Episode 59: Analog Horror

Episode 59: Analog Horror

This episode was recorded on June 20, 2025 and posted on July 12, 2025. 

Content Warning: Light vulgarity. 

Introduction

• Welcome to No Bodies Episode 59
• Introductions to your ghost hosts - Lonely of Lonely Horror Club and Suzie aka Projectile Varmint
• Introductions to our guest - Billy D of Halloween Babies Podcast
• Today’s Topic: Analog Horror

Defining Analog Horror

• The origins of analog horror
• The Uncanny Valley 
• Liminal Spaces
• The rise of analog horror and Skinamarink

Media Discussion

• Shorts
  • Dog Nightmares - Childhood Dreams (2022)
  • Local 58 - You Are on the Fastest Available Route (2017)
• Midis
  • Gemini Home Entertainment - World’s Weirdest Animals (2018)
  • The Backrooms - Found Footage (2022)
  • The Walten Files: Introductory Tape (2023)
  • Possibly in Michigan (1983)
  • Mandela Catalogue Volume 1 (2020)
  • The Greylock Tapes - Tape 001, Tape 002, Tape 003, Tape 004 (2023)
• Feature Length
  • Winter of ‘83 (2022)

Best & Worst Representations of Analog Horror

Worst

• The Walten Files (2023) - Suzie, Billy D, & Lonely
• The Greylock Tapes - Tape 001 (2023) - Billy D

Best

• Possibly in Michigan (1983) - Lonely & Billy D
• Winter of ‘83 (2022) - 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.
  • Too Many Cooks (2014)
  • This House Has People In It (2016)
  • WNUF Halloween Special (2013)

Closing Thoughts

• How do you think the rise of analog horror will impact the future of horror storytelling, if at all?

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