The Ruins

The Ruins

From Just Ghoul With It by justghoulwithitpodcast

March 4, 2026 · 2h 1m · Episode 124

About this episode

Nikki and Kate discuss the horror film The Ruins, exploring its themes and content warnings.

This week Nikki and Kate watched The Ruins and discussed nuclear semiotics, gore levels, and guarding beans. Rated R for strong violence and gruesome images, language, some sexuality and nudity Content warnings: Blood, gore, audio gore, cutting, amputation, body horror, someone struggling to breathe, broken bones, stabbing, death of a child, jump scares, trypophobia, vomit, anxiety attack, claustrophobia, self harm, gun violence If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on your favorite podcatcher- it really does help! You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support! Our intro and outro music is Spooky Drill by AlisiaBeats and the cover art is by Nikki Solomon Sources: 99PI. (2014, May 12). Ten Thousand Years. 99% Invisible. https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/ten-thousand-years/ SciShow & Savannah Geary (Host). (2025, August 29). How to Make a Warning Last 10,000 Years. SciShow. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bj1oITXzqyg&t=600s Maya Bridge. (2023). Languages. Maya Bridge Language Services. https://www.mayabridge.org/languages Na'atik Mexico. (2025, April 30). Is Maya a living language? https://naatikmexico.org/blog/is-maya-a-living-language…

People in this episode

Hosts: Nikki, Kate

Topics covered

  • horror film review
  • nuclear semiotics
  • gore levels
  • content warnings
  • body horror

Keywords

  • The Ruins
  • nuclear semiotics
  • gore
  • body horror
  • content warnings

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Patreon, 99PI, SciShow, Maya Bridge Language Services, Na'atik Mexico, Wikipedia, WIPP

Books & works: The Ruins

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