Episode 21: Stephen King

Episode 21: Stephen King

This episode was recorded on February 8, 2024 and posted on March 9, 2024.

Content Warning: Light vulgarity. 

Introduction

• Welcome to No Bodies Episode 21
• Introductions to your Ghosts Hosts with the Most - Lonely of Lonely Horror Club and Projectile Varmint aka Suzie
• Introductions to our guests Tom from Reviews by Tom
• Today’s Topic: Stephen King

Discussion on Stephen King’s Impact

• Defining King’s impact horror literature, cinema, and community 

This Week’s Coroner’s Report

• What was your first experience with Stephen King’s work? Do you have a favorite King adaptation? 

Film Discussion

• The Stephen King Metaverse + the “shine”
  • The Shining (1980)
  • The Green Mile (1999)
  • Doctor Sleep (2019)
• King’s Controversy - Depictions of Women in Works by King
  • Carrie (1976)
  • Misery (1990)
  • Dolores Claiborne (1995)
  • Gerald’s Game (2017)
• Childhood & Fear - Use of Children as Protagonists & Antagonists 
  • It (1990) + It (2017)

Worst & Best Representations of Stephen King Adaptations

Spoilers ahead!

Worst

• Riding the Bullet (2004) - Tom & Suzie
• Firestarter (1984) & 1922 (2017) - Lonely

Best

• Cujo (1983) - Tom
• Pet Sematary (1989) & Salem’s Lot (1979) - Lonely
• 1408 (2007) - Suzie

Suzie’s Deep Cuts

Includes films with under 5k ratings on IMDB. 

• Lisey’s Story (2021)

Closing Thoughts

• What piece of the Stephen King resume would you want to see made or remade in the coming years?

Thank you to our guest!

• Follow Tom on Instagram at @reviews_by_tom! 

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• Lonely - read more from Lonely and keep up with her filmstagram chaos @lonelyhorrorclub on Instagram and www.lonelyhorrorclub.com.

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Sources

Ahlin, C. (2017, October 24). Stephen King’s books are all connected to each other, and it’s honestly terrifying. Bustle.

https://www.bustle.com/p/stephen-kings-books-are-all-connected-to-each-other-its-honestly-terrifying-2947873

Breznican, A. (2017, September 12). How Stephen King scared a generation of storytellers into existence. EW.com. https://ew.com/movies/2017/09/12/stephen-king-influence-filmmakers-horror-genre/

Deininger, K. (2020, July 3). Stephen King Theory: Every character that has the shine. 

ScreenRant. https://screenrant.com/stephen-king-universe-every-character-shine-powers/

Hoppe, C. (2019, December 22). Why Stephen King loves writing child characters. ScreenRant. https://screenrant.com/stephen-king-books-child-characters-reason/#:~:text=King%20loves%20to%20write%20about,his%20creation%20of%20predatory%20antagonists.

Lombardi, E., Lombardi, E., & Lombardi, E. (2023, May 28). The influence of Stephen King on modern horror literature. A Book Geek. https://www.abookgeek.com/influence-stephen-king/#:~:text=Stephen%20King's%20writing%20style%20has,to%20follow%20in%20his%20footsteps.

Romano, A. (2018, October 10). Stephen King: A guide to his horror, his history, and his legacy. Vox.https://www.vox.com/culture/2017/8/4/16066180/stephen-king-themes-cultural-influence-explained

Stephen King Multiverse. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiverse_(Stephen_King)

The 15 best Stephen King movie adaptations. (2023, February 6). Empire. https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/best-stephen-king-movies/

Walsh, A. (2019, August 8). The Women of Stephen King: the Good, the Bad, and the Best. Medium. https://medium.com/legendary-women/the-women-of-stephen-king-the-good-the-bad-and-the-best-9feab00c6604

Wikipedia contributors. (2024a, March 2). List of highest-grossing horror films. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_horror_films

Wikipedia contributors. (2024b, March 2). Stephen King. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_King

Yant, C. (2021, November 19). All the King’s Women: the Fats - Fantasy Magazine. Fantasy Magazine. https://www.fantasy-magazine.com/fm/non-fiction/all-the-kings-women-the-fats/

Episode 20: Horror Comedy

This episode was recorded on January 18, 2024 and posted on February 24, 2024.

Content Warning: Light vulgarity. 

Introduction

• Welcome to No Bodies Episode 20
• Introductions to your Ghosts Hosts with the Most - Lonely of Lonely Horror Club and Projectile Varmint aka Suzie
• Introductions to our guests Ric from Ric’s Horror Review Show
• Today’s Topic: Horror Comedy

Discussion on Horror Comedy

• Defining horror comed, our experiences in comedy, and its impact

This Week’s Coroner’s Report

• Why does horror make us laugh? What is your favorite horror comedy?

Film Discussion

• Comedy Classics
  • Young Frankenstein (1974)
  • House (1977)
  • Basket Case (1982)
  • Return of the Living Dead (1985)
  • Child’s Play (1988)
  • Dead Alive (1992)
  • Scream (1996)
  • American Psycho (2000)
• Parodies & Spoof
  • Scary Movie (2000)
  • Shaun of the Dead (2004)
  • Zombieland (2009)
  • Tucker and Dale vs. Evil (2010)
  • What We Do in the Shadows (2014)
• Dark Comedy & Black Comedy
  • Heathers (1988)
  • Cabin in the Woods (2011)
  • Get Out (2017)
  • Us (2019)
• Extremity & Ridiculousness
  • Tusk (2014)
  • Barbarian (2022)
  • Thanksgiving (2023)

Worst & Best Representations of Horror Comedy

Spoilers ahead!

Worst

• Young Frankenstein (1974) - Ric
• Wacko (1982) - Suzie
• Satan’s Little Helper (2004) - Lonely

Best

• Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-2003) - Suzie
• Deadstream (2022) - Suzie
• Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022) - Lonely
• What We Do in the Shadows (2014) - Ric

Suzie’s Deep Cuts

Includes films with under 5k ratings on IMDB. 

• Anklebiters (2002)
• Baghead (2008)
• Digging up the Marrow (2014)
• They’re Watching (2016)
• Mommy (1995)

Closing Thoughts

• What will 2024 bring for horror comedy?

Thank you to our guest!

• Listen to Ric’s Horror Review Show wherever you get your podcasts!
• Follow Ric on Instagram at @ricshorror. 

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• Lonely - read more from Lonely and keep up with her filmstagram chaos @lonelyhorrorclub on Instagram and www.lonelyhorrorclub.com.

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Sources

15 Best of Meta-Horror Films - IMDb. (2012, April 18). IMDb. https://www.imdb.com/list/ls004160391/

Edwards, B. J. (n.d.). The intersection of horror and comedy and why we love it. Sideshow Collectibles. https://www.sideshow.com/blog/intersection-of-horror-comedy

Foreman, A. (2022, October 21). The 31 Best Horror Comedy Movies of the 21st Century, from ‘Zombieland’ to ‘Scream’ to ‘Freaky’ to ‘Fresh.’ IndieWire. https://www.indiewire.com/gallery/best-horror-comedy-movies/

Joho, J. (2019, December 6). How the horror-comedy film genre defined the 2010s decade. Mashable. https://mashable.com/article/horror-comedy-2010s-decade

Scripts, I. (2022, September 30). The comedy horror movie: The KEYS to both laughs and scares. Industrial Scripts®. https://industrialscripts.com/comedy-horror-movie/

Wikipedia contributors. (2024, February 10). Comedy horror. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comedy_horror#cite_note-Miller_2004_p._1-1

This episode was recorded on January 30, 2024 and posted on February 10, 2024.

Content Warning: Light vulgarity. 

Introduction

• Welcome to No Bodies Episode 19
• Introductions to your Ghosts Hosts with the Most - Lonely of Lonely Horror Club and Projectile Varmint aka Suzie
• Introductions to our guests Danimal and The Other Dan
• Today’s Topic: Horror Love Stories

Discussion on Paranormal Romance

• The Twilight Renaissance + femme influence on paranormal fiction

This Week’s Coroner’s Report

• What horror film is your worst fear in a relationship?

Film Discussion

• Vampirism as an Allegory for Love
  • Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992)
  • A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014)
• Cannibalism as an Allegory for Love
  • Bones & All (2022)
  • Fresh (2022)
• Obsession
  • Saltburn (2022)
  • The Love Witch (2016)
• Vengeance 
  • Crimson Peak (2015)
  • Audition (1999)

Worst & Best Representations of Horror Love Stories

Spoilers ahead!

Recommendations from Danimal & The Other Dan

• Edward Scissorhands (1990) - The Other Dan
• The Lost Boys (1987) - The Other Dan
• High Tension (2003) - Danimal

Worst

• Life After Beth (2014) - Lonely & Suzie

Best

• A Ghost Waits (2020) - Suzie
• Let the Right One In (2008) - Lonely

Suzie’s Deep Cuts

Includes films with under 5k ratings on IMDB. 

• Nina Forever (2015)
• The Transfiguration (2016)
• Hippopotamus (2018)
• Be My Cat: A Film for Anne (2015)
• Alone With You (2021)
• Those Who Walk Away (2022)

Danimal & The Other Dan Pick the Most Iconic Horror Couples

• Morticia & Gomez (Addams Family) or Lily & Herman (The Munsters)
• Nancy & Glen (NOES) or Jesse & Lisa (NOES 2)
• Beverly & Ben (IT) or Richie & Eddie (IT)
• Ms Lovett & Sweeney Todd (Sweeney Todd) or Edward & Kim (Edward Scissorhands)
• Victor & Emily (Corpse Bride) or Sally & Jack (Nightmare Before Christmas)

Keep Up with Your Hosts

• Check out our instagram antics and drop a follow @nobodieshorrorpodcast. 
• Take part in our new audience engagement challenge - The Coroner’s Report! Comment, share, or interact with any Coroner’s Report post on our socials to be featured in an upcoming episode. 
• Projectile Varmint - keep up with Suzie's film musings on Instagram @projectile__varmint
• Lonely - read more from Lonely and keep up with her filmstagram chaos @lonelyhorrorclub on Instagram and www.lonelyhorrorclub.com.

Original No Bodies Theme music by Jacob Pini. Need music? Find Jacob on Instagram at @jacob.pini for rates and tell him No Bodies sent you! 

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Sources

Chapman, W. (2023, October 18). The Best Spooky Romance Movies of All Time, from ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ to ‘The Shape of Water”. IndieWire. https://www.indiewire.com/gallery/best-horror-romance-movies/

Prospero, D. (2022, December 9). Where the hell have you been, Loca? — Reflections on the Twilight Renaissance. Refinery29. https://www.refinery29.com/en-gb/twilight-renaissance

Tobya, M., & Tobya, M. (2023, April 21). Digging into the heart of the cannibal romance. The Michigan Daily. https://www.michigandaily.com/arts/digging-into-the-heart-of-the-cannibal-romance/

Episode 18: Maternal Horror 

This episode was recorded on January 10, 2024 and posted on January 27, 2024.

Content Warning: Light vulgarity. 

Introduction

• Welcome to No Bodies Episode 18
• Introductions to your Ghosts Hosts with the Most - Lonely of Lonely Horror Club and Projectile Varmint aka Suzie
• Introductions to our guests Tammynator and Amatuer Destroyer aka Jess of Horror Through Her Eyes
• Today’s Topic: Maternal Horror

Discussion on Maternal Horror

• What is maternal horror? Why is this a prevalent horror subgenre?
• Highlighting the prevalence of maternal mental health 

This Week’s Coroner’s Report

• What films capture your fears or anxieties around parenthood?

Film Discussion

• Antenatal Period Films
  • False Positive (2021) / Our Father (2022)
  • Huesera: The Bone Woman (2023)
  • Clock (2023)
• Postpartum Period Films
  • Rosemary’s Baby (1968)
  • Lyle (2014)
  • The Others (2001)
  • The Babadook (2012)
  • The Yellow Wallpaper (2021) / The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkin Stetson / The Awakening by Kate Chopin
  • Baby Ruby (2022)
• Childrearing & Identity 
  • Grace (2009)
  • Resurrection (2022)
  • Goodnight Mommy (2014)

Worst & Best Representations of Maternal Horror

Spoilers ahead!

Worst

• The Brood (1979) - Tammy
• False Positive (2021) - Jess & Lonely
• Abandoned (2022) - Suzie

Best

• The Act (2019) - Lonely
• Inside (2007) - Suzie
• Rosemary’s Baby (1968) - Tammy
• We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011) - Jess

Suzie’s Deep Cuts

Includes films with under 5k ratings on IMDB. 

• Motherly (2021)
• Blood Born (2021)
• The Apology (2022)
• The Womb (2022)
• Prevenge (2016)

Closing Thoughts

• As mothers, what is one storyline you want to see portrayed in future horror films?

Thank you to our guests! 

• Keep up with Horror Through Her Eyes on Spotify, Facebook Group, Instagram, Threads, TikTok, and Letterboxd! Reach out to their show by email at horrorthroughhereyes@yahoo.com. 
• Follow Tammy on Instagram!
• Follow Jess on Instagram!
• Check out Tammy & Jess on The HorrorCast!

Keep Up with Your Hosts

• Check out our instagram antics and drop a follow @nobodieshorrorpodcast. 
• Take part in our new audience engagement challenge - The Coroner’s Report! Comment, share, or interact with any Coroner’s Report post on our socials to be featured in an upcoming episode. 
• Projectile Varmint - keep up with Suzie's film musings on Instagram @projectile__varmint
• Lonely - read more from Lonely and keep up with her filmstagram chaos @lonelyhorrorclub on Instagram and www.lonelyhorrorclub.com.

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Sources

Psychiatric Disorders During Pregnancy - MGH Center for Women’s Mental Health. (2022, August 22). MGH Center for Women’s Mental Health - Perinatal & Reproductive Psychiatry at Mass General Hospital. https://womensmentalhealth.org/specialty-clinics-2/psychiatric-disorders-during-pregnancy/

Hess, A. (2023, June 22). When Motherhood Is a Horror Show. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/12/arts/motherhood-horror-movies-tv.html

Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders - Center for Women's Mood Disorders. (2019, June 4). Center for Women’s Mood Disorders. https://www.med.unc.edu/psych/wmd/resources/mood-disorders/perinatal/

Episode 17: Worst Fears

This episode was recorded on December 7, 2023 and posted on January 13, 2024.

Content Warning: Light vulgarity, mentions of suicide & sexual violence. 

Introduction

• Welcome to No Bodies Episode 17
• Introductions to your Ghosts Hosts with the Most - Lonely of Lonely Horror Club and Projectile Varmint aka Suzie
• Introductions to our guests Will/Armored Foe of Shapes & Shadows Podcast & Billy D of Halloween Babies Podcast
• Today’s Topic: Worst Fears

Discussion on Fear

• What is fear? Where does it come from?
• Phobias vs. Fear

This Week’s Coroner’s Report

• What is your worst fear? What films capture that fear?

Film Discussion

Will’s Watchlist | Fear: Water & Loss of Control

• Open Water (2003), The Strangers (2008), The Descent (2005)

Billy D’s Watchlist | Fear: Cleithrophobia - the fear of being trapped

• The Descent (2005), Buried (2010), Blind Beast (1969)

Suzie’s Watchlist | Fear: Harm coming to her children

• The Hallow (2015), Jaws (1975), Silent Hill (2006)

Lonely’s Watchlist | Fear: Men

• Don’t Breathe (2016), Maniac (1980), Men (2022)

Rapid Fire Recommendations

Will’s Recommendations

• For Billy D: Right at Your Door (2006)
• For Suzie: We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011)
• For Lonely: Berlin Syndrome (2017)

Billy D’s Recommendations

• For Will: Butt Boy (2019)
• For Suzie: Antlers (2021), The Boy Behind the Door (2020), Howard’s Mill (2021)
• For Lonely: Hounds of Love (2016)

Suzie’s Recommendations 

• For Billy D: Oxygen (2021), The Lodge (2019)
• For Will: Funny Games (2007)
• For Lonely: Run Sweetheart Run (2020)

Lonely’s Recommendations

• For Billy D: The Snare (2017)
• For Will: The Deep House (2021)
• For Suzie: The Hollow Child (2017)

Thank you to our guests! 

• Keep up with Will’s art & film musings @armoredfoe on Instagram and be sure to check out his solocast Shapes & Shadows. 
• Check out Billy D’s solocast Halloween Babies. 

Next Week’s Coroner’s Report

• What is the scariest thing about having children?

Keep Up with Your Hosts

• Check out our instagram antics and drop a follow @nobodieshorrorpodcast. 
• Take part in our new audience engagement challenge - The Coroner’s Report! Comment, share, or interact with any Coroner’s Report post on our socials to be featured in an upcoming episode. 
• Projectile Varmint - keep up with Suzie's film musings on Instagram @projectile__varmint
• Lonely - read more from Lonely and keep up with her filmstagram chaos @lonelyhorrorclub on Instagram and www.lonelyhorrorclub.com.

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Sources

Adolphs, R. (2013, January 21). The Biology of Fear. Current biology : CB. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3595162/

Johns Hopkins Medicine. (n.d.). Phobias. https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/phobias

Office of Communications, SAMHSA, HHS. (2016). Impact of the DSM-IV to DSM-5 Changes on the National Survey on Drug Use and Health. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK519704/table/ch3.t11/

Paul Ekman Group. (2021, November 13). Fear. https://www.paulekman.com/universal-emotions/what-is-fear/

Episode 16: Year in Review - 2023

This episode was recorded on November 12, 2023 and posted on December 30, 2023.

Content Warning: Light vulgarity.

Introduction

• Welcome to No Bodies Episode 16
• Introductions to your Ghosts Hosts with the Most - Lonely of Lonely Horror Club and Projectile Varmint aka Suzie
• A Lonely & PV Solocast!
• Today’s Topic: A look back on 2023 in the horror genre and the creation of No Bodies

Impressions on Horror - Part One

• Impressions on the 2023 horror releases - Evil Dead Rise, M3GAN, Talk to Me, Perpetrator, When Evil Lurks
• Lonely’s Top 5 2023 Releases | 1. Huesera: The Bone Woman, 2. Talk to Me, 3. Infinity Pool, 4. Sister Death, 5. Exorcist: The Believer
• PV’s Top 5 2023 Releases | 1. Huesera: The Bone Woman, 2. No One Will Save You, 3. Infinity Pool, 4. Evil Dead Rise, 5. The Tower

Creating No Bodies & Reflections on Podcasting

• Best & Worsts of launching our show 
  

Impressions on Horror - Part Two

• Impressions on the 2023 horror releases - Cobwebs
• First watches of films not released this year
• 2024 releases we’re looking forward to - The Watchers, Baghead, Return to Silent Hill, They Follow, Lisa Frankenstein, Nosferatu, A Quiet Place: Day One, Maxxine

2024 for No Bodies

• What to expect for our show next year!

Keep Up with Your Hosts

• Check out our instagram antics and drop a follow @nobodieshorrorpodcast. 
• Projectile Varmint - keep up with Suzie's film musings on Instagram @projectile__varmint
• Lonely - read more from Lonely and keep up with her filmstagram chaos @lonelyhorrorclub on Instagram and www.lonelyhorrorclub.com.

Original No Bodies Theme music by Jacob Pini. Need music? Find Jacob on Instagram at @jacob.pini for rates and tell him No Bodies sent you! 

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Episode 15: Horror Mixtapes

This episode was recorded on November 12, 2023 and posted on December 16, 2023.

Content Warning: Light vulgarity.

Introduction

• Welcome to No Bodies Episode 15
• Introductions to your Ghosts Hosts with the Most - Lonely of Lonely Horror Club and Projectile Varmint aka Suzie
• A Lonely & PV Solocast!
• Today’s Topic: Exchanging horror mixtapes!

The Mixtape Exchange

• The recipe for an ideal mixtape
• Methods for selecting our films

Mixtape Reviews

Suzie’s Picks for Lonely

• She Dies Tomorrow (2020)
• Starfish (2018)
• Always Shine (2016)
• Coherence (2013)
• Cosmic Dawn (2022)

Lonely’s Picks for Suzie

• The Seventh Victim (1943)
• Jugface (2013)
• She Will (2021)
• Lavender (2016)
• Abattoir (2016)

Keep Up with Your Hosts

• Check out our instagram antics and drop a follow @nobodieshorrorpodcast. 
• Projectile Varmint - keep up with Suzie's film musings on Instagram @projectile__varmint
• Lonely - read more from Lonely and keep up with her filmstagram chaos @lonelyhorrorclub on Instagram and www.lonelyhorrorclub.com.

Original No Bodies Theme music by Jacob Pini. Need music? Find Jacob on Instagram at @jacob.pini for rates and tell him No Bodies sent you! 

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Episode 14: Queer Horror

This episode was recorded on October 17, 2023 and posted on December 2, 2023.

Content Warning: Light vulgarity.

Introduction

• Welcome to No Bodies Episode 14
• Introductions to your Ghosts Hosts with the Most - Lonely of Lonely Horror Club and Projectile Varmint aka Suzie
• Introductions to our guests Chris Vecchio of Queer Horror High & Alix Moad, co-director of Field of Screams
• Today’s Topic: Queer Horror

Discussion of Queer Horror

• Defining queer horror
• Why is this subgenre integral to highlight when we talk about the horror community?
• Brief History of Queer Horror
• Major themes of queer horror including queer subtext, vampires, queer femininity, body horror vs. bodily autonomy 

Worst & Best Representations of Queer Horror

Spoilers ahead!

Worst

• Dressed to Kill (1980) - Chris
• Hide and Go Shriek (1988) - Chris
• Sleepaway Camp (1983) - Alix

Best

• The Fear Street Trilogy (2021) - Alix
• Freaky (2020) - Alix
• Knife+Heart (2018) - Chris
• Hellbent (2004) - Chris
• Stranger by the Lake (2014) - Chris
• The Haunting (1963) - Chris
• Thelma (2017) - Chris

Suzie’s Deep Cuts

Includes films with under 5k ratings on IMDB. 

• Make a Wish (2002)
• Bad Things (2023)
• The Boulet Brothers Dragula

Closing Thoughts

• Where do you hope the horror genre takes the future of queer films?

Thank you to our guest! 

• Check out Chris & Nickey on Queer Horror High and on Instagram @queerhorrorhigh
• Follow Alix on Instagram @modestmug and her film Field of Screams on Instagram @fieldofscreamsfilm. Support the film on Kickstarter!

Keep Up with Your Hosts

• Check out our instagram antics and drop a follow @nobodieshorrorpodcast. 
• Projectile Varmint - keep up with Suzie's film musings on Instagram @projectile_varmint
• Lonely - read more from Lonely and keep up with her filmstagram chaos @lonelyhorrorclub on Instagram and www.lonelyhorrorclub.com.

Original No Bodies Theme music by Jacob Pini. Need music? Find Jacob on Instagram at @jacob.pini for rates and tell him No Bodies sent you! 

Leave us a message at (617) 431-4322‬ and we just might answer you on the show!

Sources & Additional Reading

Archer Magazine. (2023, March 7). Queer horror films: Our traumas deserve to be explored. https://archermagazine.com.au/2022/09/queer-horror-film-trauma/

Coates, T. (2015, November 1). “A nightmare on elm street 2” is the gayest horror movie ever made. Decider. https://decider.com/2015/11/01/nightmare-on-elm-street-gay/

Collis, C. (2022, June 30). Get out: The rise and rise of queer horror. EW.com. https://ew.com/movies/rise-of-queer-horror-hannibal-chucky-shudder/

Crucchiola, J. (2022). 33 essential LGBTQ+ horror movies. Rotten Tomatoes 33 Essential LGBTQ+ Horror Movies Comments. https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/lgbtq-horror-movies/

Hernandez, J. A. (2021, October 18). A beginner’s Guide to Queer Horror. Gayming Magazine. https://gaymingmag.com/2021/10/a-beginners-guide-to-queer-horror/

Holmes, L. (2022, February 23). LGBT History month: Queerness and Horror. University of Aberdeen. https://www.abdn.ac.uk/students/student-channel/blog/lgbt-history-month-queerness-and-horror/

Hubbard, T. (2022, October 7). What is queer subtext?. San Diego Gay & Lesbian News (SDGLN). https://www.sdlgbtn.com/what-is-queer-subtext/

Kaiser, V. (2019, September 26). Let the right one in is a queer vampire love story. Fashionable Tinfoil Accessories. https://vraikaiser.com/2019/09/26/let-the-right-one-in-is-a-queer-vampire-love-story/

Kelleher, P. (2021, December 13). Anne Rice’s legendary interview with the vampire is a queer-coded masterpiece. PinkNews. https://www.thepinknews.com/2021/12/13/anne-rice-interview-with-the-vampire-lgbt/

Lodge, G. (2022, October 31). Visibly horrified: The coming out of queer terror cinema. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/oct/31/queer-horror-cinema-babadook-frankenstein

Northeast Regional Library. (2022, April 11). How a teenage girl became the mother of Horror. https://nereg.lib.ms.us/how-a-teenage-girl-became-the-mother-of-horror/#:~:text=Mary%20Shelley%20combined%20science%20and,grew%20into%20a%20worldwide%20phenomenon.

Rude, M. (2023, October 24). 25 Gay Horror Films & TV shows to stream this Halloween. Out Magazine. https://www.out.com/film/2022/10/28/gay-lgbtq-queer-horror-films-and-tv-shows-streaming-halloween-season#rebelltitem21

Swinburne News Team. (2023, June 1). Out of the coffin and the closet: Gay vampires are no longer sub-text, they’re just text. Swinburne University of Technology. https://www.swinburne.edu.au/news/2022/11/out-of-the-coffin-and-the-closet-gay-vampires-are-no-longer-sub-text-theyre-just-text/

Wallace, L. L. (2022, September 30). Queer for fear explores the history of LGBTQ horror. Time. https://time.com/6218901/queer-for-fear-horror-documentary/

Episode 13: Horror in the Halls

This episode was recorded on October 12, 2023 and posted on November 18, 2023.

Content Warning: Light vulgarity.

Introduction

• Welcome to No Bodies Episode 13
• Introductions to your Ghosts Hosts with the Most - Lonely of Lonely Horror Club and Projectile Varmint aka Suzie
• Introductions to our guest - Mike aka That Horror Teacher
• Today’s Topic: Schoolhouse Horror

Discussion of Schoolhouse Horror

• Defining schoolhouse horror
• Why do so many horror films feature kids and teenagers?
• Major themes of schoolhouse horror including The Birth of the Slasher Genre, Hell is a Teenage Girl, Isolation & Boarding Schools, and Use of Schools as a Storytelling Tool in East Asian Horror

Worst & Best Representations of Schoolhouse Horror

Spoilers ahead!

Worst

• Halloween (1978) - Mike
• Strange Behavior (1981) - Lonely
• Cutting Class (1989) - Mike
• The Gallows (2015) - Suzie

Best

• Ginger Snaps (2000) - Mike, Lonely & Suzie
• Jennifer’s Body (2009) - Mike

Suzie’s Deep Cuts

Includes films with under 5k ratings on IMDB. 

• The Lady in White (1988)
• Student Bodies (1981)
• Perpetrator (2023)

Closing Thoughts

• How can horror and this subgenre change to suit Gen Z?

Thank you to our guest! 

• Check out Mike’s reviews on Instagram @thathorrorteacher

Keep Up with Your Hosts

• Check out our instagram antics and drop a follow @nobodieshorrorpodcast. 
• Projectile Varmint - keep up with Suzie's film musings on Instagram @projectile_varmint
• Lonely - read more from Lonely and keep up with her filmstagram chaos @lonelyhorrorclub on Instagram and www.lonelyhorrorclub.com.

Original No Bodies Theme music by Jacob Pini. Need music? Find Jacob on Instagram at @jacob.pini for rates and tell him No Bodies sent you! 

Leave us a message at (617) 431-4322‬ and we just might answer you on the show!

Sources & Additional Reading

Farnan, K. B. (2022, July 24). The 10 scariest horror movies set in schools, according to Ranker. ScreenRant. https://screenrant.com/scariest-horror-movies-set-in-schools-according-ranker/

Hale, C. (2021, September 16). Hell is a teenage girl: Olivia Rodrigo, “Jennifer’s body” and the joy of rage. NPR. https://www.npr.org/2021/09/16/1037893623/olivia-rodrigo-jennifers-body-good-4-u-teenage-girls-anger

Ramella, B. (2020, July 30). Why kids are the focus of so many horror movies & TV shows. ScreenRant. https://screenrant.com/horror-movie-tv-shows-feature-kids-reason/

Smith, G. (2021, October 23). Horror movies with growing pains: “it”, “carrie”, and “ginger snaps” - hollywood insider. Hollywood Insider - News Entertainment & Culture. https://www.hollywoodinsider.com/carrie-growing-pains-horror/

Tsintziras, A. (2022, June 14). We don’t need no education: 5 horror movies set in schools. Game Rant. https://gamerant.com/best-horror-movies-high-school-college-settings/

Weale, S. (2014, October 8). “culture, not just curriculum”, determines East Asian School Success. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/09/east-asian-school-success-culture-curriculum-teaching

Wiseman, E. (2018, May 1). Carrie: The film that captured the true horror of being a teenager. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/may/01/carrie-the-film-that-captured-the-true-horror-of-being-a-teenager

Episode 12: Metal in Horror

This episode was recorded on September 4, 2023 and posted on November 4, 2023.

Content Warning: Light vulgarity.

Introduction

• Welcome to No Bodies Episode 12
• Introductions to your Ghosts Hosts with the Most - Lonely of Lonely Horror Club and Projectile Varmint aka Suzie
• Introductions to our guest - Ian Irza cohost of Black Glove Mysteries on Land of the Creeps
• Warm Up: Guess the Metal Song & Film 
• Today’s Topic: Metal in Horror

Discussion of Metal in the Horror Genre

• Defining the metal genre
• Why is the intersection of horror and metal so prevalent?
• Uncovering Horror Movie Podcast’s lost Heavy Metal Horror Episode
• Discussing films centering around the music scene versus those with a metal aesthetic

Worst & Best Representations of Metal Horror

Spoilers ahead!

Worst

• Trick or Treat (1986) - Suzie 
• Shock ‘em Dead (1991) - Ian
• The Lords of Salem (2012) - Lonely
• Death to Metal (2019) - Ian

Best

• A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987) - Suzie
• Black Roses (1988) - Ian
• The Crow (1994) - Lonely

Lonely’s Metal Deep Cuts

Metal bands under 1 mil monthly listeners on Spotify.

• Ministry
• Skinny Puppy
• 3Teeth
• KMFDM 
• Front Line Assembly
• Fear Factory
• Bathory
• Agalloch

Thank you to our guest! 

• Check out Ian on Instagram @irzanomics and on Land of the Creeps

Keep Up with Your Hosts

• Check out our instagram antics and drop a follow @nobodieshorrorpodcast. 
• Projectile Varmint - keep up with Suzie's film musings on Instagram @projectile_varmint.
• Lonely - read more from Lonely and keep up with her filmstagram chaos @lonelyhorrorclub on Instagram and www.lonelyhorrorclub.com.

Original No Bodies Theme music by Jacob Pini. Need music? Find Jacob on Instagram at @jacob.pini for rates and tell him No Bodies sent you! 

Leave us a message at (617) 431-4322‬ and we just might answer you on the show!

Sources & Additional Reading

Darkmark. (2020). Heavy metal horror. ‎Heavy Metal Horror. https://letterboxd.com/darkmark/list/heavy-metal-horror/

Dyer, R. (2022, October 18). Audio nasties: 10 modern Gore-soaked horror-themed metal bands. MetalSucks. https://www.metalsucks.net/2022/10/18/audio-nasties-10-modern-gore-soaked-horror-themed-metal-bands/

Ghost. (2023, June 23). Heavy Metal history - origins, influences, and evolution of a musical revolution. Metalhead Community. https://metalheadcommunity.com/history-of-heavy-metal/

Harrington, G. (2022, October 27). 8 Killer Hardcore & Metal Songs inspired by horror movies: Lists. No Echo. https://www.noecho.net/lists/8-hardcore-metal-songs-inspired-by-horror-movies

MasterClass. (2021, July 15). Heavy Metal Music Guide: A dive into heavy metal music - 2023. https://www.masterclass.com/articles/heavy-metal-music-guide

Stipidis, J. (2020, April 9). Metalsploitation: The history of heavy metal in the horror film. Bloody Disgusting! https://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3612109/headbangers-cinematic-ball-history-heavy-metal-horror-film/