Episode 55: Is Horror Unapproachable?

This episode was recorded on March 13, 2025 and posted on May 16, 2025.

Content Warning: Light vulgarity.

Introduction

• Welcome to No Bodies Episode 55
• Introductions to your ghost hosts - Lonely of Lonely Horror Club and Suzie aka Projectile Varmint
• Introductions to our guests - the "horror haters" Katharine & Abby
• Today's Topic: Is Horror Unapproachable?

Why do people dislike horror movies?

• The "horror haters" journey through the genre
• The science behind adrenaline and fear - "the sweet spot of fear"

Media Discussion

• Absentia (2011)
• The Boy (2016)
• Marrowbone (2017)
• The Black Phone (2021)

Best & Worst Representations of Entry to Horror Films

Spoilers ahead!

Worst

• Marrowbone (2017) - Abby
• The Boy (2016) - Katharine

Best

• The Black Phone (2021) - Abby & Katharine

Entry to Horror Hits from Suzie & Lonely

• Suzie's Recommendations
  • November (2017)
  • Wind (2018)
  • A Ghost Waits (2020)
  • Out of Darkness (2022)
  • Those Who Walk Away (2022)
• Lonely's Recommendations
  • Carnival Souls (1962)
  • Night of Living the Dead (1968)
  • Mama (2013)
  • Oculus (2013)
  • Get Out (2017)

Closing Thoughts

• Have your opinions on horror changed at all after watching these films? Why or not?

Thank you to our guests, Abby & Katharine!

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Sources

Clasen, M., PhD. (2023, January 3). There are good as well as bad reasons for avoiding horror movies. Psychology Today. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/why-we-love-horror/202301/why-some-people-dont-like-horror-movies

Holmes, L. (2020, October 9). The psychology behind why you love or hate scary movies. HuffPost. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/scary-movies-love-hate_n_59b0205ee4b0b5e53102f44d Yang, H., &

Zhang, K. (2021, October 26). The psychology behind why we love (or hate) horror. Harvard Business Review. https://hbr.org/2021/10/the-psychology-behind-why-we-love-or-hate-horror