Episode 50: Psychological Thrillers Volume One
This episode was recorded on January 26, 2025 and posted on March 8, 2025.
Content Warning: Light vulgarity.
Introduction
- Welcome to No Bodies Episode 50
- Introductions to your Ghosts Hosts with the Most - Lonely of Lonely Horror Club and Projectile Varmint aka Suzie
- Introductions to our guest Connor Doyle, director of IN THE FLESH
- Today’s Topic: Psychological Thrillers
Defining Psychological Thrillers
- Thrillers vs Horror
- The influence of psychological thrillers on cinema
Media Discussion
- The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
- Prisoners (2013)
- Red Rooms (2023)
- In the Flesh (2024)
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.
- Hide n Seek (2005)
- Kidnapped for Christ (2014)
- Hippopotamus (2018)
- Whisper (2007)
- The Boy Behind the Door (2020)
- Anything for Jackson (2020)
- The Chalk Line (2022)
- The Chaser (2008)
Closing Thoughts
- If you found yourself in the middle of a psychological thriller, do you think you would be the detective, the suspect, or the victim?
Thank you to our guest!
- Follow Connor Doyle @hardrimeproductions on Instagram!
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Sources
Edwards, S. (2023, October 18). Thriller vs Horror: What’s the Difference? - The Script Lab. The Script Lab. https://thescriptlab.com/blogs/39701-thriller-vs-horror-whats-the-difference/ Kim, Y. J. K.
M. a. Y. E. (2021, May 16). Psychological thrillers prompt readers to examine the darkness in
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