Episode 59: Analog Horror
This episode was recorded on June 20, 2025 and posted on July 12, 2025.
Content Warning: Light vulgarity.
Introduction
- Welcome to No Bodies Episode 59
- Introductions to your ghost hosts - Lonely of Lonely Horror Club and Suzie aka Projectile Varmint
- Introductions to our guest - Billy D of Halloween Babies Podcast
- Today’s Topic: Analog Horror
Defining Analog Horror
- The origins of analog horror
- The Uncanny Valley
- Liminal Spaces
- The rise of analog horror and Skinamarink
Media Discussion
- Shorts
- Dog Nightmares - Childhood Dreams (2022)
- Local 58 - You Are on the Fastest Available Route (2017)
- Midis
- Gemini Home Entertainment - World’s Weirdest Animals (2018)
- The Backrooms - Found Footage (2022)
- The Walten Files: Introductory Tape (2023)
- Possibly in Michigan (1983)
- Mandela Catalogue Volume 1 (2020)
- The Greylock Tapes - Tape 001, Tape 002, Tape 003, Tape 004 (2023)
- Feature Length
Best & Worst Representations of Analog Horror
Worst
- The Walten Files (2023) - Suzie, Billy D, & Lonely
- The Greylock Tapes - Tape 001 (2023) - Billy D
Best
- Possibly in Michigan (1983) - Lonely & Billy D
- Winter of ‘83 (2022) - Suzie
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.
- Too Many Cooks (2014)
- This House Has People In It (2016)
- WNUF Halloween Special (2013)
Closing Thoughts
Thank you to Our Guests
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Sources
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Wiki, C. T. a. H. (n.d.-a). Dog nightmares. Analog Horror Wiki. https://analog-horror-0.fandom.com/wiki/Dog_Nightmares
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