The DIY Gay Aesthetics of ‘Death Drop Gorgeous’ [Horror Queers Podcast]

Dick in 5 Minutes. We’ve reached the end of the road on our “underseen or underrated?” theme. For the last three months we’ve been discussing films of the 2010s using that barometer and after a month that included Darren Aronofsky‘s mother!, Sam Levinson’s Assassination Nation, Gaspar Noé’s Climax and Kurtis David Harder‘s Spiral, we’re finally up […]

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Talking Through Internalized Homophobia in ‘Spiral’ [Horror Queers Podcast]

Open Your Heart, Baby Joe and I are nearing the end of our “Underseen or Underrated?” theme that we’ve been working through in 2022, and the last few weeks have been a bit intense, to say the least. For 2017, we revisited Darren Aronofsky‘s religious/eco horror thriller mother! before doing it for the lulz in […]

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‘Climax’s Mad Dancing Descent Into Hell [Horror Queers Podcast]

Trace and I are closing in on the end of our “underrated or underseen” theme. After spending February looking at films from 2016 – 2018, including Aussie coming-of-age film Boys in the Trees, Darren Aronofsky’s allegory-heavy mother! and Euphoria creator Sam Levinson’s controversial Assassination Nation, we’re now up to 2019. And we’ve <gulp> decided to […]

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Doing It for the Lulz in ‘Assassination Nation’ [Horror Queers Podcast]

Bitch, We’re All Bella Thorne. After a few weeks of back-to-back quiet, moody films for our “underrated or underseen” theme, Joe and I have switched over to films that are some intense assaults on the senses. For 2017, we revisited Darren Aronofsky‘s religious/eco horror thriller mother!, and that trend continues this week with Sam Levinson‘s […]

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The Many Allegories in Aronofsky’s Harrowing ‘mother!’ [Horror Queers Podcast]

Aronofsky Autobiography? After a few weeks of back to back quiet, moody films for our “underrated or underseen” theme, including Oz Perkin’s The Blackcoat’s Daughter for 2015 and Nicholas Verso‘s 2016 tearjerker Boys in the Trees, Trace and I are ready to get bombastic! For 2017, we – along with guests Gabe and Kat from Ghouls Next Door […]

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Coming of Age With the ‘Boys in the Trees’ [Horror Queers Podcast]

What’s a Bogan? Joe and I have been on a roll with our “Underrated or Underseen?” theme for the first quarter of the year! As we move through the 2010s, we’ve discussed Rob Zombie’s polarizing 2013 film The Lords of Salem, then we had a few laughs with a discussion of Gerard Johnstone’s 2014 film […]

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Why ‘The Blackcoat’s Daughter’ Has the Best Ending of Any Contemporary Horror Film [Horror Queers Podcast]

A24 Would Never For Horror Queers first quarter, we’re exploring “underrated or underseen” films of the 2010s! After spending our January working through 2011-2014 with Scream 4, American Mary, The Lords of Salem and Housebound, we’re kicking off February with…well, February! At least that’s what Oz Perkins‘ directorial debut was originally known as before it was changed […]

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The “Horrality” of ‘Housebound’ [Horror Queers Podcast]

AmOS’ ButtOCKs After kicking off 2022 with a double-dose of Scream 4, Joe and I started our “Underrated or Underseen?” theme for the first quarter of the year with a look at 2012’s American Mary and 2013’s The Lords of Salem. Now we’re tackling 2014 with a hearty discussion of Gerard Johnstone‘s hilarious comedy horror film Housebound! In […]

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The Polarizing Oddity of ‘The Lords of Salem’ [Horror Queers Podcast]

Satanism and Old Naked Ladies We’re nearly done with our first month of “Underseen or Underrated” on Horror Queers and it’s been a blast going year by year through the 2010s, beginning with Scream 4 (2011) and American Mary (2012). For 2013, we’re joined by Boom Howdy and Horrorversary’s Adrian Torres for a dip into Rob Zombie […]

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The Muddled Messaging of ‘American Mary’ [Horror Queers Podcast]

Bourbon & Bush After closing out 2021 with a celebration (of sorts) of Witchboard‘s 35th anniversary and kicking off 2022 with a double-dose of Scream 4, Joe and I are continuing our “Underrated or Underseen?” theme of the first quarter of the year with a look at The Soska Sisters‘ 2012 film American Mary. In the […]

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Kevin Williamson Details His Original Plans for ‘Scream 5’ & ‘Scream 6’! [Interview]

In case you thought we had exhausted ourselves on all things Scream after spending four hours(!!!) discussing Scream 4 last week, think again! In a special Horror Queers bonus episode, Joe and I have Scream scribe Kevin Williamson on the line in celebration of the new film, which hits theaters today! The Scream franchise, while beloved, is not […]

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The Unexpected Gift of ‘Scream 4’! [Horror Queers Podcast]

F*ck with the Original / Hayden Panettiere Is Always Right. It just wouldn’t be a new year without Scream, right? After celebrating the OG Scream on its 25th anniversary back in December (along with seasonal treats like Batman Returns, Fear No Evil, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and Witchboard‘s 35th anniversary), Trace and I are FINALLY discussing one […]

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The “Bromance” at the Center of ‘Witchboard’ [Horror Queers Podcast]

Taking “Classes” After celebrating 2021 last week with a recap and blooper reel, we’re closing out the year by teaming up with the folks over at Kill By Kill to discuss Kevin Tenney‘s bromance-y supernatural horror film Witchboard! In the film, Linda (Tawny Kitaen) becomes entranced into using her friend Brandon’s (Stephen Nichols) Ouija board […]

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The Camp, the Kink, and the Queerness in ‘Batman Returns’ [Horror Queers Podcast]

Gay Sewer Gremlin. After closing out November with some Satanists in The Seventh Victim, we kicked off December with the queer-coded antichrist in Fear No Evil before getting into the rape-revenge weeds with David Fincher’s The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. Now it’s time to really get into the holiday spirit with what may be one of the kinkiest […]

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Exploring Rape Revenge in David Fincher’s ‘The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo’ [Horror Queers Podcast]

Tic for Tac. After spending our 150th episode extravaganza with The Lost Boys and closing out November with some Satanists in The Seventh Victim , we kicked off December with the queer-coded antichrist in Fear No Evil. Now, we’re getting into the winter season with David Fincher‘s 2011 adaptation of Stieg Larsson‘s novel that set the world […]

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