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ScreamQueenz Podiverse

Patrick K. Walshwww.screamqueenz.com
Home of the growing family of ScreamQueenz Podiverse Queer Horror Podcasts including DAMN YOU UNCLE LEWIS (a Friday the 13th the Series Retrospective) IT CAME FROM THE 70s (made-for-TV horror movies from the Disco Era) SCREAMQUEENZ RESURRECTION (vintage episodes from ScreamQueenz first 10 years.) More new shows will be added to the roster in 2026. New episodes are released every Friday in rotation. ScreamQueenz is the first-ever and longest-running horror podcast made specifically by and for queer genre fans. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp
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Episodes

ScreamQueenz: Reborn - SAINT DROGO (2023)

You Can't Keep a Good ScreamQueenz Down.. . For one episode only, ScreamQueenz: Where Horror Gets gay is REBORN! I promised when I retired that if a movie gets released that is gayer and scarier than anything I've ever covered, I would return to talk to you about it. SAINT DROGO is that movie. SAINT DROGO is currently only available on Blu-Ray from monstermakeup.llc for $25. Support Independent Queer Horror and order your copy now. In the bleak, off-season shadows of Provincetown, a couple's sta...

May 29, 20261 hr 35 minSeason 16Ep. 22

Damn You, Uncle Lewis - "The Great Montarro"

The "We Hate Uncle Lewis Club" is back in session for another deep dive into FRIDAY THE 13TH: THE SERIES as we discuss "The Great Montarro". The Curious Goods gang must go undercover at a magician's competition to stop a series of bizarre deaths revolving around a deadly new magic trick. You can expect: The Coffin of Blood! The Cabinet of Doom! The Pendulum of Death! A Pointy Box of Stabby Things! Disco Flamingo Micki! 80's Scream Queen Lesleh Donaldson! Wit, Wisdom & Mumbo Jumbo from Patric...

May 15, 20261 hr 21 minSeason 16Ep. 21

SQ Classics - SOCKET (2007)

This episode first aired on December 21, 2012. Show notes TBA SOCKET is currently available for free on YouTube here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3iFFr05Y3g Follow director Sean Abley at GayOfTheDead on Instagram SOCKET was written & directed by Sean Abley and stars Derek Long , Matthew Montgomery , Alexandra Billings , Allie Rivenbark and Rasool Jahan Mentioned in this episode: Network Plug with music This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://a...

May 01, 20261 hr 33 minSeason 16Ep. 20

Damn You, Uncle Lewis #0105 - "Hellowe'en"

Due to microphone problems, Patrick was unable to record additional material to match the format of later episodes. The "We Hate Uncle Lewis Club" is back in session for another deep dive into FRIDAY THE 13TH THE SERIES as we discuss "Hellowe'en". In what is perhaps the most chaotic episode of the show ever, the Curious Goods crew throws a Halloween shindig at the store only to have the party crashed by the vengeful ghost of Uncle Lewis. He's escaped from Hell for the night and has until dawn to...

Apr 10, 20261 hr 1 minSeason 16Ep. 19

SQ Classics: SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE 2 (1987) -"Let's buzzzzzz...."

Run for your life! Another vintage ScreamQueenz Episode has broken out of the Crypt and is heading your way! And it's a MUSICAL! This time, we're heading back to February 14, 2014, Episode #104 for the outrageous SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE 2. You can expect: Killer Corn Dogs! Psycho Chickens! Pus Fountains! Conflicting Courtneys! Tokyo Convertibles! Hand Sandwiches A Rockabilly Driller Killer! A Hot Wet & Wild Time with guests ROBERT R. BEST & ALENA ACKER. Hear Robert, Alena and Patrick disc...

Apr 03, 20261 hr 20 minSeason 16Ep. 18

Damn You, Uncle Lewis #0104 - "A Cup of Time"

The "We Hate Uncle Lewis Club" is back in session for another deep dive into FRIDAY THE 13TH: THE SERIES as we discuss "A Cup of Time". In "A Cup of Time" , Lady Die ( Hillary Shepard ) is the hottest punk music act in the country. But little do her legions of fans know that she's been using a cursed teacup to drain the lifeforce out of homeless teenagers so that she can stay young and beautiful forever. You can expect: Horny Rats! Punk Rock Nursery Rhymes! Strangling Vines! Dead Fat Eddie! Park...

Mar 18, 20261 hr 14 minSeason 16Ep. 17

SQ Classics - - "When There's No More Room in Hell, the Skanks Will Walk the Earth..." - THE SCORNED (2005)

Another ScreamQueenz Classic episode has escaped from the Crypt, and oh, boy! This one is a doozy. Debuting as part of Episode 114 on August 8, 2014. THE SCORNED (2005) is notorious for three reasons- We're discussing perhaps the worst film ever covered on ScreamQueenz in our entire sixteen-year history. It's regarded as one of our most hilarious episodes. Most importantly, it was the first appearance of our most popular guest host couple, ALLISON NOWACKI and BRYAN POLK. THE SCORNED (2005) was t...

Mar 06, 20261 hr 46 minSeason 16Ep. 16

It Came From the '70s - THE DEVIL'S DAUGHTER (1973)

Welcome aboard Polyester Airlines for another trip back in time to the decade when Avocado Green reigned supreme and THE DEVIL'S DAUGHTER starring Shelley Winters, Jonathan Frid and Abe Vigoda was the ABC Movie of the Week. Your captain, Patrick Walsh, is waiting to whisk you away to the night of January 9, 1973 for this terrifying tale of Satanic Panic, Sinister Lesbians and Weddings Gone Wrong. Your copilots on this ill-advised voyage into caftans and cults are KASEY LOMAN from Evil Goods Desi...

Feb 27, 20261 hr 26 minSeason 16Ep. 15

Damn You, Uncle Lewis #3 - CUPID'S QUIVER

The "We Hate Uncle Lewis Club" is back in session for another deep dive into FRIDAY THE 13TH THE SERIES as we discuss "Cupid's Quiver". Love is in the air, and so is murder, because a disturbed college student has gotten his hands on a cursed Cupid statue with the power to make women love him...to death. You can expect- Forty-year-old college students! Unsexy sex scenes! Lasers! Bee Bombs! Wild Wiggery! Updates From Hawaii!! Snarky Yet Wise Commentary From Maya, Trae and Patrick! CUPID's QUIVER ...

Feb 13, 202647 minSeason 16Ep. 14

Damn You, Uncle Lewis #2 - THE POISON PEN

Join Maya, Trae, and Patrick in the basement of The Very Curious Curio Shop for another meeting of The "We Hate Uncle Lewis Club" and another uproarious romp through Friday the 13th: The Series . In THE POISON PEN , Micki and Ryan must go deep undercover at a cloistered monastery to find out who has been using one of Uncle Lewis' diabolical doodads to deal out dastardly death to their fellow brothers with a simple stroke of a pen. You can expect- Bound Boobs! Gushing Gloryholes! Flagellating Fri...

Feb 13, 20261 hrSeason 16Ep. 13

Damn You, Uncle Lewis #1 - THE INHERITANCE

Welcome to the premiere episode of Damn You, Uncle Lewis where we dive deep into the world of the campy '80s Canadian television show that made antique shopping terrifying: FRIDAY THE 13TH: THE SERIES! Step into the creepy basement of My Very Curious Curio show for the monthly meeting of the "We Hate Uncle Lewis Club" as we explore the pilot episode of Friday the 13th: The Series, "The Inheritance" starring future Academy Award winner SARAH POLLEY and her killer antique dolly, Vida. (Currently a...

Feb 13, 20261 hr 12 minSeason 16Ep. 12

SQ Resurrection - WITHOUT WARNING (1980) - "Flying Killer Mini Pizzas From SPAAAACE!"

This episode originally aired on March 16, 2013. WITHOUT WARNING is currently available to stream on TUBI. Lock the door and bolt the windows, because Classic Episode 48 has just broken out of the ScreamQueenz Crypt! This time, my special guest KELLEY KOMBRINCK from NIGHT OF THE LIVING PODCAST joins me to discuss Greydon Clark's 1980 sci-fi schlockfest WITHOUT WARNING. A fun day at the lake turns into a living nightmare for a group of teens who must team up with a pair of grizzled old coots to b...

Feb 06, 20261 hr 1 minSeason 16Ep. 11

It Came From the '70s - SATAN'S TRIANGLE (1975)

Climb aboard Polyester Airlines for a flight back in time to January 14, 1975: the night SATAN'S TRIANGLE starring Doug McClure, Kim Novak and Alejandro Rae premiered as the ABC Movie of the Week. A Coast Guard rescue squad finds a lone woman stranded aboard a schooner with a slew of mysteriously dead corpses and find themselves trapped in a battle for their very souls against the Devil himself. You can expect: High Seas Hijinks! Murderous Marlins! Levitating Corpses! Vanishing Seamen! The Devil...

Jan 30, 20261 hr 22 minSeason 16Ep. 10

THE KILLING HOUR (1982) aka THE CLAIRVOYANT - "A "Friday the 13th The Series Spectacular" Salute to ARMAND MASTRIOANNI

If you don't want the movie spoiled, watch THE KILLING HOUR on Tubi before listening! ***** This episode was originally published on Patreon on November 3, 2025. On this fourth Friday the 13th the Series Spectacular episode, we're focusing on ARMAND MASTRIOANNI who directed "Better Off Dead" and "Mesmer's Bauble" as well as eight episodes of the show we've yet to cover. While he's most famous for discovering Tom Hanks in the 1980 wedding night slasher HE KNOWS YOU'RE ALONE , we've chosen a film ...

Jan 16, 20261 hrSeason 16Ep. 9

ScreamQueenz Resurrection - BLOODY NEW YEAR (1987) - "Everything seems so stupid..."

Travel back in time to January 21, 2015 as I release another vintage episode from the ScreamQueenz Vaults. This time I'm unearthing a classic holiday-themed segment from Episode 129 on the 1987 British weirdfest BLOODY NEW YEAR . A day of sailing turns into a never-ending nightmare for a group of shipwrecked teens who find themself trapped at a haunted island hotel that seems to be stuck in time at midnight on New Year's Eve, 1959. The video box promised "The Shining Meets Evil Dead". They lied....

Jan 02, 20261 hr 12 minSeason 16Ep. 8

A Conversation with RICHERT EASLEY from "Outrageous!"

In this second part of our FRIDAY THE 13TH THE SERIES SPECTACULAR celebraton of Richard Benner and his queer masterwork OUTRAGEOUS! (1977) , we are delighted to share with you our conversation with actor RICHERT EASLEY who played Perry in the film. Richert shares candid behind-the-scenes tales of making this rags-to-riches gay classic and its lasting impact on the LGBT+ community. But that's not all! You'll also find out The inside scoop on Richert's time working on Broadway's most scandalous mu...

Dec 13, 202554 minSeason 16Ep. 7

OUTRAGEOUS!(1977) - A "Friday the 13th The Series Spectacular" Salute to RICHARD BENNER

This is a Two-Part Episode! Part Two featuring an interview with RICHERT EASLEY from the cast of Outrageous! will air starting Saturday, December 13th! *************************************** It's Part Three of the FRIDAY THE 13TH THE SERIES SPECTACULAR, and this time we are shining a spotlight on RICHARD BENNER , screenwriter of "And Now the News" and writer/director of the lost queer classic masterpiece OUTRAGEOUS! (1977) . In this delightful, bittersweet tale of unlikely buddies and chosen fa...

Dec 12, 202558 minSeason 16Ep. 6

SCREAMQUEENZ: RESURRECTION - "The House Takes Care of Itself.." - BURNT OFFERINGS (1976)

This episode originally aired on November 25th, 2011. It's Thanksgiving, so spend time at home with your family. Except maybe not this family. And definitely not this home! I am joined by my dear friend DAVID ROBEANO to discuss the 1976 supernatural shocker BURNT OFFERINGS , so bring extra lemon oil, stock up on Ding Dongs and for god's sake STAY OUT OF THE POOL! BURNT OFFERINGS was directed by DAN CURTIS and stars OLIVER REED , KAREN BLACK , BETTE DAVIS, LEE MONTGOMERY , BURGESS MEREDITH and EI...

Nov 28, 202544 minSeason 16Ep. 5

FUNERAL HOME (1980) - A "Friday the 13th The Series Spectacular" Salute to WILLIAM FRUET

"DAMN YOU, UNCLE LEWIS!" OFFICIALLY LAUNCHES JANUARY 13, 2026 Watch FUNERAL HOME on Shudder or Tubi to avoid spoilers. We're counting down the days until Launch Day with another FRIDAY THE 13TH THE SERIES SPECTACULAR episode! This time we're celebrating the work of director WILLIAM FRUET with ten Friday the 13th episodes to his credit including "The Inheritance" , "Vanity's Mirror" , and "Face of Fear." But tonight we're focusing on his 1980 drive-in classic FUNERAL HOME (aka CRIES IN THE NIGHT ...

Nov 14, 202552 minSeason 16Ep. 4

SCREAMQUEENZ RESURRECTION -"Your Darkest Desires Await..." BLACKOUT HAUNTED HOUSE"

TW: Contains graphic sexual situations. Discretion advised. Another vintage episode of ScreamQueenz has risen from the tomb! This time, it's an excerpt from Episode 44 originally published on October 31, 2011 in which I'm joined by Scott the Satyr to discuss some more Halloween Haunted Attractions. I'll be guiding you through the psychosexual chills of Manhattan's notorious BLACKOUT HAUNTED HOUSE. Meanwhile, Scott put the TRICK into TRICK OR TREAT as he recounts tales of picking up horny vampire...

Oct 24, 202535 minSeason 16Ep. 3

HELLO MARY LOU PROM NIGHT 2 - A "Friday the 13th The Series" Spectacular Salute to BRUCE PITTMAN

"DAMN YOU UNCLE LEWIS" will be taking a hiatus from our usual coverage of FRIDAY THE 13TH THE SERIES episodes until the show launches publicly this fall. Until then, we've put together a series of FRIDAY THE 13TH THE SERIES SPECTACULAR episodes in which we celebrate some of our favorite F13 heavy-hitting writers, directors and stars by checking out their other work. First up, HELLO MARY LOU-PROM NIGHT 2 directed by BRUCE PITTMAN ( And Now the News , The Mephisto Ring ) and starring WENDY LYONS (...

Oct 10, 202549 minSeason 16Ep. 2

SCREAMQUEENZ: RESURRECTION - Can You Survive NYC's Most Notorious Haunted House

This episode of ScreamQueenz contains graphic descriptions of disturbing sexual acts. Discretion advised. ***** Kick off the Halloween season with this Flashback to one of our most popular and shocking Vintage ScreamQueenz episodes when my special guest Kristin Quinn and I visited New York City's most controversial attractions, The VORTEX HAUNTED HOUSE. No ghosts or goblins lurk inside the Vortex. Instead, it's a descent into a psychosexual nightmare you must travel through alone. In pitch darkn...

Sep 19, 202544 minSeason 16Ep. 1

"Are the straights okay? - ARNOLD (1973)

Watch ARNOLD for free on Youtube or buy the gorgeous new Blu-Ray from Vinegar Syndrome . Say goodbye to ScreamQueenz with ARNOLD, a delightfully bizarre but tragically forgotten horror comedy of 1973. In the first five minutes of ARNOLD, a gold-digging flight attendant marries a corpse...and that's the least weird thing that happens for the rest of the movie. It's the kind of movie that makes you ask, "Are the straights ok???" ARNOLD combines classic Gothic horror elements like a creepy old hous...

Aug 01, 20252 hr 11 minSeason 15Ep. 13

"Sex & Death & Girls & Cars & Gods" - TITANE (2021)

This episode, we're taking on a real brain-bender: the French film "Titane"'; a whirlwind of sex, death, cars, and a whole heap of existential questions. The movie is a tough cookie, but MAYA MURPHY and I here to break it down and make it all a bit simpler for you. Together we’ll explore the layers of this challenging but rewarding yet deeply f***ed up film. Trust me, there’s more than just the hyperviolence, graphic nudity and car sex surface to uncover. So buckle up, because we’re about to emb...

Jun 27, 20251 hr 21 minSeason 15Ep. 11

Even More NIGHT OF THE DEMONS! - A Deep Dive Chat with MATT KNIFE

"Angela" -Episode Art by MZK Art and Design . Follow them on Instagram @matthewzkesslerart And buy some fabulous gay soap from Baron Von Soap Our two-part NIGHT OF THE DEMONS SPECTACULAHHRR continues with the in-depth conversation with superfan MATT KNIFE . We'll delve into our personal histories with the movie as well as why it resonates so well with us as gay men. NIGHT OF THE DEMONS is currently available to stream on Shudder, Peacock and Tubi. Mentioned in this episode: Network Plug with mus...

Jun 13, 20251 hr 32 minSeason 15Ep. 10

"Blessed be the sinners..." - NIGHT OF THE DEMONS (1988)

It's campy. It's raunchy. It's gory. It's the beloved 1988 cult classic crowd pleaser, NIGHT OF THE DEMONS! In fact, I love this movie so much, I'm throwing a two-part SPECTACULAHHHR. Ten rambunctious teens throw a Halloween party in a spooky abandoned funeral parlor and end up raising hell.` In part of the SPECTACULAHHHR, I'm joined by everyone's favorite heterosexual podfaders and Night of the Demons virgins, ALLISON NOWACKI and BRYAN J. POLK. NIGHT OF THE DEMONS is available on SHUDDER, TUBI,...

May 16, 20252 hr 31 minSeason 15Ep. 9

"There are other kinds of justice in this world...." - DARK NIGHT OF THE SCARECROW (1981)

This bonus episode of ScreamQueenz contains a newly public episode of IT CAME FROM THE '70s! originally broadcast on November 3, 2023. Climb aboard Polyester Airlines for a charter flight back in time to the year 1981 to discuss the truly chilling tale of supernatural retribution, DARK NIGHT OF THE SCARECROW . In the quiet town of Bogan, four vigilantes hunt down and execute a local mentally-challenged man for a crime he did not commit. But just when they think they've gotten away with it, the w...

Apr 21, 20251 hr 41 minSeason 15Ep. 8

"Vestal Virgins, Soul-Sucking Shapeshifters & a Clowder of Cats!" - STEPHEN KING'S SLEEPWALKERS (1992)

"Outrageous!"-"Ridiculous!"-"Offensive!"-" Fabulous! " Well, enough about me. Let's talk about SLEEPWALKERS! Join me, Patrick Walsh, and my guest, everyone's favorite New York City-based undead horror host Unkle Spooky on a deranged deep dive into the delicious chaos that is STEPHEN KING'S SLEEPWALKERS , a film as taboo and flawed as it is wildly entertaining. Tanya and Charles are the perfect All-American high school couple about to go on their first date. Unfortunately for Tanya, Charles and h...

Mar 21, 20251 hr 44 minSeason 15Ep. 7

Val Lewton's Queer-Coded Film Noir Masterpiece - CAT PEOPLE (1942)

"You can fool everybody, but landy deary me, you can't fool a cat!" Irena, a lonely young Serbian immigrant, believes she is descended from a tribe of shape-shifting witches and fears that any physical intimacy will change her into a killer jungle cat. Irena can run. Irena can hide. But she cannot deny the Beast Inside. CAT PEOPLE somehow managed to tell a clearly queer-coded tale of forbidden desires and unspeakable passions at the height of Hayes Code Production censorship, and we are thrilled...

Feb 27, 20251 hr 38 minSeason 15Ep. 6

MARGAUX (2020) - "J!zz House: The House That J!zzed"

Please excuse these crappy AI show notes. They're just placeholders until the real ones are finished later today. Prepare yourself for a wild ride through the Canadian horror weirdness when host Patrick Walsh is joined by the fabulous Creepy Kitsch girls, Cindy and Stacy to discuss MARGAUX: the killer smart house movie ` for a lively discussion that ranges from the film's plot to its outrageous moments and everything in between. Right from the get-go, Patrick's infectious energy sets the tone, h...

Jan 31, 20251 hr 10 minSeason 15Ep. 5
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