Bodies of Horror: Episode 89 - Novocaine (2025)

It always make Nichole happy when a film featuring a disability – a rare disease, no less! – is on the big screen. In the freshly baked, just released film Novocaine, a man with a rare disease Congenital Insensitivity to Pain (CIP) goes hard and brutal to save the first person he has had a true, intimate connection with.We see: accommodations! Disclosing your disability! Real brutal fights! Pie!Additional Reading:> Congenital Insensitivity to Pain (CIP) - Symptoms, Causes, Treatment | NORD> Congenital insensitivity to pain with anhidrosis - WikipediaWant to share your thoughts on Novacaine or suggest a film to cover? Reach out at [email protected] or on BlueSky at bodiesofhorror.Intro and outro music is “The Wind Frazzled Your Long Brown Hair” by Flashback81If you like the podcast, please rate, review, and subscribe! Discover more fabulously spooky Anatomy of a Scream Pod Squad and follow the network on Twitter and Instagram @aoas_xx Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.