Episode 41: The Horror Alphabet | S-Z

This episode was recorded on September 7, 2024 and posted on November 2, 2024.

Content Warning: Light vulgarity. 

Introduction

• Welcome to No Bodies Episode 41
• Introductions to your Ghosts Hosts with the Most - Lonely of Lonely Horror Club and Projectile Varmint aka Suzie
• Happy Spooky Season from No Bodies! 
• Introductions to our guest - How Many Films in a Year aka Poppy
• Today’s Topic: The Horror Alphabet Part Four

Welcome Back to the 2nd Annual October Special on No Bodies!

• The Horror Alphabet - our longest watchlist to date, featuring bests, worsts, and deep cuts from every letter of the alphabet! 
• This will be a blind reaction recording - which means none of the hosts are aware of what the others are bringing to the table. The only notes we will have prepared are the ones for our own recommendations. 

The Horror Alphabet Rules 

• For films that begin with "The," the film will begin with the first letter of the first word following "The." Example: The Awakening would begin with the letter A. 
• For films with multiple words in the title, the film will begin with the first letter of the first full word. Example: I See The TV Glow would begin with the letter I.
• For films that begin with a number in the title, the film will begin with the first letter of the first word. Example: 28 Days Later will begin with the letter D. 
• We will not be including any films with titles made up of just numbers, like 1922. 

Media Discussion

Worst of S

• Slender Man (2018) - Lonely & Suzie 
• The Shuttered Room (1967) - Poppy

Best of S

• Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019) - Lonely
• Spring (2014) - Suzie 
• Scream (1996) - Poppy

Worst of T

• There’s Something Wrong with the Children (2023) - Lonely 
• They/Them (2022) - Suzie 
• Tarot (2024) - Poppy 

Best of T

• The Tall Man (2012) - Lonely 
• Timecrimes (2007) - Suzie 
• Talk to Me (2022) - Poppy 

Worst of U

• The Untold Story (1993) - Lonely 
• Unwelcome (2022) - Poppy & Suzie 

Best of U

• Under the Shadow (2016) - Lonely 
• Unfriended: Dark Web (2018) - Suzie 
• Urban Legend (1998) - Poppy

Worst of V

• The Vatican Tapes (2015) - Lonely 
• The Veil (2016) - Suzie 
• Viking Wolf (2022) - Poppy

Best of V

• Veronica (2017) - Lonely 
• Violation (2020) - Suzie
• The Village (2004) - Poppy 

Worst of W

• Wish Upon (2017) - Lonely 
• Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey (2023) - Suzie & Poppy

Best of W

• We Are What We Are (2013) - Lonely
• The Wolf House (2018) - Suzie 
• Wolf Creek (2005) - Poppy

Worst of X

• X (2022) - Lonely & Suzie 
• Xtro (1982) - Poppy

Best of X

• X (2022) - Poppy

Worst of Y

• YellowBrickRoad (2010) - Lonely 
• You Should Have Left (2020) - Poppy

Best of Y

• You’re Next (2011) - Lonely & Poppy
• You’ll Never Find Me (2023) - Suzie 

Worst of Z

• Zombeavers (2014) - Lonely
• Zominic the Cannibal Baby (2017) - Suzie 
• Zombies (2016) - Poppy

Best of Z

• Zombieland (2009) - Lonely
• Zodiac (2007) - Suzie
• Zombie Flesh Eaters (1979) - Poppy

Suzie’s Deep Cuts & Surface Wounds

This segment highlights lesser known films based on their IMDB ratings. If something has 5k or under reviews on IMDB, we’ll call it a Deep Cut. If something has between 6-10k reviews on IMDB, we’ll call it a Surface Wound.

• Deep Cuts: Slaughterhouse (2023), Teke Teke (2009), The Transfiguration (2016), What We Become (2015), Wilkolak Werewolf (2018)
• Surface Wounds: Sissy (2022), Unwelcome (2023), Velocipastor (2018), Vermines (2023), You Might be the Killer (2018)

Closing Thoughts

• Are there any films we didn’t mention for this set of letters that are worth giving a shout out to, for better or worse?

Thank you to our guest!

• Follow Poppy’s reviews @howmanyfilmsinayear on Instagram!

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