Episode 56: Extreme Horror Iceberg Volume Two

This episode was recorded on February 6, 2025 and posted on May 31, 2025. 

Content Warning: Light vulgarity and discussions of extreme horror content. 

Introduction

• Welcome to No Bodies Episode 56
• Introductions to your Ghost Hosts with the Most - Lonely of Lonely Horror Club and Suzie aka Projectile Varmint
• Introductions to our guests - Libby Roach
• Today’s Topic: Extreme Horror Iceberg Volume Two

Revisiting Extreme Horror

• Is there an appeal to extreme horror as an art form?
• Common themes found in extreme horror

The Iceberg

• Tier 1 examples include Psycho and The Exorcist
• Tier 2 examples include Hereditary and Hostel
• Tier 3 examples include Last House on the Left and The House that Jack Built
• Tier 4 examples include Antichrist and Mai-Chan’s Daily Life
• Tier 5 examples include Salo and Guinea Pig: Flower of Flesh and Blood
• Tier 6 examples include Black Metal Veins and Tumbling Doll of Flesh

Media Discussion

• Calvaire (2004) - Tier 4
• Funny Games (1997) - Tier 5
• Come and See (1985) - Tier 5

Closing Thoughts

• Would you move any of these films to another tier? Is there a film you would add to the list?

Thank you to our guest!

• Check out Libby on Instagram @libbyroach_. 

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Sources

An actual watchable disturbing movie Iceberg (no mixtapes, no porn, no snuff). (2021). Reddit. Retrieved April 30, 2025, from https://www.reddit.com/r/IcebergCharts/comments/o88280/an_actual_watchable_disturbing_movie_iceberg_no/ 

PSPA Editorial Staff. (n.d.). The Iceberg Theory. Private Security Professionals of America. Retrieved April 30, 2025, from https://www.mypspa.org/article/more/the-iceberg-theory 

Spool, A. (2025, April 29). Iceberg Charts. Know Your Meme. https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/iceberg-charts