The “Weird” Appeal of Tim Burton’s ‘Beetlejuice’ [Horror Queers Podcast]

Live in this World After spending August discussing Paul Morrissey’s Udo Kier-starring Blood for Dracula (listen), Julia Ducournau’s Raw follow-up Titane (listen), and Stephen Herek’s comfort classic Critters (listen), we wrapped up the month with a look at Tim Burton‘s 1988 classic, Beetlejuice! In the film, Adam (Alec Baldwin) and Barbara (Geena Davis) are perfectly content […]

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The AIDS Allegory at the Center of David Cronenberg’s ‘The Fly’ [Horror Queers Podcast]

He’s a squirter. First we got cosmic with Adam Egypt Mortimer’s outstanding imaginary friend tale Daniel Isn’t Real, then we got hot with the 1981 parody Student Bodies before getting fancy (and super duper queer) with Alfred Hitchcock’s Rope. Now, we’re getting weird, gooey and tragic with David Cronenberg‘s masterful remake of The Fly! In the film, […]

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