe Hurst at Contempo Mint

The holiday season always makes me think of ballet and how it is both a horrifying and beautiful dance. In this episode, I explore Black Swan (2010) and its portrayal of perfectionism.

Mental Health is Horrifying is hosted by Candis Green, Registered Psychotherapist and owner of Many Moons Therapy.

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Show Notes:

Winter Solstice Enchanted Eve

Join me on December 18 for a cozy online evening of ritual, tarot, and collective dreaming for the winter solstice. Set aside some time at this magical moment in the wheel of the year, as we travel into the psyche with tarot, dream journeying, and intention setting for the coming winter months.

Want to work together? I offer 1:1 psychotherapy both virtually (Ontario) and in-person (Toronto), along with tarot, horror, and dreamwork services (anywhere my bat signal reaches), both individually and through my group program, the Final Girls Club.

Podcast artwork by Chloe Hurst at Contempo Mint

In this episode, I explore Frankenstein (2025) and its portrayal of narcissism.

Mental Health is Horrifying is hosted by Candis Green, Registered Psychotherapist and owner of Many Moons Therapy.

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Show Notes:

I am so honoured to have been nominated for 5 Canadian Podcast Awards — and I need your help!

• Outstanding Health & Fitness Series
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• Outstanding Artwork for a Series (artwork by Chloe Hurst)
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