Episode Details

Welcome to No Bodies! Get ready to get ugly.

Content Warnings for this Episode

Light vulgarity. Discussions of mental illness including interpersonal trauma, suicidal ideation, substance abuse.

If you or a loved one are struggling with mental health, please reach out to a professional mental health resource.

US Resources

• Survivors of Sexual Violence | RAINN | https://www.rainn.org/
• Substance Abuse | SAMHSA | https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline
• Perinatal & Postpartum Mental Health | National Maternal Mental Health Hotline | https://mchb.hrsa.gov/national-maternal-mental-health-hotline
• Suicide & Crisis Lifeline | https://988lifeline.org/

International Resources

• Directory of Mental Health Hotlines by Country: https://portal.cca.edu/thriving/counseling/international-mental-health-support/

Introduction

This episode was recorded on June 21, 2023 and posted on July 1, 2023.

• Welcome to No Bodies Episode 1
• Introductions to your Ghosts Hosts with the Most - Lonely of Lonely Horror Club and Projectile Varmint aka Suzie of Horror Movie Weekly
• Today's Topic: Mental Health in Horror
• Why Mental Health? Suzie and Lonely's experience with mental illness

Unpacking Mental Health in Horror

• The Historic Treatment of the Mentally Ill from a US Lens
• Evolution of Mental Health in Horror Cinema

Worst & Best Representations of Mental Health in Horror

Spoilers ahead!

Worst

• The Night House (2020)
• Split (2016)
• Secret Window (2004)
• The Invisible Man (2020)
• The Clock (2023)
• The House that Jack Built (2018)

Best

• The Lodge (2019)
• Censor (2021)
• Gerald's Game (2017)
• Jacob's Ladder (1990)
• Swallow (2019)
• The Descent (2005)
• The Cat Lady (2012)
• Downfall (2016)

Other Recommendations for this Topic

• Saint Maud (2019)
• The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)
• Relic (2020)
• Carrie (1976)
• Good Night Mommy (2014)
• A Tale of Two Sisters (2003)
• The Uninvited (2009)
• Resolution (2012)
• Toad Road (2012)
• Bliss (2021)
• Lovely Molly (2011)
• His House (2020)
• A Spoonful of Sugar (2022)
• The Babadook (2014)

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