Talk Spooky to Me: Halloween Special!

THIS IS HALLOWEEN. THIS IS HALLOWEEN. HALLOWEEN. HALLOWEEN. THIS IS HALLOWEEN. BOO! Welcome to a very special SPOOKY EP of Queer Longing!  Halloween is basically queer Christmas so it would be remiss of us not to indulge, right? This week we serve you all our spookiest recs from films to podcasts, plus we have A REAL LIFE spooky STORY TIME! Hold on to your berets.  We also give you our reviews of Jonathan van Ness' show at Manchester Apollo as well as a rave review (as per usual) of our dream hun band Self Esteem. We also celebrate the legalisation of same-sex marriage and abortion in Northern Ireland, as well as the latest in period politics and a brand new menopause policy from Channel 4.  Spooky links: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/oct/19/apocalypse-thrillers-and-afrofuturistic-epics-2019s-best-dramatic-podcasts Podcasts: The Horror of Dolores Roach: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-horror-of-dolores-roach/id1437288075  Deadly Manners: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/deadly-manners/id1289105780  Two Girls One Ghost Podcast: https://twogirlsoneghostpodcast.com/  This American Life (Spooky Ep): https://www.thisamericanlife.org/319/and-the-call-was-coming-from-the-basement  Films: Get Out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRfnevzM9kQ  Heavenly Creatures: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJ2yZjnPwQc  Track(s) of the Week!  The Weakerthans, 'Sun in an Empty Room': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u75nHvSvxO8  Harry Styles, 'Lights Up': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NZvM1918_E  LISTEN, IF YOU DAREEEEEEEEEEE.