Episode Details

Episode 26: Religious Horror | Christianity & Catholicism

This episode was recorded on April 4, 2024 and posted on May 18, 2024.

Content Warning: Light vulgarity.

Introduction

• Welcome to No Bodies Episode 26
• Introductions to your Ghosts Hosts with the Most - Lonely of Lonely Horror Club and Projectile Varmint aka Suzie
• Introductions to our guests Don Aneli from The Horror Countdown
• Today's Topic: Religious Horror

Discussion on Religious Horror

• Defining religious horror, Christianity & Catholicism
• How has religion informed your relationship with horror?

This Week's Coroner's Report

• What is your favorite religious horror film? How has your own faith or belief impacted your horror journey?

Film Discussion

• Religious Horror Greats
  • The Exorcist (1973)
  • The Omen (1976)
  • Prince of Darkness (1987)
  • The Church (1989)
• Catholicism, The Devil, & Possession
  • The Rite (2011)
  • Final Prayer (also called The Borderlands) (2013)
  • The Devil's Doorway (2018)
  • The Cleansing Hour (2019)
• Femme Lens
  • Stigmata (1999)
  • The House of the Devil (2009)
  • Veronica (2017)
• Extreme Religious Horror
  • Martyrs (2008)
  • The Red State (2011)
  • The Sacrament (2013)

Worst & Best Representations of Religious Horror

Spoilers ahead!

Worst

• The House of the Devil (2009) - Don & Suzie
• Menendez: The Day of the Lord (2020) - Lonely

Best

• The Omen (1976) - Don & Suzie
• Frailty (2001) - Suzie
• Legion (2010) - Suzie
• The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005) - Suzie
• The Unholy (2021) - Lonely

Suzie's Deep Cuts

Includes films with under 5k ratings on IMDB.

• Beyond the Door (1974)
• To the Devil a Daughter (1976)
• The Redeemer: Sons of Satan (1978)
• The Devil's Rain (1975)
• Antrum: The Deadliest Film Ever Made (2018)
• Deliver Us (2023)
• Consecration (2023)

Closing Thoughts

• What is a topic, idea, or theme you hope gets a bigger focus in religious horror in the future?

Thank you to our guest!

• Listen to Don on The Horror Countdown wherever you get your podcasts!
• Follow Don on Instagram at @donanelli.
• Check out Lonely & Don's top 10 rel