Episode 33: Horror in the Cubicle - Workplace Horror

Episode 33: Horror in the Cubicle - Workplace Horror This episode was recorded on July 30, 2024 and posted on August 24, 2024. Editor's Note: Lonely found out she had double pneumonia (that did not go away for an entire month) and could barely breathe while recording this! Please go easier on her.  Content Warning: Light vulgarity.  Introduction Welcome to No Bodies Episode 33 Introductions to your Ghosts Hosts with the Most - Lonely of Lonely Horror Club and Projectile Varmint aka Suzie Introductions to our guest - Andrew, Suzie's real life boss! Today's Topic: Workplace Horror Discussion on the "Workplace Horror" Subgenre What is the "workplace horror" trope? Why is this a prevalent horror subgenre? Toxic work culture and going postal Crazy colleagues or coworkers from your hosts This Week's Coroner's Report Have you ever had any strange or creepy experiences with colleagues at work? Why do you think a subgenre of horror about the workplace exists? Film Discussion Cubicle Horror Office Killer (1998) Severance (2006) The Conference (2023) The Voices (2014) The Belko Experiment (2016) Mayhem (2017) Pollen (2023) Occupational Hazards PontyPool (2008) Last Shift (2014) Worst & Best Representations of Workplace Horror Spoilers ahead! Worst Last Shift (2014) - Andrew Severance (2006) - Lonely  The Abandon Office (2016) & The Voices (2014) - Suzie Best Office Killer (1998) - Andrew Pollen (2023) & The Belko Experiment (2016) - Lonely Severance (2022) & PontyPool (2008) - Suzie Suzie's Deep Cuts Includes films with under 5k ratings on IMDB.  Nightworld: Door to Hell (2017) Slaxx (2020) The Power (2021) Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever (2023) Closing Thoughts If you were to propose a workplace or cubicle horror film that does not involve any horror comedy or slasher elements, what storyline would you come up with? Keep Up with Your Hosts Check out our instagram antics and drop a follow @nobodieshorrorpodcast.  Take part in our new audience engagement challenge - The Coroner's Report! Comment, share, or interact with any Coroner's Report post on our socials to be featured in an upcoming episode.  Projectile Varmint - keep up with Suzie's film musings on Instagram @projectile__varmint 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 Gordon, A., & Gordon, A. (2024, July 27). The legacy of 'Going Postal.' VICE. https://www.vice.com/en/article/g5pabb/the-legacy-of-going-postal  Koller, A. (2024, May 29). U.S. workers are less satisfied with nearly every aspect of their jobs than they were a year ago, survey finds. CNBC. Retrieved August 21, 2024, from https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/29/us-workers-are-less-satisfied-with-nearly-every-aspect-of-their-jobs-survey-finds.html#:~:text=American%20workers%20are%20more%20satisfied,Satisfaction%20survey%20released%20this%20month.  Occupational Safety and Health Administration. (2021). Workplace stress. U.S. Department of Labor. Retrieved August 21, 2024, from https://www.osha.gov/workplace-stress