No Bodies

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! 

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

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. 

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

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! 

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

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.

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

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.

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

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! 

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

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/

Episode 11: A24 Cagematch - Part 3

This episode was recorded on September 24, 2023 and posted on October 28, 2023.

Content Warning: Vulgarity. 

Introduction

• Welcome back to the A24 Cagematch!
• Introductions to your Ghosts Hosts with the Most - Lonely of Lonely Horror Club and Projectile Varmint aka Suzie of Horror Movie Weekly
• Welcome back our Cagematch cohost Mister Watson

The Cagematch Bracket & Rules

• Bracket: To create the brackets, we pulled a total of 28 horror films from the A24 filmography which were placed into “seeds” based on their IMDB & Rotten Tomatoes ratings. After ranking all of the films, we used a bracket creator, like people do for fantasy football or March madness, which generated our full A24 Cage match bracket. Check out the full bracket here. 
• Rules: For scoring and advancing, each host will rate the movie from 1 to 10 on the following metrics: acting, storytelling, scares, and cinematography. We can’t give zeroes so the lowest possible overall score will be 12 and the highest possible overall score will be 120. In the event of a tie - the film with the highest Rotten Tomatoes score will advance. Each host will also have one wild card which will allow the host to rescore any film that has advanced to another round.

Rounds

All reviews contain spoilers!

Preliminary Rounds

• The Hole in the Ground vs. Enemy
• Under the Skin vs. Bodies Bodies Bodies

Secondary Rounds

• Ex Machina vs. It Comes At Night
• Green Room vs. Killing of a Sacred Deer
• Midsommar vs. The Blackcoat’s Daughter
• Hereditary vs. Men
• Talk to Me vs. X
• Climax vs. The Witch
• Tusk vs. The Hole in the Ground
• The Lighthouse vs. Under the Skin 

Quarter Finals

• It Comes at Night vs Green Room
• The Blackcoat’s Daughter vs. Hereditary
• Talk to Me vs. The Witch
• Tusk vs. Under the Skin

Semi Finals

• Green Room vs. Hereditary
• Talk to Me vs Under the Skin

Finals

• Hereditary vs. Talk to Me

Our 2023 A24 Cagematch Champion is ..... Hereditary (2018)! 

Thank you to our honorary partner in crime - Mister Watson!

• Instagram: @mister_watson
• Twitter: @WatZeeParty
• Watson’s show with Dave Zee: The Wat-Zee Party Horror Show
• Watson on Jay’s bro club podcast: Jay of the Dead’s New Horror Movies

Keep Up with Your Hosts

• Check out our instagram antics and drop a follow @nobodieshorrorpodcast. 
• Projectile Varmint - catch Suzie on Horror Movie Weekly with our dear friends Jay of the Dead, Mister Waston, and Channy Dreadful. Suzie also runs the HMW Instagram @ horrormovieweekly. 
• 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!

Episode 10: A24 Cagematch - Part 2

This episode was recorded on September 24, 2023 and posted on October 21, 2023.

Content Warning: Light vulgarity.

Introduction

• Welcome back to the A24 Cagematch!
• Introductions to your Ghosts Hosts with the Most - Lonely of Lonely Horror Club and Projectile Varmint aka Suzie of Horror Movie Weekly
• Welcome back our Cagematch cohost Mister Watson

The Cagematch Bracket & Rules

• Bracket: To create the brackets, we pulled a total of 28 horror films from the A24 filmography which were placed into “seeds” based on their IMDB & Rotten Tomatoes ratings. After ranking all of the films, we used a bracket creator, like people do for fantasy football or March madness, which generated our full A24 Cage match bracket. Check out the full bracket here. 
• Rules: For scoring and advancing, each host will rate the movie from 1 to 10 on the following metrics: acting, storytelling, scares, and cinematography. We can’t give zeroes so the lowest possible overall score will be 12 and the highest possible overall score will be 120. In the event of a tie - the film with the highest Rotten Tomatoes score will advance. Each host will also have one wild card which will allow the host to rescore any film that has advanced to another round.

Rounds

Preliminary Rounds - All reviews contain spoilers!

• Saint Maud vs Men
• In Fabric vs X
• Climax vs High Life
• False Positive vs The Witch
• Pearl vs Tusk

Thank you to our honorary partner in crime - Mister Watson!

• Instagram: @mister_watson
• Twitter: @WatZeeParty
• Watson’s show with Dave Zee: The Wat-Zee Party Horror Show
• Watson on Jay’s bro club podcast: Jay of the Dead’s New Horror Movies

Keep Up with Your Hosts

• Check out our instagram antics and drop a follow @nobodieshorrorpodcast. 
• Projectile Varmint - catch Suzie on Horror Movie Weekly with our dear friends Jay of the Dead, Mister Waston, and Channy Dreadful. Suzie also runs the HMW Instagram @ horrormovieweekly. 
• 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!

Episode 09: A24 Cagematch - Part 1

This episode was recorded on September 24, 2023 and posted on October 14, 2023.

Content Warning: Light vulgarity.

Introduction

• Welcome to the A24 Cagematch!
• Introductions to your Ghosts Hosts with the Most - Lonely of Lonely Horror Club and Projectile Varmint aka Suzie of Horror Movie Weekly
• Introductions to our Cagematch cohost Mister Watson
• Addressing Lonely & Watson’s “internet feud”

The Cagematch Bracket & Rules

• Bracket: To create the brackets, we pulled a total of 28 horror films from the A24 filmography which were placed into “seeds” based on their IMDB & Rotten Tomatoes ratings. After ranking all of the films, we used a bracket creator, like people do for fantasy football or March madness, which generated our full A24 Cage match bracket. Check out the full bracket here. 
• Rules: For scoring and advancing, each host will rate the movie from 1 to 10 on the following metrics: acting, storytelling, scares, and cinematography. We can’t give zeroes so the lowest possible overall score will be 12 and the highest possible overall score will be 120. In the event of a tie - the film with the highest Rotten Tomatoes score will advance. Each host will also have one wild card which will allow the host to rescore any film that has advanced to another round.
  

Rounds

Preliminary Rounds - All reviews contain spoilers!

• It Comes at Night vs Lamb
• Green Room vs Life After Beth
• The Monster vs Killing of a Sacred Deer 
• Midsommar vs Slice
• The Blackcoat’s Daughter vs Beau is Afraid 

Thank you to our honorary partner in crime - Mister Watson!

• Instagram: @mister_watson
• Twitter: @WatZeeParty
• Watson’s show with Dave Zee: The Wat-Zee Party Horror Show
• Watson on Jay’s bro club podcast: Jay of the Dead’s New Horror Movies

Keep Up with Your Hosts

• Check out our instagram antics and drop a follow @nobodieshorrorpodcast. 
• Projectile Varmint - catch Suzie on Horror Movie Weekly with our dear friends Jay of the Dead, Mister Waston, and Channy Dreadful. Suzie also runs the HMW Instagram @ horrormovieweekly. 
• 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!

Episode 08: Horror of East Asia

This episode was recorded on August 26, 2023 and posted on October 7, 2023.

Content Warning: Light vulgarity.

Introduction

• Welcome to No Bodies Episode 8
• Introductions to your Ghosts Hosts with the Most - Lonely of Lonely Horror Club and Projectile Varmint aka Suzie of Horror Movie Weekly
• Introductions to our guest - Kelvin from @hk_movieaddict on Instagram
• Today’s Topic: Horror of East Asia

Discussion of East Asian Horror

• History of horror in East Asia & our experiences with East Asian horror
• Representation gap of Asian cultures in film
• Why is extreme horror concentrated in East Asia?
• Defining themes of East Asian horror including extreme body horror, vengeance, American remakes, family dynamics, and folk religion. 
• Kelvin’s favorite folklore & urban legends from Hong Kong - the Long Braid Lady, Yau Ma Tei Station, and the Speed Camera
  

Worst & Best Representations of East Asian Horror

Spoilers ahead!

Worst

• Sadako vs. Kayako (2016) - Suzie & Kelvin
• Re/Member (2022) - Lonely

Best

• House (1977) - Suzie
• The Imp (1981) - Kelvin
• Ringu (1998) - Kelvin
• Train to Busan (2016) - Lonely 
• The Medium (2021) - Lonely 

Suzie’s Deep Cuts 

Includes films with under 5k ratings on IMDB. 

• Tomie (1998)
• Uzumaki (2000)
• Marebito (2004)
• Carved-Slit Mouth Woman (2007)
• White: The Melody of the Curse (2011)
• Eerie (2018)
• Detention (series) (2020)

Thank you to our guest! 

• Check out Kelvin on Instagram @hk_movieaddict!

Keep Up with Your Hosts

• Check out our instagram antics and drop a follow @nobodieshorrorpodcast. 
• Projectile Varmint - catch Suzie on Horror Movie Weekly with our dear friends Jay of the Dead, Mister Waston, and Channy Dreadful. Suzie also runs the HMW Instagram @ horrormovieweekly. 
• Lonely - read more from Lonely and keep up with her filmstagram chaos @lonelyhorrorclub on Instagram and www.lonelyhorrorclub.com. 
• Lonely’s 10 Top Religious Horror Films on The Horror Countdown Podcast with Don Anelli

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

Asia Society. (2023). East Asia. https://asiasociety.org/countries-regions/east-asia#:~:text=East%20Asia%20includes%20China%2C%20Hong,territories%20can%20be%20found%20below

Malfanksin. (2021, March 21). Iceberg of Disturbing Movies (from top to bottom). IMDb. https://www.imdb.com/list/ls088541907/

Naing, L. (2022, July 18). Asianization of Hollywood: From stereotypes to diversity. Spheres of Influence. https://spheresofinfluence.ca/asianization-of-hollywood-from-stereotypes-to-diversity/

Nickerson, C. (2023, February 8). Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions Theory & Examples. Simply Psychology. https://www.simplypsychology.org/hofstedes-cultural-dimensions-theory.html#:~:text=Hofstede’s%20Cultural%20Dimensions%20Theory%2C%20developed,vs.%20long%2Dterm%20orientation.

Poh, E. (2020, October 2). Lurking in the shadows of the Asian psyche - what makes Asian horror so terrifying?. Sinema.SG. https://www.sinema.sg/2020/10/02/how-asian-horror-scares/

Richards, J. (2019). Libguides: Portrayals of Asians in film and television: Get started. Get Started - Portrayals of Asians in Film and Television - LibGuides at Ithaca College. https://libguides.ithaca.edu/asianfilm

Townsend, K., Gilbert, S., Sims, D., & Cruz, L. (2021, November 11). You won’t regret rewatching “The ring.” The Atlantic. https://www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/archive/2021/11/ring-modern-horror-classic/620620/

Zhang, C., Lu, Y., & Sheng, H. (2021, November 8). Exploring Chinese folk religion: Popularity, diffuseness, and diversities. https://doi.org/10.1177/2057150X2110426

Episode 07: Art in Horror Storytelling

This episode was recorded on August 20, 2023 and posted on September 23, 2023

Content Warning: Light vulgarity.

Introduction

• Welcome to No Bodies Episode 7
• Introductions to your Ghosts Hosts with the Most - Lonely of Lonely Horror Club and Projectile Varmint aka Suzie of Horror Movie Weekly
• Introductions to our guest - horror illustrator Bonnie Bozell
• Today’s Topic: Art in Horror Storytelling

Discussion of Art in Horror

• Our experiences with fine art and “dark” art
• Defining dark art and the tortured artist
• Why are mental health and art so intertwined, especially in horror?
• Dark art examples & recommendations from Bonnie
• Horror films that feature tortured artists
• Horror films that feature art as horror elements

Worst & Best Representations of Latin American Horror

Spoilers ahead!

Worst

• Velvet Buzzsaw (2019) - Lonely & Bonnie
• The Death Artist (1995) - Suzie 

Best

• Ghostbusters 2 (1989) - Suzie 
• Bliss (2019) - Bonnie

Suzie’s Deep Cuts 

Includes films with under 5k ratings on IMDB. 

• The Blood Spattered Bride (1972)
• The House with Laughing Windows (1976)
• The Haunting of Helena (2012)
• Malicious (2018)
• Golem (2018)

Final Thoughts

• How do you think the element of art as horror storytelling could be improved or fine tuned in the feature?

Dark Art Mentioned in this Episode

• The Papal Portraits of 1953 by Francis Bacon
• The Scream by Edvard Munch 
• Saturn Devouring His Son by Francisco Goya
• The Nightmare by Henry Fuseli
• The Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch
• Girl with Death Mask (She Plays Alone) by Frida Kahlo
• The Severed Heads by Theodore Gericault
• Head of a Skeleton with a Burning Cigarette by Van Gogh
• Medusa by Caravaggio

Thank you to our guest! 

• Check out Bonnie’s art on Instagram @bbozellart and her store at https://bbozellart.bigcartel.com/
  
  

Keep Up with Your Hosts

• Check out our instagram antics and drop a follow @nobodieshorrorpodcast. 
• Projectile Varmint - catch Suzie on Horror Movie Weekly with our dear friends Jay of the Dead, Mister Waston, and Channy Dreadful. Suzie also runs the HMW Instagram @ horrormovieweekly. 
• 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

Dafoe, T. (2021, October 29). Why are so many contemporary horror flicks set in the art world? spoiler alert: It’s a metaphor about power. Artnet News. https://news.artnet.com/art-world/why-are-so-many-scary-movies-set-in-art-world-2026754

Eddy, C. (2019, February 5). 10 horror films that contain equally horrifying works of art. Gizmodo. https://gizmodo.com/10-horror-films-that-contain-equally-horrifying-works-o-1832198507

Grey, O. (2023, July 31). Horror movies about artists and the Art World. Ranker. https://www.ranker.com/list/horror-films-about-art/orrin-grey

Hunt, P. (2022, October 28). Art and Horror. National Galleries of Scotland. https://www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-artists/features/art-and-horror

IGN. (2021, October 18). Scream 25th anniversary - exclusive “The story behind the ghostface mask” clip (Neve Campbell). YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWgGsdmPE5o&ab_channel=IGN

Kayinska, O. (2022, June 21). The Dark Side of Painting: What is dark art?. Art Web List. https://artweblist.com/the-dark-side-of-painting-what-is-dark-art/#:~:text=The%20term%20%E2%80%9Cdark%20art%E2%80%9D%20covers,airy%20style%20of%20traditional%20art

Premnath, A. (2022, November 2). The significance of Horror in art. RTF | Rethinking The Future. https://www.re-thinkingthefuture.com/architectural-community/a8413-the-significance-of-horror-in-art/

Rae, K. (2023, January 29). 7+ horror movies about artists. Creepy Catalog. https://creepycatalog.com/horror-movies-about-artists/

Richman-Abdou, K. (2022, September 20). 13 of art history’s most horrifying masterpieces. My Modern Met. https://mymodernmet.com/scary-art/

Russo, J. D. (2014, October 28). Dead letter: The aesthetics of horror: Arts: The Harvard Crimson. Arts | The Harvard Crimson. https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2014/10/28/arts-cover-horror-aesthetics/

Soukayna. (2019, April). Art & Horror: A Living Portfolio. Offscreen. https://offscreen.com/view/art-horror-portfolio

Stephanie. (2020, January 16). The tortured artist: An exploration of creativity and mental illness. The Pop Cult. https://thepopcult.blog/the-tortured-artist-an-exploration-of-creativity-and-mental-illness/

Episode 06: Horror of Latin America

This episode was recorded on August 8, 2023 and posted on September 9, 2023.

Content Warning: Vulgarity.

Introduction

• Welcome to No Bodies Episode 6
• Introductions to your Ghosts Hosts with the Most - Lonely of Lonely Horror Club and Projectile Varmint aka Suzie of Horror Movie Weekly
• Introductions to our guest - Vincente from Beyond the Frame 
• Today’s Topic: Horror of Latin America

Discussion of Latin American Cultures in Horror

• Our experiences with Latin American Horror
• Representation gap of Latin American cultures in film
• Why are horror films more prominent in Latin cultures than others in the U.S?
• Major themes in British horror: colonialism/political corruption, Christianity, and femicide
• Vincente’s favorite folklore and urban legends from Chile - Trauco 

Worst & Best Representations of Latin American Horror

Spoilers ahead!

Worst

• Caleuche: El llamado del Mar (2012) - Vincente
• The Untamed (2016) - Vincente
• Menendez: Day of the Lord (2020) - Suzie 
• We Are the Flesh (2016) - Suzie 
• The Curse of La Llorona (2019) - Lonely

Best

• La Llorona (2019) - Vincente
• Bestia (2021) - Vincente
• Terrified (2017) - Suzie & Vincente
• Huesera: The Bone Woman (2022) - Suzie & Lonely
• The Similars (2016) - Suzie 

Suzie’s Deep Cuts 

Includes films with under 5k ratings on IMDB. 

• We Are What We Are (2010)
• Visceral: Between the Ropes of Madness (2012)
• Aftershock (2012)
• Downhill (2016)

Final Thoughts

• If you could sum up where you want to see the future of Latinx storytelling in horror, what would be your highlights?

Thank you to our guest! 

• Follow Vincente’s reviews and film analyses on Instagram - @beyondtheframe._ !

Keep Up with Your Hosts

• Check out our instagram antics and drop a follow @nobodieshorrorpodcast. 
• Projectile Varmint - catch Suzie on Horror Movie Weekly with our dear friends Jay of the Dead, Mister Waston, and Channy Dreadful. Suzie also runs the HMW Instagram @ horrormovieweekly. 
• 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

ABC13 staff. (2023, March 10). Latinos and Hispanics face big hurdles in Hollywood, vastly underrepresented in TV and movies, data shows. ABC13. https://abc13.com/amp/hispanics-latinos-actors-representation-in-tv-and-movies/12934732/

Bojorquez, K. (2021, November 2). Why U.S. Latino and Hispanic audiences love horror movies. The Sacrament Bee. https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article255103562.html

Chavez, D. (2022, November 21). Gateway Staff. The Gateway. https://www.unothegateway.com/latino-representation-and-stereotypes-in-american-film-and-television/

Guerra, J. (2021, June 7). Why do horror films like “The conjuring” have particular appeal with Latinos? Why do horror films like “The Conjuring” have particular appeal with Latinos? | Datebook. https://preview.houstonchronicle.com/movies-tv/why-horror-films-have-particular-appeal-with-16223674/amp

Luiz Suppia, A. (2019). Horror in literature and film in Latin America. Oxford Bibiliographies. https://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/display/document/obo-9780199766581/obo-9780199766581-0124.xml

Malone, S. (2020, September 15). Hispanic heritage: Exploring Latin American horror. Morbidly Beautiful. https://morbidlybeautiful.com/exploring-latin-american-horror/

Peralta, M. (2022, October 12). Celebrating Latinx Heritage month with 5 horror films that challenge the colonial mindset. Dread Central. https://www.dreadcentral.com/editorials/439817/celebrating-latinx-heritage-month-with-5-horror-films-that-challenge-the-colonial-mindset/?amp

Seijas, J. L. (2018). Latin American myths and legends. Latinolife. https://www.latinolife.co.uk/articles/latin-american-myths-and-legends

Shaw, D. (2020, August 29). How Latin American horror films highlight femicides, political corruption and other human rights abuses - entertainment news , Firstpost. Firstpost. https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/how-latin-american-horror-films-highlight-femicides-political-corruption-and-other-human-rights-abuses-8756111.html/amp

Title: Episode 05: Horror of Great Britain & The UK

This episode was recorded on July 28, 2023 and posted on August 26, 2023.

Content Warning: Light vulgarity. 

Introduction

• Welcome to No Bodies Episode 5
• Introductions to your Ghosts Hosts with the Most - Lonely of Lonely Horror Club and Projectile Varmint aka Suzie of Horror Movie Weekly
• Introductions to our guest - Poppy from How Many Films in a Year 
• Today’s Topic: Horror of Great Britain & The UK

Horror of Great Britain & The UK

• Our experiences with British horror
• Discussing British horror classics
• Major themes in British horror: folk horror, dark humor, & “hoodie horror”

Worst & Best Representations of British Horror

Spoilers ahead!

Worst

• The Children (2008) - Poppy
• Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey (2023) - Poppy & Suzie
• The Witch (2015) - Suzie
• A Banquet (2021) - Lonely

Best

• Feed Me (2022) - Poppy
• Last Night in Soho (2021) - Poppy
• The Final Prayer (2018) - Suzie 
• Hollow (2011) - Suzie 
• Hellraiser (1987) - Lonely

Suzie’s Deep Cuts 

• Company of Wolves (1984)
• Creep (2004)
• Exhibit A (2007)
• Cherry Tree Lane (2010)
• ManFish (2022)
• Lonely’s fever dream on Old Gregg that she shouldn’t have seen at 13

Final Thoughts

• If you had to make a case for British horror, maybe convincing a newbie on why they should start exploring this subgenre, what would you say?

Thank you to our guest! 

• Follow Poppy’s reviews @howmanyfilmsinayear on Instagram!

Keep Up with Your Hosts

• Check out our instagram antics and drop a follow @nobodieshorrorpodcast. 

• Projectile Varmint - catch Suzie on Horror Movie Weekly with our dear friends Jay of the Dead, Mister Waston, and Channy Dreadful. Suzie also runs the HMW Instagram @ horrormovieweekly. 

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

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

Sources & Additional Reading

Bright, S. (2022, January 7). A portrait of Broken Britain. Byline Times. https://bylinetimes.com/2022/01/07/a-portrait-of-broken-britain/ 

Gervais, R. (2011, November 9). The difference between American and British humour. Time. https://time.com/3720218/difference-between-american-british-humour/ 

Horrified Magazine. (2023). Top 50 british horror films. Horrified Magazine. https://www.horrifiedmagazine.co.uk/film/top-50-british-horror-films/ 

McMurdo, S. (n.d.). “we are never going in the woods again”: The horror of the underclass white monster in American and British horror - cine-excess. Cine-Excess. https://www.cine-excess.co.uk/lsquowe-are-never-going-in-the-woods-againrsquo-the-horror-of-the-underclass-white-monster-in-american-and-british-horror.html 

Samuelson, K. (2021, August 4). How the 2011 london riots unfolded. The Week UK. https://www.theweek.co.uk/news/society/953705/how-the-2011-london-riots-unfolded 

Stephenson, L. (2023, June 22). Eden Lake and the British “Hoodie horror” genre: How they reinforced policies to demonise the working class. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/eden-lake-and-the-british-hoodie-horror-genre-how-they-reinforced-policies-to-demonise-the-working-class-168701 

Strantzas, S. (2023). From Weird Horror #6: Horror’s Mount Rushmore. Weird Horror Magazine. https://www.weirdhorrormagazine.com/on-horror6 

U.S. Department of Health & Human Studies. (2020). Social Determinants of Health. Social Determinants of Health - Healthy People 2030. https://health.gov/healthypeople/priority-areas/social-determinants-health

This episode was recorded on July 11, 2023 and posted on August 12, 2023.

Content Warning: Light vulgarity, discussions of extreme and disturbing media. 

Introduction

• Welcome to No Bodies Episode 4
• Introductions to your Ghosts Hosts with the Most - Lonely of Lonely Horror Club and Projectile Varmint aka Suzie of Horror Movie Weekly
• Introductions to our guest - Jay of the Dead host of Horror Movie Weekly & JOTD’s New Horror Movies, movie critic extraordinaire, podcasting master, & dear friend 
• Today’s Topic: Extreme Horror & Ethics of “Unwatchability”

Extreme Horror Discourse

• Our experiences with extreme horror
• Defining extreme horror and exploitation horror
• “Is it extreme horror?” rapid fire
• Historical lens of extreme & exploitation horror
• Ethics of making & consuming extreme media
• Censorship in horror media
• Jay’s perspective on balancing horror & faith

Worst & Best Representations of Extreme Horror

Spoilers ahead!

Unwatchable Lists

• Salo: 120 Days of Sodom (1975) - Jay & Lonely
• August Underground (2001) - Lonely
• The Human Centipede (2009) - Suzie
• A Serbian Film (2010) - Jay & Lonely 

Worst

• Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father (2008) - Jay
• Cannibal Holocaust (1980) - Suzie
• The Sadness (2021) - Lonely
• Eden Lake (2008) - Lonely

Best

• Martyrs (2008) - Suzie 
• Kidnapped (2010) - Jay
• Eat (2014) - Jay
• Raw (2016) - Lonely

Suzie’s Deep Cuts 

• Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989)
• Ichi the Killer (2001)
• The Girl Next Door (2007)
• Megan is Missing (2011)

Other Extreme Examples from Jay

• Feed (2005)
• The Bridge (2006)
• The Act of Killing (2012)
• The Corpse of Anna Fritz (2015)

Final Thoughts

• As extreme horror continues to grow in popularity, are we risking becoming desensitized to violence?

Thank you to our guest! 

• Follow Jay’s podcasts Horror Movie Weekly and Jay of the Dead’s New Horror Movies. 

Keep Up with Your Hosts

• Check out our instagram antics and drop a follow @nobodieshorrorpodcast. 

• Projectile Varmint - catch Suzie on Horror Movie Weekly with our dear friends Jay of the Dead, Mister Waston, and Channy Dreadful. Suzie also runs the HMW Instagram @ horrormovieweekly. 

• 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

Kerner, A., & Knapp, J. (2016, June 17). Extreme cinema. De Gruyter. https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9781474402910/html?lang=en

Lewis, J. (1970, January 1). Hollywood v. Hard Core. Internet Archive. https://archive.org/details/hollywoodvhardco00lewi_0/page/198/mode/2up

Phillips, K. R. (2022). The ethical edge of a chainsaw, or how horror invites us to ponder the limits of our exprience. Media Ethics Magazine. https://www.mediaethicsmagazine.com/index.php/browse-back-issues/218-spring-2022-vol-33-no-2/3999383-the-ethical-edge-of-a-chainsaw-or-how-horror-invites-us-to-ponder-the-limits-of-our-experience

Splatterpunk for dummies, or defining the genre for those who love horror fiction. FANGORIA. (2023, January 13.). https://www.fangoria.com/original/splatterpunk-for-dummies-or-defining-the-genre-for-those-who-love-horror-fiction/

Szabo, S. (2023, March 7). Horror movies banned for being too disturbing. Looper. https://www.looper.com/4613/horror-movies-banned-disturbing/

This episode was recorded on July 8, 2023 and posted on July 29, 2023. 

Introduction

• Welcome to No Bodies Episode 3
• Introductions to your Ghosts Hosts with the Most - Lonely of Lonely Horror Club and Projectile Varmint aka Suzie of Horror Movie Weekly
• Introductions to our guest - Aukai Ligairi, documentary filmmaker and podcasting legend, aka Wolfman Josh
• Today’s Topic: Indigenous Cultures in Horror

Discussion of Indigenous Representation in Media

• Representation gap of native cultures in film
• Impact of harmful representations and stereotypes like “The Indian Burial Ground”
• Who has the right to tell which stories?
• Access for native creators in film and television
• Ethics of retelling native folklore, like the Wendigo, by nonnative creators
• Ethics of consuming media with “problematic” representations of native cultures
• Eurocentric folk horror connections to native reparations 

Worst & Best Representations of Indigenous Cultures in Horror

Spoilers ahead!

Worst

• The Manitou (1978) - Lonely
• The Ghost Dance (1982) - Suzie
• Scalps (1983) - Aukai
• Creepshow 2 (1987) - Lonely
• Wendigo (2001) - Lonely 

Best

• The Dead Lands (2014) - Aukai
• Mohawk (2017) - Aukai
• Blood Quantum (2019) - Suzie
• The Dead Lands (2020) - Aukai
• Antlers (2021) - Suzie & Lonely
• Prey (2022) - Aukai
• Slash/back (2022) - Aukai & Suzie

Suzie’s Deep Cuts 

• Nightwing (1979)
• Ravenous (1999)
• The Dead Can’t Dance (2010)

Final Thoughts

• Where do you see the future of native storytelling in horror?

Thank you to our guest! 

• Follow Aukai on Instagram & Twitter @aukaiviti and on Letterboxd @aukailigari. Stream Cleanflix (2012) on Tubi and Life Below Zero: First Alaskans (2022) on Disney+. 

Keep Up with Your Hosts

• Check out our instagram antics and drop a follow @nobodieshorrorpodcast. 

• Projectile Varmint - catch Suzie on Horror Movie Weekly with our dear friends Jay of the Dead, Mister Waston, and Channy Dreadful. Suzie also runs the HMW Instagram @ horrormovieweekly. 

• 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

Anthony, E. (2020, November 28). Native American horror: Exploring the people over the legends. The Emory Wheel. https://emorywheel.com/native-american-representation-in-horror/

Budzinski, N. (2021, December 10). “It’s all an indian burial ground”: Folk horror cinema’s reckoning with Colonial Violence. ArtReview. https://artreview.com/its-all-an-indian-burial-ground-folk-horror-cinema-reckoning-with-colonial-violence/

Echo Hawk, C. (2021, October 11). Indigenous representation is still scarce in Hollywood: “we need more native stories” (guest column). Variety. https://variety.com/2021/film/opinion/indigenous-representation-hollywood-native-stories-1235086445/

Elliot, A. (2017, October 17). The rise of Indigenous horror: How a fiction genre is confronting a monstrous reality. CBCnews. https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.5323428 

Hubbell-Hinton, K. (2021, August 20). The power of Indigenous Horror. Indigenous Goddess Gang. https://www.indigenousgoddessgang.com/indigenous-cinematics/2021/8/15/the-power-of-indigenous-horror 

National Museum of the American Indian. (2023). Native knowledge 360°-celebrating native cultures through words: Storytelling and oral traditions. Home Page. https://americanindian.si.edu/nk360/informational/storytelling-and-oral-traditions

Welcome to No Bodies! Get ready to get ugly.

Content Warnings for this Episode

Light vulgarity. 

Introduction

This episode was recorded on June 29, 2023 and posted on July 15, 2023. 

• Welcome to No Bodies Episode 2
• Introductions to your Ghosts Hosts with the Most - Lonely of Lonely Horror Club and Projectile Varmint aka Suzie of Horror Movie Weekly
• Introductions to our guests - hosts of Feature Creatures D.T.F Jordana & Sam. 
• Today’s Topic: Evolution of the Slasher

Slasher Discourse

• Our experiences with slashers 
• Defining slashers 
• “Is it a slasher?” rapid fire
• Scream (1996) & Wes Craven’s impact
• Modern Slashers & Controversy

Worst & Best Representations of Slashers

Spoilers ahead!

• Worst Examples of a Slasher - Sam & Jordana
  • A Nightmare On Elm Street (2010)
  • Halloween (2007)
• Worst Ending - Suzie 
  • April Fool’s Day (1986)
• Worst Backstory - Lonely
  • Leatherface (2017)
• Best Examples of a Slasher - Sam & Jordana
  • Black Christmas (1974)
  • Halloween (1978) 
• Best Final Girl - Suzie 
  • Mia from Evil Dead (2013)
• Best Final Guy - Lonely
  • Jesse from A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge (1985)

Suzie’s Deep Cuts 

• May (2002)
• Cold Prey (2006)
• All the Boys Love Mandy Lane (2016)
• Lake Bodom (2016)
• Scare Campaign (2016)
• Mandy (2018)
• Hellfest (2018)
• The Banana Split Movie (2019)

Slashers Made by Women

• Slumber Party Massacre (1982)
• Blood Diner (1987)
• Sorority House Massacre (1986)
• Jennifer’s Body (2009)
• Piggy (2018)
• Fear Street Trilogy (2021)
• Candyman (2021)

Final Thoughts

• Where is the future of the slasher?

Thank you to our guests! 

• Jordana is on Instagram as @prettykillerpodcast and hosts Pretty Killer Podcast on Apple Podcasts & Spotify. 
• Sam is on Instagram as @2bornot2bmovies!
• Follow Jordana & Sam’s new podcast Feature Creatures D.T.F on Apple Podcasts & Spotify and Instagram

Keep Up With Your Hosts

• Check out our instagram antics and drop a follow @nobodieshorrorpodcast. 
• Projectile Varmint - catch Suzie on Horror Movie Weekly with our dear friends Jay of the Dead, Mister Waston, and Channy Dreadful. Suzie also runs the HMW Instagram @ horrormovieweekly. 
• 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

Kench, Sam. “The Slasher Film - Definition, Characters, Villains & Tropes.” StudioBinder, 25 Oct. 2021, www.studiobinder.com/blog/what-is-a-slasher-film-definition/.

Mikulee, Sven. “‘Psycho’: The Proto-Slasher That Brought on a Revolution in Cinema • Cinephilia & Beyond.” Cinephilia & Beyond, 10 Feb. 2023, cinephiliabeyond.org/psycho-proto-slasher-brought-revolution-cinema/#:~:text=Most%20importantly%20for%20filmmaking%20in,era%2C%20the%20extremely%20blood%20eighties. 

Rhuart, Britton, "A Blade in the Dark: Translating the Giallo Killer into the Slasher" (2018). Ray Browne Conference on Cultural and Critical Studies. 4. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/rbc/2018conference/005/4 

Smith, Donnie. “How Scream Changed the Face of Horror.” MovieWeb, 10 Jan. 2022, movieweb.com/scream-changed-horror-genre/#:~:text=As%20with%20the%20slasher%20giants,out%20breaking%20the%20fourth%20wall.