No Bodies

No Bodies
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Welcome to No Bodies, the horror content podcast where we clean up the ugly things so you don't have to. Our biweekly show features two hosts and rotating guest content experts tackling the nitty gritty complex horror topics in an attempt to make the genre more approachable for frequent fright flyers and newbies alike. We value diverse voices and perspectives in horror. There may be discourse on this show that will challenge the way you look at the genre. Get ready to get ugly.

  1. 4d ago

    Episode 90: Top 5 Femme Directed Horror Films

    Episode 90: Top 5 Femme Directed Horror Films This episode was recorded on August 12, 2026 and posted on October 24, 2026.  Introduction Welcome to No Bodies Episode 90 Introductions to our panel of living dead talking heads - Lonely of Lonely Horror Club, Mike aka That Horror Teacher, Billy D of Halloween Babies Podcast, and Kenan aka Plague Doctor Al Today's Topic: Our top 5 femme directed horror films Welcome to our October 2026 Special - the 5x5 Series, 5 Top 5 lists in 5 weeks. Our experiences creating this week's list The Top 5 List Film #5 Film #4 Film #3 Film #2 Film #1 Closing Thoughts Which films almost made your lists? Are there any heavy hitters we didn't cover? 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.  Lonely - read more from Lonely and keep up with her filmstagram chaos @lonelyhorrorclub on Instagram and www.lonelyhorrorclub.com. Mike - Follow Mike's reviews @thathorrorteacher on Instagram.  Billy D - follow Billy on Instagram @halloweenbabiespodcast and listen to Halloween Babies wherever you get your podcasts.  Kenan - Check out Kenan's Healthline discussions on YouTube here and here, and follow his horrific anatomy musings on Instagram @plaguedoctoral.  Music Credits No Bodies Theme - LHC Theme by Jacob Pini @jacob.pini Bumper: Dying Together by Billy Davis 99 Bars by Billy Davis Epic Optimist Theme - Main Titles from Who Shot Mamba? by Daniel J. Coe Apothecary Theme - The Apothecary of Alluring Anatomy & Astonishing Aromas by Billy Davis Fighting the Dragon Theme - Fighting the Dragon by Billy Davis Ghost in the Machine Theme - Ghost in the Machine by Billy Davis Deep Cuts Theme by Billy Davis Leave us a message at (617) 431-4322‬ and we just might answer you on the show!

    Episode 90: Top 5 Femme Directed Horror Films

  2. Oct 17

    Episode 89: Top 5 International Horror Films

    Episode 89: Top 5 International Horror Films This episode was recorded on August 12, 2026 and posted on October 17, 2026.  Introduction Welcome to No Bodies Episode 89 Introductions to our panel of living dead talking heads - Lonely of Lonely Horror Club, Mike aka That Horror Teacher, Billy D of Halloween Babies Podcast, and Kenan aka Plague Doctor Al Today's Topic: Our top 5 international horror films Welcome to our October 2026 Special - the 5x5 Series, 5 Top 5 lists in 5 weeks. Our experiences creating this week's list The Top 5 List Film #5 Film #4 Film #3 Film #2 Film #1 Closing Thoughts Which films almost made your lists? Are there any heavy hitters we didn't cover? 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.  Lonely - read more from Lonely and keep up with her filmstagram chaos @lonelyhorrorclub on Instagram and www.lonelyhorrorclub.com. Mike - Follow Mike's reviews @thathorrorteacher on Instagram.  Billy D - follow Billy on Instagram @halloweenbabiespodcast and listen to Halloween Babies wherever you get your podcasts.  Kenan - Check out Kenan's Healthline discussions on YouTube here and here, and follow his horrific anatomy musings on Instagram @plaguedoctoral.  Music Credits No Bodies Theme - LHC Theme by Jacob Pini @jacob.pini Bumper: Dying Together by Billy Davis 99 Bars by Billy Davis Epic Optimist Theme - Main Titles from Who Shot Mamba? by Daniel J. Coe Apothecary Theme - The Apothecary of Alluring Anatomy & Astonishing Aromas by Billy Davis Fighting the Dragon Theme - Fighting the Dragon by Billy Davis Ghost in the Machine Theme - Ghost in the Machine by Billy Davis Deep Cuts Theme by Billy Davis Leave us a message at (617) 431-4322‬ and we just might answer you on the show!

    Episode 89: Top 5 International Horror Films

  3. Oct 10

    Episode 88: Top 5 Body Horror Films

    Episode 88: Top 5 Body Horror Films This episode was recorded on August 5, 2026 and posted on October 10, 2026.  Introduction Welcome to No Bodies Episode 88 Introductions to our panel of living dead talking heads - Lonely of Lonely Horror Club, Mike aka That Horror Teacher, Billy D of Halloween Babies Podcast, and Kenan aka Plague Doctor Al Today's Topic: Our top 5 body horror films Welcome to our October 2026 Special - the 5x5 Series, 5 Top 5 lists in 5 weeks. Our experiences creating this week's list The Top 5 List Film #5 Film #4 Film #3 Film #2 Film #1 Closing Thoughts Which films almost made your lists? Are there any heavy hitters we didn't cover? 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.  Lonely - read more from Lonely and keep up with her filmstagram chaos @lonelyhorrorclub on Instagram and www.lonelyhorrorclub.com. Mike - Follow Mike's reviews @thathorrorteacher on Instagram.  Billy D - follow Billy on Instagram @halloweenbabiespodcast and listen to Halloween Babies wherever you get your podcasts.  Kenan - Check out Kenan's Healthline discussions on YouTube here and here, and follow his horrific anatomy musings on Instagram @plaguedoctoral.  Music Credits No Bodies Theme - LHC Theme by Jacob Pini @jacob.pini Bumper: Dying Together by Billy Davis 99 Bars by Billy Davis Epic Optimist Theme - Main Titles from Who Shot Mamba? by Daniel J. Coe Apothecary Theme - The Apothecary of Alluring Anatomy & Astonishing Aromas by Billy Davis Fighting the Dragon Theme - Fighting the Dragon by Billy Davis Ghost in the Machine Theme - Ghost in the Machine by Billy Davis Deep Cuts Theme by Billy Davis Leave us a message at (617) 431-4322‬ and we just might answer you on the show! Sources dujicmdigitalmarketing. (2026, January 17). What Is A Body Horror Film? - Development & Famous Examples. CinemaWaves. https://cinemawavesblog.com/film-blog/what-is-body-horror-film-examples/

    Episode 88: Top 5 Body Horror Films

  4. Oct 3

    Episode 87: Top 5 Horror Directors

    Episode 87: Top 5 Horror Directors This episode was recorded on July 29, 2026 and posted on October 3, 2026 Introduction Welcome to No Bodies Episode 87 Introductions to our panel of living dead talking heads - Lonely of Lonely Horror Club, Mike aka That Horror Teacher, Billy D of Halloween Babies Podcast, and Kenan aka Plague Doctor Al Today's Topic: Our top 5 horror directors based on 3 films Welcome to our October 2026 Special - the 5x5 Series, 5 Top 5 lists in 5 weeks. Our experiences creating this week's list The Top 5 Lis Director #5 Director #4 Director #3 Director #2 Director #1 Closing Thoughts Which directors almost made your lists? How different would your list have looked if we only needed to pick 2 films instead of three? 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.  Lonely - read more from Lonely and keep up with her filmstagram chaos @lonelyhorrorclub on Instagram and www.lonelyhorrorclub.com. Mike - Follow Mike's reviews @thathorrorteacher on Instagram.  Billy D - follow Billy on Instagram @halloweenbabiespodcast and listen to Halloween Babies wherever you get your podcasts.  Kenan - Check out Kenan's Healthline discussions on YouTube here and here, and follow his horrific anatomy musings on Instagram @plaguedoctoral.    Music Credits No Bodies Theme - LHC Theme by Jacob Pini @jacob.pini Bumper: Dying Together by Billy Davis 99 Bars by Billy Davis Epic Optimist Theme - Main Titles from Who Shot Mamba? by Daniel J. Coe Apothecary Theme - The Apothecary of Alluring Anatomy & Astonishing Aromas by Billy Davis Fighting the Dragon Theme - Fighting the Dragon by Billy Davis Ghost in the Machine Theme - Ghost in the Machine by Billy Davis Deep Cuts Theme by Billy Davis Leave us a message at (617) 431-4322‬ and we just might answer you on the show!

    Episode 87: Top 5 Horror Directors

  5. Sep 19

    Episode 86: The Male Gaze in Horror

    Episode 86: The Male Gaze in Horror This episode was recorded on August 14, 2026 and posted on September 19, 2026. Introduction Welcome to No Bodies Episode 86 Introductions to our panel of living dead talking heads - Lonely of Lonely Horror Club, Mike aka That Horror Teacher, Billy D of Halloween Babies Podcast, and Kenan aka Plague Doctor Al Welcome our special guest - Mister Watson Today's Topic: The Male Gaze in Horror Male vs Female Gaze Defining the male and female gaze Examples of the male and female gaze in horror history Feature Length Review 1 Vertigo (1956) Feature Length Review 2 Maniac (1980) Feature Length Review 3 The Slumber Party Massacre (1982) Feature Length Review 4 The Substance (2024) Closing Thoughts Do new films with a purposeful focus on the male gaze still provide as much impact in current society? Thank You to Our Guest! Check out Watson's work on Horror Movie Weekly and Jay of the Dead's New Horror Movies and follow him on instagram at @mister_watson. 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.  Lonely - read more from Lonely and keep up with her filmstagram chaos @lonelyhorrorclub on Instagram and www.lonelyhorrorclub.com. Mike - Follow Mike's reviews @thathorrorteacher on Instagram.  Billy D - follow Billy on Instagram @halloweenbabiespodcast and listen to Halloween Babies wherever you get your podcasts.  Kenan - Check out Kenan's Healthline discussions on YouTube here and here, and follow his horrific anatomy musings on Instagram @plaguedoctoral.  Music Credits No Bodies Theme - LHC Theme by Jacob Pini @jacob.pini Bumper: Dying Together by Billy Davis 99 Bars by Billy Davis Epic Optimist Theme - Main Titles from Who Shot Mamba? by Daniel J. Coe Apothecary Theme - The Apothecary of Alluring Anatomy & Astonishing Aromas by Billy Davis Fighting the Dragon Theme - Fighting the Dragon by Billy Davis Ghost in the Machine Theme - Ghost in the Machine by Billy Davis Deep Cuts Theme by Billy Davis Leave us a message at (617) 431-4322‬ and we just might answer you on the show! Sources Leonard, K. (2026, February 25). What is the Male Gaze? Definition and Examples in Film. StudioBinder. https://www.studiobinder.com/blog/what-is-the-male-gaze-definition/

    Episode 86: The Male Gaze in Horror

  6. Sep 5

    Episode 85: Horror in the Theater

    Episode 85: Horror in the Theater This episode was recorded on July 2, 2026, July 8, 2026, and July 9, 2026 and posted on September 5, 2026.  Introduction Welcome to No Bodies Episode 85 Introductions to our panel of living dead talking heads - Lonely of Lonely Horror Club, Mike aka That Horror Teacher, Billy D of Halloween Babies Podcast, and Kenan aka Plague Doctor Al Today's Topic: Horror in the Theater Meta Horror Viewing - The Impact of Theaters on Horror The rise and fall of the movie theater The most effective horror viewing experiences Our movie theater horror stories Feature Length Review 1 Anguish (1987) Segment 1 The Epic Optimist: The Boys from North Cackalacky visit the Blood Theater (1984) ft. GregaMortis Feature Length Review 2 The Last Matinee (2020) Segment 2 Apothecary: Eye See What You Did There! Orbital Anatomy & Other Eyeball Atrocities Best & Worsts of Horror in the Theater Suzie's Deep Cuts Closing Thoughts Which horror films do you think would make a great stage adaptation? Thank You to Our Guest! Check out Greg and his reviews across the internet!  Instagram - @gregamortis666 The Land of the Creeps site and on Spotify Jay of the Dead's New Horror Movies on Spotify Letterboxd - @GregaMortis 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.  Lonely - read more from Lonely and keep up with her filmstagram chaos @lonelyhorrorclub on Instagram and www.lonelyhorrorclub.com. Mike - Follow Mike's reviews @thathorrorteacher on Instagram.  Billy D - follow Billy on Instagram @halloweenbabiespodcast and listen to Halloween Babies wherever you get your podcasts.  Kenan - Check out Kenan's Healthline discussions on YouTube here and here, and follow his horrific anatomy musings on Instagram @plaguedoctoral.  Music Credits No Bodies Theme - LHC Theme by Jacob Pini @jacob.pini Bumper: Dying Together by Billy Davis 99 Bars by Billy Davis Epic Optimist Theme - Main Titles from Who Shot Mamba? by Daniel J. Coe Apothecary Theme - The Apothecary of Alluring Anatomy & Astonishing Aromas by Billy Davis Fighting the Dragon Theme - Fighting the Dragon by Billy Davis Ghost in the Machine Theme - Ghost in the Machine by Billy Davis Deep Cuts Theme by Billy Davis Leave us a message at (617) 431-4322‬ and we just might answer you on the show! Sources Parris, D. (2023, October 18). Why Horror Films are Hollywood's Best Investment: A Statistical Analysis. Stat Significant. https://www.statsignificant.com/p/why-horror-films-are-hollywoods-best  Team, S. V. D., & Team, S. V. D. (2025, December 7). Horror movies: Are theaters still relevant? Insights - Screen Vibe Daily. Screen Vibe Daily  -. https://screenvibedaily.com/horror-movies-in-theaters/

    Episode 85: Horror in the Theater

  7. Aug 15

    Episode 84: Science of Fear - Our Scariest Horror Films

    Episode 84: Science of Fear - Our Scariest Horror Films This episode was recorded on July 17, 2026 and posted on August 15, 2026. Introduction Welcome to No Bodies Episode 84 Introductions to our panel of living dead talking heads - Lonely of Lonely Horror Club, Mike aka That Horror Teacher, Billy D of Halloween Babies Podcast, and Kenan aka Plague Doctor Al Welcome our special guest - Carly Sonafelt Today's Topic: The Science of Fear: Our Scariest Horror Films The Science of Fear The human fear response What makes a horror film scary The Science of Scare project Feature Length Review 1 Carly's Scariest - Dark Water (2002) Feature Length Review 2 Mike's Scariest - Terrified (2017) Feature Length Review 3 Kenan's Scariest - Noroi: The Curse (2005) Feature Length Review 4 Billy's Scariest - Mother! (2017) Feature Length Review 5 Lonely's Scariest - The Medium (2021) Scoring & Tonight's Winner! Thank You to Our Guest! Check out Carly's IMDB page here and follow her on instagram at @carlyalison317.  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.  Lonely - read more from Lonely and keep up with her filmstagram chaos @lonelyhorrorclub on Instagram and www.lonelyhorrorclub.com. Mike - Follow Mike's reviews @thathorrorteacher on Instagram.  Billy D - follow Billy on Instagram @halloweenbabiespodcast and listen to Halloween Babies wherever you get your podcasts.  Kenan - Check out Kenan's Healthline discussions on YouTube here and here, and follow his horrific anatomy musings on Instagram @plaguedoctoral.  Music Credits No Bodies Theme - LHC Theme by Jacob Pini @jacob.pini Bumper: Dying Together by Billy Davis 99 Bars by Billy Davis Epic Optimist Theme - Main Titles from Who Shot Mamba? by Daniel J. Coe Apothecary Theme - The Apothecary of Alluring Anatomy & Astonishing Aromas by Billy Davis Fighting the Dragon Theme - Fighting the Dragon by Billy Davis Ghost in the Machine Theme - Ghost in the Machine by Billy Davis Deep Cuts Theme by Billy Davis Leave us a message at (617) 431-4322‬ and we just might answer you on the show! Sources Marschell, A. (2025, March 5). The four fear responses: Fight, Flight, freeze, and fawn (David Susman, Ed.). VeryWellMind. Retrieved August 14, 2026, from https://www.verywellmind.com/the-four-fear-responses-fight-flight-freeze-and-fawn-5205083  Science Insights Team. (2026, March 17). Why are scary movies scary? The science explained - ScienceInsights. ScienceInsights. https://scienceinsights.org/why-are-scary-movies-scary-the-science-explained/  The Science of Scare: The scariest movies according to Science. (2026, February 26). [Video]. MoneySuperMarket. Retrieved August 14, 2026, from https://www.moneysupermarket.com/broadband/features/science-of-scare/  UAB News. (n.d.). The science of fear: What happens in the brain when frightened. https://www.uab.edu/news/news-you-can-use/the-science-of-fear-what-happens-in-the-brain-when-frightened

    Episode 84: Science of Fear - Our Scariest Horror Films

  8. Aug 1

    Episode 83: Horror Animation & Stopmotion

    Episode 83: Horror Animation & Stopmotion This episode was recorded on June 24, 2026 and June 25, 2026 and posted on August 1, 2026. Introduction Welcome to No Bodies Episode 83 Introductions to our panel of living dead talking heads - Lonely of Lonely Horror Club, Mike aka That Horror Teacher, Billy D of Halloween Babies Podcast, and Kenan aka Plague Doctor Al Today's Topic: Horror Animation & Stopmotion Animation & Stopmotion in Horror Defining animation and stop motion Examples of horror animation and stop motion Our experiences with horror animation Feature Length Review 1 Perfect Blue (1997) Segment 1 Fighting the Dragon: Metal Fetishism & Body Horror in Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989) Feature Length Review 2 Blood Tea and Red String (2006) Feature Length Review 3 The Wolf House (2018) Best & Worsts of Horror Animation & Stopmotion Suzie's Deep Cuts Closing Thoughts Which form of animation (anime, stylized/expressive, claymation, etc.) do you believe can best depict horror? 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.  Lonely - read more from Lonely and keep up with her filmstagram chaos @lonelyhorrorclub on Instagram and www.lonelyhorrorclub.com. Mike - Follow Mike's reviews @thathorrorteacher on Instagram.  Billy D - follow Billy on Instagram @halloweenbabiespodcast and listen to Halloween Babies wherever you get your podcasts.  Kenan - Check out Kenan's Healthline discussions on YouTube here and here, and follow his horrific anatomy musings on Instagram @plaguedoctoral.  Music Credits No Bodies Theme - LHC Theme by Jacob Pini @jacob.pini Bumper: Dying Together by Billy Davis 99 Bars by Billy Davis Epic Optimist Theme - Main Titles from Who Shot Mamba? by Daniel J. Coe Apothecary Theme - The Apothecary of Alluring Anatomy & Astonishing Aromas by Billy Davis Fighting the Dragon Theme - Fighting the Dragon by Billy Davis Ghost in the Machine Theme - Ghost in the Machine by Billy Davis Deep Cuts Theme by Billy Davis Leave us a message at (617) 431-4322‬ and we just might answer you on the show! Sources Basilisk. (2024, March 5). The Art of Animating Horror. Medium. https://rc-basilisk.medium.com/the-art-of-horror-in-animation-1637e311563b  Manno, M. (2024, March 30). Let's talk about: Horror in animation. Morbidly Beautiful. https://morbidlybeautiful.com/lets-talk-about-horror-in-animation/  Wikipedia contributors. (2026, July 2). History of animation. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_animation  Wikipedia contributors. (2026, July 29). Stop motion. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_motion

    Episode 83: Horror Animation & Stopmotion
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Welcome to No Bodies, the horror content podcast where we clean up the ugly things so you don't have to. Our biweekly show features two hosts and rotating guest content experts tackling the nitty gritty complex horror topics in an attempt to make the genre more approachable for frequent fright flyers and newbies alike. We value diverse voices and perspectives in horror. There may be discourse on this show that will challenge the way you look at the genre. Get ready to get ugly.

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  • Creator
    No Bodies
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    91
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2023
  • Show Website
    No Bodies

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