No Bodies

Episode 42: Found Footage Part One - Mockumentary

This episode was recorded on September 10, 2024 and posted on November 16, 2024.

Content Warning: Light vulgarity. 

Introduction

• Welcome to No Bodies Episode 42
• Introductions to your Ghosts Hosts with the Most - Lonely of Lonely Horror Club and Projectile Varmint aka Suzie
• Introductions to our guest - BP from Let’s Talk Horror Podcast
• Today’s Topic: Found Footage One - Mockumentary Horror 

Discussion on Found Footage aka “Hand Held Horror”

• Defining found footage 
• What makes found footage effective?

This Week’s Coroner’s Report

• What makes an effective and scary found footage film? And what is the scariest found footage film for you?

Media Discussion

• The Taking of Deborah Logan (2014)
• The Medium (2021)

Worst & Best Representations of Mockumentary Horror

Spoilers ahead!

Best

• The Last Exorcism (2010) - Lonely
• V/H/S/2 (2013) - BP
• Ghostwatch (1992) - Suzie

Worst

• Death of a Vlogger (2019) & Butterfly Kisses (2018) - BP
• Curse of Aurore (2020) - Suzie 
• A Town Full of Ghost (2022) & The Flock (2022) - Lonely

Closing Thoughts

• What do you think would be a fun found footage mockumentary we haven’t seen yet?

Thank you to our guest!

• Follow BP on Instagram @letstalkhorrorchannel and stream Let’s Talk Horror wherever you get your podcasts!

Keep Up with Your Hosts

• Check out our instagram antics and drop a follow @nobodieshorrorpodcast. 
• Take part in our new audience engagement challenge - The Coroner’s Report! Comment, share, or interact with any Coroner’s Report post on our socials to be featured in an upcoming episode. 
• Projectile Varmint - keep up with Suzie's film musings on Instagram @projectile__varmint
• Lonely - read more from Lonely and keep up with her filmstagram chaos @lonelyhorrorclub on Instagram and www.lonelyhorrorclub.com.

Original No Bodies Theme music by Jacob Pini. Need music? Find Jacob on Instagram at @jacob.pini for rates and tell him No Bodies sent you! 

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Sources

Eldridge, S. (2023, May 5). Found footage | Definition, Movies, History, & Facts. Encyclopedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/art/found-footage

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!

Keep Up with Your Hosts

• Check out our instagram antics and drop a follow @nobodieshorrorpodcast. 
• Take part in our new audience engagement challenge - The Coroner’s Report! Comment, share, or interact with any Coroner’s Report post on our socials to be featured in an upcoming episode. 
• Projectile Varmint - keep up with Suzie's film musings on Instagram @projectile__varmint
• Lonely - read more from Lonely and keep up with her filmstagram chaos @lonelyhorrorclub on Instagram and www.lonelyhorrorclub.com.

Original No Bodies Theme music by Jacob Pini. Need music? Find Jacob on Instagram at @jacob.pini for rates and tell him No Bodies sent you! 

Leave us a message at (617) 431-4322‬ and we just might answer you on the show!

Episode 40: The Horror Alphabet | M-R

This episode was recorded on September 4, 2024 and posted on October 26, 2024.

Content Warning: Light vulgarity. 

Introduction

• Welcome to No Bodies Episode 40
• 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 - Horror Heart aka Libby Roach
• Today’s Topic: The Horror Alphabet Part Three

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 M

• Menendez: The Day of the Lord (2020) - Lonely
• The Menu (2022) - Suzie
• Malignant (2021) - Libby

Best of M

• Mother! (2017) - Lonely
• Moon (2009) - Suzie
• Midsommar (2019) - Libby

Worst of N

• The Night House (2020) - Lonely
• Nope (2022) - Suzie
• The Nun (2018) - Libby

Best of N

• Nanny (2022) - Lonely
• A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987) - Suzie 
• The Nightingale (2018) - Libby

Worst of O

• Open House (2018) - Lonely
• One Missed Call (2008) - Suzie 
• Old (2021) - Libby

Best of O

• Oculus (2013) - Loney 
• The One I Love (2014) - Suzie 
• The Others (2001) - Libby

Worst of P

• The Poughkeepsie Tapes (2007) - Lonely 
• Pearl (2022) - Suzie 
• Prom Night IV: Deliver Us from Evil (1991) - Libby 

Best of P

• Pure (Hulu’s Into the Dark, Season 1, Episode 12) (2019) - Lonely
• Prometheus (2012) - Suzie 
• Pearl (2022) - Libby

Worst of Q

• The Quiet Ones (2014) - Lonely 
• Queen Kong (1976) - Suzie 
• Q: The Winged Serpent (1982) - Libby

Best of Q

• The Queen of Black Magic (2019) - Lonely
• Queen of Earth (2015) - Suzie 
• A Quiet Place (2018) - Libby

Worst of R

• The Rental (2020) - Lonely 
• Reborn (2018) - Suzie 
• Raiders of the Lost Shark (2015) - Libby

Best of R

• Red State (2011) - Lonely 
• Run Sweetheart Run (2020) - Suzie 
• REC (2007) - Libby

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: Mommy (1995), Open 24 Hours (2018), Project Eerie (2023), Room for Rent (2019) 
• Surface Wounds: Master (2022), Nocebo (2022), Our House (2018), Prevenge (2016)

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!

• Check out Libby on Instagram @libbyroach_. 

Keep Up with Your Hosts

• Check out our instagram antics and drop a follow @nobodieshorrorpodcast. 
• Take part in our new audience engagement challenge - The Coroner’s Report! Comment, share, or interact with any Coroner’s Report post on our socials to be featured in an upcoming episode. 
• Projectile Varmint - keep up with Suzie's film musings on Instagram @projectile__varmint
• Lonely - read more from Lonely and keep up with her filmstagram chaos @lonelyhorrorclub on Instagram and www.lonelyhorrorclub.com.

Original No Bodies Theme music by Jacob Pini. Need music? Find Jacob on Instagram at @jacob.pini for rates and tell him No Bodies sent you!

Leave us a message at (617) 431-4322‬ and we just might answer you on the show!

Episode 39: The Horror Alphabet | G-L

This episode was recorded on August 23, 2024 and posted on October 19, 2024.

Content Warning: Light vulgarity. 

Introduction

• Welcome to No Bodies Episode 39
• 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 - Ian Irza cohost of Black Glove Mysteries on Land of the Creeps
• Today’s Topic: The Horror Alphabet Part Two

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 G 

• The Gingerdead Man (2005) - Lonely
• Giallo (2009) - Ian
• Ghosts of Mars (2001) - Suzie

Best of G 

• Gonjiam Haunted Asylum (2018) - Lonely
• Godzilla Minus One (2023) - Ian
• The Green Knight (2021) - Suzie

Worst of H

• Human Centipede (2009) - Suzie
• The Harbinger (2022) - Lonely
• Hellraiser: Revelations (2011) - Ian

Best of H

• Halloween (2007) - Suzie
• Hellions (2015) - Lonely
• House at the Edge of the Park (1980) - Ian

Worst of I

• Intermedio (2005) - Suzie
• I Spit on Your Grave: Déjà Vu (2019) - Ian
• I See You (2019) - Lonely

Best of I

• Infinity Pool (2023) – Lonely 
• Incident in A Ghostland (2018) - Suzie
• Inside (2007) - Ian

Worst of J

• Jeepers Creepers Reborn (2022) - Suzie
• Jeruzalem (2015) - Lonely
• Jaws: The Revenge (1987) - Ian

Best of J

• Jeepers Creepers (2001) - Suzie
• Jug Face (2013) - Lonely
• Jaws (1975) - Ian

Worst of K

• Knocking (2021) – Lonely
• Knock at the Cabin (2023) - Suzie
• Krampus (2015) - Ian

Best of K

• Knock at the Cabin (2023) - Lonely
• Kairo (Pulse) (2001) - Suzie
• Kill Baby… Kill! (1966) - Ian

Worst of L

• Life After Beth (2014) - Lonely
• Late Night with the Devil (2023) - Suzie
• Leprechaun: Origins (2014) - Ian

Best of L

• Late Night with the Devil (2023) – Lonely 
• Lost River (2014) - Suzie
• The Living Dead Girl (1982) - Ian

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: Inhuman Kiss (2019), Koko-di Koko-da (2019), Kandisha (2020), Lords of Tears (2013)
• Surface Wounds: The Golem (2018), He’s Out There (2018), The House That Dripped Blood (1971). Isolation (2005), Lovely Molly (2011)

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!

• Check out Ian on Instagram @irzanomics and on Land of the Creeps!

Keep Up with Your Hosts

• Check out our instagram antics and drop a follow @nobodieshorrorpodcast. 
• Take part in our new audience engagement challenge - The Coroner’s Report! Comment, share, or interact with any Coroner’s Report post on our socials to be featured in an upcoming episode. 
• Projectile Varmint - keep up with Suzie's film musings on Instagram @projectile__varmint
• Lonely - read more from Lonely and keep up with her filmstagram chaos @lonelyhorrorclub on Instagram and www.lonelyhorrorclub.com.

Original No Bodies Theme music by Jacob Pini. Need music? Find Jacob on Instagram at @jacob.pini for rates and tell him No Bodies sent you! 

Leave us a message at (617) 431-4322‬ and we just might answer you on the show!

Episode 38: The Horror Alphabet | A-F

This episode was recorded on August 18, 2024 and posted on October 12, 2024.

Content Warning: Light vulgarity. 

Introduction

• Welcome to No Bodies Episode 38
• 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 - That Horror Teacher aka Mike aka Lonely’s blood brother separated at birth
• Today’s Topic: The Horror Alphabet Part One

Welcome 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 A 

• Alone in Dark (2005) – Suzie 
• Amityville Clown House (2017) – Mike
• A Town Full of Ghosts (2022) – Lonely

Best of A 

• As Above So Below (2014) – Suzie
• Alien (1979)  – Mike 
• American Mary (2012) – Lonely

Worst of B

• Benny Loves You (2019) – Suzie
• Bad Things (2023) – Mike
• A Banquet (2021) – Lonely

Best of B

• Black Christmas (1974) – Mike 
• The Bad Batch (2016) – Suzie 
• Banshee Chapter (2013) - Lonely

Worst of C

• Cabin Fever (2002) – Mike
• Char Man (2019) – Lonely
• Cobweb (2023) – Suzie 

Best of C

• Cape Fear (1962) – Lonely 
• The Conjuring (2013) – Mike
• Cloverfield (2008) - Suzie

Worst of D

• The Devil’s Rejects (2005) – Suzie 
• Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark (2010) – Lonely 
• The Disappointments Room (2016) – Mike 

Best of D

• The Devil’s Bath (2024) – Suzie 
• The Dark (2018) – Lonely
• Drag Me to Hell (2004) - Mike

Worst of E

• The Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977) – Mike 
• Eat Me (2018) - Suzie
• Eli (2019) – Lonely

Best of E

• Exhibit A (2007) – Lonely 
• Evil Dead (2013) – Mike 
• Event Horizon (1977) - Suzie

Worst of F

• Feardotcom (2002) - Suzie & Mike 
• The Flock (2022) - Lonely

Best of F

• Friday the 13th (1980) – Mike
• Forgotten (2017) – Suzie
• First Omen (2024) - Lonely

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: Alison’s Birthday (1981), Cold Moon (2016), Celia (1989), Dark Waters (1993) The Dawn (2019), Death Whisperer (2023), Etheria Film Night 2023 (2023), The Farm (2018)
• Surface Wounds: Black Mountain (2014), Bite (2015), Cub (2014)

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!

• Check out Mike’s reviews on Instagram @thathorrorteacher!

Keep Up with Your Hosts

• Check out our instagram antics and drop a follow @nobodieshorrorpodcast. 
• Take part in our new audience engagement challenge - The Coroner’s Report! Comment, share, or interact with any Coroner’s Report post on our socials to be featured in an upcoming episode. 
• Projectile Varmint - keep up with Suzie's film musings on Instagram @projectile__varmint
• Lonely - read more from Lonely and keep up with her filmstagram chaos @lonelyhorrorclub on Instagram and www.lonelyhorrorclub.com.

Original No Bodies Theme music by Jacob Pini. Need music? Find Jacob on Instagram at @jacob.pini for rates and tell him No Bodies sent you! 

Leave us a message at (617) 431-4322‬ and we just might answer you on the show!

Episode 37: Dark Children’s Film

This episode was recorded on August 7, 2024 and posted on October 5, 2024.

Content Warning: Light vulgarity. 

Introduction

• Welcome to No Bodies Episode 37
• Introductions to your Ghosts Hosts with the Most - Lonely of Lonely Horror Club and Projectile Varmint aka Suzie
• Introductions to our guest - Rainier of Horror4Kids
• Today’s Topic: Dark Children’s Media

Film Discussion

• Watership Down (1978)
• The Secret NIMH (1982)
• The Dark Crystal (1982)
• Return to Oz (1985)
• Monster House (2006)
• Coraline (2009)

Worst & Best Representations of Dark Children’s Media

Spoilers ahead!

Worst

• The Garbage Pail Kids Movie (1987) - Rainier
• Hocus Pocus (1993) - Lonely
• The Witches (2020) - Suzie

Best

• Watership Down (1978) - Suzie
• Coraline (2009) & The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) - Lonely
• Scooby Doo on Zombie Island (1998) - Rainier

Suzie’s Deep Cuts & Surface Wounds

Includes films with under 5k-10k ratings on IMDB. 

• The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1949)
• The Watcher in the Woods (1980)
• Something Wicked This Way Comes (1980)
• My Pet Monster (1986)
• The Garbage Pail Kids Movie (1987)
• Eerie, Indiana (1991)
• The Animals of Farthing Wood (1993)

Closing Thoughts

• Is there any piece of children’s media that you wouldn’t let your child watch?

Thank you to our guest!

• Check out Rainier on Instagram @horror4kids!

Keep Up with Your Hosts

• Check out our instagram antics and drop a follow @nobodieshorrorpodcast. 
• Take part in our new audience engagement challenge - The Coroner’s Report! Comment, share, or interact with any Coroner’s Report post on our socials to be featured in an upcoming episode. 
• Projectile Varmint - keep up with Suzie's film musings on Instagram @projectile__varmint
• Lonely - read more from Lonely and keep up with her filmstagram chaos @lonelyhorrorclub on Instagram and www.lonelyhorrorclub.com.

Original No Bodies Theme music by Jacob Pini. Need music? Find Jacob on Instagram at @jacob.pini for rates and tell him No Bodies sent you! 

Leave us a message at (617) 431-4322‬ and we just might answer you on the show!

Sources

About us | The TV Parental Guidelines. (n.d.). http://www.tvguidelines.org/aboutUs.html 

Andrew, S. (2022, October 9). Do your little kids love horror? They’re not alone. CNN. Retrieved September 10, 2024, from https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/09/entertainment/child-horror-fans-scary-creepy-halloween-tiktok-cec/index.html#:~:text=%E2%80%9CIt's%20normal%20for%20children%20to,to%20learn%20about%20those%20boundaries.%E2%80%9

D Atlas CMS. (n.d.). https://www.nbc.com/global/pages/tv-ratings 

Douglas A. Gentile. (2009). Are motion picture ratings reliable and valid? Journal of Adolescent Health, 47. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2010.08.016 

Instagram. (n.d.). https://www.instagram.com/reel/CsGiK4ep66K/ 

Motion Picture Association of America. (2020, April 30). Film Ratings - Motion Picture Association. Motion Picture Association. https://www.motionpictures.org/film-ratings/ 

Posts, V. M. (2023, January 4). Why do kids like creepy things? Resiliency Mental Health. https://resiliencymentalhealth.com/2020/12/28/why-do-kids-like-creepy-things/#:~:text=Children%20have%20been%20drawn%20to,to%20watch%20the%20Saw%20movies.

Episode 36: Dark Children’s Television

This episode was recorded on August 7, 2024 and posted on September 21, 2024.

Content Warning: Light vulgarity. 

Introduction

• Welcome to No Bodies Episode 36
• Introductions to your Ghosts Hosts with the Most - Lonely of Lonely Horror Club and Projectile Varmint aka Suzie
• Introductions to our guest - Rainier of Horror4Kids
• Today’s Topic: Dark Children’s Media

Discussion on Dark Themes in Children’s Media and Gateway Horror

• What are the risks and benefits of children consuming horror content?
• The television and film rating system

This Week’s Coroner’s Report

• What are the ethics of including darker themes, like death and abuse, in children’s media? What children’s shows or films scared you growing up?

Media Discussion

• Scooby Doo, Where Are You! (1968-1978) | Episode Highlight: Nowhere to Hyde
• Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1990-2000) | Episode Highlight: Dark Music
• The Ren & Stimpy Show (1991-1996) | Episode Highlight: Ren’s Toothache
• Aaahh!! Real Monsters (1994-1997) | Episode Highlight: Eye Full of Wander
• Goosebumps (1995-1998) | Episode Highlight: Night of the Living Dummy II
• Courage the Cowardly Dog (1999-2002) | Episode Highlight: King Ramses’ Curse
• The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy (2003-2007) | Episode Highlight: Wishbones

Thank you to our guest!

• Check out Rainier on Instagram @horror4kids!

Keep Up with Your Hosts

• Check out our instagram antics and drop a follow @nobodieshorrorpodcast. 
• Take part in our new audience engagement challenge - The Coroner’s Report! Comment, share, or interact with any Coroner’s Report post on our socials to be featured in an upcoming episode. 
• Projectile Varmint - keep up with Suzie's film musings on Instagram @projectile__varmint
• Lonely - read more from Lonely and keep up with her filmstagram chaos @lonelyhorrorclub on Instagram and www.lonelyhorrorclub.com.

Original No Bodies Theme music by Jacob Pini. Need music? Find Jacob on Instagram at @jacob.pini for rates and tell him No Bodies sent you! 

Leave us a message at (617) 431-4322‬ and we just might answer you on the show!

Sources

About us | The TV Parental Guidelines. (n.d.). http://www.tvguidelines.org/aboutUs.html 

Andrew, S. (2022, October 9). Do your little kids love horror? They’re not alone. CNN. Retrieved September 10, 2024, from https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/09/entertainment/child-horror-fans-scary-creepy-halloween-tiktok-cec/index.html#:~:text=%E2%80%9CIt's%20normal%20for%20children%20to,to%20learn%20about%20those%20boundaries.%E2%80%9

D Atlas CMS. (n.d.). https://www.nbc.com/global/pages/tv-ratings 

Douglas A. Gentile. (2009). Are motion picture ratings reliable and valid? Journal of Adolescent Health, 47. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2010.08.016 

Instagram. (n.d.). https://www.instagram.com/reel/CsGiK4ep66K/ 

Motion Picture Association of America. (2020, April 30). Film Ratings - Motion Picture Association. Motion Picture Association. https://www.motionpictures.org/film-ratings/ 

Posts, V. M. (2023, January 4). Why do kids like creepy things? Resiliency Mental Health. https://resiliencymentalhealth.com/2020/12/28/why-do-kids-like-creepy-things/#:~:text=Children%20have%20been%20drawn%20to,to%20watch%20the%20Saw%20movies.

Episode 35: Horror Mixtape Mash Up - Suzie & Billy D

This episode was recorded on June 24, 2024 and posted on September 7, 2024.

Content Warning: Light vulgarity.

Introduction

• Welcome to No Bodies Episode 35
• Introductions to your Ghosts Hosts with the Most - Suzie aka Projectile Varmint and surprise host Billy D. of Halloween Babies
• Today’s Topic: Horror Mixtape Mash Up - Suzie’s Version!

The Mixtape Exchange - Suzie’s Version (Where the Rules Don’t Matter!)

• Methods for selecting our films & defining existential horror
• Suzie’s original suggestions for Billy - that of course, he had already seen!
  • Resolution (2012), Primer (2004), You’ll Never Find Me (2023), The Coffee Table (2022), Possessor (2020), Upstream Color (2013), Time Crimes (2007), Triangle (2009), Predestination (2014), Exam (2009), Moon (2009), Cube (1997), District 9 (2009)
• Suzie’s favorite existential horror tv shows 
  • The Dark (2017), Channel Zero (2016), Silo (2023), Dark Matter (2024), Castle Rock (2018), The OA (2016), Altered Carbon (2018), The Killing (2011), The Sinner (2017), Twin Peaks (1990)
• Billy’s tragic backstory

Mixtape Reviews

Billy D’s Picks for Suzie

• Aniara (2018)
• Kotoko (2011)
• Santa Sangre (1989)

Suzie’s Picks for Billy D

• The Jacket (2005)
• Without Name (2016)
• I’m Thinking of Ending Things (2020)

Suzie & Billy D’s Watch Party

• The Vanishing (1988

Thank you to our guest! 

• Check out Billy D’s solocast Halloween Babies.

Keep Up with Your Hosts

• Check out our instagram antics and drop a follow @nobodieshorrorpodcast. 
• Projectile Varmint - keep up with Suzie's film musings on Instagram @projectile__varmint
• Lonely - read more from Lonely and keep up with her filmstagram chaos @lonelyhorrorclub on Instagram and www.lonelyhorrorclub.com.

Surprise Mash Up Music by Billy D. and Bobby Donny! 

Leave us a message at (617) 431-4322‬ and we just might answer you on the show!

Episode 34: Horror Mixtape Mash Up - Lonely & Will

This episode was recorded on June 27, 2024 and posted on September 7, 2024.

Content Warning: Light vulgarity.

Introduction

• Welcome to No Bodies Episode 34
• Introductions to your Ghosts Hosts with the Most - Lonely of Lonely Horror Club and surprise host Will aka Armored Foe 
• Today’s Topic: Horror Mixtape Mash Up - Lonely’s Version!

Where has Will been since Episode 17?

• Shapes & Shadows Podcast - Will’s Solocast

The Mixtape Exchange

• The recipe for an ideal mixtape
• Methods for selecting our films

Mixtape Reviews

Will’s Picks for Lonely

• Contracted (2013)
• Clown (2014)
• The Clovehitch Killer (2018)
• They Come Knocking (2019)
• Bit (2019)

Lonely’s Picks for Will

• Messiah of Evil (1974)
• Living Dead at Manchester Morgue/Let Sleeping Corpses Lie (1974)
• Jeruzalem (2015)
• The Dark (2018)
• Valley of the Dead (2020)

Thank you to our guest! 

• Keep up with Will’s art & film musings @armoredfoe on Instagram and be sure to check out his solocast Shapes & Shadows.

Keep Up with Your Hosts

• Check out our instagram antics and drop a follow @nobodieshorrorpodcast. 
• Projectile Varmint - keep up with Suzie's film musings on Instagram @projectile__varmint
• Lonely - read more from Lonely and keep up with her filmstagram chaos @lonelyhorrorclub on Instagram and www.lonelyhorrorclub.com.

Original No Bodies Theme music by Jacob Pini. Need music? Find Jacob on Instagram at @jacob.pini for rates and tell him No Bodies sent you! 

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Episode 33: Horror in the Cubicle - Workplace Horror

This episode was recorded on July 30, 2024 and posted on August 24, 2024.

Editor’s Note: Lonely found out she had double pneumonia (that did not go away for an entire month) and could barely breathe while recording this! Please go easier on her. 

Content Warning: Light vulgarity. 

Introduction

• Welcome to No Bodies Episode 33
• Introductions to your Ghosts Hosts with the Most - Lonely of Lonely Horror Club and Projectile Varmint aka Suzie
• Introductions to our guest - Andrew, Suzie’s real life boss!
• Today’s Topic: Workplace Horror

Discussion on the “Workplace Horror” Subgenre

• What is the “workplace horror” trope? Why is this a prevalent horror subgenre?
• Toxic work culture and going postal
• Crazy colleagues or coworkers from your hosts

This Week’s Coroner’s Report

• Have you ever had any strange or creepy experiences with colleagues at work? Why do you think a subgenre of horror about the workplace exists?

Film Discussion

• Cubicle Horror
  • Office Killer (1998)
  • Severance (2006)
  • The Conference (2023)
  • The Voices (2014)
  • The Belko Experiment (2016)
  • Mayhem (2017)
  • Pollen (2023)
• Occupational Hazards
  • PontyPool (2008)
  • Last Shift (2014)

Worst & Best Representations of Workplace Horror

Spoilers ahead!

Worst

• Last Shift (2014) - Andrew
• Severance (2006) - Lonely 
• The Abandon Office (2016) & The Voices (2014) - Suzie

Best

• Office Killer (1998) - Andrew
• Pollen (2023) & The Belko Experiment (2016) - Lonely
• Severance (2022) & PontyPool (2008) - Suzie

Suzie’s Deep Cuts

Includes films with under 5k ratings on IMDB. 

• Nightworld: Door to Hell (2017)
• Slaxx (2020)
• The Power (2021)
• Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever (2023)

Closing Thoughts

• If you were to propose a workplace or cubicle horror film that does not involve any horror comedy or slasher elements, what storyline would you come up with?

Keep Up with Your Hosts

• Check out our instagram antics and drop a follow @nobodieshorrorpodcast. 
• Take part in our new audience engagement challenge - The Coroner’s Report! Comment, share, or interact with any Coroner’s Report post on our socials to be featured in an upcoming episode. 
• Projectile Varmint - keep up with Suzie's film musings on Instagram @projectile__varmint
• Lonely - read more from Lonely and keep up with her filmstagram chaos @lonelyhorrorclub on Instagram and www.lonelyhorrorclub.com.

Original No Bodies Theme music by Jacob Pini. Need music? Find Jacob on Instagram at @jacob.pini for rates and tell him No Bodies sent you! 

Leave us a message at (617) 431-4322‬ and we just might answer you on the show!

Sources

Gordon, A., & Gordon, A. (2024, July 27). The legacy of ‘Going Postal.’ VICE. https://www.vice.com/en/article/g5pabb/the-legacy-of-going-postal 

Koller, A. (2024, May 29). U.S. workers are less satisfied with nearly every aspect of their jobs than they were a year ago, survey finds. CNBC. Retrieved August 21, 2024, from https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/29/us-workers-are-less-satisfied-with-nearly-every-aspect-of-their-jobs-survey-finds.html#:~:text=American%20workers%20are%20more%20satisfied,Satisfaction%20survey%20released%20this%20month. 

Occupational Safety and Health Administration. (2021). Workplace stress. U.S. Department of Labor. Retrieved August 21, 2024, from https://www.osha.gov/workplace-stress