Nostalgium Arcanum
A Repository For The Pop Culture That Made Us Who We Are
Displaying all 4 Episode of Nostalgium Arcanum with the tag “body horror”.
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The Fly (Redux)
October 17th, 2025 | 2 hrs 14 mins
1980s, 80s, body horror, cronenberg, david cronenberg, geena davis, horror, howard shore, jeff goldblum, scifi, tragedy
Be afraid... be very afraid. For a bonus episode this year we're returning to the subejct of our fourth podcast for a more in-depth look at David Cronenberg's profound and deeply upsetting remake of The Fly. Filmmaker Alex Sosin gets into the teleporter with us for the grossest love story ever made.
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The Thing
October 6th, 2025 | 1 hr 51 mins
1980s, 80s, alien, aliens, body horror, halloween, horror, john carpenter, kurt russell, lovecraft, lovecraftian, movie, movies, scifi
Why don't we just wait here for a little while, see what happens? 1982's "The Thing" was a critical and commercial failure, until its insidious genius began an infection that has spread to its complete takeover as a horror landmark. Comedian Rich Baker (@richbakercoaching) joins us to examine this brilliant, grotesque, and paranoia-inducing film.
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Resident Evil 4
October 9th, 2023 | 1 hr 36 mins
body horror, capcom, cults, gamer, gamers, games, gaming, halloween, horror, parasites, resident evil, video games, videogamer, videogames, videogaming, zombies
¡Puedes correr, pero no te puedes esconder! Resident Evil 4 was a revolutionary game that revitalized the series and videogames as a whole through its combination of tense dynamic gameplay, best-in-class body horror, and unsettling tone. Ken Cole of KenCast (@kenergycole) joins us to once again plunge into RE4's irresistible terrors.
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The Fly
October 24th, 2022 | 59 mins 34 secs
body horror, comedy, david cronenberg, gina davis, halloween, horror, jeff goldblum, movies, nostalgia, physics, sci fi, teleportation
Be afraid... Be very afraid... of a twisted fusion of sci-fi horror and romance, as well as man and insect.