The Dead Body Bathtub

The ghouls drain the tub with author and filmmaker Leo X. Robertson! On this episode of BRAIN DRAIN, the gruesome twosome talk to Leo about his pragmatic but philosophical filmmaking process, channeling grief into art, and of course, his pick for the tub: IN A GLASS CAGE (1986).     WARNING: This episode contains descriptions of violence, child abuse, animal abuse, and murder in the context of the...

The inaugural episode of THE NEW FLESH is all about playing a game! The ghouls dig into all the fleshy bits of SAW X, its stripped-down narrative, its gnarly special effects, and its surprising pathos. And, of course, they ponder whether John Kramer is Daddy.   WARNING: This episode contains descriptions of extreme violence, torture, mutilation, murder, child abuse, and rape in the context of the...

Butts and bugs fill the tub in this episode of THE DEAD BODY BATHTUB. First, the creation is realized with THE HUMAN CENTIPEDE 2 (FULL SEQUENCE) (2011). Then, a drug run goes south (pun intended) in SWALLOWED (2022), Carter Smith’s absorbing and harrowing drama-horror. PLUS, stick around for a special promo code for PALLBEARER PRESS.   WARNING: This episode contains descriptions of graphic violenc...

Scalps are a precious commodity in the latest episode of THE DEAD BODY BATHTUB! The ghouls talk MANIAC (2012), the POV-slasher remake starring Elijah Wood. Then, they dive into the nightmare world of giallo maestro Dario Argento’s OPERA (1987). Plus, listen for advanced ticket information for Disney’s new attraction MOMMY WORLD.   WARNING: This episode contains descriptions of extreme violence, mu...

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 ca...

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 des...

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,...

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 w...

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 tor...

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 i...