Scream Queen Podcast

This is my 66th episode and my theme of the month is the horrors of AI. For decades, horror has warned us about our relationship with technology. Long before AI became a buzzword, filmmakers imagined worlds where machines learned too much, corporations moved too fast, and humanity surrendered control in exchange for convenience. Guest: Jeff Rauseo Movie Creator | Collector | Author https://www.ins...

In this episode, I interview director George Henry Horton on his directorial debut film Dorothy Project. Our conversation mainly focuses on AI and why it's such an effective topic in the horror genre. After a botched robbery, two men take refuge in a remote and lifeless scientific facility, inadvertently awakening a monster within. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8651780/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk

My theme is Motherhood in May. Uncovering the horrors of pregnancy. The virgin birth is one of the most well-known Christian doctrines. The idea that Mary had never had sex when she became pregnant has captivated the minds of artists and storytellers for the last two millennia. In the wake of the 2022 overturn of Roe v. Wade, new horror films are finding fertile ground in the way religious institu...

The film follows a homeless woman who is eight months pregnant and fleeing an abusive relationship. Seeking a fresh start, she finds refuge in a halfway house, only to uncover that the people running it are harboring sinister motives, and young women begin vanishing around her. Meat , is a dark psychological thriller written and directed by LaRae Wilson that was released and streams on Tubi. https...

My theme is Motherhood in May. Uncovering the horrors of pregnancy. Believe it or not, pregnancy isn’t this miraculous beautiful experience much of the media portrays to be. Pregnancy is a story of body horrors more akin to the Alien franchise chest burster then the fairy tale version we like to tell ourselves. Today I am talking with director/writer Danny Perez about his film Antibirth. In a deso...

Stalker Jane Interview Written/Director Roger Glenn Hill Jane, a stalker, becomes involved with her band-crush Demetri, a budding rock star, for whom she does terrible things to ensure his rise to stardom. While Jane schemes to support the band with bloody and chaotic effect the reality of his situation slowly dawns on Demetri, but is it too late?

This is my 63rd episode and my theme for April is Beauty is a Beast, Exploring beauty standards through the lens of horror. I have special guest Plastic Martyr to talk about this campy classic and revolutionary film. She quotes the movie like the professional actress she is. We dive into the themes of friendship, beauty standards, conspiracy theories, and codependent relationships. You don't want...

On today's episode of Indie Horror Highlights, I interviewed Danishka Esterhazy the director of Match (2025). Written by Al Kaplan and Jon Kaplan. Starring Humberly González, Shaeane Jimenez, Dianne Simpson, and Jacques Adriaanse. logline: After Paola is matched with a handsome online suitor, she arrives for a first date to discover a house full of dark and terrifying secrets. https://www.imdb.com...

This is my 62nd episode and my theme for April is Beauty is a Beast, Exploring beauty standards through the lens of horror. The Substance was primarily inspired by writer-director Coralie Fargeat’s personal struggles with body image, the societal pressure on women to remain young, and the feeling of being "erased" after turning 50. She aimed to express the "violence of control" women face, channel...

For Indie Horror Highlights I interview writer/director/actor Ricky Glore. Bobby Sweet is a country music legend and has been the world-renowned face of "Sweet Meats" since establishing his first restaurant with his wife in 1978. How did this restaurant take off so quickly and what makes the meat so darn sweet? Sometimes a "secret ingredient" should stay that way. They always say, "you'd be disgus...

This is my 61th episode and my theme of the month is Manic March, where we analyze the manic female archetype in horror. The protagonist May, is characterized as "manic" primarily through her sudden, drastic shifts in energy and her increasingly erratic, obsessive behavior as her mental state deteriorates. While she begins the film as painfully shy and socially anxious, her "manic" qualities emerg...

In this episode, I interview Writer/Director Roger Conners for his new Indie Slasher Meat. After a night of drugs and debauchery results in the fatal overdose of an underage gay man, an innocent bystander is left to take the blame. Upon his release from prison, the guilty party becomes the focus of an eccentric killers revenge. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt16113974/ https://www.instagram.com/thesc...

This is my 60th episode and my theme of the month is Good for Her February . Where the trauma and torment women, children, and men go through doesn’t have to end at her suffering. It might be a fantasy to get revenge in the way the movies show it but it’s a cathartic escape from the reality we live in when justice is rare. Meir Zarchi said he was inspired to make the film after helping a young wom...

In this episode, I interview Aimee Kuge, the writer and director of Cannibal Mukbang. This female revenge film explores themes of trauma, toxic masculinity, and normalization of violence against women. In the end, it asks "How far would you go in the name of love?" Available for streaming on Prime and Tubi https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27480944/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk

In this episode, I interview director Kyle Valle and Writer/Actress Erin Aine about their film Zombie Con Vol 1. A group of cosplaying friends trigger a zombie apocalypse and are forced to traverse a zombie-infested Los Angeles to save their loved one. Streaming on Screamify and Tubi. Guest Info: https://www.instagram.com/zombieconmovie?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw=...

This is my 59th episode and my theme of the month is Good for Her February. Where the trauma and torment women, children, and men go through doesn’t have to end at her suffering. It might be a fantasy to get revenge in the way the movies show it but it’s a cathartic escape from the reality we live in when justice is rare and even when it is prosecuted the consequences rarely fit the crime. Help is...

In this episode, I interview director Mary Beth McAndrews about her directorial debut with Bystanders. This "Good for Her" rape revenge film is part of a new wave of horror movies that take out the brutal exploitation of women and flip the brutality on the boys. A group of murderous frat boys get more than they bargained for when they cross paths with a couple coming home from a wedding. This film...

This is my 58th episode and my theme of the month is Justice in January. Where black horror takes revenge and teaches us lessons that colonizers would like us to forget. In today’s movie, we are taking a look at the projects and how communities like Cabrini-Green are built into a myth. A myth about a group of people, where anyone outside of Cabrini-Green is afraid to even drive past it. This fear...

I interview Chris Riggi, writer and director of the 2025 indie horror film Abduct. A woman's peaceful mountain getaway takes a bizarre turn when her boyfriend disappears, and a random naked man shows up claiming to be him. This is a well acted and written alien abduction story with a twist ending you won't expect. You can stream Abduct on Tubi, Fawesome, and Prime Video.

This is my 57th episode and I will be covering the 1991 classic horror film The People Under the Stair by Wes Craven. My theme of the month is Justice in January. Where black horror takes revenge and teaches us lessons that colonizers would like us to forget. In today’s movie, a family is being evicted, and they are the last ones in a building that is set to be torn down to build new condominiums...

This is my 56th episode and my theme of the month is A Very Corporate Christmas. With movies about the horrors of consumerism. When the system meant to ‘keep shoppers safe’ turns into the thing that hunts them. In today's movie, we have a campy take on consumerism and excess during the Reagan Era. Showing how a consumer paradise can turn into a death trap. Source: Chopping Mall (1986) - IMDb

This is my 55th episode and my theme of the month is A Very Corporate Christmas. With movies about the horrors of consumerism and how profit over people has led to deaths through poisoning and addiction. American corporations were feeding people radioactive water, cocaine, morphine, industrial bleach, arsenic, and embalming fluid. All while calling it “healthy”. The FDA exists because consumerism...

In this episode, I interview director/writer Kyle Weingart about his family friendly sci-fi horror comedy titled Cuisine de la 'Pocalypse. After the world ends, one aspiring chef refuses to give up on his dreams and creates the apocalypse's first cooking show. It's available on Amazon Prime, Tubi, and Fawesome. Cuisine de la 'Pocalypse (2025) - IMDb Kyle Weingart - IMDb

This is my 54th episode and my theme of the month is Remember November. I am covering horror movies with representations of indigenous people. The film I'm covering today has an imperfect representation of the Wendigo legend from Algonquian cultures (notably Cree and Anishinaabe). The film takes place in 1847 during the Mexican American War and cannibalism is used as a metaphor for colonialism. Re...

Today’s episode is a special one. I interview Tobias Jelinek who played Richard Speck in the new Nextflix series Monsters: The Ed Gein Story. I asked the tough questions about the depictions of gender and Tobias didn’t flinch. He showed up with honesty, clarity, and a level of thoughtfulness that add depth, context, and perspective that I think my listeners will appreciate. Resources: Was Ed Gein...