Author: Trace Thurman

The Controversial Masterpiece That Is Brian De Palma’s ‘Dressed to Kill’ [Horror Queers Podcast]

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The Ultimate Time Capsule. We closed out August with a look at the horror elements in the non-horror film Shiva Baby, the trans empowerment of Sleepaway Camp 2: Unhappy Campers, and Park Chan-wook’s English-language debut Stoker. Now, our first episode of September kicks off a month themed after one of Joe’s favorite sub-genres: the erotic thriller! First […]

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A Queer Writer and a Stylish Director Join Forces to Give Us ‘Stoker’ [Horror Queers Podcast]

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St(r)oker. We closed out August with a look at the horror elements in the non-horror film Shiva Baby and the trans empowerment of Sleepaway Camp 2: Unhappy Campers. Now, we’re looking at Park Chan-wook‘s English-language debut (which was written by queer screenwriter and actor Wentworth Miller): 2013’s Stoker. Stoker sees India (Mia Wasikowska) grieving after the death of her […]

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Discussing the Afterlife and Religion in ‘The Others’ [Horror Queers Podcast]

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Bitch, you dead. We closed out July with a look at Joshua Grannell’s 2010 campy horror comedy All About Evil, and kicked off July discussing the ins and outs of the photography industry in the American giallo Eyes of Laura Mars. Now we’re getting serious with a discussion on the afterlife and religion in queer director […]

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The Boulet Bros. Chime in On ‘Insidious: Chapter 2’ [Horror Queers Podcast]

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Cisgusting. We spent June discussing genderfluid dinosaurs, evil weaves and queer-coded hitchhikers, and we’re kicking off July with a discussion of the Sleepaway Camp of it all in James Wan‘s 2013 sequel Insidious: Chapter 2. Insidious: Chapter 2 sees Renai (Rose Byrne) and Josh (Patrick Wilson) Lambert recovering from their showdown with evil spirits that possessed their […]

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Analyzing the Queer-Coded Killer in ‘The Hitcher’ [Horror Queers Podcast]

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Fairy man. We spent June discussing a cisgender male demon trapped in a female body, genderfluid dinosaurs and evil weaves, so we’re kicking off July with a film that’s a bit more grounded: Robert Harmon‘s classic cautionary tale The Hitcher! In The Hitcher, Jim (C. Thomas Howell) picks up a hitchhiker named John Ryder (Rutger Hauer) while […]

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Killer Weaves and Muddled Commentary in ‘Bad Hair’ [Horror Queers Podcast]

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Wigging Out. We spent the first few weeks of June discussing a cisgender male demon trapped in a female body and genderfluid dinosaurs, and now we’re delving into the world of Black women’s hair in Justin Simien‘s (Dear White People, Disney’s upcoming Haunted Mansion) horror comedy Bad Hair. In the 1989-set film, an ambitious young woman named […]

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A Gendered Reading of ‘Jurassic Park’ [Horror Queers Podcast]

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Spare no expense! After closing out May with the first half of our dino double feature in Tammy and the T-Rex, we’re kicking off June (and concluding the double feature) with a look at Steven Spielberg‘s 1993 classic Jurassic Park! In the film, wealthy businessman John Hammond (Richard Attenborough) and a team of genetic scientists have created […]

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Lady Scientists and a Mutant Bear in Alex Garland’s ‘Annihilation’ [Horror Queers Podcast]

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Refraction action. After closing out April with a look at the hagsploitation classic What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, we kicked off May with a deathly serious look at Gus Van Sant’s pseudo-Columbine adaptation Elephant. Now we continue the month with a look at Alex Garland’s dense and trippy 2018 film Annihilation. Annihilation sees Lena (Natalie Portman), a […]

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A Reading of JC as the “Gay Best Friend” in ‘Night of the Creeps’ [Horror Queers Podcast]

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This one bitch… After finishing April with back-to-back looks at stylish vampire films like The Hunger and Ganja & Hess, we’re kicking off May a film we’ve actually discussed before (in written form): Fred Dekker‘s 1986 classic Night of the Creeps! Night of the Creeps sees fraternity pledges Chris (Jason Lively) and JC (Steve Marshall) take […]

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Discussing Codependency and Lesbian Love Scenes in ‘The Hunger’ [Horror Queers Podcast]

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You’re French, lady! After finishing off March with a look at the body horror aspects incorporated into Stephen Dunn’s Closet Monster, we kicked off April with a journey into the weird and wild world of Yorgos Lanthimos’ The Killing of a Sacred Deer. This week, we’re revisiting Tony Scott‘s iconic 1983 vampire film The Hunger. The Hunger […]

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Getting Up Close and Personal With ‘Closet Monster’ [Horror Queers Podcast]

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I Love Wood. After finishing off March with a journey back into the world of erotic thrillers with John McNaughton’s 1998 classic Wild Things and marveling over the low budget delights of Toby Wilkins’ 2008 creature feature Splinter, we’re kicking off April with an explicitly queer film in Stephen Dunn‘s Closet Monster. Closet Monster sees an artistic […]

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The Steamy Sexual Politics of ‘Wild Things’ [Horror Queers Podcast]

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Gator Chic. After kicking off the month of March with a look at some classic queer cinema in Robert Wise’s The Haunting, we unlocked the Patreon vault and re-released our super-sized episode on Scream (2022). Now, in honor of spring break, we’re heading back into the world of erotic thrillers with a look at John McNaughton‘s […]

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A Baffling Hodgepodge of Genres in Mike Nichols’ ‘Wolf’ [Horror Queers Podcast]

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A meek misogynist? Weird Sex Month is coming to an end, but here’s a quick recap of our coverage: we started things off with David Cronenberg’s Videodrome before moving into some divorce troubles in Andrzej Żuławski’s Possession. We then headed up to the Great White North to discuss Kevin Smith’s polarizing Tusk. Closing us out is […]

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A Collapsing Marriage and Tentacle Porn in Andrzej Żuławski’s ‘Possession’ [Horror Queers Podcast]

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Subway Screaming. After closing out January with a revisit of the Dark Castle slasher remake House of Wax, Joe and I settled into our birthday month with Videodrome, kicking off four weeks of ‘Weird Sex’ films! Next up is Andrzej Żuławski‘s 1981 classic Possession, which is finally available to stream on Shudder again! In the film, Anna (Isabelle Adjani) […]

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Exploiting an Heiress in the ‘House of Wax’ Marketing Campaign [Horror Queers Podcast]

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See Paris Cry. After kicking off 2023 with a re-do of one of our earliest episodes (The Perfection), we moved on to Todd Haynes’ AIDS allegory Safe before tackling Guillermo del Toro’s Gothic romance Crimson Peak. Now, we’re venturing back into the world of Dark Castle Entertainment with a fun discussion of Jaume Collet-Serra‘s 2005 remake House […]

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