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The Dead Body Bathtub22. The Coffee Table (2022)The ghouls get baby fever with THE COFFEE TABLE (2022)! They talk the perils of parenthood, the potential limitations of contained narratives, and if Eli Roth was right about this uber dark drama.
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WARNING: This episode contains graphic descriptions of infant harm, violence, suicide, trauma, and more in the context of the film discussed. Listener discretion is advised.
2026-02-1054 minThe Dead Body Bathtub21. Eden Lake (2008)The ghouls take a weekend getaway to EDEN LAKE (2008). They talk gender reversals, the morals of violence, and whether or not Kelly Reilly would slay at Fortnite.
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WARNING: This episode contains graphic descriptions of torture, child abuse, violence, animal abuse, and more in the context of the film discussed. Listener discretion is advised.
2025-10-311h 08The Dead Body Bathtub20. Snuff (1976)The ghouls unearth the meta-narrative video nasty SNUFF (1976)! They talk liminal lo-fi filmmaking, tacked on brutality, and whether or not this infamous but under-seen film is worth your time.
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WARNING: This episode contains descriptions of murder, torture, sexual violence, and more in the context of the film discussed. Listener discretion is advised.
2025-09-2545 minThe Dead Body Bathtub19. The Thing (1982)The Tub is the warmest place to hide in this episode of THE DEAD BODY BATHTUB! The ghouls talk John Carpenter's undisputed masterpiece, THE THING (1982), its exquisite body horror, and the enduring power of distrust and isolation.
Warning: This episode contains graphic descriptions of violence, animal abuse, mutilation, and more in the context of the film discussed. Viewer discretion is advised.
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2025-07-221h 27The Dead Body Bathtub18. The Exorcist (1973)LICK ME with THE DEAD BODY BATHTUB! The ghouls get sacrilegious with THE EXORCIST (1973)! They discuss the inferiority of the theatrical cut, empathy with cig-smoking priests, and just how hard the film hits after forty plus years.
WARNING: This episode contains graphic descriptions of violence, sexual assault, murder, child abuse, and more in the context of the film discussed. Viewer discretion is advised.
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2025-04-221h 14The Dead Body Bathtub17. Last House on the Left (1972)
To avoid fainting, keep repeating, it’s only a podcast… only a podcast… only a podcast. The ghouls dissect the infamous 1972 shocker THE LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT — digging into shifting tonalities, crazy needle drops, and how it stacks up to other revenge films of the era.
WARNING: This episode contains descriptions of sexual assault/violence, torture, murder, humiliation, and more in the context of the film discussed. Listener discretion is advised.
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2025-03-301h 14The Dead Body Bathtub16. Men Behind the Sun (1988)Shit your intestines out from sound with THE DEAD BODY BATHTUB! The ghouls return to cover the infamous but under seen MAN/MEN BEHIND THE SUN (1988). They talk depicting historical atrocities, the film’s tonal balancing act, and Mike’s strange personal connection to the film’s director, TF Mou.
WARNING: This episode contains graphic descriptions of torture, child abuse, animal abuse, murder, and more in the context of the film discussed.
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2025-02-151h 05
The Screen Addicts PodcastThe Screen Addicts Deal with Body IssuesWARNING: This episode contains graphic descriptions of violence in cinema. We are joined by Mike Mazzanti from The Dead Body Bathtub podcast as we fittingly rank our Top 3 favorite Body Horror films. Things get grimy and gruesome on this one and we have a SHOCKING story from TV Villegas!You can hear the Dead Body Bathtub Podcast wherever you get your podcasts. You can follow their IG page here: https://www.instagram.com/deadbodpod?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==
2024-10-301h 36The Dead Body Bathtub15. Cannibal Holocaust (1980)The ghouls update the format for a new era of THE DEAD BODY BATHTUB! For their first solo-film episode, they peel back the gooey shell of the most infamous film of all time, CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST (1980)! They talk about the lasting impact of Deodato’s vision and dissect the impact of real on-screen violence.
WARNING: This episode contains graphic descriptions of animal violence, extreme sadism, sexual assault, mutilation, and far more in the context of the film discussed. Listener discretion is advised.
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2024-10-281h 15The Dead Body Bathtub14. Audition (1999) + Found (2012)Go deeper, deeper, deeper with the ghouls as they dig into the infamous FOUND (2012), a film that spawned the even more infamous Headless (2015). Then, they get swept up in the relationship drama of AUDITION (1999) before bags flip and needles stick.
Warning: This episode contains descriptions of murder, torture, gore, sexual assault, incest, necrophilia, animal abuse, child abuse, mutilation, and more in the context of the films discussed. Listened discretion is advised.
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2024-09-281h 23The Dead Body Bathtub13. A Tale of Two Sisters (2003) + The Nightingale (2018)Who’s crazy, who’s already dead?! The ghouls return to speak on A TALE OF TWO SISTERS (2003), a mysterious yarn of daddy issues and night terrors. Then, they travel to the Australian frontier for the historical revenge epic, THE NIGHTINGALE (2018).
WARNING: This episode contains descriptions of sexual assault, extreme violence involving children, and much more in the context of the films discussed.
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2024-08-281h 44The Dead Body BathtubThe New Flesh: Longlegs (2024)Get right down to the dirty work with THE NEW FLESH! The ghouls cover LONGLEGS (2024), the hype cycle, facial prosthetics, and what it takes to spook. Hail Satan!
WARNING: This episode contains descriptions of torture, murder, child abuse, and more in the in the context of the film discussed. Listener discretion is advised.
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2024-07-3159 minThe Dead Body BathtubThe New Flesh: Maxxxine (2024)Do not accept a life you do not deserve with The New Flesh! The ghouls smash the ghost testicles of Buster Keaton as they dissect the new Ti West trilogy capper, MAXXXINE (2024)! Mia Goth, daddy problems, giallo aspirations, and 80’s kink all collide in the sequel to X (2022) and PEARL (2022). But does MAXXXINE have the X-factor to make it into the tub?
WARNING: This episode contains descriptions of gore, murder, mutilation, sexual assault, and more in the context of the film discussed. Listener discretion is advised.
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2024-07-091h 02The Dead Body BathtubThe New Flesh: In a Violent Nature (2024)The New Flesh returns with IN A VIOLENT NATURE (2024)! The ghouls talk spine-cracking kills, walking simulators, and reframing the slasher template.
WARNING: This episode contains descriptions of murder, torture, mutilation, and more in the context of the film discussed. Listener discretion is advised.
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2024-06-0759 minThe Dead Body Bathtub12. August Underground's Mordum (2003) + House on the Edge of the Park (1980)Mike reaches an all-time level of annoying as he attempts to dismember AUGUST UNDERGROUND’S MORDUM (2003). Then, the ghouls cover the moral grey zones of Ruggero Deodato’s follow-up to Cannibal Holocaust, HOUSE ON THE EDGE OF THE PARK (1980). Anything could happen… Everything did!
Warning: This episode contains graphic descriptions of sexual assault, murder, torture, child abuse, animal abuse, necrophilia, and more in the context of the films discussed. Listener discretion is advised.
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2024-05-231h 30The Dead Body BathtubThe New Flesh: Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey 2 (2024)
THE NEW FLESH returns as the ghouls talk WINNIE THE POOH: BLOOD & HONEY 2 (2024). They discuss gnarly kills, Germaine's shocking fear of a certain character, surprising emotional depth, and one occupation you need to watch out for at YOUR local hospital. Will it all culminate in another entrant to the tub? Oh bother, I guess you'll have to find out for yourself!
WARNING: This episode contains graphic descriptions of extreme violence, mutilation, child abduction/abuse/murder, and more in the context of the films discussed.
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2024-04-1257 minThe Dead Body BathtubThe Abyss: A Serbian Film (2010)
On the 1st anniversary of THE DEAD BODY BATHTUB, the ghouls stare into the aeon-dead darkness for the first-ever episode of THE ABYSS! On this rewatch, they tackle the most infamous, most profane of horror with A SERBIAN FILM (2010).
WARNING: This episode contains descriptions of sexual assault, pedophilia/child molestation, child abuse, incest, suicide, torture, and more in the context of the films discussed.
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2024-03-2359 minThe Dead Body Bathtub11. The Girl Next Door (2007) + Salo, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975)Butt stuff reigns supreme in the tub! The ghouls talk suppressed suburban perverts and mean moms with THE GIRL NEXT DOOR (2007). Then, they tackle the ultimate infamy of Pier Paolo Pasolini’s controversial final film, SALO, OR THE 120 DAYS OF SODOM (1975). Do either have the guts (or poop) to make it into the tub forever?
WARNING: This episode contains descriptions of sexual assault, pedophilia/child molestation, child abuse, torture, coprophilia, and more in the context of the films discussed.
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2024-03-021h 31The Dead Body Bathtub10. American Guinea Pig (2014) + The Loved Ones (2009)The torture is back for season 2 of THE DEAD BODY BATHTUB! The ghouls dissect the snuffsploitation film AMERICAN GUINEA PIG: BOUQUET OF GUTS & GORE (2014) and what it takes to shock. Then, they ask if they’re pretty enough with THE LOVED ONES (2009), an Aussie classic of twisted love and daddy issues.
WARNING: This episode contains descriptions of torture, mutilation, murder, child abuse, animal abuse and violence, incest, and more in the context of the films discussed.
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2024-01-311h 15
The Dead Body BathtubBrain Drain: 2023 Year End Review
The ghouls wrap up 2023 with top 10’s! Mazzanti dives into his favorite genre movies from 2023, while Germaine digs into the vault and picks her favorite first-time horror viewings of the year. Plus, they chat books and tease what’s to come on Season 2.
WARNING: This episode contains descriptions of violence, animal abuse, necrophilia, and murder in the context of the films discussed. Listener discretion is advised.
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2024-01-131h 03The Dead Body Bathtub9. Braindead aka Dead Alive (1992) + Elephant (2003)The ghouls are back! First, they get gooey with Peter Jackson's splattefest DEAD ALIVE (aka BRAINDEAD - 1992). Then, they untangle the deceptive simplicity of Gus Van Sant's controversial Palme d'Or winner ELEPHANT (2003), a teen drama that leads up to a school shooting.
WARNING: This episode contains descriptions of murder, mutilation, animal violence, attempted rape, child abuse, school shootings, bullying, bulimia, and more in the context of the films discussed. Listener discretion is advised.
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2023-12-311h 37The Dead Body BathtubThe New Flesh: Thanksgiving (2023)
The table is set, the festivities have begun, and the ghouls are unexpected guests for Eli Roth's new slasher, THANKSGIVING. They talk about delicious deaths, genuine story, and humans-as-malleable-clay. But beware! SPOILERS AHEAD.
Warning: This episode contains graphic descriptions of murder and torture in the context of the film discussed. Listener discretion is advised.
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2023-11-201h 22The Dead Body BathtubThe New Flesh: Terrifier 2 (2022) with Spoiler Sleepover
The ghouls open up the clown cafe for the gruesome twosome—Rob and Jason Michael from the SPOILER SLEEPOVER podcast clamber into the tub with their sleeping bags to discuss the horror epic TERRIFIER 2! We talk extreme bodily trauma, unexpected pathos, and of course, the dick quota. But wait! Before listening, go over to SPOILER SLEEPOVER to hear all four of us discuss TERRIFIER (2016)!
WARNING: This episode contains descriptions of extreme violence, torture, mutilation, murder, child abuse, and more in the context of the film discussed. Listener discretion is advised.
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2023-11-121h 44The Dead Body Bathtub8. May (2002) + I Spit On Your Grave (1978)It's emo goth girl week for the ghouls! On this episode, they dive into Germaine's childhood and future goals with MAY (2002), paying special attention to an all-time Anna Faris performance. Then, they traverse the murky waters of the seminal rape-revenge classic I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE (1978) aka DAY OF THE WOMAN. Will any of these ghastly pieces make it into THE DEAD BODY BATHTUB?
WARNING: This episode contains descriptions of sexual assault/rape, murder, torture/mutilation, animal cruelty, child abuse, and more. Listener discretion is advised.
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2023-11-041h 41The Dead Body BathtubBrain Drain: An Interview with Leo X. Robertson + In a Glass Cage (1986)
The ghouls drain the tub with author and filmmaker Leo X. Robertson! On this episode of BRAIN DRAIN, the gruesome twosome talk to Leo about his pragmatic but philosophical filmmaking process, channeling grief into art, and of course, his pick for the tub: IN A GLASS CAGE (1986).
WARNING: This episode contains descriptions of violence, child abuse, animal abuse, and murder in the context of the films discussed. Listener discretion is advised.
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2023-10-201h 38The Screen Addicts PodcastThe Screen Addicts Get Grimy with Giallo.On this week's episode we are joined by our gruesome guests Mazzanti and Germaine Shock from the Dead Body Bathtub Podcast. We take a deep dive into the gloriously gory genre that is Giallo. This episode is not for the faint of heart, so listener beware!You can follow The Dead Body Bathtub on IG: https://www.instagram.com/deadbodpod/Send a textIf you are feeling anxious, depressed or angry and need someone to talk to, visit Better Help to speak to a licensed professional. Use the...
2023-10-171h 49The Dead Body BathtubThe New Flesh: Saw X (2023)The inaugural episode of THE NEW FLESH is all about playing a game! The ghouls dig into all the fleshy bits of SAW X, its stripped-down narrative, its gnarly special effects, and its surprising pathos. And, of course, they ponder whether John Kramer is Daddy.
WARNING: This episode contains descriptions of extreme violence, torture, mutilation, murder, child abuse, and rape in the context of the film discussed. Listener discretion is advised.
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2023-10-021h 16The Dead Body Bathtub7. The Human Centipede 2 (2011) + Swallowed (2022)Butts and bugs fill the tub in this episode of THE DEAD BODY BATHTUB. First, the creation is realized with THE HUMAN CENTIPEDE 2 (FULL SEQUENCE) (2011). Then, a drug run goes south (pun intended) in SWALLOWED (2022), Carter Smith’s absorbing and harrowing drama-horror. PLUS, stick around for a special promo code for PALLBEARER PRESS.
WARNING: This episode contains descriptions of graphic violence, torture, rape, murder, violence toward children, and animal abuse.
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2023-09-251h 56The Dead Body Bathtub6. Maniac (2012) + Opera (1987)Scalps are a precious commodity in the latest episode of THE DEAD BODY BATHTUB! The ghouls talk MANIAC (2012), the POV-slasher remake starring Elijah Wood. Then, they dive into the nightmare world of giallo maestro Dario Argento’s OPERA (1987). Plus, listen for advanced ticket information for Disney’s new attraction MOMMY WORLD.
WARNING: This episode contains descriptions of extreme violence, murder, torture, sexual abuse, child abuse, and animal abuse. Viewer discretion is advised.
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2023-09-011h 48The Dead Body BathtubBrain Drain: An Interview with Mike Thorn + Sick (2022)The inaugural episode of THE BRAIN DRAIN—the ghoulish DBBT aftershow—finds a guest in the tub! Author and critic Mike Thorn joins us to discuss horror, the creative process, the new audiobook edition of his first novel “Shelter for the Damned,” and his tub pick—SICK (2022), John Hyams’ taut and clever COVID-set slasher. We dissect screenwriter Kevin Williamson’s social diagnosis, Hyams’ dynamic camera, and the engagement of pandemic-as-horror.
WARNING: This episode contains descriptions of violence, child abuse, and murder in the context of the films discussed. Listener discretion is advised.
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2023-08-221h 49The Dead Body Bathtub5. Trauma (2017) + Witchfinder General (1968)The ghouls are at it again with their most impassioned debate yet! First, they dig into ‘A Chilean Film’: TRAUMA (2017), a brutal response to the darkest period in Chile's history. Then, they head back to England in 1645 for WITCHFINDER GENERAL (1968), an infamous tale of religious fanaticism and rural tyranny. Plus, the ghouls dive into what makes them tick!
WARNING: This episode contains descriptions of extreme violence, sexual assault, incest, torture, mutilation, and child abuse in the context of the films discussed. Listener discretion is advised.
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2023-08-042h 04The Dead Body Bathtub4. Hell House LLC (2015) + Ichi the Killer (2001)The ghouls explore a haunt in HELL HOUSE LLC (2015). Then, they celebrate the #1 sadomasochist daddy with ICHI THE KILLER (2001). Will a found footage gem finally enter the tub, or will sado-daddy win the day? PLUS, a new award is revealed and a surprise is teased.
WARNING: This episode contains descriptions of extreme violence (some involving children), sexual assault, animal abuse and killing, bullying, and torture in the context of the films discussed. Listener discretion is advised.
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2023-07-021h 59The Dead Body Bathtub3. The Poughkeepsie Tapes (2007) + Malatesta’s Carnival of Blood (1973)The ghouls sift through more torture tapes with the infamous faux-documentary THE POUGHKEEPSIE TAPES (2007). Then, they unearth the little-seen tone poem MALATESTA’S CARNIVAL OF BLOOD (1973). Will the tub be blessed with another unholy entrant?
WARNING: This episode contains discussions of extreme violence, sexual abuse/assault, torture, animal harm, and child abuse in the context of the films we discuss. Listener discretion is advised.
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2023-06-041h 52The Dead Body Bathtub2. August Underground (2001) + The New York Ripper (1982)The ghouls slide back into the tub as they discuss Fred Vogel’s infamous snuffsploitation flick AUGUST UNDERGROUND (2001)! Then, they hit the sleaze-filled streets of The Big Apple through the eyes of gialli master Lucio Fulci in THE NEW YORK RIPPER (1982)! Is either film sordid enough to make it into… THE DEAD BODY BATHTUB?
WARNING: This episode contains descriptions of extreme violence and torture, animal harm, and sexual violence in the context of the films discussed. Listener discretion is advised.
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2023-05-031h 55The Dead Body Bathtub1. Nekromantik (1988) + Skinned Deep (2004)
The ghouls turn on the faucet in the first episode of THE DEAD BODY BATHTUB with deep dives into the murky blood water of NEKROMANTIK (1988) and the throwback slasher SKINNED DEEP (2004). Will either film be sick enough to join them in the tub?
WARNING: This episode contains discussions of extreme violence and taboo subjects such as necrophilia, sexual violence, animal killing, and child abuse in the context of the films we discuss. Listener discretion is advised.
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2023-03-241h 22