Episode Details

Episode 08: Horror of East Asia

This episode was recorded on August 26, 2023 and posted on October 7, 2023.

Content Warning: Light vulgarity.

Introduction

• Welcome to No Bodies Episode 8
• Introductions to your Ghosts Hosts with the Most - Lonely of Lonely Horror Club and Projectile Varmint aka Suzie of Horror Movie Weekly
• Introductions to our guest - Kelvin from @hk_movieaddict on Instagram
• Today's Topic: Horror of East Asia

Discussion of East Asian Horror

• History of horror in East Asia & our experiences with East Asian horror
• Representation gap of Asian cultures in film
• Why is extreme horror concentrated in East Asia?
• Defining themes of East Asian horror including extreme body horror, vengeance, American remakes, family dynamics, and folk religion.
• Kelvin's favorite folklore & urban legends from Hong Kong - the Long Braid Lady, Yau Ma Tei Station, and the Speed Camera

Worst & Best Representations of East Asian Horror

Spoilers ahead!

Worst

• Sadako vs. Kayako (2016) - Suzie & Kelvin
• Re/Member (2022) - Lonely

Best

• House (1977) - Suzie
• The Imp (1981) - Kelvin
• Ringu (1998) - Kelvin
• Train to Busan (2016) - Lonely
• The Medium (2021) - Lonely

Suzie's Deep Cuts

Includes films with under 5k ratings on IMDB.

• Tomie (1998)
• Uzumaki (2000)
• Marebito (2004)
• Carved-Slit Mouth Woman (2007)
• White: The Melody of the Curse (2011)
• Eerie (2018)
• Detention (series) (2020)

Thank you to our guest!

• Check out Kelvin on Instagram @hk_movieaddict!

Keep Up with Your Hosts

• Check out our instagram antics and drop a follow @nobodieshorrorpodcast.
• Projectile Varmint - catch Suzie on Horror Movie Weekly with our dear friends Jay of the Dead, Mister Waston, and Channy Dreadful. Suzie also runs the HMW Instagram @ horrormovieweekly.
• Lonely - read more from Lonely and keep up with her filmstagram chaos @lonelyhorrorclub on Instagram and www.lonelyhorrorclub.com.
• Lonely's 10 Top Religious Horror Films on The Horror Coun