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We saved the best for last as we conclude "Thanks for the Judds," a six-week programming block on Ashley Judd thrillers, with a look at William Friedkin's controversial 2006 adaptation of Tracy Letts' play Bug , which boasts a career-best performance from Judd. So finish that impromptu tooth extraction and destroy that smoke alarm because we're going all in on this supremely disturbing film (thoug...

Here's a sneak peek at our all new Patreon minisode on Mike P. Nelson's giant snake movie, Beware Boiúna (2026). Like what you hear? Head on over to www.patreon.com/horrorqueers  and become a Patron for more exclusive bonus content today! Show Art: Travis Falligant / Theme Music: Alexander Nakarada Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collect...

Here's a sneak peek at our all new full-length Patreon episode on the premiere of Mike Flanagan's limited series adaptation of Carrie (2026). Like what you hear? Head on over to www.patreon.com/horrorqueers  and become a Patron for more exclusive bonus content today! Show Art: Travis Falligant / Theme Music: Alexander Nakarada Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for...

Our second-last entry in "Thanks for the Judds" is 2004's Twisted, directed by 1978's Invasion of the Body Snatchers' Philip Kaufman! This wannabe Noir/Erotic Thriller was written by female screenwriter Sarah Thorp, and is weirdly judgey and misogynistic when it comes to sex and sexuality. Plus: a queer-coded Camyrn Manheim; red herrings for every male character; a too-obvious villain; and the ret...

Check your spouse for ambidexterity because it's week four of "Thanks for the Judds", a six-week programming block on Ashley Judd thrillers. Next up is Carl Franklin's legal thriller (for real this time) High Crimes (2002).  Join us as we go all in on this Kiss the Girls reunion between Ashley Judd and Morgan Freeman. It's all rather workmanlike and features way too many characters and subplots, b...

Here's a sneak peek at our all new full-length Patreon episode on Zach Cregger's Resident Evil (2026). Like what you hear? Head on over to www.patreon.com/horrorqueers  and become a Patron for more exclusive bonus content today! Show Art: Travis Falligant / Theme Music: Alexander Nakarada Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and us...

Joe interviews actress Brec Bassinger on her Tubi original Buzzkill (2026), being a scream queen, and the forthcoming adaptation of Christopher Pike's Remember Me . Questions? Comments? Snark? Connect with the boys on BlueSky , Instagram , Youtube , Letterboxd , or join the Horror Queers Discord to get in touch with other listeners. > Trace: @tracedthurman (BlueSky)/ @tracedthurman (Instagram)...

Snatch up that Kandinsky watercolor and perfect your New Orleans accent because it's week three of "Thanks for the Judds", a six-week programming block on Ashley Judd thrillers, with Bruce Beresford's Double Jeopardy (1999). Tagging in for the conversation is filmmaker and actress Ali Chappell. Join us as we go all in on what might be the pinnacle of Ashley Judd thrillers with this gender-flipped...

Keep an EYE out for snow globes because we are continuing "Thanks for the Judds", a six-week programming block on Ashley Judd thrillers, with Stephan Elliott's bafflingly sedate erotic(?) thriller(?) Eye of the Beholder (1999). Join us as we try to figure out what's going on in Elliott's re-adaptation of Marc Behm's 1980 novel of the same name. It starts to makes sense when you understand the horr...

Here's a sneak peek at our all new full-length Patreon audio commentary on cult classic Practical Magic (1998). Like what you hear? Head on over to www.patreon.com/horrorqueers  and become a Patron for more exclusive bonus content today! Show Art: Travis Falligant / Theme Music: Alexander Nakarada Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection an...

Keep an eye out for doors and walls and stairs because we are kicking off "Thanks for the Judds", a six-week programming block on Ashley Judd thrillers, with Gary Fleder's Kiss The Girls (1997).  Nominated by listener Az, each week we'll dive into a new Judd title, starting with the one that made her a bankable lead...and one that she has a very different relationship to all these years later...

Here's a sneak peek at our all new Patreon minisode on Kate Dolan's M3GAN spinoff, the R-rated erotic thriller Soulm8te (2026). Like what you hear? Head on over to www.patreon.com/horrorqueers  and become a Patron for more exclusive bonus content today! Show Art: Travis Falligant / Theme Music: Alexander Nakarada Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about o...

Grab your cello and wear your wedding dress in the pond because we are talking 1971's indie psychological thriller Let's Scare Jessica To Death . Starring an understated Zohra Lampert and the seductive Mariclare Costello, the film is a great early example of gaslight horror. Plus: the death of the free love movement; debate about whether Jessica is going crazy or if the threat is real; Joe's hilar...

Here's a sneak peek at our all new Patreon minisode on Jeff Wadlow's "kids stalked in a cave by a shark" movie, The Devil's Mouth (2026). Like what you hear? Head on over to www.patreon.com/horrorqueers  and become a Patron for more exclusive bonus content today! Show Art: Travis Falligant / Theme Music: Alexander Nakarada Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for informati...

Get ready to burn it all down and do a little chainsaw dance because the saw is family in Tobe Hooper's divisive sequel The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986). Join us as we endure this manic little movie (complimentary) and discuss its rushed production (thanks, Cannon Group!), stellar production design and battles with the MPA. Plus, a romance for Leatherface, some A+ jump scares, toothy chili, Ca...

Here's a sneak peek at our all new full-length Patreon episode on the sixth entry in the Insidious franchise: Insidious: Out of the Further (2026). Like what you hear? Head on over to www.patreon.com/horrorqueers  and become a Patron for more exclusive bonus content today! Show Art: Travis Falligant / Theme Music: Alexander Nakarada. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com fo...

In celebration of our 400th Main Feed episode (!), we're reading listener mail from Ava, Evan, Jorge, Owen, and Sam. Questions? Comments? Snark? Connect with the boys on BlueSky , Instagram , Youtube , Letterboxd , or join the Horror Queers Discord to get in touch with other listeners. > Trace: @tracedthurman (BlueSky)/ @tracedthurman (Instagram) > Joe: @joelipsett (BlueSky) / @bstolemyremote (Ins...

Come do the Time Warp with us as Horror Queers celebrates 400 episodes with The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975).  Created by Richard O'Brien and Jim Sharman, we track the film's origin from successful stage musical to box office failure to midnight cult phenomenon. Plus: all things Tim Curry; shadow casts; our favorite musical numbers; contemporary complaints of misogyny and ableism; and celebrat...

Here's a sneak peek at our all new full-length Patreon episode on Jane Schoenbrun's third feature Teenage Sex and Death at Miasma (2026). Like what you hear? Head on over to www.patreon.com/horrorqueers  and become a Patron for more exclusive bonus content today! Show Art: Travis Falligant / Theme Music: Alexander Nakarada Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for informati...

We're trying something different: an audio commentary that's brand new to both feeds! Simply queue up Kurtis David Harder's Influencer sequel, Influencers (2025), on Shudder and hit play to watch - and listen - along with us! The sequel follows the continuing battle of wills between Cassandra Naud's CW and Emily Tennant's Madison, with new influencers caught in the mix. Plus: why the sequel works...

To coincide with our Main Feed audio commentary on Influencers (2025), we recorded a Patreon minisode on Kurtis David Harder's original 2022 film, Influencer .  Like what you hear? Head on over to www.patreon.com/horrorqueers  and become a Patron for more exclusive bonus content today! Show Art: Travis Falligant / Theme Music: Alexander Nakarada Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.ad...

Pack your episode guide and look out for Mr. Melancholy because we're hunkering down for a Saturday night viewing of The Pink Opaque in Jane Schoenbrun's I Saw the TV Glow ! Tagging in for the conversation are former guests Robyn Adams and Ari Drew, who provide some much-needed musical expertise. Join us as we go all in on this abstract little film that packs one hell of an emotional wallop. From...

Break out that telephoto lens because we are spying on the neighbors with Alfred Hitchcock's 1954 masterpiece, Rear Window . Part technical exercise (a la Rope ), part treatise on marriage and gender roles, the film finds Jimmy Stewart debating Grace Kelly in between trying to solve a potential murder across the courtyard. Plus: remakes (both official and not); immaculate wardrobes; Raymond Burr's...

Here's a sneak peek at our all new full-length Patreon episode on Natalie Erika James disordered eating/possession film, Saccharine (2026). Like what you hear? Head on over to www.patreon.com/horrorqueers  and become a Patron for more exclusive bonus content today! Show Art: Travis Falligant / Theme Music: Alexander Nakarada Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for informa...

Here's a sneak peek at our all new full-length Patreon episode on Sébastien Vaniček's take on the Evil Dead franchise  in the sixth franchise installment Evil Dead Burn (2026). Like what you hear? Head on over to www.patreon.com/horrorqueers  and become a Patron for more exclusive bonus content today! Show Art: Travis Falligant / Theme Music: Alexander Nakarada Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz com...