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

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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