Episode 30: Scary Neighbors

This episode was recorded on May 30, 2024 and posted on July 13, 2024.

Content Warning: Light vulgarity. 

Introduction

• Welcome to No Bodies Episode 30
• Introductions to your Ghosts Hosts with the Most - Lonely of Lonely Horror Club and Projectile Varmint aka Suzie
• Introductions to our guest - Night of the Living Ted, Suzie’s real life neighbor!
• Today’s Topic: Scary Neighbors

Discussion on the “Scary Neighbor” Subgenre

• What is the “scary neighbor” trope? Why is this a prevalent horror subgenre?
• Deconstructing American suburbia 
• Crazy roommate and neighbor stories from your hosts 

This Week’s Coroner’s Report

• Why do you think there are so many films focusing on neighbors or roommates as villains? Do you have any crazy neighbor stories?

Film Discussion

• Neighbors By Circumstance 
  • Vivarium (2019)
  • No One Gets Out Alive (2021)
  • Barbarian (2022)
• Neighbors by Choice
  • The Stepford Wives (1975)
  • The ‘Burbs (1989)
  • Stir of Echoes (1999)
  • The House at the End of the Street (2012)
• Voyeurism
  • Rear Window (1954)
  • Disturbia (2007)
  • Shrew’s Nest (2014)
  • Watcher (2022)

Worst & Best Representations of Scary Neighbor Horror

Spoilers ahead!

Worst

• His House (2020) - Ted
• The ‘Burbs (1989) - Suzie & Lonely

Best

• Vivarium (2019) - Suzie
• Stir of Echoes (1999) - Ted 
• Watcher (2022) - Lonely

Suzie’s Deep Cuts

Includes films with under 5k ratings on IMDB. 

• Lyle (2014)
• Voyeur (2017)
• 1BR (2019)
• Spiral (2019)
• Lockdown Tower (2022)

Closing Thoughts

• If you were to write a scary neighbor horror film, what would be the premise?

Thank you to our guests!

• Check out Ted on YouTube at @tedprice1. 

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• Projectile Varmint - keep up with Suzie's film musings on Instagram @projectile__varmint
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Sources

Bryant, T. (2017, October 27). How the suburbs became the perfect setting for horror movies. Nylon. https://www.nylon.com/articles/suburbs-depicted-in-movies

Murphy, B. M. (2009). Don’t Go Down to the Basement! Serial Murder, Family Values and the Suburban Horror Film. In Palgrave Macmillan UK eBooks (pp. 136–165). https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230244757_6

Voyeurism. (2024). https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/voyeurism