The Dead Body Bathtub

Brain 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. 
DBBT Theme Song by James Pizziketti
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5. 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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4. 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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3. 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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2. 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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1. 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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