Episode 50: Psychological Thrillers Volume One

This episode was recorded on January 26, 2025 and posted on March 8, 2025. 

Content Warning: Light vulgarity. 

Introduction

• Welcome to No Bodies Episode 50
• Introductions to your Ghosts Hosts with the Most - Lonely of Lonely Horror Club and Projectile Varmint aka Suzie
• Introductions to our guest Connor Doyle, director of IN THE FLESH
• Today’s Topic: Psychological Thrillers

Defining Psychological Thrillers

• Thrillers vs Horror
• The influence of psychological thrillers on cinema

Media Discussion

• The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
• Prisoners (2013)
• Red Rooms (2023)
• In the Flesh (2024)

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.
  • Hide n Seek (2005)
  • Kidnapped for Christ (2014)
  • Hippopotamus (2018)
  • Whisper (2007)
  • The Boy Behind the Door (2020)
  • Anything for Jackson (2020)
  • The Chalk Line (2022)
  • The Chaser (2008)

Closing Thoughts

• If you found yourself in the middle of a psychological thriller, do you think you would be the detective, the suspect, or the victim?

Thank you to our guest!

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Sources

Edwards, S. (2023, October 18). Thriller vs Horror: What’s the Difference? - The Script Lab. The Script Lab. https://thescriptlab.com/blogs/39701-thriller-vs-horror-whats-the-difference/ Kim, Y. J. K. 

M. a. Y. E. (2021, May 16). Psychological thrillers prompt readers to examine the darkness in all of us. Psychology Today. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/apple-a-day/202105/why-do-we-love-psychological-thrillers