Episode 04: Extreme Horror & Ethics of "Unwatchability"

This episode was recorded on July 11, 2023 and posted on August 12, 2023. Content Warning: Light vulgarity, discussions of extreme and disturbing media.  Introduction Welcome to No Bodies Episode 4 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 - Jay of the Dead host of Horror Movie Weekly & JOTD's New Horror Movies, movie critic extraordinaire, podcasting master, & dear friend  Today's Topic: Extreme Horror & Ethics of "Unwatchability" Extreme Horror Discourse Our experiences with extreme horror Defining extreme horror and exploitation horror "Is it extreme horror?" rapid fire Historical lens of extreme & exploitation horror Ethics of making & consuming extreme media Censorship in horror media Jay's perspective on balancing horror & faith Worst & Best Representations of Extreme Horror Spoilers ahead! Unwatchable Lists Salo: 120 Days of Sodom (1975) - Jay & Lonely August Underground (2001) - Lonely The Human Centipede (2009) - Suzie A Serbian Film (2010) - Jay & Lonely  Worst Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father (2008) - Jay Cannibal Holocaust (1980) - Suzie The Sadness (2021) - Lonely Eden Lake (2008) - Lonely Best Martyrs (2008) - Suzie  Kidnapped (2010) - Jay Eat (2014) - Jay Raw (2016) - Lonely Suzie's Deep Cuts  Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989) Ichi the Killer (2001) The Girl Next Door (2007) Megan is Missing (2011) Other Extreme Examples from Jay Feed (2005) The Bridge (2006) The Act of Killing (2012) The Corpse of Anna Fritz (2015) Final Thoughts As extreme horror continues to grow in popularity, are we risking becoming desensitized to violence? Thank you to our guest!  Follow Jay's podcasts Horror Movie Weekly and Jay of the Dead's New Horror Movies.  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.  Original No Bodies Theme music by Jacob Pini. Need music? Find Jacob on Instagram at @jacob.pini for rates and tell him No Bodies sent you!  Leave us a message at (617) 431-4322‬ and we just might answer you on the show! Sources & Additional Reading Kerner, A., & Knapp, J. (2016, June 17). Extreme cinema. De Gruyter. https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9781474402910/html?lang=en Lewis, J. (1970, January 1). Hollywood v. Hard Core. Internet Archive. https://archive.org/details/hollywoodvhardco00lewi_0/page/198/mode/2up Phillips, K. R. (2022). The ethical edge of a chainsaw, or how horror invites us to ponder the limits of our exprience. Media Ethics Magazine. https://www.mediaethicsmagazine.com/index.php/browse-back-issues/218-spring-2022-vol-33-no-2/3999383-the-ethical-edge-of-a-chainsaw-or-how-horror-invites-us-to-ponder-the-limits-of-our-experience Splatterpunk for dummies, or defining the genre for those who love horror fiction. FANGORIA. (2023, January 13.). https://www.fangoria.com/original/splatterpunk-for-dummies-or-defining-the-genre-for-those-who-love-horror-fiction/ Szabo, S. (2023, March 7). Horror movies banned for being too disturbing. Looper. https://www.looper.com/4613/horror-movies-banned-disturbing/