Episode 33: Horror in the Cubicle - Workplace Horror
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Episode 33: Horror in the Cubicle - Workplace Horror
This episode was recorded on July 30, 2024 and posted on August 24, 2024.
Editor’s Note: Lonely found out she had double pneumonia (that did not go away for an entire month) and could barely breathe while recording this! Please go easier on her.
Content Warning: Light vulgarity.
Introduction
- Welcome to No Bodies Episode 33
- Introductions to your Ghosts Hosts with the Most - Lonely of Lonely Horror Club and Projectile Varmint aka Suzie
- Introductions to our guest - Andrew, Suzie’s real life boss!
- Today’s Topic: Workplace Horror
Discussion on the “Workplace Horror” Subgenre
- What is the “workplace horror” trope? Why is this a prevalent horror subgenre?
- Toxic work culture and going postal
- Crazy colleagues or coworkers from your hosts
This Week’s Coroner’s Report
Have you ever had any strange or creepy experiences with colleagues at work? Why do you think a subgenre of horror about the workplace exists?
Film Discussion
- Cubicle Horror
- Office Killer (1998)
- Severance (2006)
- The Conference (2023)
- The Voices (2014)
- The Belko Experiment (2016)
- Mayhem (2017)
- Pollen (2023)
- Occupational Hazards
- PontyPool (2008)
- Last Shift (2014)
Worst & Best Representations of Workplace Horror
Spoilers ahead!
Worst
- Last Shift (2014) - Andrew
- Severance (2006) - Lonely
- The Abandon Office (2016) & The Voices (2014) - Suzie
Best
- Office Killer (1998) - Andrew
- Pollen (2023) & The Belko Experiment (2016) - Lonely
- Severance (2022) & PontyPool (2008) - Suzie
Suzie’s Deep Cuts
Includes films with under 5k ratings on IMDB.
- Nightworld: Door to Hell (2017)
- Slaxx (2020)
- The Power (2021)
- Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever (2023)
Closing Thoughts
If you were to propose a workplace or cubicle horror film that does not involve any horror comedy or slasher elements, what storyline would you come up with?
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Sources
Gordon, A., & Gordon, A. (2024, July 27). The legacy of ‘Going Postal.’ VICE. https://www.vice.com/en/article/g5pabb/the-legacy-of-going-postal
Koller, A. (2024, May 29). U.S. workers are less satisfied with nearly every aspect of their jobs than they were a year ago, survey finds. CNBC. Retrieved August 21, 2024, from https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/29/us-workers-are-less-satisfied-with-nearly-every-aspect-of-their-jobs-survey-finds.html#:~:text=American%20workers%20are%20more%20satisfied,Satisfaction%20survey%20released%20this%20month.
Occupational Safety and Health Administration. (2021). Workplace stress. U.S. Department of Labor. Retrieved August 21, 2024, from https://www.osha.gov/workplace-stress
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