No Bodies

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
  • Winter of '83 (2022)

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

• How do you think the rise of analog horror will impact the future of horror storytelling, if at all?

Thank you to Our Guests

• Follow Billy D on Instagram @halloweenbabiespodcast and listen to Halloween Babies wherever you get your podcasts!

Keep Up with Your Hosts

• Check out our instagram antics and drop a follow @nobodieshorrorpodcast.
• Subscribe to our YouTube channel for exclusive video episodes coming soon!
• Take part in our 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.

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Sources

DeGuzman, K. (2025, June 5). What is Analog Horror — History and Examples Explained. StudioBinder. https://www.studiobinder.com/blog/what-is-analog-horror-definition/

Partha, M. (2025, January 22). Analog horror and the Uncanny Valley — what makes it so terrifying? Medium. https://medium.com/@mitalisechochamber/analog-horror-and-the-uncanny-valley-what-makes-it-so-terrifying-4048f7b7062e

Wiki, C. T. a. H. (n.d.-a). Dog nightmares. Analog Horror Wiki. https://analog-horror-0.fandom.com/wiki/Dog_Nightmares

Wiki, C. T. a. H. (n.d.-b). Gemini Home Entertainment. Analog Horror Wiki. https://analog-horror-0.fandom.com/wiki/Gemini_Home_Entertainment

Wiki, C. T. a. H. (n.d.-c). Local 58. Analog Horror Wiki. https://analog-horror-0.fandom.com/wiki/Local_58

Wiki, C. T. a. H. (n.d.-d). The backrooms. Analog Horror

Wiki. https://analog-horror-0.fandom.com/wiki/The_Backrooms

Wikipedia contributors. (2025a, June 23). Uncanny. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncanny Wikipedia contributors. (2025b, July 1). Uncanny valley.

Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncanny_valley#:~:text=The%20uncanny%20valley%20is%20the,Movement%20amplifies%20the%20emotional%20response.

Wikipedia contributors. (2025c, July 6). Liminal space (aesthetic). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liminal_space_(aesthetic)

Episode 58: Remake Reframe - Suspiria (1977) & (2018)

This episode was recorded on June 5, 2025 and posted on June 28, 2025.

Content Warning: Light vulgarity.

Introduction

• Welcome to No Bodies Episode 58
• Introductions to your Ghosts Hosts with the Most - Lonely of Lonely Horror Club and Projectile Varmint aka Suzie
• Welcome back to Remake Reframe - our series pitting horror films and their remakes against one another
• Today's Topic: Suspiria (1977) and Suspiria (2018)

Welcome to Season Three of No Bodies!

• Reflecting on Season Two
• Audio Clip Roulette - can Suzie guess the guests?
• Introducing our No Bodies YouTube Channel

Listening to Your Voicemails

• Responding to voicemails from Mike aka That Horror Teacher and Jose from Miami

Remake Reframe

• Introducing Italian horror, giallos, and Dario Argento
• Criteria for the Original Film
  • Did this film need a remake?
  • Has the film aged well?
  • One thing from the original that is important to keep in a remake
  • One thing from the original that is important to change in a remake
• Criteria for the Remake
  • How true was the remake to the original, for better or worse?
  • What was kept the same? What was changed?
  • Was the remake successful?

Film Discussion

• Suspiria (1977)
• Suspiria (2018)

Closing Thoughts

• Which of the Suspiria adaptations is the better film?

Keep Up with Your Hosts

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• Lonely - read more from Lonely and keep up with her filmstagram chaos @lonelyhorrorclub on Instagram and www.lonelyhorrorclub.com.

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Sources

Tamhaney, A., & Tamhaney, A. (2021, April 20). The glory of Dario Argento's stylish horror. The Michigan Daily. https://www.michigandaily.com/arts/dario-argento-horror/ Wikipedia contributors. (2025, June 16).

Dario Argento. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dario_Argento#:~:text=Dario%20Argento%20(Italian%3A%20%5B%CB%88da%CB%90rjo,the%20%22Master%20of%20Horror%22.

Episode 57: Paranormal Romance featuring A Ghost Waits (2020)

This episode was recorded on March 29, 2025 and posted on June 14, 2025.

Content Warning: Light vulgarity.

Introduction

• Welcome to No Bodies Episode 57
• Season Two Finale!
• Introductions to your ghost hosts - Lonely of Lonely Horror Club and Suzie aka Projectile Varmint
• Introductions to our guests - Adam Stovall, director of A Ghost Waits (2020) and Dave "Dr. Shock" Becker
• Today's Topic: Paranormal Romance

Defining Paranormal Romance

• Adam's journey into film
• Defining paranormal romance
• Our experience with paranormal romance

Media Discussion

• Spring (2014)
• A Ghost Waits (2020) & making of the film
• Thirst (2009)

Closing Thoughts

• As a director, what is one horror film you'd love to remake or reimagine?

Thank you to Our Guests

• Check out A Ghost Waits (2020) on a Prime Video
• Follow Adam on Instagram @notadams
• Check Dave "Dr. Shock" Becker on one of his many podcasting adventures including Considering the Cinema or Jay of the Dead's Bro Squad Horror Show
• You can read more from Dr. Shock on his blog DVD Infatuation
• Follow Dr. Shock on Instagram @dbjb6972

Keep Up with Your Hosts

• Check out our instagram antics and drop a follow @nobodieshorrorpodcast.
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• Take part in our 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.

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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_.

Keep Up with Your Hosts

• Check out our instagram antics and drop a follow @nobodieshorrorpodcast.
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• 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.

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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

Episode 55: Is Horror Unapproachable?

This episode was recorded on March 13, 2025 and posted on May 16, 2025.

Content Warning: Light vulgarity.

Introduction

• Welcome to No Bodies Episode 55
• Introductions to your ghost hosts - Lonely of Lonely Horror Club and Suzie aka Projectile Varmint
• Introductions to our guests - the "horror haters" Katharine & Abby
• Today's Topic: Is Horror Unapproachable?

Why do people dislike horror movies?

• The "horror haters" journey through the genre
• The science behind adrenaline and fear - "the sweet spot of fear"

Media Discussion

• Absentia (2011)
• The Boy (2016)
• Marrowbone (2017)
• The Black Phone (2021)

Best & Worst Representations of Entry to Horror Films

Spoilers ahead!

Worst

• Marrowbone (2017) - Abby
• The Boy (2016) - Katharine

Best

• The Black Phone (2021) - Abby & Katharine

Entry to Horror Hits from Suzie & Lonely

• Suzie's Recommendations
  • November (2017)
  • Wind (2018)
  • A Ghost Waits (2020)
  • Out of Darkness (2022)
  • Those Who Walk Away (2022)
• Lonely's Recommendations
  • Carnival Souls (1962)
  • Night of Living the Dead (1968)
  • Mama (2013)
  • Oculus (2013)
  • Get Out (2017)

Closing Thoughts

• Have your opinions on horror changed at all after watching these films? Why or not?

Thank you to our guests, Abby & Katharine!

Keep Up with Your Hosts

• Check out our instagram antics and drop a follow @nobodieshorrorpodcast.
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• 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

Clasen, M., PhD. (2023, January 3). There are good as well as bad reasons for avoiding horror movies. Psychology Today. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/why-we-love-horror/202301/why-some-people-dont-like-horror-movies

Holmes, L. (2020, October 9). The psychology behind why you love or hate scary movies. HuffPost. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/scary-movies-love-hate_n_59b0205ee4b0b5e53102f44d Yang, H., &

Zhang, K. (2021, October 26). The psychology behind why we love (or hate) horror. Harvard Business Review. https://hbr.org/2021/10/the-psychology-behind-why-we-love-or-hate-horror

Episode 54: Extreme Horror Iceberg Volume One

This episode was recorded on February 6, 2025 and posted on May 3, 2025.

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

Introduction

• Welcome to No Bodies Episode 54
• 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 One

Defining Extreme Horror

• Iceberg charts and iceberg theory
• What is the Extreme Horror Iceberg?
• The ethical implications of existing versions of the iceberg
• Our experiences with 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

• Dancer in the Dark (2020) - Tier 2
• Requiem for a Dream (2000) - Tier 2
• Eden Lake (2008) - Tier 3
• Threads (1984) - Tier 3

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.
• Subscribe to our YouTube channel for exclusive video episodes coming soon!
• Take part in our 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

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

Episode 53: Good 4 Her - Femme Revenge Horror Part Two

This episode was recorded on February 27, 2025 and posted on April 19, 2025.

Content Warning: Light vulgarity.

Introduction

• Welcome to No Bodies Episode 53
• Introductions to your Ghost Hosts with the Most - Lonely of Lonely Horror Club and Suzie aka Projectile Varmint
• Introductions to our guests - Sarah & Kelly of Final Girls Podcast
• Today's Topic: Good 4 Her - Femme Revenge Horror

Media Discussion

• The Nightingale (2018)
• Violation (2020)
• The Apology (2022)

Best & Worst Representations of Femme Revenge

Spoilers ahead!

Worst

• The Woman (2011) - Sarah, Kelly & Suzie

Best

• Promising Young Woman (2020) and Thelma & Louise (1991) - Sarah
• Promising Young Woman (2020) and Death Proof (2007) - Kelly
• The Nightingale (2018) and The Dark (2018) - Lonely
• True Detective Season 1 (2014) - 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.
  • Locked In (2023)

Closing Thoughts

• Do you think consuming rape-revenge horror is vital to being a "true" horror fan? Why or why not?

Thank you to our guests!

• Check out Kelly & Sarah's show Final Girls wherever you get your podcasts!
• Follow Final Girls on instagram @finalgirlspodcast.

Keep Up with Your Hosts

• Check out our instagram antics and drop a follow @nobodieshorrorpodcast.
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• Take part in our 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

McAndrews, M. B. (2019, October 8). [Through Her Eyes] The history of Rape-Revenge films and the importance of female directors. Bloody Disgusting! https://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3586210/eyes-history-rape-revenge-films-importance-female-directors/ Wikipedia contributors. (2025, January 16).

Rape and revenge. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rape_and_revenge#:~:text=Rape%20and%20revenge%2C%20or%20rape,underground%20cinema%2C%20and%20arthouse%20cinema.

Episode 52: Good 4 Her - Femme Revenge Horror Part One

This episode was recorded on February 27, 2025 and posted on April 5, 2025.

Content Warning: Light vulgarity.

Introduction

• Welcome to No Bodies Episode 52
• Introductions to your Ghost Hosts with the Most - Lonely of Lonely Horror Club and Suzie aka Projectile Varmint
• Introductions to our guests - Sarah & Kelly of Final Girls Podcast
• Today's Topic: Good 4 Her - Femme Revenge Horror

Defining the Femme Revenge Subgenre

• The history of rape-revenge media
• Ethics of creating and consuming rape-revenge media
• Are femme revenge films "male bashing" or "anti-feminist?"

The Coroner's Report

• What are the ethics of creating and consuming rape-revenge horror? Do these films add to or subtract to the horror genre as a whole?

Media Discussion

• M.F.A. (2017)
• Promising Young Woman (2020)
• Revenge (2017)

Thank you to our guests!

• Check out Kelly & Sarah's show Final Girls wherever you get your podcasts!
• Follow Final Girls on instagram @finalgirlspodcast.

Keep Up with Your Hosts

• Check out our instagram antics and drop a follow @nobodieshorrorpodcast.
• Subscribe to our YouTube channel for exclusive video episodes coming soon!
• Take part in our 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

McAndrews, M. B. (2019, October 8). [Through Her Eyes] The history of Rape-Revenge films and the importance of female directors. Bloody Disgusting! https://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3586210/eyes-history-rape-revenge-films-importance-female-directors/ Wikipedia contributors. (2025, January 16).

Rape and revenge. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rape_and_revenge#:~:text=Rape%20and%20revenge%2C%20or%20rape,underground%20cinema%2C%20and%20arthouse%20cinema.

Episode 51: Horror Video Games

This episode was recorded on February 20, 2025 and posted on March 22, 2025.

Content Warning: Light vulgarity.

Introduction

• Welcome to No Bodies Episode 51
• Introductions to your Ghost Host with the Most - Lonely of Lonely Horror Club
• Suzie's sick day!
• Tonight's honorary co host - Mike aka That Horror Teacher
• Introductions to our guests - Trey Whetstone of Screaming Through the Ages
• Today's Topic: Horror Video Games

Discussion on Horror Video Games

• The history of horror video games
• Influence of horror video games on horror media

Media Discussion

• Resident Evil (2002)
• Silent Hill (2006)
• Corpse Party: Tortured Souls (2013)
• Fatal Frame (2014)
• Castlevania: Season 1 (2017)
• Slender Man (2018)

Best & Worst Representations of Films based on Horror Video Games

Spoilers ahead!

Worst

• Alone in the Dark (2005) - Trey
• Until Dawn (2025) - Mike
• Slender Man (2006) - Lonely

Best

• Werewolves Within (2021) - Trey
• Silent Hill (2006) & The Last of Us (2023) - Mike
• Silent (2006) & Detention (2020) - 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.
  • Detention (2020)
  • Blue Demon / Ao Oni (2014)
  • Corpse Party (2015)

Closing Thoughts

• If you could design a horror video game, what would the premise be?

Thank you to our guests!

• Follow Mike's reviews @thathorrorteacher on Instagram!
• Check out Trey's show Screaming Through the Ages wherever you get your podcasts!

Keep Up with Your Hosts

• Check out our instagram antics and drop a follow @nobodieshorrorpodcast.
• Subscribe to our YouTube channel for exclusive video episodes coming soon!
• Take part in our 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

Coyle, N. (2020, November 19). The Psychology of horror games - Psychology and video games. Psychology and Video Games. https://platinumparagon.info/psychology-of-horror-games/

Sinha, R. (2016, April 6). A comprehensive history of horror gaming. GamingBolt. https://gamingbolt.com/a-comprehensive-history-of-horror-gaming

Wikipedia contributors. (2024, December 5). Fatal frame. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatal_Frame

Wikipedia contributors. (2025a, January 6). Corpse party. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corpse_Party

Wikipedia contributors. (2025b, February 4). Slender: The Eight pages. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slender:_The_Eight_Pages

Wikipedia contributors. (2025c, March 5). Resident Evil. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resident_Evil Wikipedia contributors. (2025d, March 16). Silent Hill. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_Hill

Episode 50: Psychological Thrillers Volume One

This episode was recorded on January 26, 2025 and posted on March 8, 2025.

Content Warning: Light vulgarity.

Introduction

• Welcome to No Bodies Episode 50
• Introductions to your Ghosts Hosts with the Most - Lonely of Lonely Horror Club and Projectile Varmint aka Suzie
• Introductions to our guest Connor Doyle, director of IN THE FLESH
• Today's Topic: Psychological Thrillers

Defining Psychological Thrillers

• Thrillers vs Horror
• The influence of psychological thrillers on cinema

Media Discussion

• The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
• Prisoners (2013)
• Red Rooms (2023)
• In the Flesh (2024)

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.
  • Hide n Seek (2005)
  • Kidnapped for Christ (2014)
  • Hippopotamus (2018)
  • Whisper (2007)
  • The Boy Behind the Door (2020)
  • Anything for Jackson (2020)
  • The Chalk Line (2022)
  • The Chaser (2008)

Closing Thoughts

• If you found yourself in the middle of a psychological thriller, do you think you would be the detective, the suspect, or the victim?

Thank you to our guest!

• Follow Connor Doyle @hardrimeproductions 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.

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