22. The Coffee Table (2022)

The ghouls dissect the infamous encyclopedia of carnage, FACES OF DEATH (1978). Is it a snoozefest, or does it have enough real violence to make it into… THE DEAD BODY BATHTUB?!   DBBT Theme Song by James Pizziketti For questions, comments, or other information, send us an email at [email protected] or visit us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/deadbodpod/    WARNING: This episode contains graphic descriptions of real death, real animal abuse/slaughter, sexual assault, and more in the context of the film discussed. Listener discretion is advised.

The ghouls have themselves a feast with 2025’s MEAT KILLS, the first Dutch film to receive the unholy NC-17 rating. They sort through scalding vats of verbal viscera as they dissect whether the film has the guts to make it into…THE DEAD BODY BATHTUB.    DBBT Theme Song by James Pizziketti For questions, comments, or other information, send us an email at [email protected] or visit us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/deadbodpod/    WARNING: This episode contains graphic descriptions of animal violence, torture, murder, and more in the context of the film discussed. Listener discretion is advised.

The ghouls get baby fever with THE COFFEE TABLE (2022)! They talk the perils of parenthood, the potential limitations of contained narratives, and if Eli Roth was right about this uber dark drama.   DBBT Theme Song by James Pizziketti For questions, comments, or other information, send us an email at [email protected] or visit us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/deadbodpod/    WARNING: This episode contains graphic descriptions of infant harm, violence, suicide, trauma, and more in the context of the film discussed. Listener discretion is advised.

The ghouls take a weekend getaway to EDEN LAKE (2008). They talk gender reversals, the morals of violence, and whether or not Kelly Reilly would slay at Fortnite.   DBBT Theme Song by James Pizziketti For questions, comments, or other information, send us an email at [email protected] or visit us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/deadbodpod/    WARNING: This episode contains graphic descriptions of torture, child abuse, violence, animal abuse, and more in the context of the film discussed. Listener discretion is advised.

The ghouls unearth the meta-narrative video nasty SNUFF (1976)! They talk liminal lo-fi filmmaking, tacked on brutality, and whether or not this infamous but under-seen film is worth your time.   DBBT Theme Song by James Pizziketti For questions, comments, or other information, send us an email at [email protected] or visit us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/deadbodpod/    WARNING: This episode contains descriptions of murder, torture, sexual violence, and more in the context of the film discussed. Listener discretion is advised.

The Tub is the warmest place to hide in this episode of THE DEAD BODY BATHTUB! The ghouls talk John Carpenter's undisputed masterpiece, THE THING (1982), its exquisite body horror, and the enduring power of distrust and isolation.   Warning: This episode contains graphic descriptions of violence, animal abuse, mutilation, and more in the context of the film discussed. Viewer discretion is advised.   DBBT Theme Song by James Pizziketti For questions, comments, or other information, send us an email at [email protected] or visit us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/deadbodpod/ 

LICK ME with THE DEAD BODY BATHTUB! The ghouls get sacrilegious with THE EXORCIST (1973)! They discuss the inferiority of the theatrical cut, empathy with cig-smoking priests, and just how hard the film hits after forty plus years.   WARNING: This episode contains graphic descriptions of violence, sexual assault, murder, child abuse, and more in the context of the film discussed. Viewer discretion is advised.   DBBT Theme Song by James Pizziketti For questions, comments, or other information, send us an email at [email protected] or visit us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/deadbodpod/ 

To avoid fainting, keep repeating, it’s only a podcast… only a podcast… only a podcast. The ghouls dissect the infamous 1972 shocker THE LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT — digging into shifting tonalities, crazy needle drops, and how it stacks up to other revenge films of the era.     WARNING: This episode contains descriptions of sexual assault/violence, torture, murder, humiliation, and more in the context of the film discussed. Listener discretion is advised.     DBBT Theme Song by James Pizziketti For questions, comments, or other information, send us an email at [email protected] or visit us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/deadbodpod/ 

Shit your intestines out from sound with THE DEAD BODY BATHTUB! The ghouls return to cover the infamous but under seen MAN/MEN BEHIND THE SUN (1988). They talk depicting historical atrocities, the film’s tonal balancing act, and Mike’s strange personal connection to the film’s director, TF Mou.     WARNING: This episode contains graphic descriptions of torture, child abuse, animal abuse, murder, and more in the context of the film discussed.   DBBT Theme Song by James Pizziketti For questions, comments, or other information, send us an email at [email protected] or visit us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/deadbodpod/ 

The ghouls update the format for a new era of THE DEAD BODY BATHTUB! For their first solo-film episode, they peel back the gooey shell of the most infamous film of all time, CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST (1980)! They talk about the lasting impact of Deodato’s vision and dissect the impact of real on-screen violence.     WARNING: This episode contains graphic descriptions of animal violence, extreme sadism, sexual assault, mutilation, and far more in the context of the film discussed. Listener discretion is advised. DBBT Theme Song by James Pizziketti For questions, comments, or other information, send us an email at [email protected] or visit us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/deadbodpod/