Girls, Guts, and Giallo

Happy Pride to perverts only! Back when I first started this show, I released an episode on William Friedkin's controversial film based on the Mineshaft murders, Cruising . I have gained so much knowledge and experience since 2019! So to celebrate the season, it felt appropriate to revisit this classic piece of leather history. I am joined by Andy Campbell (author of Bound Together ) and Morga...

Society waits for you! Artist and filmmaker Ian Deleón joins me to talk about Brian Yuzna's body horror classic. We deep dive and do a scene by scene analysis of the film and discuss larger themes, like how sexual perversion has become coded as a decadent failure of the rich. We also link the film back to our current cultural moment and the recent release of the Epstein files and the ensuing moral...

Recurring guest Lucé Tomlin-Brenner is back to talk about every weird millennial girl's filmic awakening, Ghost World ! While not the kind of film I typically cover on the show, I think our deep dive ended up being full of topics that are quite relevant to GGG. This is a meaty episode full of discussions about subculture, poser violence, hipster ethos in the early aughts, girlhood and friendsh...

“I like to dissect girls. Did you know I'm utterly insane?” Happy Belated XXXMas! Cult film YouTuber Celeste De La Cabra joins me to discuss Mary Harron's take on Bret Easton Ellis's controversial novel about evil 1980s finance bros. We DISSECT every aspect of the film, including the differences between movie and novel, conservative masculinity in the 80s vs. now, why men idolize Patrick Bateman,...

Musician and curator of the Final Girls Film Festival in Berlin, Sara Neidorf, joins me to discuss one of our favorites. Nicolas Roeg's Don't Look Now is a gothic masterpiece of horror and we dive completely into it's depths. We talk about the figure of the hag, psychic ability and gender, Donald Sutherland as a male pinup, grief, and so much more. For bonus episodes sign up at patreon.com/girlsgu...

Happy Halloween, freaky cuties! This one is a long time coming and I can't believe I haven't covered it yet. I just needed the perfect guest. Queer horror academic and scholar Morgan Woolsey joins me to discuss John Carpenter's low budget opus, Halloween . We talk about gender and sex in the slasher genre, the perils and definition of the final girl trope, why the iconic soundtrack works so well,...

The final part of a two part episode on Alfred Hitchcock's horror masterpiece, Psycho . In this installment, Lucé Tomlin-Brenner and I talk in depth about the infamous shower scene and reckon with the film's legacy in queer horror. For bonus episodes and my newsletter, check out patreon.com/girlsgutsgiallo .

I am back after a hiatus. I discuss some housekeeping items at the top of the show and encourage listeners to check my social media for a statement I made regarding what has been going on with me. My instagram is @girlsgutsgiallo Tis the season! Recurring guest and Halloween historian Lucé Tomlin-Brenner joins me for part I of a four hour discussion about Alfred Hitchcock's horror masterpiece, Psy...

Morbid YouTuber/tattoo artist Darby Valentine joins me for a discussion about this infamous West German horror nasty. We chat about female necrophiliacs, punk culture in 1980s Germany, and romantic gore. Sign up for bonus episodes, including one on Nekromantik 2 at patreon.com/girlsgutsgiallo

Morbid YouTuber/tattoo artist Darby Valentine joins me for the first GGG discussion! We chat about this infamous West German horror nasty. We discuss female necrophiliacs, punk culture in 1980s Germany, and romantic gore. Sign up for bonus episodes, including one on Nekromantik 2 at ⁠patreon.com/girlsgutsgiallo

This episode is dedicated to the iconic David Lynch. The first two hours are FREE, but to listen to the entire four hour long episode, sign up at Patreon.com/GirlsGutsGiallo! Carr Conaway is back to discuss another David Lynch masterpiece. This is one of favorite movies and we leave no stone unturned. We analyze the film scene by scene and discuss various theories about the plot, symbolism, and ic...

Pro Domme and artist Micha Malvada joins me to discuss George Franju's horror masterwork. We discuss the political climate of France post-WWII, George Franju's politics, medical horror, and more. You can find Micha Malvada at luxuryevil.com Support the podcast at patreon.com/girlsgutsgiallo

Not feeling the holiday spirit? Neither are we! Comedian Honey Pluton joins me for an episode that will surely land us on some kind of list (if we aren't on there already!) We discuss a collection of films that embody the anti-Amerikkkan insurgent spirit. We also rant about our unhinged political beliefs.

Happy Halloween, perverts! Recurring guest and Halloween historian Lucé Tomlin-Brenner joins me for a chat about horny horror. What is the difference between horror that is simply psychosexual vs. erotic? Why are we horny for fear and violence? What is the state of erotic horror today? We discuss these questions as well as our personal canon of horny horror icons like Jean Rollin, Jess Franco, Pau...

We are celebrating Folsom Weekend on Girls, Guts, & Giallo! Director/artist Michelle Handelman joins me for an interview about her paradigm shifting, transgressive documentary on the leatherdykes of San Francisco. BloodSisters: Leather, Dykes and Sadomasochism (1995) is screening at the Roxie Theater Saturday 9/28, which is one of the theaters it originally was shown at back when it was first rele...

Video artist Liz Zito joins me to discuss a film whose killer bears her name: the infamous Maniac! We talk Italian-American horror, masculinity, women who love grindhouse, and more.

This is the free version of my episode with Vita Breva on the cult classic film, The Wicker Man. To access the full episode, subscribe to my Patreon at patreon.com/girlsgutsgiallo or sign up on Spotify or Apple subscriptions. You don't want to miss the full version!

As a director associated with the Cinema of Transgression movement, Charles Pinion made three SOV horror classics in the late 80s/early to mid 90s: Twisted Issues (1988), Red Spirit Lake (1993), and We Await (1996). In this interview, Charles and I discuss his filmmaking career, as well as his foray into the porn industry. The director generously shares his stories in this full two hour interview,...

Recurring guest Tina Horn joins me to discuss Derek Jarman's controversial punk film, Jubilee. We talk about the punk movement, Derek Jarman's career, and the scandalous aftermath of the film.

This is part two of a two part episode. Filmmaker Carr Conaway guests on this highly requested episode. A titan of the neo-noir movement, Blue Velvet is one of David Lynch's masterpieces. This is a traditional GGG episode with a scene by scene analysis. Join us for discussions of Freudian theory, the neo-noir genre, and David Lynch's career in the 1980s.

This is part one of a two part episode. Filmmaker Carr Conaway guests on this highly requested episode. A titan of the neo-noir movement, Blue Velvet is one of David Lynch's masterpieces. This is a traditional GGG episode with a scene by scene analysis. Join us for discussions of Freudian theory, the neo-noir genre, and David Lynch's career in the 1980s.

Part I of II! My gay goth brother Travis Merriman guests on the show to gush blood over Neil Jordan's homoerotic vampire classic.

Part II of my discussion with Annaliese about Ms. 45. We continue to analyze the film in full!

Annaliese joins me for a rigorous, sometimes emotional, discussion of Abel Ferrara's famous rape revenge exploitation film starring Zoe Lund. This is Part I. Part II comes out next week. This was a great discussion and I know you all will enjoy it. We talk about what the film means to us as survivors, why we dislike most discourse about survivorship, and begin to discuss the film in depth. Hap...

Scottish critic Michael Gillespie joins me for a discussion about this subversive '90s sleeper hit. Sign up for my Patreon for the full episode. Patreon.com/GirlsGutsGiallo