Wield your clippers and marvel at your Scalp Shrine because we're discussing Jill Gevargizian's feature directorial debut The Stylist (2020)! Tagging in for the conversation is returning guest (and resident wig expert) Lindsay Traves! Join us as we dive into the mind of protagonist Claire, played wonderfully by Najarra Townsend while lauding Gevargizian's stylish (heh heh) filmmaking techniques. Plus: a discussion on salon etiquette, some supremely squelchy foley work and the world's cheapest we...
Nov 27, 2024•2 hr 7 min•Ep 310•Transcript available on Metacast Here's a sneak peek at our all new Patreon minisode on Netflix's long-delayed time travel + slasher film, Time Cut (2024). Like what you hear? Head on over to www.patreon.com/horrorqueers and become a Patron for more exclusive bonus content today! Theme Music: Alexander Nakarada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 26, 2024•5 min•Transcript available on Metacast Log onto 'Encounters' and dust off your Peachfuzz mask because we're talking Creep 2 (2017). Along for the ride is The Queer Quadrant co-host Brooke Solomon, who finds plenty to appreciate in a sequel that is more complex than its predecessor. Plus: Praise for both Duplass and bisexual co-star Desiree Akhavan, debating male vs female nudity, dismissing claims that Sara is "dumb", Coppola wine, and speculation about Shudder's The Creep Tapes Questions? Comments? Snark? Connect with the boys on Tw...
Nov 20, 2024•2 hr 9 min•Ep 309•Transcript available on Metacast Here's a sneak peek at our all new full-length Patreon episode on Beck & Woods' religious thriller, Heretic (2024). Like what you hear? Head on over to www.patreon.com/horrorqueers and become a Patron for more exclusive bonus content today! Theme Music: Alexander Nakarada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 19, 2024•5 min•Transcript available on Metacast Prepare to get "potted" because we're discussing not just any murder, but a good murder in Albert Ray's confusing as all get-out 1932 murder mystery comedy The Thirteenth Guest! Tagging in for the conversation is Amanda Jane Stern, the co-writer/star of the new psychosexual thriller Perfectly Good Moment. Join us as we try to figure out just what the hell is going on in this convoluted little film, which features an early Ginger Rogers performance (in a dual role, no less!). From electrified tel...
Nov 13, 2024•2 hr 48 min•Ep 308•Transcript available on Metacast Here's a sneak peek at our all new full-length Patreon episode on Parker Finn's confident sequel Smile 2 (2024) Like what you hear? Head on over to www.patreon.com/horrorqueers and become a Patron for more exclusive bonus content today! Theme Music: Alexander Nakarada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 12, 2024•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast Here's a sneak peek at our all new full-length Patreon audio commentary on the highly controversial holiday horror film, Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984) for its 40th anniversary. Like what you hear? Head on over to www.patreon.com/horrorqueers and become a Patron for more exclusive bonus content today! Theme Music: Alexander Nakarada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 08, 2024•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast For our final week of Gay Divas and Anniversaries, we're revisiting Wes Craven's iconic 1984 franchise starter, A Nightmare on Elm Street for its 40th anniversary. From discussions about why Nancy (Heather Langenkamp) is *the* Final Girl to Fred(dy) Krueger's challenging backstory to the film's financial issues, this is the perfect capper to our two month theme. Plus: Sta Awake & a carafe full of coffee, the possibility of a new entry in the series, Marge's ties to Black Christmas' Mrs. Mack, an...
Nov 06, 2024•2 hr 18 min•Ep 307•Transcript available on Metacast Here's a sneak peek at our all new Patreon minisode on episode 11 of Hannibal's first season, "Rôti". Like what you hear? Head on over to www.patreon.com/horrorqueers and become a Patron for more exclusive bonus content today! Theme Music: Alexander Nakarada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 05, 2024•5 min•Transcript available on Metacast What happens when Saw meets a queer rape/revenge? You get Dima Barch's 2023 horror short, The Power of the Strike! C/W: sexual assault. We're all in on the visual aesthetics of this short, despite a few narrative hiccups, specifically involving character motivations. Still: it's never boring! Questions? Comments? Snark? Connect with the boys on Twitter, Instagram, Youtube, Letterboxd, Facebook, or join the Facebook Group to get in touch with other listeners > Trace: @tracedthurman > Joe: @bstole...
Nov 04, 2024•14 min•Transcript available on Metacast Spoon that icing out of the can and get ready for a lot of time jumps because "it" is awake in Robert Zemeckis' Death Becomes Her (1992). It's a smorgasbord of bitchery and high fashion in this delectable black comedy. Join us as we marvel at the Oscar-winning special effects that are anything but "cheap" in this hilarious film starring two of Hollywood's greatest actresses (Meryl Streep and Goldie Hawn) and a scene-stealing Bruce Willis. Plus: fat suits, rock-like tits, floating nuns, beekeeper...
Oct 30, 2024•2 hr 11 min•Ep 306•Transcript available on Metacast Here's a sneak peek at our all new full-length Patreon episode on Gary Jardin's body-swapping thriller It's What's Inside (2024). Like what you hear? Head on over to www.patreon.com/horrorqueers and become a Patron for more exclusive bonus content today! Theme Music: Alexander Nakarada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 29, 2024•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast Beware of dark web games and toxic workplaces because we're checking out Michelle Iannantuono's Livescreamers (2023). There's a lot to like about this, from gaming Easter Eggs to big topic issues in gaming and online environments. A few plot beats don't entirely work for us, but it's easy to forgive that when gamers are being sprayed with blood! Questions? Comments? Snark? Connect with the boys on Twitter, Instagram, Youtube, Letterboxd, Facebook, or join the Facebook Group to get in touch with ...
Oct 25, 2024•23 min•Transcript available on Metacast Ditch the school dance and come party with Angela because we're talking Kevin S. Tenney's Night of the Demons (1988). Not a lot of character or plot in this one, but it's a really fun time with some stylish direction and great FX. Plus: Angela as a dancing (nepo) icon, Linnea Quigley's line deliveries, Rodger as a rare black 80s horror survivor, and subverting the "good boy/bad boy" trope with Jay and Sal. Questions? Comments? Snark? Connect with the boys on Twitter, Instagram, Youtube, Letterbo...
Oct 23, 2024•2 hr 44 min•Transcript available on Metacast Here's a sneak peek at our all new full-length Patreon episode on Gary Dauberman's long-delayed adaptation of Stephen King's Salem's Lot (2024). Like what you hear? Head on over to www.patreon.com/horrorqueers and become a Patron for more exclusive bonus content today! Theme Music: Alexander Nakarada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 22, 2024•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast From the sunny skies of Salem, Masachusetts comes our live show from Salem Horror Fest on Takashi Shimizu's 2004 film The Grudge, just in time for its 20th anniversary! Join us as we go all in on the J-horror craze of the aughts before delving into Shimizu's remake of his own film, Ju-on: The Grudge (2002). Recorded in front of a live audience, you can now listen in the comfort of your own home! Questions? Comments? Snark? Connect with the boys on Twitter, Instagram, Youtube, Letterboxd, Faceboo...
Oct 21, 2024•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast Here's a sneak peek at our all new full-length Patreon episode on Matthew Bright's exploitation sequel (in name only), Freeway 2: Confessions of a Trick Baby (1999) which is celebrating its 25th anniversary. Like what you hear? Head on over to www.patreon.com/horrorqueers and become a Patron for more exclusive bonus content today! Theme Music: Alexander Nakarada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 18, 2024•8 min•Transcript available on Metacast Bust out those American flags and prepare to get that child schnockered because we're finally discussing Bob Clark's seminal horror classic Black Christmas (1974). Tagging in for the conversation is award-winning Australian film critic and author Alexandra Heller-Nicholas! Join us as we do a deep dive into one of Elvis Presley's favorite films (yes, really!), praising Queen Barb (Margot Kidder) and marveling at the sheer progressiveness of the film. From abortion subplots to discussions of femal...
Oct 16, 2024•2 hr 25 min•Ep 304•Transcript available on Metacast Here's a sneak peek at our all new full-length Patreon audio commentary on Wes Craven's OG meta horror film New Nightmare (1994) in time for its 30th anniversary. Like what you hear? Head on over to www.patreon.com/horrorqueers and become a Patron for more exclusive bonus content today! Theme Music: Alexander Nakarada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 15, 2024•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast From the sunny skies of Austin, Texas comes our live show from Fantastic Fest on Alfonso Gomez-Rejon's 2014 remake of The Town That Dreaded Sundown, just in time for its 10th anniversary! After kicking the event off with a look at 10 years of horror at Fantastic Fest, we do a deep dive into the queer components of this under-appreciated remake. Recorded in front of a live audience, you can now listen in the comfort of your own home! Questions? Comments? Snark? Connect with the boys on Twitter, I...
Oct 14, 2024•1 hr 28 min•Transcript available on Metacast If you listened to this week’s The Texas Chain Saw Massacre episode, you know that Joe has joined forces with former guest Jenn Adams for a new true crime podcast that looks at fictionalized adaptations of real events: Murder Made Fiction . Here's a sample of what you can expect of the Bloody FM pod, which has looked at Jeffrey Dahmer, Ed Gein, and will be looking at Jonestown, Waco and the Menendez brothers in the future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 11, 2024•12 min•Transcript available on Metacast Rev that chainsaw and break a window (or two) because we are celebrating Tobe Hooper's classic film, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974). Hitching a ride in the van is The Losers' Club and Halloweenies co-host Rachel Reeves, who offers invaluable insight into the sound design of the film. Plus: defending Franklin, iconic shots, treating people as meat, Leatherface as matriarch, and a lot of screaming. Oh, and if you want more Ed Gein backstory, check out Joe's other podcast: Murder Made Fiction!...
Oct 09, 2024•2 hr 9 min•Ep 303•Transcript available on Metacast Here's a sneak peek at our all new full-length Patreon episode on Natalie Erika James' Rosemary's Baby prequel Apartment 7A. Like what you hear? Head on over to www.patreon.com/horrorqueers and become a Patron for more exclusive bonus content today! Theme Music: Alexander Nakarada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 08, 2024•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast Pop in that 1984 videocassette because we're checking out writer/director Cradeaux Alexander's Inherit The Witch (2024). Sadly we're not recommending this one. Despite a few fun performances and an unexpected ending, the feuding family film is overly plotted, feels drawn out, and features some pretty dodgy acting. It's just not for us. Questions? Comments? Snark? Connect with the boys on Twitter, Instagram, Youtube, Letterboxd, Facebook, or join the Facebook Group to get in touch with other list...
Oct 07, 2024•15 min•Transcript available on Metacast Check your red panty inventory and hide that bottle of Chardonnay because we're discussing David Fincher's exceptional adaptation of Gillian Flynn's bestseller Gone Girl in the third week of our Anniversaries and Diva Worship theme. Be a "Cool Girl" and give us a listen! Join us as we dig into the origins of Flynn's source novel before going all in on this 2.5-hour juggernaut of a film (and yet it flies by???). From Rosamund Pike's Oscar-nominated performance to the accusations of misogyny, ther...
Oct 02, 2024•3 hr 39 min•Ep 302•Transcript available on Metacast Here's a sneak peek at our all new Patreon minisode on episode 10 of Hannibal's first season, "Buffet Froid". Like what you hear? Head on over to www.patreon.com/horrorqueers and become a Patron for more exclusive bonus content today! Theme Music: Alexander Nakarada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 01, 2024•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast Gather your queers and your WOC because we're talking Parker Brennon's anthology Hauntology (2024). This collection of tales is quintessential gateway horror, featuring several famous folks (some we know; some we should) and very cute horror homages. Plus: our fave and least fave segments, its unabashed queerness and Trace's appreciation of the sound design! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 30, 2024•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast Here's a sneak peek at our all new full-length Patreon episode on Blumhouse American remake of Speak No Evil (2024). Like what you hear? Head on over to www.patreon.com/horrorqueers and become a Patron for more exclusive bonus content today! Theme Music: Alexander Nakarada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 27, 2024•8 min•Transcript available on Metacast It's a 'Joe pick' for the second week of our Gay Icons & Anniversaries theme as the boys discuss Jonathan Glazer's modern classic Birth (2004). Starring Nicole Kidman as a woman grieving her dead husband, Birth was a lightning rod for controversy, but it's so much more than its bathtub scene and reincarnation plot. Plus: why Bright's casting prompted a complete script rewrite, ties to Rosemary's Baby, a superb Anne Heche, and the two minute long take that should have earned Kidman an Oscar nom. ...
Sep 25, 2024•2 hr 7 min•Ep 301•Transcript available on Metacast Here's a sneak peek at our all new full-length Patreon episode on Tim Burton's 36-years-later sequel Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024). Like what you hear? Head on over to www.patreon.com/horrorqueers and become a Patron for more exclusive bonus content today! Theme Music: Alexander Nakarada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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