Episode 84: Science of Fear - Our Scariest Horror Films

Episode 84: Science of Fear - Our Scariest Horror Films

This episode was recorded on July 17, 2026 and posted on August 15, 2026.

Introduction Welcome to No Bodies Episode 84 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 Welcome our special guest - Carly Sonafelt Today's Topic: The Science of Fear: Our Scariest Horror Films The Science of Fear The human fear response What makes a horror film scary The Science of Scare project Feature Length Review 1 Carly's Scariest - Dark Water (2002) Feature Length Review 2 Mike's Scariest - Terrified (2017) Feature Length Review 3 Kenan's Scariest - Noroi: The Curse (2005) Feature Length Review 4 Billy's Scariest - Mother! (2017) Feature Length Review 5 Lonely's Scariest - The Medium (2021) Scoring & Tonight's Winner! Thank You to Our Guest!

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