29 episodes

“There’s no beauty here. Only death and decay”- I Walked With a Zombie (1943)

The Beauty of Horror is a podcast dedicated to exploring the unsettling beauty found in the horror genre. Each episode your host, Chandler Bullock, welcomes a different guest from the realm of horror to talk about a horror film they find beautiful…and why.

The Beauty of Horror Chandler Bullock

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    • 5.0 • 11 Ratings

“There’s no beauty here. Only death and decay”- I Walked With a Zombie (1943)

The Beauty of Horror is a podcast dedicated to exploring the unsettling beauty found in the horror genre. Each episode your host, Chandler Bullock, welcomes a different guest from the realm of horror to talk about a horror film they find beautiful…and why.

    Silent Hill Special - Horror Queers Spooky Season 2022

    Silent Hill Special - Horror Queers Spooky Season 2022

    Welcome to the Silent Hill Appreciation Day Special!
    Joe Lipsett from Horror Queers (and BoH Alum - S2E1) was kind enough to reach out to me about being featured during their October Watch Calendar. We were tasked with picking a date, and a theme. I, of course, went against the grain and chose a game franchise.
    Silent Hill has been an integral part of my development as an artist and horror scholar. This episode serves as a love letter to the franchise. I will explain why it means so much to me, as well as provide you all with a list of films to check out today in honor of the sleepy, foggy nightmare that is SILENT HILL.
    Notes:
    - Masahiro Ito (visual designer for Silent Hill)
    - Akira Yamaoka (audio design for Silent Hill)
    - “The Road to Paradise: Silent Hill 3 and my Gender Fluidity” for Gayly Helpful 2021
    - Joe Lipsett
    - #HQSpookySeason

    • 44 min
    Shockaholic Ep2: Incantation (2022) Review & What's Streaming

    Shockaholic Ep2: Incantation (2022) Review & What's Streaming

    Welcome to the Shockaholic Podcast! Here you can find the thoughts and views of Beauty of Horror host, Chandler Bullock regarding current trends and talking points in the world of horror.
    Today's episode features what horror films are coming to streaming in September and both a spoiler-free & spoiler review for Netflix's found footage juggernaut, Incantation (2022)!
    What are you looking forward to on the streaming front? Let Chandler know:
    Twitter - @_shockaholic
    Email - beautyofhorrorpod@gmail.com

    Music Produced by Chris Noxx
    Cover Art designed by Si Heard (Sinage Design)
    Edited by Aviva Dassen
     
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    • 56 min
    Shockaholic E1: Nope (2022) Review & Raising Hell About Hellraiser (2022)

    Shockaholic E1: Nope (2022) Review & Raising Hell About Hellraiser (2022)

    Welcome to the first edition of the Shockaholic Podcast!

    Here you can find the thoughts and views of Beauty of Horror host, Chandler Bullock regarding current trends and talking points in the world of horror.

    Today's episode features an update on The Beauty of Horror, discussion regarding the discourse surrounding the new Hellraiser film coming out on Hulu this October, and both a spoiler-free & spoiler review for Jordan Peele's latest hit horror film, Nope!

    Links

    Blerdy Massacre - https://linktr.ee/blerdymassacre
    Fishnets & Philosophy - https://fishnetsandphilosophy.com/
    Jarvis Johnson - Fn Meka Video 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJAiiyFJzUk
    Jarvis Johnson - Fn Meka Video 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tc7UWRUgoGM


    Movies mentioned

    Hellraiser (1987) & (2022)
    Nope (2022)
    The Ritual (2017)
    The Night House (2020)
    Ghostbusters (1980)
    Ghostbusters (2016)
    Candyman (2021)
    Jaws (1975)


    Music Produced by Chris Noxx - https://www.beatstars.com/chrisnoxx

    Cover Art designed by Si Heard (Sinage Design) - https://siheard.com/

    Edited by Aviva Dassen - https://twitter.com/AvivaDassen



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    • 53 min
    S2E21: Beautifully Dreadful 2022 - Panel Discussion - Queerness & Disgust in Horror

    S2E21: Beautifully Dreadful 2022 - Panel Discussion - Queerness & Disgust in Horror

    On this truly special episode of The Beauty of Horror, Chandler has assembled a panel featuring BoH alum & writer, Dani Bethea, co-host of the Bloody Blunts Cinema Club podcast, DeVaughn Taylor, and the co-host of The Descent Podcast & Assistant Editor for SpreadTheBeauty.org, John Patterson to discuss the topic of:
    Queerness and Disgust in Horror.
    This panel capped off a half-day fundraising event on Clubhouse for Gayly Helpful 2022. This was a co-production presented by The Beauty of Horror and Gayly Dreadful. Gayly Helpful is an annual event on GaylyDreadful.com featuring articles and essays by Queer voices in horror. Throughout the month of June, the site collects donations to fund the Transgender Law Center.
    This panel is part of this fundraising initiative. Please support Gayly Helpful and The Transgender Law Center with donations and/or by spreading the word.
    Donation link: https://donate.tiltify.com/+gayly-helpful/gayly-helpful-2022
     
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    Links:
    Dani
    Twitter: @TheDaniBethea
    DeVaughn
    Twitter: @_daddydisco
    John
    Twitter: @AstroSlop
     
    Chandler | Shockaholic
    Twitter: @_Shockaholic
    Instagram: @_shockaholic
    Facebook: Shockaholic
     
    Beauty of Horror
    Twitter: @BeautyHorrorPod
    Instagram: @beautyhorrorsite
    Facebook: The Beauty of Horror
     
    Beauty of Horror Contact
    Website: The Beauty of Horror
    E-mail: beautyofhorrorpod@gmail.com
     
    Sponsors
    Logic Locks: https://www.logiclocks.com/ 
    Anatomy of a Scream: https://www.anatomyofascream.com/ 
     
     
    Music by Karl Casey (White Bat Audio)
    Cover Art designed by John Green (JRGDrawing)
    Edited by Chandler Bullock
     
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    • 2 hr 3 min
    S2E20: DISGUST - Dolores Quintana on The Sadness (2022)

    S2E20: DISGUST - Dolores Quintana on The Sadness (2022)

    Content warning: discussions of mass shootings, (child)  murder, rape, cannibalism, COVID-19, long COVID, death, viruses, amnesia, misogyny, racism, police violence, sexual assault, and physical assault.
    On this episode of The Beauty of Horror, Chandler talks with horror writer, journalist, and actor Dolores Quintana about the numerous disgusting horrors of THE SADNESS (2022)! 
    They talk about how Dolores got started into social justice activism as a child, writing school essays about George Romero’s influence on horror, how a profound fear of something can end up drawing you into it, many different types of zombie apocalypses in film, and, of course, aesthetics.
     
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    Links:
    Dolores
    Twitter: @doloresquintana
    Instagram: @doloresmquintana
    Interview with Rob Jabbaz for Fangoria
    Writing: Nightmarish Conjuring, Medium, Fangoria, The Advocate, and What Now Philly
     
    Chandler | Shockaholic
    Twitter: @_Shockaholic
    Instagram: @_shockaholic
    Facebook: Shockaholic
     
    Beauty of Horror
    Twitter: @BeautyHorrorPod
    Instagram: @beautyhorrorsite
    Facebook: The Beauty of Horror
     
    Beauty of Horror Contact
    Website: The Beauty of Horror
    E-mail: beautyofhorrorpod@gmail.com
     
    Sponsors
    Logic Locks: https://www.logiclocks.com/ 
    Anatomy of a Scream: https://www.anatomyofascream.com/ 
     
    Mentions
    Referenced Beauty of Horror episodes
    Season 2, episode 16: Brian Keiper on The Fly (1986)Literature
    Danse Macabre, by Stephen KingCrossed, by Garth Ennis, Alan Moore, David Lapham, Si Spurrier, Kieron Gillen, and others.Films and TV
    Dark Star (1974)Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask (1972)Night of the Living Dead (1968)Martyrs (2008)Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975)Dawn of the Dead (1978)The Girl with All The Gifts (2016)“Rick and Morty”: A Rickconvenient Mort (2021)28 Days Later (2002)The Walking Dead (2010) 
    Music by Karl Casey (White Bat Audio)
    Cover Art designed by John Green (JRGDrawing)
    Edited by Aviva Dassen
     
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    • 2 hr 26 min
    REWIND - S1E2: Jolene Marie on Midsommar (2019)

    REWIND - S1E2: Jolene Marie on Midsommar (2019)

    In this REWIND episode Chandler provides some behind-the-scenes context about the making of this episode from Season 1, announces the new online platform spreadthebeauty.org, and gushes about Jolene's incredible insights.

    Important to note: The first season of The Beauty of Horror was initially released via the Anatomy of a Scream Pod Squad feed as part of the Anatomy of a Scream Pod Squad Network.
    If you are looking to get into podcasting about horror, have an interesting topic, but lack the confidence or know-how about it all, Anatomy of a Scream is the place for you! This podcast would literally not exist without their guidance and help.
    Please be sure to give them some traffic and to listen to the original release here.
     
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    Original show notes:
    On this episode of The Beauty of Horror, Chandler talks with Jolene (Marie) Richardson, fashion historian and costume designer for The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs, about the breathtaking beauty of the Director’s Cut of Ari Aster’s Midsommar (2019).
    They touch upon a wide array of topics including the language of costume design, the film’s various under and overtones, and, of course, aesthetics.

    Links:
    Jolene
    Twitter: @JoMarieDesigns
    To Dye For! Podcast: @DyePodcast

    Chandler | Shockaholic
    Twitter: @_Shockaholic
    Instagram: @_shockaholic
    Facebook: Shockaholic
    Website: Shockaholic.org
     
    Beauty of Horror
    Twitter: @BeautyHorrorPod
    Instagram: @beautyhorrorsite
    Facebook: The Beauty of Horror
     
    Beauty of Horror Contact
    Website: The Beauty of Horror - spreadthebeauty.org
    E-mail: prophet@spreadthebeauty.org
     
    Sponsors
    Logic Locks: https://www.logiclocks.com/ 
    Anatomy of a Scream: https://www.anatomyofascream.com/ 
     

     
    Music by Karl Casey (White Bat Audio)
    Cover Art designed by John Green (JRGDrawing)
    Edited by Chandler Bullock
     
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    • 1 hr 37 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
11 Ratings

11 Ratings

punk rock fan 117 ,

A very interesting and much needed perspective on horror

Horror needs more voices exploring the nuances of horror and the different intellectual movements and concepts behind it, and that episode is so up my alley. This is the exact type of thing I want to hear more of. Definitely going to be binging the rest of the episodes.

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