Episode 53: Good 4 Her - Femme Revenge Horror Part Two
This episode was recorded on February 27, 2025 and posted on April 19, 2025.
Content Warning: Light vulgarity.
Introduction
- Welcome to No Bodies Episode 53
- Introductions to your Ghost Hosts with the Most - Lonely of Lonely Horror Club and Suzie aka Projectile Varmint
- Introductions to our guests - Sarah & Kelly of Final Girls Podcast
- Today's Topic: Good 4 Her - Femme Revenge Horror
Media Discussion
- The Nightingale (2018)
- Violation (2020)
- The Apology (2022)
Best & Worst Representations of Femme Revenge
Spoilers ahead!
Worst
- The Woman (2011) - Sarah, Kelly & Suzie
Best
- Promising Young Woman (2020) and Thelma & Louise (1991) - Sarah
- Promising Young Woman (2020) and Death Proof (2007) - Kelly
- The Nightingale (2018) and The Dark (2018) - Lonely
- True Detective Season 1 (2014) - Suzie
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.
Closing Thoughts
- Do you think consuming rape-revenge horror is vital to being a "true" horror fan? Why or why not?
Thank you to our guests!
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Sources
McAndrews, M. B. (2019, October 8). [Through Her Eyes] The history of Rape-Revenge films and the importance of female directors. Bloody Disgusting! https://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3586210/eyes-history-rape-revenge-films-importance-female-directors/ Wikipedia contributors. (2025, January 16).
Rape and revenge. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rape_and_revenge#:~:text=Rape%20and%20revenge%2C%20or%20rape,underground%20cinema%2C%20and%20arthouse%20cinema.
