Anatomy of a Scream Pod Squad

Bryan and Joe return to wrap up coverage of the latest Boom! Comics run of Hellraiser: Resurrections one-shots. "The Return of The Priest" is written by Sarah Gailey and illustrated by Alessio Avalone (with assistance by Alberto Canale) and concerns the return of Pinhead as he moves through Middle Hell, collecting new acolytes for a revamped Order of the Gash.It's a solid conclusion, including references to previous issues and a call to action for readers if we want more content.Wanna connect with the show?> Bryan: @evilthiccness> Joe: @bstolemyremote / @joelipsett (BlueSky)Music Credit: Hellraiser Theme by Christopher YoungIf you like the podcast, please rate, review, and subscribe!Check out Anatomy of a Scream for more great content and the other pods

In this episode of Bodies of Horror, we’re delving into the 2013 found-footage horror film, Afflicted. When a young man diagnosed with a potentially life-threatening brain condition sets off on a trip around the world, an unexpected encounter leaves him facing a very different kind of bodily transformation – and his best friend and travel companion entering into a caregiving role .Through the lens of disability, Nichole explores chronic illness, bodily autonomy, the complicated relationship between physical ability and quality of life, and what happens when surviving comes at the cost of truly living. After all, immortality isn't much of a gift when your body is no longer your ownWant to reach out and share your thoughts? Email bodiesofhorror@gmail.com or give Nichole a shout on BlueSky at bodiesofhorror.Intro and outro music is “The Wind Frazzled Your Long Brown Hair” by Flashback81If you like the podcast, please rate, review, and subscribe!Check out Anatomy of a Scream for more great content and the other pods

Bryan and Joe reconnect with an old friend in Hellraiser Resurrections #4 "Hell's Council", written by Nero Villagallos O’Reilly and illustrated by Francesca Ciregia. Sure Butterball is on the cover, but this issue belongs to Julia Cotton and we couldn't be more delighted!Plus: "cartoony" art; uncertainty about how characters know each other; and debate about where this could all be headed.Wanna connect with the show?> Bryan: @evilthiccness> Joe: @bstolemyremote / @joelipsett (BlueSky)Music Credit: Hellraiser Theme by Christopher YoungIf you like the podcast, please rate, review, and subscribe!Check out Anatomy of a Scream for more great content and the other pods

Bryan and Joe cross the halfway point of Boom! comics' Hellraiser Resurrections one-shots with "The Deep Gospel."Written by Tini Howard and illustrated by Jenna Chan, Issue 3 focuses on Female Cenobite - here renamed Mother Superior - as she ascends from the Nidus to create her own Order and, in the process, become a character in her own right. It's our fave story so far!Wanna connect with the show?> Bryan: @evilthiccness> Joe: @bstolemyremote / @joelipsett (BlueSky)Music Credit: Hellraiser Theme by Christopher YoungIf you like the podcast, please rate, review, and subscribe!Check out Anatomy of a Scream for more great content and the other pods

Richard Bates Jr.'s Excision (2012) is a fascinating movie that leads us to the intersection of sex, illness, control, and caregiving. It is a film that looks at two bodies that are not “working properly” – one physically, one is “off” behaviorally – and challenges why we treat them so differently.Want to reach out and share your thoughts? Email bodiesofhorror@gmail.com or give Nichole a shout on BlueSky @bodiesofhorror.Intro and outro music is “The Wind Frazzled Your Long Brown Hair” by Flashback81If you like the podcast, please rate, review, and subscribe!Check out Anatomy of a Scream for more great content

The second one shot comic from Boom!'s Hellraiser Resurrections focuses on Chatterer...as well as incel "Markverse."Thankfully while writer Zac Thompson and illustrator Gavin Mitchell may have empathy for d-bags like Mark, the comic doesn't - this is a satisfying story about how Chatterer returns from the dead to slaughter a really awful guy.Plus: ties to Hellraiser 3: Hell on Earth and more Hellraiser (2022); "gaunt" art work and...masturbation?Wanna connect with the show?> Bryan: @evilthiccness> Joe: @bstolemyremote / @joelipsett (BlueSky)Music Credit: Hellraiser Theme by Christopher YoungIf you like the podcast, please rate, review, and subscribe!Check out Anatomy of a Scream for more great content and the other pods

Bryan and Joe return to discuss the first of five new one-shot comics from Boom! Hellraiser Resurrections kicks off with writer Mike Costa and illustrator Paco Camallonga's New Wounds, which introduces a new angle to the canon.Plus: twists in the narrative; the return of kink; debate about the fate of one character; and plenty of callbacks to Hellbound: Hellraiser 2.Wanna connect with the show?> Bryan: @evilthiccness> Joe: @bstolemyremote / @joelipsett (BlueSky)Music Credit: Hellraiser Theme by Christopher YoungIf you like the podcast, please rate, review, and subscribe!Check out Anatomy of a Scream for more great content and the other pods

Nichole returns with a long overdue look at the Australian supernatural folk horror film Bring Her Back (2025), directed by Danny and Michael Philippou.Want to reach out and share your thoughts? Email bodiesofhorror@gmail.com or give Nichole a shout on BlueSky at bodiesofhorror.Intro and outro music is “The Wind Frazzled Your Long Brown Hair” by Flashback81If you like the podcast, please rate, review, and subscribe!Discover more fabulously creepy titles on the Anatomy of a Scream Pod Squad and follow the network on Bluesky: @aoas_xx

Bryan and Joe return to discuss Wounds (2019), the adaptation of Nathan Ballingrud's short story "The Visible Filth".Written and directed by Babak Anvari, the film doesn't offer much new beyond the novella, especially the stilted performances by Armie Hammer & Dakota Johnson. Still, we applaud some of the imagery, including the use of real cockroaches and Cronenbergian armpit horror.Reference: Nick Allen. "Babak Anvari on the Many Mysteries of His Freaky Hulu Horror Film, Wounds." RogertEbert.comWanna connect with the show?> Bryan: @evilthiccness> Joe: @bstolemyremote / @joelipsett (BlueSky)Music Credit: Hellraiser Theme by Christopher YoungIf you like the podcast, please rate, review, and subscribe!Check out Anatomy of a Scream for more great content and the other pods