Horror Queers

Here's a sneak peek at our all new Patreon minisode on Chrissy Metz's holiday creature feature A Creature Was Stirring (2023). 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 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of pers...

Watch the road and finish your knitting project because we're delving back into the world of New French Extremity with a festive look at Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo's 2007 home invasion film Inside . Join us as we laud lead actresses Béatrice Dalle and Alysson Paradis for their visceral performances before putting the film's narrative into the context of the 2005 French riots that serve as...

Here's a sneak peek at our all new full-length Patreon bonus episode on Michael Kennedy and Tyler MacIntyre's queer slasher, It's A Wonderful Knife (2023). 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 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about o...

It's Giallo time so we, along with film critic Shelagh Rowan-Legg, are headed to Italy for Sergio Martino's Your Vice Is A Locked Room And Only I Have The Key (1972). C/W: sexual assault, incest, racism, and the cat dies. Shelagh offers plenty of political and cultural knowledge of women's issues from the period, while Trace refreshes our memory of Edgar Allan Poe's source material, The Black Cat...

Here's a sneak peek at our all new Patreon bonus episode on the Demián Rugna's incredibly intense possession film When Evil Lurks (2023). 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 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and...

Hide your ChapStick and get off the damn bridge because we're heading into the world of high strangeness with a look at Mark Pellington's 2002 chiller The Mothman Prophecies (2002). Tagging in for the conversation is returning guest (and Trace's better half) Ari Drew! Join us as we offer a brief primer on cryptids and why us queers often feel a special connection to them, before going all in on th...

Here's a sneak peek at our all new Patreon bonus episode on the Eli Roth's holiday horror film adaptation of his faux Grindhouse trailer: Thanksgiving (2023). 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 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information abou...

We're wrapping up our look at Toxic Masculinity with David Slade's feature directorial debut, Hard Candy (2005). This secret rape/revenge film features powerhouse performances from Elliot Page and Patrick Wilson and plenty of uncomfortable moments. Plus: comparisons to Promising Young Woman (and Saw X ?!), a frank discussion of pedophilia, plenty of strategic framing, and the prequel we want to se...

Here's a sneak peek at our all new Patreon bonus episode on the fourth film in Stephen Cognetti's franchise, Hell House LLC Origins: The Carmichael Manor (2023). 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 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information a...

Let's derange the world because the profile doesn't fit the profile, which means that we're covering Barbet Schroeder's 2002 film Murder By Numbers . Tagging in for this lively conversation are Patrick and Gena of the Kill By Kill podcast. Join us as we go all in on this "thriller" that's filled to the brim with queer overtones (courtesy of a baby Ryan Gosling and Michael Pitt), while trying to fi...

Here's a sneak peek at our all new full-length Patreon bonus episode on the long-in-development, extremely overcomplicated Blumhouse video game adaptation, Five Nights at Freddy's (2023). 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 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.ads...

Here's a sneak peek at our all new Patreon minisode on Laura Moss' debut feature: the Frankenstein film, birth/rebirth (2023). 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 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of perso...

Here's a sneak peek at our all new Patreon audio commentary celebrating the 35th anniversary of Child's Play (1988), the first film in Don Mancini's killer doll franchise. 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 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for inf...

Week 2 of Toxic Masculinity month brings probably our most divisive film ever with 2008's Deadgirl . Extreme C/W: rape (and the dog dies!) Thankfully we're joined by two extreme horror fans, Dax Ebaben and Mary Beth McAndrews, who help us ask the important questions. Questions like: Who is this film for? What was the intent? And, most importantly, is it successful? It's an unconventional episode w...

Here's a sneak peek at our all new Patreon minisode on Mike Flanagan's final Netflix series: The Fall of the House of Usher (2023). 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 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of...

Buckle up because we're kicking off "Toxic Masculinity Month" with a doozy: Michael Haneke's polarizing 1997 home invasion film Funny Games (but it's okay if you watched the remake instead because they're the exact same film). Helping us parse through these waters is Justin Nordell! Join us as we offer a brief primer on Haneke before going all in on this twisted and cruel little film that holds a...

Here's a sneak peek at our all new Patreon audio commentary on John Carpenter's Halloween (1978) in celebration of its 45th 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 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and u...

It's time to wrap up Part 1 of Season 3 of Chucky , so that means we've got to find out what Jennifer Tilly is up to (hello and goodbye, Nia Vardalos!) and attend a White House-set Halloween party, complete with a killer chandelier! 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...

Look out for Ghost Mama and avoid death-magnet Laurie Strode because we are talking about Rob Zombie's much maligned Halloween 2 (2009). C/W: the dog dies. The film has problems, but we're fond of its all-star cast (Brea Grant! Margot Kidder! Nurse Octavia Daniels!), as well as the film's surprisingly nuanced consideration of Final Girl PTSD. Plus: MVP Danielle Harris and Annie's powerful death sc...

Here's a sneak peek at our all new Patreon minisode on Nahnatchka Khan's 80s time travel slasher comedy, Totally Killer (2023). 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 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of per...

Don't give that kid your whistle because we're discussing Steven Pierce's queer zombie(ish) action horror film Herd (2023), which is currently available on VOD. Join us as we discuss the ways in which the film subverts standard zombie tropes in favor of a more human-focused story, led by two solid performances from Ellen Adair and Mitzi Akaha. There's a few pacing issues, but overall this is a sol...

It's time to play catch-up with Tiffany and Nica in what's essentially an episode made up of a long series of flashbacks. We also get to find out exactly why Chucky is in the White House this season, and it's about as ridiculous as you'd expect! Questions? Comments? Snark? Connect with the boys on Twitter , Instagram , Youtube , Letterboxd , Facebook , or join the Facebook Group to get in touch wi...

Keep the cat away from that Nazi and get ready to separate the art from the artist because we're discussing Bryan Singer's 1998 Stephen King adaptation Apt Pupil ! Joining us for the discussion is The Losers' Club podcast co-host Jenn Adams! Join us as we discuss the long road to getting this adaptation made before delving into the Bryan Singer of it all in an admittedly difficult and heavy conver...

Here's a sneak peek at our all new full-length Patreon bonus episode on David Gordon Green's latest Blumhouse/Universal franchise cash grab, The Exorcist: Believer (2023). 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 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for inf...

Pee Yew! It may smell bad in Jesse and Jade's van, but our brand new audio commentary - recorded live for Soho Horror Fest back in July - is as fresh as Tiffany's Swedish meatballs. Watch along with us as heap praise on Jennifer Tilly, debate why actors and directors distance themselves from horror, talk dolls vs human stand-ins, Don Mancini's meta humor, and debate if we want to see Heigl and Sta...