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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
Film Discussion
Worst & Best Representations of Dark Children’s Media
Spoilers ahead!
Worst
Best
Suzie’s Deep Cuts & Surface Wounds
Includes films with under 5k-10k ratings on IMDB.
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!
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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
Discussion on Dark Themes in Children’s Media and Gateway Horror
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
Thank you to our guest!
Check out Rainier on Instagram @horror4kids!
Keep Up with Your Hosts
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
The Mixtape Exchange - Suzie’s Version (Where the Rules Don’t Matter!)
Mixtape Reviews
Billy D’s Picks for Suzie
Suzie’s Picks for Billy D
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
Surprise Mash Up Music by Billy D. and Bobby Donny!
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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
Where has Will been since Episode 17?
The Mixtape Exchange
Mixtape Reviews
Will’s Picks for Lonely
Lonely’s Picks for Will
Thank you to our guest!
Keep Up with Your Hosts
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
Discussion on the “Workplace Horror” Subgenre
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
Worst & Best Representations of Workplace Horror
Spoilers ahead!
Worst
Best
Suzie’s Deep Cuts
Includes films with under 5k ratings on IMDB.
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
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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
Episode 32: Grief & Death in Horror
This episode was recorded on June 20, 2024 and posted on August 10, 2024.
Content Warning: Light vulgarity.
Introduction
Defining the Topic
The relationships between processing death and horror as a coping mechanism
The Coroner’s Report
Why do you think horror is used as a coping mechanism for grief, death, and loss? What horror films or stories do the best job of capturing the reality of grief?
Film Discussion
Worst & Best Representations of Grief & Death in Horror
Spoilers ahead!
Worst
Best
Suzie’s Deep Cuts
Includes films with under 5k ratings on IMDB.
Closing Thoughts
What do you wish horror captured better about grief? Are there any films we didn’t talk about tonight that you want to highlight?
Thank you to our guests!
Keep Up with Your Hosts
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
Breton, R. (2021, July 23). The Decade of Grief Horror: Reflecting on shared themes in the horror movies of the 2010s. Bloody Disgusting! https://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3675480/decade-grief-horror-reflecting-shared-themes-horror-movies-2010s/
Centers, P. R. (2022, May 17). The five stages of grief. Peaks Recovery Centers.https://peaksrecovery.com/blog/mental-health-blogs/the-five-stages-of-grief/?psafe_param=1&utm_source=nvdgads&utm_medium=dyn_search_cpc_m&utm_campaign=a_h_dyn&utm_content=ment_dynu_1&utm_term=_&adid=508612001706&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAADpCOFKD2Fyws4ro6pGnT3LT1mAIy&gclid=CjwKCAjw9cCyBhBzEiwAJTUWNe7-zoaOfa_Ge88YrWERaapahnJM2kZpV1RQVOvszEhjCHJUtJBIMRoC3bIQAvD_BwE
How horror helps us confront and understand grief and loss. (2023, October 2). Literary Hub. https://lithub.com/how-horror-helps-us-confront-and-understand-grief-and-loss/
Orbey, E. (2016, November 22). Mourning through horror movies. The New Yorker. https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/mourning-through-horror-movies
Schager, N. (2023, July 30). ‘Talk to Me’ proves why grief inspires the best horror films. The Daily Beast. https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/talk-to-me-proves-why-grief-inspires-the-best-horror-films
Shorter, M. (2020, December 31). Scary Emotions: The 10 most potent horror movies about grief, mourning, and loss. Bloody Disgusting! https://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3645938/scary-emotions-10-potent-horror-movies-grief-mourning-loss/
Talkhouse. (2017, June 21). Death, grief and why horror films Truly matter. https://www.talkhouse.com/death-grief-value-horror-films/
Episode 31: Creating Horror | Artist Interviews
Interview #1 was recorded on May 8, 2024 and Interview #2 was recorded on June 5, 2024. This episode was posted on July 27, 2024.
Content Warning: Light vulgarity.
Introduction
Interview #1: CJ Goodwyn & Les Best of Sherlock Holmes Mare of the Night
Interview #2: Alix Moad & Evan Runkle of Field of Screams
Check out & support CJ, Les, and the team at Sherlock Holmes Mare of the Night!
Check out & support Alix, Evan, and the team at Field of Screams!
Keep Up with Your Hosts
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 30: Scary Neighbors
This episode was recorded on May 30, 2024 and posted on July 13, 2024.
Content Warning: Light vulgarity.
Introduction
Discussion on the “Scary Neighbor” Subgenre
This Week’s Coroner’s Report
Why do you think there are so many films focusing on neighbors or roommates as villains? Do you have any crazy neighbor stories?
Film Discussion
Worst & Best Representations of Scary Neighbor Horror
Spoilers ahead!
Worst
Best
Suzie’s Deep Cuts
Includes films with under 5k ratings on IMDB.
Closing Thoughts
If you were to write a scary neighbor horror film, what would be the premise?
Thank you to our guests!
Check out Ted on YouTube at @tedprice1.
Keep Up with Your Hosts
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
Bryant, T. (2017, October 27). How the suburbs became the perfect setting for horror movies. Nylon. https://www.nylon.com/articles/suburbs-depicted-in-movies
Murphy, B. M. (2009). Don’t Go Down to the Basement! Serial Murder, Family Values and the Suburban Horror Film. In Palgrave Macmillan UK eBooks (pp. 136–165). https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230244757_6
Voyeurism. (2024). https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/voyeurism
Episode 29: Horror Mixtapes - Volume Two
This episode was recorded on June 6, 2024 and posted on June 29, 2024.
Content Warning: Light vulgarity.
Introduction
Reflections on Season One
Our favorite episodes and memories from Season One
The Mixtape Exchange
Mixtape Reviews
Suzie’s Picks for Lonely
Lonely’s Picks for Suzie
Keep Up with Your Hosts
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 28: Haunted Houses Part Two
This episode was recorded on April 13, 2024 and posted on June 15, 2024.
Content Warning: Light vulgarity.
Introduction
Film Discussion
Worst & Best Representations of Haunted House Films
Spoilers ahead!
Worst
Best
Suzie’s Deep Cuts
Includes films with under 5k ratings on IMDB.
Closing Thoughts
What is a topic or theme you think hasn’t been used or used enough in the haunted house subgenre that you want to see more of?
Thank you to our guests!
Keep Up with Your Hosts
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
McDaniel, M. C. (1982). There’s no place like home: The Haunted House as literary motif [Masters Thesis, Eastern Illinois University]. https://thekeep.eiu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3992&context=theses
Michlin, M. (2012). The Haunted House in contemporary filmic and literary Gothic narratives of trauma. Transatlantica, 1. https://doi.org/10.4000/transatlantica.5933
Mills, M. (2023, October 25). The 20 best haunted house movies, ranked. The A.V. Club. https://www.avclub.com/20-best-haunted-house-movies-ranked-1850661917
Things that go bump in the literature: An environmental appraisal of “Haunted Houses.” (2020). Frontiers in Psychology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01328
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