Episode 78: Hometown Horrors

This episode was recorded on April 9, 2026 and posted on May 16, 2026.

• Introduction
  • Welcome to No Bodies Episode 78
  • Introductions to our panel of living dead talking heads - Lonely of Lonely Horror Club, Mike aka That Horror Teacher, Billy D of Halloween Babies Podcast, and Kenan aka Plague Doctor Al
  • Today's Topic: Hometown Horrors
• Welcome to our crew's first special edition episode - Hometown Horrors - 0:3:00
  • Traditions of oral storytelling, folklore, and urban legends in history
  • Urban legends from our childhoods
• The Coroner's Report - 0:12:20
  • Share an urban legend from your hometown or a piece of folklore from your heritage.
• Feature Length Review 1 - 0:14:00
  • Leptiricia (1973)
• Feature Length Review 2 - 0:28:00
  • Session 9 (2001)
• Feature Length Review 3 - 0:50:00
  • Cabin Fever (2002)
• Feature Length Review 4 - 1:07:00
  • Zombthology (2008)
• Closing Thoughts - 1:28:00
  • What is one country/culture within the world that you would like to have a horror film/more horror films from?

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Music Credits

• No Bodies Theme - LHC Theme by Jacob Pini @jacob.pini
• Epic Optimist Theme - Main Titles from Who Shot Mamba? by Daniel J. Coe
• Apothecary Theme - The Apothecary of Alluring Anatomy & Astonishing Aromas by Billy Davis
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Sources

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Drew, C. (2023, September 6). 101 Folklore Examples (2026). Helpful Professor. https://helpfulprofessor.com/folklore-examples/

Ostberg, R. (2026, March 6). Urban Legend. Britannica. Retrieved May 15, 2026, from https://www.britannica.com/topic/urban-legend

Popular Social Science. (n.d.). The history of storytelling: From oral traditions to modern literature. Popular Social Science. Retrieved May 15, 2026, from https://www.popularsocialscience.com/history-of-storytelling/