“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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Silent Hill Special - Horror Queers Spooky Season 2022
Monday, October 10, 2022 • Duration 44:43
Welcome to the Silent Hill Appreciation Day Special!
Joe Lipsett from Horror Queers (and BoH Alum - S2E1) was kind enough to reach out to me about being featured during their October Watch Calendar. We were tasked with picking a date, and a theme. I, of course, went against the grain and chose a game franchise.
Silent Hill has been an integral part of my development as an artist and horror scholar. This episode serves as a love letter to the franchise. I will explain why it means so much to me, as well as provide you all with a list of films to check out today in honor of the sleepy, foggy nightmare that is SILENT HILL.
Welcome to the Shockaholic Podcast! Here you can find the thoughts and views of Beauty of Horror host, Chandler Bullock regarding current trends and talking points in the world of horror.
Today's episode features what horror films are coming to streaming in September and both a spoiler-free & spoiler review for Netflix's found footage juggernaut, Incantation (2022)!
What are you looking forward to on the streaming front? Let Chandler know:
Welcome to the first edition of the Shockaholic Podcast! Here you can find the thoughts and views of Beauty of Horror host, Chandler Bullock regarding current trends and talking points in the world of horror.
Today's episode features an update on The Beauty of Horror, discussion regarding the discourse surrounding the new Hellraiser film coming out on Hulu this October, and both a spoiler-free & spoiler review for Jordan Peele's latest hit horror film, Nope!
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.
S2E20: DISGUST - Dolores Quintana on The Sadness (2022)
Season 2 · Episode 20
Friday, June 3, 2022 • Duration 02:26:53
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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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.
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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.
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.
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S2E18: DISGUST - Kelly Gredner on Thanatomorphose (2012)
Season 2 · Episode 18
Friday, April 29, 2022 • Duration 01:37:49
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.
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REWIND - S1E1: Dani Bethea on Pan's Labyrinth (2006) & The Devil's Backbone (2001)
Season 1 · Episode 1
Friday, April 22, 2022 • Duration 02:04:19
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.
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S2E17: DISGUST - Cat Benstead on Raw (2016)
Season 2 · Episode 17
Friday, April 15, 2022 • Duration 01:26:47
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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