Episode 83: Horror Animation & Stopmotion

Episode 83: Horror Animation & Stopmotion

This episode was recorded on June 24, 2026 and June 25, 2026 and posted on August 1, 2026.

Introduction Welcome to No Bodies Episode 83 Introductions to our panel of living dead talking heads - Lonely of Lonely Horror Club, Mike aka That Horror Teacher, Billy D of Halloween Babies Podcast, and Kenan aka Plague Doctor Al Today's Topic: Horror Animation & Stopmotion Animation & Stopmotion in Horror Defining animation and stop motion Examples of horror animation and stop motion Our experiences with horror animation Feature Length Review 1 Perfect Blue (1997) Segment 1 Fighting the Dragon: Metal Fetishism & Body Horror in Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989) Feature Length Review 2 Blood Tea and Red String (2006) Feature Length Review 3 The Wolf House (2018) Best & Worsts of Horror Animation & Stopmotion Suzie's Deep Cuts Closing Thoughts Which form of animation (anime, stylized/expressive, claymation, etc.) do you believe can best depict horror? Keep Up with Your Hosts

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Sources

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Manno, M. (2024, March 30). Let's talk about: Horror in animation. Morbidly Beautiful. https://morbidlybeautiful.com/lets-talk-about-horror-in-animation/

Wikipedia contributors. (2026, July 2). History of animation. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_animation

Wikipedia contributors. (2026, July 29). Stop motion. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_motion