Episode 46: Infections
This episode was recorded on November 7, 2024 and posted on January 11, 2025
Content Warning: Light vulgarity.
Introduction
- Welcome to No Bodies Episode 46
- Introductions to your Ghosts Hosts with the Most - Lonely of Lonely Horror Club and Projectile Varmint aka Suzie
- Introductions to our guests - Dr. Sarah Walters, epidemiologist and professor of Public Health
- Today's Topic: Infections
Discussion on Infection Narratives in Horror
- The history of infections and plagues in horror
Media Discussion
- Shivers (1975)
- The Curse (1987)
- 12 Monkeys (1995)
- Mulberry St. (2006)
- Contagion (2011)
- Bird Box (2018)
- The Sadness (2023)
- Smile 2 (2024)
Best & Worst Representations of Infections in Horror
Spoilers ahead!
Worst
- The Happening (2008) & Old (2021) - Suzie
- Shivers (1975) & It Comes at Night (2017) - Sarah
- Shivers (1975) & The Sadness (2023) - Lonely
Best
- Contagion (2011) & It Follows (2014) - Suzie & Sarah
- Smile 2 (2024) - Lonely
Suzie's Deep Cuts & Surface Wounds
- This segment highlights lesser known films based on their IMDB ratings. If something has 5k or under reviews on IMDB, we'll call it a Deep Cut. If something has between 6-10k reviews on IMDB, we'll call it a Surface Wound.
- What We Become (2015)
- Viral (2016)
- Rabid (2019)
- The Beach House (2019)
- Little Fish (2020)
- Hot Skull (2022)
Closing Thoughts
- What is a theme in infection horror you wish horror captured more accurately? What infection narrative would you direct for a horror film?
Thank you to Dr. Sarah Walters for joining us!
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Sources
Sartin, J. S. (2019). Contagious horror: infectious themes in fiction and film. Clinical Medicine & Research, 17(1–2), 41–46. https://doi.org/10.3121/cmr.2019.1432
