The Beauty of Horror
Chandler Bullock
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“There’s no beauty here. Only death and decay”- I Walked With a Zombie (1943)
The Beauty of Horror is a podcast dedicated to exploring the unsettling beauty found in the horror genre. Each episode your host, Chandler Bullock, welcomes a different guest from the realm of horror to talk about a horror film they find beautiful...and why.
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S2E15: DISGUST - Ariel Powers-Schaub on House of 1000 Corpses (2003)
The Beauty of Horror
03/25/22 • 108 min
Content warning: contains mentions of sexual assault.
On this episode of The Beauty of Horror, Chandler talks with horror writer and the Administrative Director of Ghouls Magazine, Ariel Powers-Schaub (aka Ari Hellraiser) about the vile disgust present in Rob Zombie's seminal HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES (2003)!
They talk about their interests in writing, the function of food, clothing, and texture when setting scenes, the soundscapes of disgust, how invoking disgust can change your perception of characters, and, of course, aesthetics.
Want to connect more with the podcast and its guests? Checking out the info below!
Links:
Ariel
Twitter: @Ari_Hellraiser
Letterboxd: Ari_Hellraiser
Writing: Ghouls Magazine contributions
Chandler | Shockaholic
Twitter: @_Shockaholic
Instagram: @_shockaholic
Facebook: Shockaholic
Website: Shockaholic.org
Beauty of Horror
Twitter: @BeautyHorrorPod
Instagram: @beautyhorrorpod
Facebook: The Beauty of Horror
Vurbl: The Beauty of Horror
Beauty of Horror Contact
Website: The Beauty of Horror
E-mail: [email protected]
Sponsors
Logic Locks: https://www.logiclocks.com/
Anatomy of a Scream: https://www.anatomyofascream.com/
Mentions
Films
Quote from “Disgust and Moral Taboos” by John Kekes
Music by Karl Casey (White Bat Audio)
Cover Art designed by John Green (JRGDrawing)
Edited by Aviva Dassen
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S2E10: Maxwell Deering on The Empty Man (2021)
The Beauty of Horror
02/03/22 • 96 min
Content warning: Contains mentions of suicide and self-harm.
On this episode of The Beauty of Horror, Chandler talks with horror fan, film student, and Chandler's close friend, Maxwell Deering about the abyssally deep Beauty of David Prior's THE EMPTY MAN (2021)!
They explore cosmic horror, cult and cultist films, Nothingness, phenomenology, and, of course, aesthetics!
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Social Media:
Maxwell
Twitter: @ODSTSpartan
Chandler | Shockaholic
Twitter: @_Shockaholic
Instagram: @_shockaholic
Facebook: Shockaholic
Website: Shockaholic.org
Beauty of Horror
Twitter: @BeautyHorrorPod
Instagram: @beautyhorrorpod
Facebook: The Beauty of Horror
Vurbl: The Beauty of Horror
Beauty of Horror Contact
Website: The Beauty of Horror
E-mail: [email protected]
Mentions
Films
- The Thing
- Halloween
- Malignant
- The Bye-Bye Man
- Slenderman
- In the Mouth of Madness
- Alien
- The Matrix
- As Above, So Below
- The Exorcist
- Saw
- Inception
- Hellraiser 2
Other mentions
- Season 1, episode : GAB - Malignant
- The Call of Cthulhu
- The Kybalion
Quote from “Beneath Nihilism: The Phenomenological Foundations of Meaning” by David E. Shaner
Music by Karl Casey (White Bat Audio)
Cover Art designed by John Green (JRGDrawing)
Edited by Aviva Dassen
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S2E20: DISGUST - Dolores Quintana on The Sadness (2022)
The Beauty of Horror
06/03/22 • 146 min
Content warning: discussions of mass shootings, (child) murder, rape, cannibalism, COVID-19, long COVID, death, viruses, amnesia, misogyny, racism, police violence, sexual assault, and physical assault.
On this episode of The Beauty of Horror, Chandler talks with horror writer, journalist, and actor Dolores Quintana about the numerous disgusting horrors of THE SADNESS (2022)!
They talk about how Dolores got started into social justice activism as a child, writing school essays about George Romero’s influence on horror, how a profound fear of something can end up drawing you into it, many different types of zombie apocalypses in film, and, of course, aesthetics.
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Links:
Dolores
Twitter: @doloresquintana
Instagram: @doloresmquintana
Interview with Rob Jabbaz for Fangoria
Writing: Nightmarish Conjuring, Medium, Fangoria, The Advocate, and What Now Philly
Chandler | Shockaholic
Twitter: @_Shockaholic
Instagram: @_shockaholic
Facebook: Shockaholic
Beauty of Horror
Twitter: @BeautyHorrorPod
Instagram: @beautyhorrorsite
Facebook: The Beauty of Horror
Beauty of Horror Contact
Website: The Beauty of Horror
E-mail: [email protected]
Sponsors
Logic Locks: https://www.logiclocks.com/
Anatomy of a Scream: https://www.anatomyofascream.com/
Mentions
Referenced Beauty of Horror episodes
- Season 2, episode 16: Brian Keiper on The Fly (1986)
Literature
- Danse Macabre, by Stephen King
- Crossed, by Garth Ennis, Alan Moore, David Lapham, Si Spurrier, Kieron Gillen, and others.
Films and TV
- Dark Star (1974)
- Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask (1972)
- Night of the Living Dead (1968)
- Martyrs (2008)
- Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975)
- Dawn of the Dead (1978)
- The Girl with All The Gifts (2016)
- “Rick and Morty”: A Rickconvenient Mort (2021)
- 28 Days Later (2002)
- The Walking Dead (2010)
Music by Karl Casey (White Bat Audio)
Cover Art designed by John Green (JRGDrawing)
Edited by Aviva Dassen
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S2E18: DISGUST - Kelly Gredner on Thanatomorphose (2012)
The Beauty of Horror
04/29/22 • 97 min
Content warning: discussions of decay and decomposition, misogyny, depression, anxiety, dysmorphia, physical and sexual abuse, masturbation, and death/dying.
On this episode of The Beauty of Horror, Chandler talks with co-host of I Spit on Your Podcast, horror writer, and one half of The Spinsters of Horror, Kelly Grender about the sickening beauty of Éric Falardeau's THANATOMORPHOSE (2012)!
They talk about Kelly’s start in podcasting, the increasing appeal of extreme horror and how it challenges you, expressing female rage, sexuality, liberation through decay, decomposition as a metaphor for depression, abjection, cinéma vomitif, and, of course, aesthetics.
Want to connect more with the podcast and its guests? Checking out the info below!
Links:
Kelly
Twitter: @KGredner
Spinsters of Horror & I Spit on Your Podcast: @HorrorSpinsters
“Death Becomes Her: Finding Freedom in the Grotesque” in Grim no. 9: Contagion.
Chandler | Shockaholic
Twitter: @_Shockaholic
Instagram: @_shockaholic
Facebook: Shockaholic
Website: Shockaholic.org
Beauty of Horror
Twitter: @BeautyHorrorPod
Instagram: @beautyhorrorpod
Facebook: The Beauty of Horror
Beauty of Horror Contact
Website: The Beauty of Horror
E-mail: [email protected]
Sponsors
Logic Locks: https://www.logiclocks.com/
Anatomy of a Scream: https://www.anatomyofascream.com/
Mentions
Referenced Beauty of Horror episodes
- Season 1, episode 20: Mary Beth McAndrews on Phenomena
- Season 2, episode 13: Trace Thurman on Deadgirl (2008)
- Season 2, episode 16: Brian Keiper on The Fly
Writing
- “Horror And The Monstrous-Feminine: An Imaginary Abjection” by Barbara Creed
- “Offensive Films: Toward an Anthropology of Cinéma Vomitif” by Mikita Brottman
- “Dis/liking Disgust: The Revulsion Experience at the Movies“ by Julian Hanich
Films
Quote from “Powers of Horror: An Essay on Abjection” by Julia Kristeva.
Music by Karl Casey (White Bat Audio)
Cover Art designed by John Green (JRGDrawing)
Edited by Aviva Dassen
If you enjoyed this episode, please be sure to rate and subscribe!
Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-beauty-of-horror/donations
S2E19: DISGUST - Jerry J Sampson on Titane (2021)
The Beauty of Horror
05/06/22 • 126 min
Content warning: discussions of sexual assault, pregnancy, a lack of control of one’s own body, gender identity, dysphoria, objectification, abortion, and postpartum depression.
On this episode of The Beauty of Horror, Chandler talks with horror screenwriter and researcher Jerry J Sampson about Julia Ducournau's radical-yet-sweet TITANE (2021)!
They talk about Stephen King’s impact on shaping many horror lovers’ tastes, the emotional impact of the horror genre, Jerry’s terrifying motel experience that inspired her passion project “Motel”, pregnancy and Uterus Horror, oil lactation, and, of course, aesthetics.
Want to connect more with the podcast and its guests? Check out the info below!
Will you take the "Titane Challenge"? Let us know by reaching out on social media or email!
Links:
Jerry
Twitter: @ladyscriptwrit
Instagram: @thesleepermustawaken
Book (on Amazon): The Scream and Other Dark Stories
Chandler | Shockaholic
Twitter: @_Shockaholic
Instagram: @_shockaholic
Facebook: Shockaholic
Website: Shockaholic.org
Beauty of Horror
Twitter: @BeautyHorrorPod
Instagram: @beautyhorrorpod
Facebook: The Beauty of Horror
Beauty of Horror Contact
Website: The Beauty of Horror
E-mail: [email protected]
Sponsors
Logic Locks: https://www.logiclocks.com/
Anatomy of a Scream: https://www.anatomyofascream.com/
Mentions
Referenced Beauty of Horror episodes
- Season 2, Episode 19: Cat Benstead on Raw (2016)
Films
Quote from “Powers of Horror: An Essay on Abjection” by Julia Kristeva.
Music by Karl Casey (White Bat Audio)
Cover Art designed by John Green (JRGDrawing)
Edited by Aviva Dassen
If you enjoyed this episode, please be sure to rate and subscribe!
Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-beauty-of-horror/donations
REWIND - S1E2: Jolene Marie on Midsommar (2019)
The Beauty of Horror
05/27/22 • 97 min
In this REWIND episode Chandler provides some behind-the-scenes context about the making of this episode from Season 1, announces the new online platform spreadthebeauty.org, and gushes about Jolene's incredible insights.
Important to note: The first season of The Beauty of Horror was initially released via the Anatomy of a Scream Pod Squad feed as part of the Anatomy of a Scream Pod Squad Network.
If you are looking to get into podcasting about horror, have an interesting topic, but lack the confidence or know-how about it all, Anatomy of a Scream is the place for you! This podcast would literally not exist without their guidance and help.
Please be sure to give them some traffic and to listen to the original release here.
Want to connect more with the podcast and its guests? Checking out the info below!
Original show notes:
On this episode of The Beauty of Horror, Chandler talks with Jolene (Marie) Richardson, fashion historian and costume designer for The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs, about the breathtaking beauty of the Director’s Cut of Ari Aster’s Midsommar (2019).
They touch upon a wide array of topics including the language of costume design, the film’s various under and overtones, and, of course, aesthetics.
Links:
Jolene
Twitter: @JoMarieDesigns
To Dye For! Podcast: @DyePodcast
Chandler | Shockaholic
Twitter: @_Shockaholic
Instagram: @_shockaholic
Facebook: Shockaholic
Website: Shockaholic.org
Beauty of Horror
Twitter: @BeautyHorrorPod
Instagram: @beautyhorrorsite
Facebook: The Beauty of Horror
Beauty of Horror Contact
Website: The Beauty of Horror - spreadthebeauty.org
E-mail: [email protected]
Sponsors
Logic Locks: https://www.logiclocks.com/
Anatomy of a Scream: https://www.anatomyofascream.com/
Music by Karl Casey (White Bat Audio)
Cover Art designed by John Green (JRGDrawing)
Edited by Chandler Bullock
If you enjoyed this episode, please be sure to rate and subscribe!
Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-beauty-of-horror/donations
S2E17: DISGUST - Cat Benstead on Raw (2016)
The Beauty of Horror
04/15/22 • 86 min
Content warning: discussions of sexual assault, chronic illness, cannibalism, vomiting, skin conditions, bullying, and self doubt.
On this episode of The Beauty of Horror, Chandler talks with the host of TGIF: A Horror Movie Podcast, and the Founder and Co-Editor of Hear Us Scream: The Voices of Horror, Cat Benstead about Julia Ducournau's skin-crawling feature debut, RAW (2016)!
They talk about Cat’s relatively recent start in horror (which has now led to a second edition of an anthology of horror essays), a child’s path to autonomy, independence, and finding their place in the world, sibling rivalry, peeling off skin and Elmer’s Glue, social disgust, and, of course, aesthetics.
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Links:
Cat
Twitter: @catstead_
Book: Hear Us Scream: The Voices of Horror (@HearUsScreamm)
Podcast: TGIF: A Horror Movie Podcast (@TGIFPodcast_)
Chandler | Shockaholic
Twitter: @_Shockaholic
Instagram: @_shockaholic
Facebook: Shockaholic
Website: Shockaholic.org
Beauty of Horror
Twitter: @BeautyHorrorPod
Instagram: @beautyhorrorpod
Facebook: The Beauty of Horror
Beauty of Horror Contact
Website: The Beauty of Horror
E-mail: [email protected]
Sponsors
Logic Locks: https://www.logiclocks.com/
Anatomy of a Scream: https://www.anatomyofascream.com/
Mentions
- Previous BoH episode: Brian Keiper on The Fly
Films
- Martyrs (2008)
- Color Out of Space (2019)
- The Craft (1996)
- May (2002)
- The Fly (1986)
- Girl, Interrupted (1999)
Quote from Savoring Disgust: The Foul and the Fair by Carolyn Korsmeyer.
Music by Karl Casey (White Bat Audio)
Cover Art designed by John Green (JRGDrawing)
Edited by Aviva Dassen
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S2E21: Beautifully Dreadful 2022 - Panel Discussion - Queerness & Disgust in Horror
The Beauty of Horror
06/17/22 • 123 min
On this truly special episode of The Beauty of Horror, Chandler has assembled a panel featuring BoH alum & writer, Dani Bethea, co-host of the Bloody Blunts Cinema Club podcast, DeVaughn Taylor, and the co-host of The Descent Podcast & Assistant Editor for SpreadTheBeauty.org, John Patterson to discuss the topic of:
Queerness and Disgust in Horror.
This panel capped off a half-day fundraising event on Clubhouse for Gayly Helpful 2022. This was a co-production presented by The Beauty of Horror and Gayly Dreadful. Gayly Helpful is an annual event on GaylyDreadful.com featuring articles and essays by Queer voices in horror. Throughout the month of June, the site collects donations to fund the Transgender Law Center.
This panel is part of this fundraising initiative. Please support Gayly Helpful and The Transgender Law Center with donations and/or by spreading the word.
Donation link: https://donate.tiltify.com/+gayly-helpful/gayly-helpful-2022
Want to connect more with the podcast and its guests? Checking out the info below!
Links:
Dani
Twitter: @TheDaniBethea
DeVaughn
Twitter: @_daddydisco
John
Twitter: @AstroSlop
Chandler | Shockaholic
Twitter: @_Shockaholic
Instagram: @_shockaholic
Facebook: Shockaholic
Beauty of Horror
Twitter: @BeautyHorrorPod
Instagram: @beautyhorrorsite
Facebook: The Beauty of Horror
Beauty of Horror Contact
Website: The Beauty of Horror
E-mail: [email protected]
Sponsors
Logic Locks: https://www.logiclocks.com/
Anatomy of a Scream: https://www.anatomyofascream.com/
Music by Karl Casey (White Bat Audio)
Cover Art designed by John Green (JRGDrawing)
Edited by Chandler Bullock
If you enjoyed this episode, please be sure to rate and subscribe!
Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-beauty-of-horror/donations
S2E09: GAB - Silent Hill (2006)
The Beauty of Horror
01/28/22 • 27 min
Welcome to the The Good, The Agreeable, and The Beautiful (GAB). In this episode Chandler reviews Christoph Gans's SILENT HILL (2006)!
He explores the film's disconnect with its source material, Gans's eye for detail, the rich atmosphere, and, of course, aesthetics!
Want to connect more with the podcast and the Mistress? Check out the info below!
Social Media:
Chandler | Shockaholic
Twitter (@_Shockaholic)
Instagram (@shockaholicyt)
Beauty of Horror
Twitter (@BeautyHorrorPod)
Instagram (@beautyhorrorpod)
Beauty of Horror Contact
Cover Art designed by John Green (JRGDrawing)
Edited by Chandler Bullock
If you enjoyed this episode, please be sure to rate and subscribe!
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REWIND - S1E1: Dani Bethea on Pan's Labyrinth (2006) & The Devil's Backbone (2001)
The Beauty of Horror
04/22/22 • 124 min
Welcome to Beauty of Horror REWIND!
In this episode Chandler outlines what you can expect from these REWIND episodes, and provides some behind-the-scenes context about the making of this very first episode of The Beauty of Horror.
Important to note: The first season of The Beauty of Horror was initially released via the Anatomy of a Scream Pod Squad feed as part of the Anatomy of a Scream Pod Squad Network.
If you are looking to get into podcasting about horror, have an interesting topic, but lack the confidence or know-how about it all, Anatomy of a Scream is the place for you! This podcast would literally not exist without their guidance and help.
Please be sure to give them some traffic and to listen to the original release here.
Want to connect more with the podcast and its guests? Checking out the info below!
Original show notes:
On the inaugural episode of The Beauty of Horror, host Chandler Bullock talks with the editor-in-chief of We Are Horror Zine and contributing writer for various publications such as Ghoulish Media and Ghouls Magazine, Dani Bethea.
Up for discussion: the ethereal beauty of Guillermo del Toro’s essential double feature, The Devil’s Backbone (2001) and Pan’s Labyrinth (2006). The pair explore the magic, whimsy, and terror of childhood, as well as the power of myth in film and, of course, aesthetics.
Links:
Dani
Twitter: @TheDaniBethea
cineSPEAK: @cineSPEAK
Dani’s Medium page
Chandler | Shockaholic
Twitter: @_Shockaholic
Instagram: @_shockaholic
Facebook: Shockaholic
Website: Shockaholic.org
Beauty of Horror
Twitter: @BeautyHorrorPod
Instagram: @beautyhorrorpod
Facebook: The Beauty of Horror
Beauty of Horror Contact
Website: The Beauty of Horror
E-mail: [email protected]
Sponsors
Logic Locks: https://www.logiclocks.com/
Anatomy of a Scream: https://www.anatomyofascream.com/
Music by Karl Casey (White Bat Audio)
Cover Art designed by John Green (JRGDrawing)
Edited by Chandler Bullock
If you enjoyed this episode, please be sure to rate and subscribe!
Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-beauty-of-horror/donations
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FAQ
How many episodes does The Beauty of Horror have?
The Beauty of Horror currently has 29 episodes available.
What topics does The Beauty of Horror cover?
The podcast is about Film Interviews, Podcasts, Tv & Film and Film Reviews.
What is the most popular episode on The Beauty of Horror?
The episode title 'S2E15: DISGUST - Ariel Powers-Schaub on House of 1000 Corpses (2003)' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on The Beauty of Horror?
The average episode length on The Beauty of Horror is 88 minutes.
How often are episodes of The Beauty of Horror released?
Episodes of The Beauty of Horror are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of The Beauty of Horror?
The first episode of The Beauty of Horror was released on Nov 17, 2021.
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