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Psychoanalysis: A Horror Therapy Podcast

Comfort Horror / The Hitcher (1986) with Mel Kassel

98 min • 10 december 2020

Need a ride? Jenn, Mike, and Lara pick up special guest Mel Kassel for a comfort horror road trip through discussions of gender, power, and finger fries with the 1986 road thriller, The Hitcher. Our mothers told us never to do this.

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"Infinite Perspective" by Kevin MacLeod

"Long Note Three" by Kevin MacLeod

"Emotion Picture" by Bill Ironfield

Logo artwork by Jess Snively

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