"My God...They're All Mad." For the first time in a long time, the door of THE NIGHTMARE CLOSET is about to slowly swing open once again and unleash another movie that completely traumatized me when I saw it as a child. This time, the evil let loose upon the world is BROTHERHOOD OF SATAN (1971). The tiny town of Hillsboro finds itself under attack by mysterious unknown forces. Unable to leave, entire families are slaughtered while the children vanish without a trace. Little do they know that a c...
Jul 09, 2021•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 319
Our PRIDE MONTH celebration continues with a look at the truly unusual, blood-streaked 1981 psychological thriller BUTCHER, BAKER, NIGHTMARE MAKER aka NIGHT WARNING . Billy, an orphaned teenager, finds himself being dominated by his increasingly unhinged Aunt Sheryl who's hell-bent on keeping him with her...at all costs. Despite its deceptively simple plot, BBNM is a remarkably layered film featuring a bravura performance from SUSAN TYRELL and enough twisted Greek Tragedy elements to make Oedipu...
Jun 19, 2021•1 hr 52 min•Ep. 318
"Everything's a movie to me..." Kick off your Pride Month festivities with this deep dive into the movie that was meta before meta was cool, the moviehouse movie-within-a-movie massacre motion picture POPCORN from 1991. Tucked inside all the Grand Guignol fun, we'll be putting a special focus on the closeted life and tragic death of the film's star, TOM VILLARD. Joining me are world-famous actor and host of the HOT DATE podcast DAN DOMINGUES and future PsychoBiddy PETER ADAMSON. A group of film ...
Jun 04, 2021•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 317
"Will you love me...til the day you die?" Those crazy shopkeepers from My Very Curious Curio Shop are taking over this episode of ScreamQueenz to bring you this full episode of "DAMN YOU, UNCLE LEWIS!" , our Patreon Exclusive Podcast dedicated to FRIDAY THE 13th: THE SERIES . Originally airing in May 2020, MAYA MURPHY and TRAE DEAN are on hand to help me tackle one of the series' most infamous and beloved episodes of all time, "VANITY'S MIRROR" . A disturbed teen girl gets bloody revenge on her ...
May 21, 2021•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 316
"This entire murder has been... catered !" You are cordially invited to spend the weekend with the world's greatest detectives in a spooky old mansion! Enjoy an invisible dinner, a fiendish murder, and the chance to win a million dollars if you can solve this devious crime! Get ready to laugh your *** off, because our topic this time is NEIL SIMON 's classic murder mystery spoof MURDER BY DEATH from 1976 featuring one of the brilliant comedy ensemble casts ever put on film. My partner in crime i...
May 07, 2021•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 315
"He's family..." Our salute to CANADIAN HORROR movies continues with a chat about the deeply unsettling (and tragically out-of-print at this time) psychosexual thriller, PIN from 1988. A young man develops an unhealthy attachment to Pin, his father's medical anatomy doll and reigns terror upon anyone who threatens his fractured reality. To help me navigate this dark and twisted path, I am delighted to have MAYA MURPHY ( "Damn You, Uncle Lewis!" ) and real-life Canadian JOE LIPSETT ( Horror Queer...
Apr 23, 2021•2 hr 14 min•Ep. 314
"It can't be happening again..." It's CANADIAN HORROR MONTH at ScreamQueenz, and we're starting the festivities by taking a look at their truly iconic slasher classic MY BLOODY VALENTINE from 1981. Special Guests: BRYAN NORTON : Director - "Jack Attack", Author - "FOR GOD'S SAKE, GET OUT!": The Amityville Horror at the Movies TARA GARNER : Actual Canadian, Resident Historian MY BLOODY VALENTINE directed by GEORGE MILHALKA. Starring PAUL KELMAN, LORI HALLIER, NEIL AFFLECK, KEITH KNIGHT, CYNTHIA D...
Apr 09, 2021•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 313
"Get Ready for the Violence of the Lambs..." It is a fact that there are more sheep in New Zealand. This tidbit of truth makes the New Zealand-based horror-comedy BLACK SHEEP all the more delicious! Thanks to brilliant gooey, over-the-top gore and monster effects, the seemingly stupid concept of "killer sheep" becomes genuinely terrifying. Add a dryly hilarious script to balance out the bloodshed, and you've got one humdinger of a Kiwi horror-comedy! When ovinophobic Henry returns to his family'...
Mar 26, 2021•33 min•Ep. 312
"Why does everything have to be so unnecessarily gross?!?" For our Salute to Irish Horror , we'll be discussing the utterly charming supernatural comedy, EXTRA ORDINARY . Rose, a mild-mannered driving instructor with an ability to talk to the dead, must exorcise seven ghosts in order to save a young girl from being sacrificed by a one-hit-wonder pop star who has turned to Satanism to restore his flaccid career. To ensure we achieve maximum levels of craic, my very special guests are The End of T...
Mar 12, 2021•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 311
Our celebration of WOMEN IN HORROR MONTH continues with a discussion of the powerful and controversial film SWALLOW . I am delighted to be joined by two very special guests: gender-bending queer horror filmmaker ALAN ROWE KELLY ( Tales of Poe , The Blood Shed ) and cohost of the MOVIE GO ROUND podcast NICOLE DAVIS . **This episode contains frank discussions of sexual assault, domestic abuse and eating disorders. See below for links to resources that provide help** Plus, I sit down for a chat wit...
Feb 19, 2021•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 310
If you've ever wondered what would happen when I covered a movie that truly terrified me...you're about to find out. Because LAST GIRL STANDING is a movie that shakes me to my core. Twice before I've tried to talk about this film on the show. Twice before I've had to scrap the entire project because just scratching the surface turns me into a blubbering, frightened mess. Turns out what I needed was the calming soothing presence of my special guests CHRIS MOORE and KEVIN JONES (Hosts of the utter...
Feb 05, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 309
This episode is dedicated in loving memory to Steven Stein Grainger. The previously announced episode on DEATH DROP GORGEOUS had to be unavoidably delayed in order to properly grieve the loss of a cherished friend. Instead, you're getting a previously recorded episode of THE FINAL REEL , which is one of the two podcasts that I produce exclusively for my Patreon Super Screamerz. In Pre-COVID days, TFR provided listeners with my hot takes on the major horror movie theatrical release; often before ...
Jan 14, 2021•54 min•Ep. 308
Happy holidays, my Beautiful Screamerz! I let YOU pick the movie for this LISTENER TAKEOVER episode, and you chose the Scottish Christmas zombie musical ANNA AND THE APOCALYPSE (2017). On hand to join in the toe-tappin' gut-munchin' Yuletide merriment are everyone's favorite Ska-lovin' boob aficionados, ALLISON NOWACKI and BRYAN POLK! Plus, I read your reviews, and we finally answer the age-old question: Do zombies poop? Merry Christmas? **** 03:45 Listener Reviews 05:55 Main Segment 1:44:45 TO ...
Dec 24, 2020•1 hr 53 min•Ep. 307
(This episode initially posted missing about 30 minutes of the show. This is the complete version. My apologies for any confusion.) Take a journey back in time with us to a world of mythological monsters, petulant gods, men in miniskirts and marauding MAGGIE SMITH s. I'm finishing off our pre-holiday look at Horror-Adjacent Comfort Films with a chat on 1981's CLASH OF THE TITANS directed by DESMOND DAVID and starring HARRY HAMLIN , LAURENCE OLIVIER , CLAIRE BLOOM , BURGESS MEREDITH and the etern...
Dec 14, 2020•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 306
In ABBOTT & COSTELLO' s charmingly SPOOKTACULAR comedy THE TIME OF THEIR LIVES , two ghosts ( LOU COSTELLO & MARJORIE REYNOLDS) falsely accused of being traitors during the Revolutionary War must find a lost letter from George Washington that will prove their innocence and break their curse...all while scaring the pants of their manor home's current residents! Despite sharing almost no scenes together, this is one of the comic duo's best comedies and one of my all-time favorite comfort f...
Nov 23, 2020•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 305
You survived Election Day. But can you survive another FRIDAY THE 13th SPECTACULAR!! Celebrate the unluckiest day of the year with a peak behind The Paywall with another full episode of our Patreon-exclusive FRIDAY THE 13th: THE SERIES retrospective podcast, "DAMN YOU, UNCLE LEWIS!" In "The Poison Pen", Ryan and Micki must go undercover as monks to infiltrate a monastery in order to retrieve a cursed quill pen that spells Doomsday for anyone who crosses its owner's path. My trusty but snarky fel...
Nov 09, 2020•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 304
HAPPY HALLOWEEN, MY BEAUTIFUL SCREAMERZ! John Carpenter Month continues with a look at his 1980 supernatural revenge flick, THE FOG starring ADRIENNE BARBEAU , JAMIE LEIGH CURTIS , TOM ATKINS , JANET LEIGH and HAL HOLBROOK . The residents of Antonio Bay are in for quite a shock when their town's Centennial celebration is invaded by a hoard of undead sailors hellbent on revenge. My shipmates during this meteorological massacre are world-famous actor MICHAEL KEYLOUN and the fabulous TARA GARNER . ...
Oct 26, 2020•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 303
October is JOHN CARPENTER MONTH here on ScreamQueenz, and we begin with a look at one of his lesser-known films: the taut made-for-television psychological thriller SOMEONE'S WATCHING ME! starring LAUREN HUTTON , ADRIENNE BARBEAU and DAVID BIRNEY . Leigh Michaels is a TV director who moves into a high rise apartment building in Los Angeles when she begins to receive mysterious phone calls from a psychopathic Peeping-Tom intent on invading every aspect of her life. My special guests are VANESSA M...
Oct 12, 2020•1 hr 51 min•Ep. 302
In celebration of the 11th Season of SCREAMQUEENZ: The Podcast where Horror Gets Gay , everything old is new again... I'm resurrecting THE CRAPSHOOT ; the segment of the show where I dive headfirst into that vast sea of Direct-To-Video horror movie releases in search of that elusive Diamond in the ****Pile! And to add to the craziness, I'm making it a DOUBLE CRAPSHOOT ! First up is 1BR (2020) written & directed by DAVID MARMOUR : Sarah ( NICOLE BRYDON BROOM ) is a young woman who moves to Lo...
Sep 20, 2020•54 min•Ep. 301
Here's a Summer Bonus Episode that will finally answer the question: "Is the GIRL ON THE THIRD FLOOR a ghost?......Or is it Allison trying to spy some exposed CM Punk Junk?" Trick question: She's BOTH! In GIRL ON THE THIRD FLOOR , a man attempts to renovate a former brothel and turn it into a new home for his family, but discovers some of the former occupants have other plans. Directed by TRAVIS STEVENS . With C.M. PUNK, TRIESTE KELLY DUNN and SARAH BROOKS . Mentioned in this episode: Network Pl...
Aug 14, 2020•1 hr 23 min
(05:00) (07:30) <p class="ql-align-center"><strong><em>MADISON PENROSE ALWAYS GETS WHAT SHE WANTS.</em></strong></p><p class="ql-align-center"><strong><em>TONIGHT, SHE'LL GET WHAT SHE DESERVES.</em></strong></p><p class="ql-align-center">Beat the summer heat with this ScreamQueenz bonus never-before-aired episode recorded back in May, 2020 when <a href="https://www.wickedqueer.org/events/death-drop-gorgeous" rel="no...
Jul 18, 2020•2 hr
Once upon a time, two fierce young filmmakers set out to make a documentary about the legend of Mark Patton. They were never heard from again... In this fourth installment of my casual chats with out gay horror filmmakers, I'm honored to have with me TYLER JENSEN and ROMAN CHIMIENTI , the co-directors of the smash hit documentary SCREAM QUEEN! MY NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET. In addition to discussing the challenges of piecing together a cohesive and powerful story as it unfolds in real time, we disc...
Jun 30, 2020•59 min•Ep. 300
Meet the creators of the upcoming queer drag-themed slasher epic DEATH DROP GORGEOUS ! CHRISTOPHER DALPE, BRANDON PERRAS-SANCHEZ & MICHAEL AHERN Get all the inside dish on how a group of friends managed to take their dream of making a gay horror film from idle chat all the way to glorious gore-streaked reality… and still remain friends ! Check out the brand new trailer recut by TYLER JENSEN & ROMAN CHIMIENTI from SCREAM, QUEEN! MY NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET ! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v...
Jun 26, 2020•50 min•Ep. 299
This Pride Month, Meet The Out LGBT Filmmakers of Independent Horror. ALAN ROWE KELLY Sculpture, Gallery of Fear, The Blood Shed, Tales of Poe Join me for a casual conversation with Actor/Director/Producer ALAN ROWE KELLY as we discuss his transition from the world of fashion and makeup into horror, gender ambiguity. celebrity run-ins, and primal fears when you're living queer. You're invited to a very special PRIDE MONTH DOUBLE FEATURE WATCH PARTY showcasing the films of BART MASTRONARDI & ...
Jun 19, 2020•52 min•Ep. 298
This Pride Month, Meet The Out LGBT Filmmakers of Independent Horror. BART MASTRONARDI Vindication, Tales of Poe Before introducing you to ALAN ROWE KELLY , the next guest in this Pride Month series, I thought a refresher course on Bart would be helpful since these two work so frequently together. During our insightful chat which first aired in December of 2018, we discuss some of the behind-the-scenes stories of the making of TALES OF POE , featured in Episode 227, how he managed to wrangle all...
Jun 15, 2020•51 min
“It was never too late to exchange the things you believed defined you for something better.” -Guillermo Del Toro To kick off Pride Month, I've chosen to discuss GUILLERMO DEL TORO's Oscar-winning fantasy film, THE SHAPE OF WATER. On the surface, the story appears to be simply a sci fi Beauty and the Beast/Creature From the Black Lagoon mashup. Look closer, and you'll see a story of people who are considered "less than" by a cruel and soulless society who rise up to fight against that system in ...
Jun 08, 2020•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 297
In honor of VINCENT PRICE's birthday this week, enjoy this terrifying tale from the Golden Age of Radio. Set in the late VIctorian era, "A Fugue in C-Minor" is a tale of mounting anxiety, doubt and fear about a new bride, voiced by IDA LUPINO recently featured in our WOMEN IN HORROR episode, begins to suspect her husband (VINCENT PRICE)may have murdered his previous wife. But who's gaslighting whom?? "Fugue" features outstanding performances from two Hollywood legends at their game...plus murder...
May 28, 2020•51 min•Ep. 296
A Heartwarmingly wholesome tale of a boy and his.... zombie ?? FIDO , directed by ANDREW CURRIE , takes to a picture perfect pop art white picket fence and apple pie post-zombie apocalypse 1950's style world where the undead serve as harmless domestic servants, nannies and Mother's Little Helpers. When little Timmy's family adopt Fido to be their house ghoul, hearty laughs and wholesome good times are sure to follow...as well as total societal upheaval and just a teeny tiny zombie uprising or tw...
May 22, 2020•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 295
– My 50th Birthday Celebration continues as THE CRAPSHOOT returns! My never-ending quest to find a diamond in the shit pile of VOD horror movie releases led me to a little film called SHOCK VALUE , a blackly comic yet chilling gem of a tale about dangerous ambition and deadly hubris set against the backdrop of L.A’s indie horror filmmaking scene. After witnessing a brutal double murder, a film director ( ZAK HUDSON ) develops a dastardly brilliant plan to ensure his next movie is a guaranteed hi...
May 08, 2020•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 294
When two innocent country-folk get mistaken for serial killers by a bunch of vacationing college kids, mayhem and self-mutilation ensue in the charming horror-comedy TUCKER AND DALE VS. EVIL . Boob-and Ska fanatics ALLISON NOWACKI and BRYAN J. POLK are on hand to kick off my insanely self-indulgent 50th birthday month celebration. TUCKER & DALE VS EVIL was directed by ELI CRAIG and stars ALAN TUDYK ("Firefly", "Dollhouse"), TYLER LABINE ("Reaper", "Escape Room") and KATRINA BOWDEN ("30 Rock"...
May 01, 2020•1 hr 46 min•Ep. 293
