Episode description
Episode 17: Worst Fears
This episode was recorded on December 7, 2023 and posted on January 13, 2024.
Content Warning: Light vulgarity, mentions of suicide & sexual violence.
Introduction
- Welcome to No Bodies Episode 17
- Introductions to your Ghosts Hosts with the Most - Lonely of Lonely Horror Club and Projectile Varmint aka Suzie
- Introductions to our guests Will/Armored Foe of Shapes & Shadows Podcast & Billy D of Halloween Babies Podcast
- Today’s Topic: Worst Fears
Discussion on Fear
- What is fear? Where does it come from?
- Phobias vs. Fear
This Week’s Coroner’s Report
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What is your worst fear? What films capture that fear?
Film Discussion
Will’s Watchlist | Fear: Water & Loss of Control
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Open Water (2003), The Strangers (2008), The Descent (2005)
Billy D’s Watchlist | Fear: Cleithrophobia - the fear of being trapped
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The Descent (2005), Buried (2010), Blind Beast (1969)
Suzie’s Watchlist | Fear: Harm coming to her children
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The Hallow (2015), Jaws (1975), Silent Hill (2006)
Lonely’s Watchlist | Fear: Men
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Don’t Breathe (2016), Maniac (1980), Men (2022)
Rapid Fire Recommendations
Will’s Recommendations
- For Billy D: Right at Your Door (2006)
- For Suzie: We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011)
- For Lonely: Berlin Syndrome (2017)
Billy D’s Recommendations
- For Will: Butt Boy (2019)
- For Suzie: Antlers (2021), The Boy Behind the Door (2020), Howard’s Mill (2021)
- For Lonely: Hounds of Love (2016)
Suzie’s Recommendations
- For Billy D: Oxygen (2021), The Lodge (2019)
- For Will: Funny Games (2007)
- For Lonely: Run Sweetheart Run (2020)
Lonely’s Recommendations
- For Billy D: The Snare (2017)
- For Will: The Deep House (2021)
- For Suzie: The Hollow Child (2017)
Thank you to our guests!
- Keep up with Will’s art & film musings @armoredfoe on Instagram and be sure to check out his solocast Shapes & Shadows.
- Check out Billy D’s solocast Halloween Babies.
Next Week’s Coroner’s Report
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What is the scariest thing about having children?
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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
Adolphs, R. (2013, January 21). The Biology of Fear. Current biology : CB. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3595162/
Johns Hopkins Medicine. (n.d.). Phobias. https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/phobias
Office of Communications, SAMHSA, HHS. (2016). Impact of the DSM-IV to DSM-5 Changes on the National Survey on Drug Use and Health. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK519704/table/ch3.t11/
Paul Ekman Group. (2021, November 13). Fear. https://www.paulekman.com/universal-emotions/what-is-fear/