Midsommar (2019) with Special Guest Host JANECKA OLEN

About this episode

JLB and guest Janecka Olen discuss the folk horror and mental health themes in the film 'Midsommar'.

JLB is joined by Janecka Olen from the Scream Queen Podcast to unwrap all the folk horror and mental health themes in the 2019 Ari Aster film 'Midsommar'!

People in this episode

Host: JLB

Guest: Janecka Olen

Topics covered

• folk horror
• mental health
• film analysis
• Ari Aster
• horror themes

Keywords

• Midsommar
• Ari Aster
• folk horror
• mental health
• film review

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Scream Queen Podcast

Books & works: Midsommar

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