The Dead Body Bathtub
A podcast covering video nasties, gorefests, lo-fi shlock, and the hopes of two lovers of the macabre to be DISTURBED beyond belief and TERRIFIED out of sleep!
Episodes
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.
New Flesh Theme Song by James Pizziketti
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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!
Warning: This episode contains graphic descriptions of sexual assault, murder, torture, child abuse, animal abuse, necrophilia, and more in the context...
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.
DBBT Theme Son...
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, tor...
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, an...
WARNING: This episode contains descriptions of violence, animal abuse, necrophilia, and murder in the context of the films discussed. Listener discretion is advised.
DBBT The...
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...
New Flesh Theme Song by James Pizziketti
WARNING: This episode contains descriptio...
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 sex...
WARNING: This episode contains descriptions of violence, child abuse, animal abuse, and murder in the context of the films discussed. Listener discr...
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...
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 ...
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 ...
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 pandemi...
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 conte...
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 a...
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 viole...
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