The Dead Body Bathtub

The ghouls have themselves a feast with 2025’s MEAT KILLS, the first Dutch film to receive the unholy NC-17 rating. They sort through scalding vats of verbal viscera as they dissect whether the film has the guts to make it into…THE DEAD BODY BATHTUB. 

 

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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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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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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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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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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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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...

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.

 

 

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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.

 

 

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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.

 

 

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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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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!

 

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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? 

 

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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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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!

 

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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 ext...

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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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?

 

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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.

 

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