FriGay the 13th Horror Podcast

EPISODE 20: HOLLYWOOD HORROR!  Lights! Camera! ACTION! The boys traipse over to Tinsel Town to chat all about Hollywood Horror! Learn about EDDIE MANNIX, the fixer that did nefarious deeds all over Hollywood, and about sleazeball Bryan Singer... the boys DO NOT hold back on this! Next, listen in as they chat up two Hollywood-centric films: WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE? and STARRY EYES!&nbsp...

In our latest HORROR HOOKUP, we welcome writer/director Amy Taylor!  Amy's latest work is HUNTER'S WEEKEND. After writing and directing several well-received short films (DEADMAN - Official Selection of the 2011 LA Comedy Festival, and JESS ARCHER VS. THE EX - Official Selection of the 2012 Dragon*Con International Short Film Festival), Amy created the web series JESS ARCHER VERSUS.  Aft...

EPISODE 19: WHITE NATIONALISM IS TERRIFYING!  Man, Nazis really suck! The boys sit down for a cozy little chat about... nazis. Fuck, these people suck! But alas, they are very, very real in America, and they are very, very terrifying.  HORROR IN THE MOVIES Nothing fits the theme quite as well as GREEN ROOM and RED STATE!  WHATCHA BEEN WATCHIN' BITCH?!  ...listen in for hot (spo...

FriGay's FINAL installment in the Favorite Movies series was co-host Andrew's choice, but really... it's everyone's favorite. Join the boys as they discuss THE NEVERENDING STORY, a childhood favorite that still brings the dudes to tears.  

HAPPY PRIDE Y'ALL! This precious little bonus episode offers you the personal stories of queer podcasters, each sharing their own personal #HorrorIRL stories of being LGBT in America. Powerful, inspiring, and vulnerable, we are so proud to share this with you.

Join the boys as they have a ridiculously fun chat with TIM O'LEARY, creator and director of the new web series DEMONHUNTR.  Ever wanted to see a gay Asian Buffy? A bisexual Latinx Sabrina? A queer Professor X? DEMONHUNTR is the story of a group of queer super-powered friends who create an app in which people can hire them to kill demons. But sometimes they sleep with the demons first. I mean...

EPISODE 18: GAY IN THE USA!  It's FriGay's Second Annual Pride Episode, and this year we're bringing you something special: real stories from other LGBT podcasters about their lives in America. Some of them you already know, and others you'll meet for the first time-- but all of them will leave you inspired!  HORROR IN THE MOVIES  We're taking a look at two v queer films: THE GAY BE...

We all know Matty loves England, and English stuff, and everything... well, English, so it should be no surprise that GOSFORD PARK is among his favorite films of all time! Listen in as Andrew indulges Matty in this latest edition (and one the last!) of FriGay's Favorite Movies!

HORROR HOOKUP: QUEERLY DEPARTED!  Join the boys as they travel across the pond to England, where we meet Sacha Coward and Sheldon Goodman, creators of QUEERLY DEPARTED, a cemetery tour centered around illuminating the lives of LGBT people in the famed Brompton Cemetery in London!  A fascinating look at their work, a fun and fab discussion about our own queer lives, and a lovely peek into...

EPISODE 17: THE KIDS ARE NOT ALRIGHT!  Man, some kids can just be little shits, ya know?! Andrew and Matty are ready to tell the kids to HUSH UP in this episode... all about evil kids! From the Slender Man attack in Wisconsin to school shooters, reality has shown us some sad shit lately when it comes to youngsters. Andrew and Matty talk about real-life cases, psychology, and conduct disorder....

The boys have a delightful chat with director Tony Wash of SKELETONS IN THE CLOSET and THE RAKE. Listen in for insights on directing horror films-- and be sure to check out these films on Amazon Prime!  

RELIGION AND VIOLENCE: GOD MADE ME DO IT!  Today's world has plenty of real-life terror when it comes to people using religion as a scapegoat for violence. From terrorism to anti-abortion activists, the boys are chatting it up!  Listen to the real-life stories of "The Rev." Michael Bray, a scumbag who bombed multiple abortion clinics in the 80s-- and is still alive and working today! We...

Horror Hook Up: Author Paul Tremblay Bram Stoker Award and British Fantasy Award-winning author Paul Tremblay joins Andrew and Matty to discuss his novels The Cabin at the End of the World, Disappearance at Devil’s Rock, A Head Full of Ghosts, and the crime novels The Little Sleep and No Sleep Till Wonderland. He is currently a member of the board of directors of the Shirley Jackson Awards, and hi...

In this edition of FriGay's Favorite Movies, we turn to Andrew for a 90s classic, and the film that launched JLo's career, SELENA! Don't be a Yolanda-- listen right away! 

Episode 15: TRAVEL IS TERRIFYING (WHEN YOU'RE LGBT!)!  SPRING BRRRRREEEEAAAAAKKKK!  The weather in Chicago had us itching to get hell outta dodge, so we decided to explore travel and all the scaries that can come with it when you're LGBT. Matty and Andrew talk about the travel scaries when you're LGBT.  Whatcha Been Watchin', Bitch?  Andrew's been watching: Happy Death Day 2 U,...

FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL is the story of a group of friends in England experiencing life after university. Their summers are filled with weddings, so much so they often don’t even remember which is which! It’s all fun and games for Charles (Hugh Grant) until he meets an American named Carrie (Andie McDowell) at (you guessed it!) a wedding. Meeting Carrie suddenly makes Charles wonder why he’s a...

Episode 14: HAPPY VALENTINE's GAY: LOVE, BREAKUPS, and EX's  It's February, and Valentine's Day is just around the corner... so a lot of folks are thinking about their WORST and CRAZIEST ex's. And we're here to help you do that, too! Matty and Andrew talk about love, and all the ways it tends to go wrong for us. From our own crazy ex's, to the times we maybe weren't the greatest ex's, it's al...

HORROR HOOKUP: Chicago's own ADAM SELZER!  Adam Selzer is an author and historian that has spent over a decade running hundreds of tours per year for companies such as Chicago Hauntings, Shoreline Sightseeing, and Weird Chicago. Early in his career, he began fact-checking the stories commonly told on such tours and found that they were a mess! With painstaking research, he rebuilt the stories...

EPISODE THIRTEEN: CLIMATE CHANGE IS TERRIFYING!  Brrrr... right as a snowstorm hit Chicago, Matty and Andrew took to the mics to record the latest full-length episode from FriGay the 13th Horror Podcast. And the timing couldn't be better... or scarier! Matty and Andrew dish out some statistics on climate change, and how humans are the cause. What can be done? How can we fix this? Listen in to...

You've seen him in MINDHUNTER and BIRDBOX on Netflix... now, listen to Happy Anderson on FriGay the 13th Horror Podcast! We're so delighted and honored to have Happy in for our HORROR HOOKUP series! Listen in to find out more about Happy's acting career, getting beat up by Sandra Bullock, and what it's like to inhabit the soul of a serial killer for a TV show!  

FriGay's Favorite Movies: DROP DEAD GORGEOUS!  In this installment, we're chatting about one of co-host Andrew's favorite films-- DROP DEAD GORGEOUS!  A small-town beauty pageant turns deadly as it becomes clear that someone will go to any lengths to win. This ridiculously fun film reminds us of the 90s, and still makes us laugh HARD. 

EPISODE 12: HO HO HO - CONSUMERISM IS TERRIFYING!  Happy Holidays, dear listeners!  Deals, deals, deals... but at what human cost? Andrew and Matty chat about consumerism, and the madness of capitalism that has engulfed us in America. The FriGays are talking a bit about Black Friday and its origins, true stories of Amazon.com warehouse workers, and materialism at its worst. JUST IN TIME...

FriGay's Favorite Movies: IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE!  It's December 2018, and for this edition of FriGay's Favorite Movies, we're taking a look at one of Matty's fave films-- Frank Capra's 1946 masterpiece IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE!  Put another log on the fire, plug in the Christmas tree, get that Hot Toddy ready, and press PLAY on this episode. Let Matty and Andrew's voices soothe you as the w...

FriGay's First Horror Con: DAYS OF THE DEAD CHICAGO! DAYS OF THE DEAD holds conventions in Atlanta, Indianapolis, Charlotte, Louisville, and Chicago. It was co-host Andrew's birthday weekend so we decided to go and party it up-- and meet some new folks! We had a blast, met a LOT of wonderful people, attended some awesome events, and... met the Cryptkeeper? Yes, it's true. So listen in for a brief...

EPISODE 11: SOMETHING WITCHY THIS WAY COMES!  Matty and Andrew dish on the struggle for transgender equality! We're joined by Noah Logan of FAUX FRIGHT podcast!   HORROR IN THE MOVIES The BOYZ dish on three grrrrrrreat films that are all vvvvvv witchy: The Covenant, The Craft, and Luca Guadagnino's brilliant reimagining of SUSPIRIA!