Nichole Ghoulbell - Host of BODIES OF HORROR
@bodiesofhorror.bsky.social
Bodies of Horror is a bi-weekly podcast that looks at horror through the lens of disability. Proud member of the Anatomy of a Scream Pod Squad.
Heading out to see KEEPER. MANAGE MY EXPECTATIONS!
November 15, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Heading out to see KEEPER. MANAGE MY EXPECTATIONS!
NEW EPISODE ALERT.
I got to (somewhat) put on my former theatre major hat and chat about Taymor’s phenomenal adaptation of Shakespeare’s TITUS.
Arguably Bill’s most brutal and bloody work, we see how bodily autonomy and mutilation make the political personal.
I got to (somewhat) put on my former theatre major hat and chat about Taymor’s phenomenal adaptation of Shakespeare’s TITUS.
Arguably Bill’s most brutal and bloody work, we see how bodily autonomy and mutilation make the political personal.
Tomorrow on #AOASPodSquad: @bodiesofhorror.bsky.social returns to discuss the fucked up family dynamics at the center of TITUS
November 12, 2025 at 9:33 PM
NEW EPISODE ALERT.
I got to (somewhat) put on my former theatre major hat and chat about Taymor’s phenomenal adaptation of Shakespeare’s TITUS.
Arguably Bill’s most brutal and bloody work, we see how bodily autonomy and mutilation make the political personal.
I got to (somewhat) put on my former theatre major hat and chat about Taymor’s phenomenal adaptation of Shakespeare’s TITUS.
Arguably Bill’s most brutal and bloody work, we see how bodily autonomy and mutilation make the political personal.
This past week was my birthday and it had me thinking:
How do we acknowledge changed ideas on art based on lived experience?
Is there a change in expectations of how you approach content at a certain age?
How do we acknowledge changed ideas on art based on lived experience?
Is there a change in expectations of how you approach content at a certain age?
November 9, 2025 at 1:46 AM
This past week was my birthday and it had me thinking:
How do we acknowledge changed ideas on art based on lived experience?
Is there a change in expectations of how you approach content at a certain age?
How do we acknowledge changed ideas on art based on lived experience?
Is there a change in expectations of how you approach content at a certain age?
Confession: as someone who likes to have Court TV on the background, I managed to catch (I think) all of the testimony in Alex’s trial and have been following the appeals/corruption drama.
True crime can be handled horribly but @jennferatu.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social are FANTASTIC.
True crime can be handled horribly but @jennferatu.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social are FANTASTIC.
Can’t wait to dig into this effed up family next week
If you want a taste of where @jennferatu.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social are heading for the rest of November on the pod, here's your hint
November 8, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Confession: as someone who likes to have Court TV on the background, I managed to catch (I think) all of the testimony in Alex’s trial and have been following the appeals/corruption drama.
True crime can be handled horribly but @jennferatu.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social are FANTASTIC.
True crime can be handled horribly but @jennferatu.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social are FANTASTIC.
My feelings on FREAKS runs deep and wide. And disability representation ing horror (obviously). So excited for this.
POPCORN DISABILITIES drops on the 27th but you can get copies early if you come to my screening of FREAKS at the @amcinematheque.bsky.social on the 16th!! Buy tickets now!
www.americancinematheque.com/now-showing/...
www.americancinematheque.com/now-showing/...
Kristen Lopez Presents FREAKS - American Cinematheque
www.americancinematheque.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:59 AM
My feelings on FREAKS runs deep and wide. And disability representation ing horror (obviously). So excited for this.
No new episode on the BODIES OF HORROR feed but my annoying voice will NOT BE SILENT.
Grateful for the amazing and kind @chewywalrus.bsky.social and Mike to let me join in the convo about V/H/S: HALLOWEEN.
Come for chat of the film and stay for chat of why the Jack in the Box mascot is the worst.
Grateful for the amazing and kind @chewywalrus.bsky.social and Mike to let me join in the convo about V/H/S: HALLOWEEN.
Come for chat of the film and stay for chat of why the Jack in the Box mascot is the worst.
October 31, 2025 at 11:04 PM
No new episode on the BODIES OF HORROR feed but my annoying voice will NOT BE SILENT.
Grateful for the amazing and kind @chewywalrus.bsky.social and Mike to let me join in the convo about V/H/S: HALLOWEEN.
Come for chat of the film and stay for chat of why the Jack in the Box mascot is the worst.
Grateful for the amazing and kind @chewywalrus.bsky.social and Mike to let me join in the convo about V/H/S: HALLOWEEN.
Come for chat of the film and stay for chat of why the Jack in the Box mascot is the worst.
NEW EPISODE!!
So excited to talk about this film. I like the vibes a lot but we are going to go deep on those ageist tropes, and the…interesting?…things it has to say about caregiving.
So excited to talk about this film. I like the vibes a lot but we are going to go deep on those ageist tropes, and the…interesting?…things it has to say about caregiving.
Today on #AOASPodSquad: @bodiesofhorror.bsky.social examines Ti West’s 2009 film THE HOUSE OF THE DEVIL, a pitch-perfect 70’s/80’s throwback that uses a familiar caregiver premise to pinpoint the perils of aging, caring for a loved one, and dependence.
Bodies of Horror: Episode 103 - The House of the Devil (2009)
Podcast Episode · Anatomy of a Scream Pod Squad · 10/14/2025 · 28m
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October 16, 2025 at 2:30 AM
NEW EPISODE!!
So excited to talk about this film. I like the vibes a lot but we are going to go deep on those ageist tropes, and the…interesting?…things it has to say about caregiving.
So excited to talk about this film. I like the vibes a lot but we are going to go deep on those ageist tropes, and the…interesting?…things it has to say about caregiving.
PICK MY NIGHT:
-double feature of Him + The Strangers: Chapter 2
OR
Screening of Perfect Blue at the nearby theatre?
-double feature of Him + The Strangers: Chapter 2
OR
Screening of Perfect Blue at the nearby theatre?
October 4, 2025 at 6:03 PM
PICK MY NIGHT:
-double feature of Him + The Strangers: Chapter 2
OR
Screening of Perfect Blue at the nearby theatre?
-double feature of Him + The Strangers: Chapter 2
OR
Screening of Perfect Blue at the nearby theatre?
NEW EPISODE DAY!
Do you like the “disabled-as-villain” trope, but with hot sauce? Do you like Oliver Platt playing, as always, a psychologist? Do you wonder if there is hierarchy of disabled kids?
Well…
Do you like the “disabled-as-villain” trope, but with hot sauce? Do you like Oliver Platt playing, as always, a psychologist? Do you wonder if there is hierarchy of disabled kids?
Well…
Today on #AOASPodSquad: How bad can a movie with Naomi Watts be? 2016’s SHUT IN may have you rethinking that.
@bodiesofhorror.bsky.social looks at how this movie adopts horror tropes at the expense of portraying mental health issues and physical disabilities with any real nuance or care.
@bodiesofhorror.bsky.social looks at how this movie adopts horror tropes at the expense of portraying mental health issues and physical disabilities with any real nuance or care.
Bodies of Horror: Episode 102 - Shut In (2016)
Podcast Episode · Anatomy of a Scream Pod Squad · 09/30/2025 · 39m
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September 30, 2025 at 10:14 PM
NEW EPISODE DAY!
Do you like the “disabled-as-villain” trope, but with hot sauce? Do you like Oliver Platt playing, as always, a psychologist? Do you wonder if there is hierarchy of disabled kids?
Well…
Do you like the “disabled-as-villain” trope, but with hot sauce? Do you like Oliver Platt playing, as always, a psychologist? Do you wonder if there is hierarchy of disabled kids?
Well…
This movie.
This book.
The taps.
Excited to talk about this gem of a movie.
Pre-homework before you listen:
Would this movie make your Top 25 Horror Films of the Century?
This book.
The taps.
Excited to talk about this gem of a movie.
Pre-homework before you listen:
Would this movie make your Top 25 Horror Films of the Century?
Tomorrow on the #AOASPodSquad: @bodiesofhorror.bsky.social is back to discuss a contemporary classic vampire film with 2008's LET THE RIGHT ONE IN
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September 16, 2025 at 1:59 AM
This movie.
This book.
The taps.
Excited to talk about this gem of a movie.
Pre-homework before you listen:
Would this movie make your Top 25 Horror Films of the Century?
This book.
The taps.
Excited to talk about this gem of a movie.
Pre-homework before you listen:
Would this movie make your Top 25 Horror Films of the Century?
Let’s go.
September 14, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Let’s go.
Should I go see FREDDY’S REVENGE tonight?
September 6, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Should I go see FREDDY’S REVENGE tonight?
Have you ever encountered a child in the wild that their reaction was to sniff and salute you?
I need help knowing what to do with this. I assume 97.2% are possessed but my data is not peer verified.
I need help knowing what to do with this. I assume 97.2% are possessed but my data is not peer verified.
September 5, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Have you ever encountered a child in the wild that their reaction was to sniff and salute you?
I need help knowing what to do with this. I assume 97.2% are possessed but my data is not peer verified.
I need help knowing what to do with this. I assume 97.2% are possessed but my data is not peer verified.
NEW EPISODE ALERT!
I somehow have put out 100 episodes of this podcast. I’ve had amazing sunbeams of humans support me along the way in a 1000s of ways, but a special shout out to each and every guest that has come on for an episode and for anyone that has listened to even AN episode:
THANK YOU.
I somehow have put out 100 episodes of this podcast. I’ve had amazing sunbeams of humans support me along the way in a 1000s of ways, but a special shout out to each and every guest that has come on for an episode and for anyone that has listened to even AN episode:
THANK YOU.
Today on #AOASPodSquad:
It is here: Episode 100 of @bodiesofhorror.bsky.social!
Let’s take a look back at some unique and stand-out episodes of the past almost 5 years and discuss what’s coming up for the next 100.
It is here: Episode 100 of @bodiesofhorror.bsky.social!
Let’s take a look back at some unique and stand-out episodes of the past almost 5 years and discuss what’s coming up for the next 100.
Bodies of Horror: Episode 100 - A Walk Through the Cemetery (or Memory Lane)
Podcast Episode · Anatomy of a Scream Pod Squad · 09/02/2025 · 1h 17m
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September 3, 2025 at 2:33 AM
NEW EPISODE ALERT!
I somehow have put out 100 episodes of this podcast. I’ve had amazing sunbeams of humans support me along the way in a 1000s of ways, but a special shout out to each and every guest that has come on for an episode and for anyone that has listened to even AN episode:
THANK YOU.
I somehow have put out 100 episodes of this podcast. I’ve had amazing sunbeams of humans support me along the way in a 1000s of ways, but a special shout out to each and every guest that has come on for an episode and for anyone that has listened to even AN episode:
THANK YOU.
This makes me tear up since you were one of the biggest influences in me deciding to take the leap into podcasting.
Adore you, Jenn, and thank you for being such a phenomenal force.
Adore you, Jenn, and thank you for being such a phenomenal force.
What a treat to find in my feed this morning! Nicole is doing such fantastic and important work with @bodiesofhorror.bsky.social and this is such a huge accomplishment! 👏👏👏👏👏
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Bodies of Horror: Episode 100 - A Walk Through the Cemetery (or Memory Lane)
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September 3, 2025 at 2:27 AM
This makes me tear up since you were one of the biggest influences in me deciding to take the leap into podcasting.
Adore you, Jenn, and thank you for being such a phenomenal force.
Adore you, Jenn, and thank you for being such a phenomenal force.
Reposted by Nichole Ghoulbell - Host of BODIES OF HORROR
Tomorrow on #AOASPodSquad: it’s not every day that you hit 100 episodes so be sure to celebrate @bodiesofhorror.bsky.social as Nichole crosses a milestone!
the number 100 is written in red with a white background
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September 1, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Tomorrow on #AOASPodSquad: it’s not every day that you hit 100 episodes so be sure to celebrate @bodiesofhorror.bsky.social as Nichole crosses a milestone!
GUESS WHAT?
I’m in the trenches with EPISODE 100! I cannot believe that I’ve reached this milestone and am so, so excited to get to episode 200.
So…
If you’ve listened:
What’s been your fave episode?
What’s been your favorite film covered?
What can be harder and stronger in the next 100 episodes?
I’m in the trenches with EPISODE 100! I cannot believe that I’ve reached this milestone and am so, so excited to get to episode 200.
So…
If you’ve listened:
What’s been your fave episode?
What’s been your favorite film covered?
What can be harder and stronger in the next 100 episodes?
August 29, 2025 at 12:00 AM
GUESS WHAT?
I’m in the trenches with EPISODE 100! I cannot believe that I’ve reached this milestone and am so, so excited to get to episode 200.
So…
If you’ve listened:
What’s been your fave episode?
What’s been your favorite film covered?
What can be harder and stronger in the next 100 episodes?
I’m in the trenches with EPISODE 100! I cannot believe that I’ve reached this milestone and am so, so excited to get to episode 200.
So…
If you’ve listened:
What’s been your fave episode?
What’s been your favorite film covered?
What can be harder and stronger in the next 100 episodes?
NEW EPISODE ALERT!
Episode 99 is here and it’s something special. So thrilled to be joined by @bjcolangelo.bsky.social to talk about SPONTANEOUS. This film packs a wallop of a punch to the feels and BJ and I shared some feels and how this resonates with us in different, but similar, ways.
Episode 99 is here and it’s something special. So thrilled to be joined by @bjcolangelo.bsky.social to talk about SPONTANEOUS. This film packs a wallop of a punch to the feels and BJ and I shared some feels and how this resonates with us in different, but similar, ways.
For Episode 99, @bodiesofhorror.bsky.social digs into the 2020 film, SPONTANEOUS.
Nichole is joined by returning guest @bjcolangelo.bsky.social to discuss surviving, feeling like a ticking time bomb, and the messiness that comes with accepting the moment when the future is an unknown.
Nichole is joined by returning guest @bjcolangelo.bsky.social to discuss surviving, feeling like a ticking time bomb, and the messiness that comes with accepting the moment when the future is an unknown.
Bodies of Horror: Episode 99 - Spontaneous (2020) feat. BJ Colangelo
Podcast Episode · Anatomy of a Scream Pod Squad · 08/19/2025 · 1h 59m
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August 20, 2025 at 3:07 AM
NEW EPISODE ALERT!
Episode 99 is here and it’s something special. So thrilled to be joined by @bjcolangelo.bsky.social to talk about SPONTANEOUS. This film packs a wallop of a punch to the feels and BJ and I shared some feels and how this resonates with us in different, but similar, ways.
Episode 99 is here and it’s something special. So thrilled to be joined by @bjcolangelo.bsky.social to talk about SPONTANEOUS. This film packs a wallop of a punch to the feels and BJ and I shared some feels and how this resonates with us in different, but similar, ways.
Reposted by Nichole Ghoulbell - Host of BODIES OF HORROR
Today on #AOASPodSquad: For Episode 98, @bodiesofhorror.bsky.social revisits James Whale’s 1931 film, FRANKENSTEIN, an absolute classic.
Joining Nichole for the discussion is podcaster and writer extraordinaire, @brianwaves42.bsky.social!
Joining Nichole for the discussion is podcaster and writer extraordinaire, @brianwaves42.bsky.social!
Bodies of Horror: Episode 98 - Frankenstein (1931) feat. Brian Keiper
Podcast Episode · Anatomy of a Scream Pod Squad · 08/05/2025 · 1h 51m
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August 5, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Today on #AOASPodSquad: For Episode 98, @bodiesofhorror.bsky.social revisits James Whale’s 1931 film, FRANKENSTEIN, an absolute classic.
Joining Nichole for the discussion is podcaster and writer extraordinaire, @brianwaves42.bsky.social!
Joining Nichole for the discussion is podcaster and writer extraordinaire, @brianwaves42.bsky.social!
TOMORROW.
NEW EPISODE.
VERY EXCITED!
NEW EPISODE.
VERY EXCITED!
August 5, 2025 at 2:22 AM
TOMORROW.
NEW EPISODE.
VERY EXCITED!
NEW EPISODE.
VERY EXCITED!
The amount of whimsy any trip of Nashville promises is directly connected with how many Pedal Taverns I see within the first hour.
Evidence-based, peer-reviewed article coming.
Evidence-based, peer-reviewed article coming.
July 26, 2025 at 5:51 PM
The amount of whimsy any trip of Nashville promises is directly connected with how many Pedal Taverns I see within the first hour.
Evidence-based, peer-reviewed article coming.
Evidence-based, peer-reviewed article coming.
Reposted by Nichole Ghoulbell - Host of BODIES OF HORROR
Still some details but it’s a nice start.
July 23, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Still some details but it’s a nice start.
Heading to Nashville this weekend for work and have a couple of evening hours free.
GIVE ME SUGGESTIONS.
GIVE ME SUGGESTIONS.
July 22, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Heading to Nashville this weekend for work and have a couple of evening hours free.
GIVE ME SUGGESTIONS.
GIVE ME SUGGESTIONS.
NEW EPISODE DAY!
It was a treat and a half to have @theluckysharms.bsky.social and @35thfloor.bsky.social on to talk about this intensely icky, very powerful feature debut by Brandon Cronenberg.
I walked away from this film and conversation reaffirming my aversion to “mystery meat.”
It was a treat and a half to have @theluckysharms.bsky.social and @35thfloor.bsky.social on to talk about this intensely icky, very powerful feature debut by Brandon Cronenberg.
I walked away from this film and conversation reaffirming my aversion to “mystery meat.”
Today on #AOASPodSquad: @bodiesofhorror.bsky.social welcomes @bloodybroads.bsky.social’s @theluckysharms.bsky.social and @35thfloor.bsky.social to talk Brandon Cronenberg’s ANTI-VIRAL (2012), his unique spin on the horror genre, and how the film uses body horror to comment on identity.
Bodies of Horror: Episode 97 - Anti-Viral (2012) feat Bhavna and Wes
Podcast Episode · Anatomy of a Scream Pod Squad · 07/22/2025 · 1h 42m
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July 22, 2025 at 6:00 PM
NEW EPISODE DAY!
It was a treat and a half to have @theluckysharms.bsky.social and @35thfloor.bsky.social on to talk about this intensely icky, very powerful feature debut by Brandon Cronenberg.
I walked away from this film and conversation reaffirming my aversion to “mystery meat.”
It was a treat and a half to have @theluckysharms.bsky.social and @35thfloor.bsky.social on to talk about this intensely icky, very powerful feature debut by Brandon Cronenberg.
I walked away from this film and conversation reaffirming my aversion to “mystery meat.”
There are so many fascinating things happening in this film.
Sickfluencers.
Commercialization of illness.
Work/life balance.
LETS GO!
Sickfluencers.
Commercialization of illness.
Work/life balance.
LETS GO!
Tomorrow on #AOASPodSquad: @bodiesofhorror.bsky.social gathers a pair of guests to unpack the nuance in Brandon Cronenberg's body horror debut, ANTI-VIRAL (2012)
Antiviral Official Movie Trailer [HD]
YouTube video by eOnefilms
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July 22, 2025 at 12:38 AM
There are so many fascinating things happening in this film.
Sickfluencers.
Commercialization of illness.
Work/life balance.
LETS GO!
Sickfluencers.
Commercialization of illness.
Work/life balance.
LETS GO!