No Bodies

Episode 49: Horror Love Stories Volume Two

This episode was recorded on January 13, 2025 and posted on February 22, 2025.

Content Warning: Light vulgarity.

Introduction

• Welcome to No Bodies Episode 49
• Introductions to your Ghosts Hosts with the Most - Lonely of Lonely Horror Club and Projectile Varmint aka Suzie
• Introductions to our guests Danimal and The Other Dan
• Today's Topic: Horror Love Stories Volume Two

Discussion on Relationships & Violence in Culture

• What does horror play in how society contextualizes and responds to violence in relationships?

Film Discussion

• What Keeps You Alive (2018)
• Fear (1996)
• Honeymoon (2014)
• The Crow (1994)

Worst & Best Representations of Horror Love Stories - Spoilers ahead!

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.
  • A Good Marriage (2014)
  • The Transfiguration (2016)
  • Hippopotamus (2018)
  • Lifechanger (2018)
  • We Are the Night (2010)
  • Inhuman Kiss (2019)

Closing Thoughts

• If you could direct a twisted horror love story, what would the premise be?

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!

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

Sources

AbiNader, M. A., Graham, L. M., & Kafka, J. M. (2023). Examining Intimate Partner Violence-Related Fatalities: Past lessons and Future Directions Using U.S. National data. Journal of Family Violence, 38(6), 1243–1254. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-022-00487-2 Shapiro, E. (2023, January 21).

"Anger, revenge, resentment": A deeper look at what drives some husbands to kill their wives. ABC News. https://abcnews.go.com/US/anger-revenge-resentment-deeper-drives-husbands-kill-wives/story?id=96532239

Episode 48: The Cursed Episode - Possession

This episode was recorded on January 11, 2025 and posted on February 8, 2025.

Content Warning: Light vulgarity.

Introduction

• Welcome to No Bodies Episode 48
• Introductions to your Ghosts Hosts with the Most - Lonely of Lonely Horror Club and Projectile Varmint aka Suzie
• Introductions to our guests - Poppy of How Many Films in a Year
• Today's Topic: The Cursed Episode - Possession

Discussion on Possession Narratives in Horror

• The history of possession in horror
• Religious vs non religious possession
• Do you believe in possession?

The Coroner's Report

• What is your favorite possession film that doesn't involve religion?

Media Discussion

• Possession (1981)
• Relic (2020)
• The Evil Dead (1981)
• Night of the Demons (1988)
• Willy's Wonderland (2021)

Best & Worst Representations of Possessions in Horror

Spoilers ahead!

Worst

• Robert (2015) - Poppy
• The Possession (2012), Wish Upon (2017), Rubber (2010) - Suzie
• Wish Upon (2017) - Lonely

Best

• Talk to Me (2022) - Poppy
• Oculus (2013), Cabin the Woods (2011), The Ring (2002), 1408 (2007), Drag Me to Hell (2009), Terrified (2017), Cronos (1993) - Suzie
• Oculus (2013) & Evil Dead (2013) - 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.
  • The Evil Within (2017)
  • Possum (2018)
  • They Look Like People (2015)
  • Demon (2015)
  • Delirium (2018)

Closing Thoughts

• If you were to direct a possession film where the protagonist is possessed by an object, what would it be and why?

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!

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Sources

Global Mental Health and Trauma Exposure: The current evidence for the relationship between traumatic experiences and spirit possession. (2015, November 19). https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4654771/. https://doi.org/10.3402/ejpt.v6.29126

Payeur, J. (2022, November 19). The 10 Most Common Demonic Possession Horror Tropes (&

The Movies That Subvert Them). ScreenRant. https://screenrant.com/common-demon-possession-horror-tropes-movies-subvert-audience-expectations/#it-39-s-the-devil---sinister-2012 You are being redirected. . . (n.d.). https://www.moriareviews.com/possession-films

Episode 45: Remake Reframe - Nosferatu (1922 - 2024)

This episode was recorded on January 9, 2025 and posted on January 25, 2025.

Content Warning: Light vulgarity.

Introduction

• Welcome to No Bodies Episode 47
• Introductions to your Ghosts Hosts with the Most - Lonely of Lonely Horror Club and Projectile Varmint aka Suzie
• Introducing our new episode series - Remake Reframe
• Today's Topic: Nosferatu (1922), Nosferatu: The Vampyre (1978), Nosferatu (2024)

Answering Your Voicemails!

• Responding to two listener voicemails from Ian and Kenan

Remake Reframe

• What qualifies a good remake? Are good remakes always true to the original source material?
• 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

• Nosferatu (1922)
• Nosferatu: The Vampyre (1978)
• Nosferatu (2024)

Closing Thoughts

• Which of the Nosferatu adaptations is the best film?

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

Keatley, A. (2022, March 15). Try as she might, Bram Stoker's widow couldn't kill "Nosferatu." NPR. https://www.npr.org/2022/03/15/1086605684/try-as-she-might-bram-stokers-widow-couldnt-kill-nosferatu

Snider, E. D. (n.d.). What's the big deal?: Nosferatu (1922) - Film.com. Film.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20111013085354/http://www.film.com/movies/whats-the-big-deal-nosferatu-1922#fbid=wviJo4mxwSl

Episode 46: Infections

This episode was recorded on November 7, 2024 and posted on January 11, 2025

Content Warning: Light vulgarity.

Introduction

• Welcome to No Bodies Episode 46
• Introductions to your Ghosts Hosts with the Most - Lonely of Lonely Horror Club and Projectile Varmint aka Suzie
• Introductions to our guests - Dr. Sarah Walters, epidemiologist and professor of Public Health
• Today's Topic: Infections

Discussion on Infection Narratives in Horror

• The history of infections and plagues in horror

Media Discussion

• Shivers (1975)
• The Curse (1987)
• 12 Monkeys (1995)
• Mulberry St. (2006)
• Contagion (2011)
• Bird Box (2018)
• The Sadness (2023)
• Smile 2 (2024)

Best & Worst Representations of Infections in Horror

Spoilers ahead!

Worst

• The Happening (2008) & Old (2021) - Suzie
• Shivers (1975) & It Comes at Night (2017) - Sarah
• Shivers (1975) & The Sadness (2023) - Lonely

Best

• Contagion (2011) & It Follows (2014) - Suzie & Sarah
• Smile 2 (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.
  • What We Become (2015)
  • Viral (2016)
  • Rabid (2019)
  • The Beach House (2019)
  • Little Fish (2020)
  • Hot Skull (2022)

Closing Thoughts

• What is a theme in infection horror you wish horror captured more accurately? What infection narrative would you direct for a horror film?

Thank you to Dr. Sarah Walters for joining us!

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

Sartin, J. S. (2019). Contagious horror: infectious themes in fiction and film. Clinical Medicine & Research, 17(1–2), 41–46. https://doi.org/10.3121/cmr.2019.1432

Episode 45: Year in Review - 2024

This episode was recorded on November 29, 2024 and posted on December 28, 2024.

Content Warning: Light vulgarity.

Introduction

• Welcome to No Bodies Episode 45
• Introductions to your Ghosts Hosts with the Most - Lonely of Lonely Horror Club and Projectile Varmint aka Suzie
• A Lonely & PV Solocast!
• Today's Topic: A look back on 2024 in the horror genre

Discussion on 2024 Horror Releases

• Impressions of the releases this year
• Best 1st Watch of the Year - Not Released in 2024
• Worst 1st Watch of the Year - Not Releases in 2024
• Best 2024 Wide Release
• Worst 2024 Wide Release
• Best 2024 Indie/Deep Cut Release
• Worst 2024 Indie/Deep Cut Release
• Most Overrated Release of 2024
• Most Underrated Release of 2024

What's Next for No Bodies?

• Reflections on the 2024 season
• Favorite Episodes We Released this Year
• Most Difficult Epsiodes We Releaed this Year
• Our plans for 2025

Closing Thoughts

• Most Anticipated Releases of 2025

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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Episode 44: Shapeshifters

This episode was recorded on September 26, 2024 and posted on December 14, 2024.

Content Warning: Light vulgarity.

Introduction

• Welcome to No Bodies Episode 44
• Introductions to your Ghosts Hosts with the Most - Lonely of Lonely Horror Club and Projectile Varmint aka Suzie
• Introductions to our guests - Justin McConnell director of Lifechanger (2018) and Billy D of Halloween Babies Podcast
• Today's Topic: Shapeshifters in Horror

Discussion on Shapeshifting in Horror

• Defining shapeshifting
• Shapeshifting in mythology, folklore and culture

Media Discussion

• Lifechanger (2018)
• Possessor (2020)
• You Won't Be Alone (2022)

Best Representations of Shapeshifters in Horror

Spoilers ahead!

Best

• Annihilation (2018) - Suzie
• The Borrower (1991) - Justin
• Nightbreed (1990) - Billy D
• Cat People (1942) - 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.
  • Assimilate (2019)
  • What Lies Below (2020)
  • Dual (2022)

Closing Thoughts

• What are some standouts from the shapeshifter subgenre that we missed?

Thank you to our guest!

• Follow Justin McConnell on Instagram @unstablegroundjustin and stream Lifechanger (2018) on Tubi.
• 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.
• 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

Abello, B. (2017, April 17). I was told not to speak about skinwalkers, this is what happens when you break the rules. Thought Catalog. https://thoughtcatalog.com/brianna-abello/2017/04/i-was-told-not-to-speak-about-skinwalkers-this-is-

what-happens-when-you-break-the-rules/ Gryphon, L. (2016, April 13).

List of Shapeshifters from Around the World - *. *. https://mythicalrealm.com/mythical-creatures/shapeshifters-around-world/ shape-shifter. (2024). In Merriam-Webster Dictionary. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shape-shifter

Skinwalker — Crafted lore. (n.d.). Crafted Lore. https://www.craftedlore.com/skinwalker

Skinwalkers, Wendigos, and the Witchery Way | Denver Public Library Special Collections and Archives. (n.d.). https://history.denverlibrary.org/news/skinwalkers-wendigos-and-witchery-way#:~:text=Western%20Indian%20tribes%20also%20believed,to%20hide%20in%20plain%20sight.

Episode 43: Found Footage Two - Vlogger Horror

This episode was recorded on August 1, 2024 and posted on November 30, 2024.

Content Warning: Light vulgarity.

Introduction

• Welcome to No Bodies Episode 43
• Introductions to your Ghosts Hosts with the Most - Lonely of Lonely Horror Club and Projectile Varmint aka Suzie
• Introductions to our guest - Bret Lada director of The Andy Baker Tape (2021)
• Today's Topic: Found Footage Two - Vlogger Horror

Discussion on Vlogger Style Found Footage

• Defining vlogger horror

Media Discussion

• Death of a Vlogger (2019)
• I'm Haunted (2022)
• The Andy Baker (2021)

Best Representations of Vlogger Horror

Spoilers ahead!

• Dashcam (2021) & The Tunnel (2011) - Suzie
• What We Do In The Shadows (2014) & We're All Going to the World's Fair (2021) - 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.
  • The Houses October Built (2014)
  • The Conspiracy (2012)
  • Digging up the Marrow (2014)
  • Savageland (2015)
  • Butterfly Kisses (2018)
  • Horror in the High Desert (2021)

Closing Thoughts

• Interview with director and actor Bret Lada

Thank you to our guest!

• Follow Bret Lada on Instagram @bretmeetsworld and stream The Andy Baker Tape (2021) on Tubi.

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

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

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!

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

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_.

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