Horror Queers

Be wary of seismic activity because we're discussing Ron Underwood's 1990 creature feature, Tremors with the help of author and podcaster Cooper S. Beckett. Let's get this...er...straight right off the top: this is a very queer film! Not only are Val and Earl totally in a relationship, but Rhonda is lesbian-coded. Plus: horrifying deaths, practical Graboid effects, the politics of survivalist coup...

Here's a sneak peek at our all new full-length Patreon bonus episode on A24's new murder mystery Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022)! 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 on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswi...

Our second Micro Queers short this month is Griffica (2021), written and directed by CJ Arellano. This short is unique because it's told entirely in voice over, which we praise for allowing us to focus on the clean, modern visuals. Is the idea of a boyfriend so perfect he must be demon appeal more to gay men and our stunted development? We debate! Questions? Comments? Snark? Connect with the boys...

We know yer fond of our lobster because we're talking about Robert Eggers' 2019 treatise on homoeroticism and toxic masculinity, 'The Lighthouse.' Joining us to discuss yet another wet'n'wild island movie is The Call of Cthulhu Mystery Program's Cat Blackard. We discuss Eggers' trademark dedication to technical precision, shooting conditions in Nova Scotia, Androeroticism, defending Robert Pattiso...

Here's a sneak peek at our all new full-length Patreon bonus episode on Dan Trachtenberg's Predator prequel, Prey (2022). 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 on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.c...

Welcome to our special bonus minisode on what it's like being a critic! This minisode was part of a conversation that we had in this week's episode on Michele Soavi's Stage Fright , but it was a bit too off-topic so we decided to cut it out and release it as its own special episode! Get a peek behind the curtain as we chat with this week's guest Rachael Nisbet about the highs and lows of what it's...

Get ready to sell your ass in the men's room because we're getting locked in a theatre with a theatre troupe in Michele Soavi's giallo-cum-slasher Stage Fright (1987)! Joining us for the conversation is Arrow Video contributor and Fragments of Fear co-host Rachael Nisbet! After trying to figure out why Stage Fright is included in lists of gialli, we go all in on Soavi's directorial debut and discu...

In the first Micro Queers of the month, we head to Texas with Brock Cravy's Innocent Boy (2020). We discuss Karissa Liecht's neon cinematography, the gross/disgusting vibe reminiscent of Rob Zombie and TCM, a desire for more narrative and Joe's frustration with issues of representation. Reference: Logan Ashley Kisner. " A Timeline of Transgender Horror 2: Electric Boogaloo " Medium Questions? Comm...

After years of requests we're finally heading to Midian to hang with Boone and Button-Face in Clive Barker's Nightbreed (1990)! Joining us for the conversation is super-fan Leigh Monson (see previous episode on Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II ). In this episode, which premiered at last year's Frightgown Film Festival, we discuss the film's arduous production and incredibly troubled post-production b...

Here's a sneak peek at our all new full-length Patreon bonus episode on the highly "controversial" Peacock film They/Them (2022). 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 on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.a...

To celebrate the arrival of Addison Heimann's extremely queer horror film Hypochondriac (2022), we're giving you a bonus SPOILER-FILLED minisode. We're talking mental health, queer relationships, explicit sex (rimming!) and why we need more films like this. Questions? Comments? Snark? Connect with the boys on Twitter , Instagram , Youtube , Letterboxd , Facebook , or join the Facebook Group to get...

Brush up on your stalking laws because we're heading to the City of Angels to discuss our very first TV movie in John Carpenter's Someone's Watching Me! (1978), which aired on NBC just one month after the release of Halloween ! Join us as we do a crash course on the status of television movies in the '70s before analyzing Carpenter's subversion of the Final Girl trope and then rightfully praising...

Here's a sneak peek at our all new full-length Patreon bonus episode on Netflix's new (and divisive) Resident Evil (2022) series. 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 on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.a...

This month on Micro Queers, we're headed to London 1 hour before The Pulse with Rob Savage's Dawn of the Deaf (2016). We discuss the exquisite technical elements (be sure to watch it with head phones!), the stunning 360 spinning subway scene, and get excited about feature version with an all deaf cast (it'll never happen though!) Questions? Comments? Snark? Connect with the boys on Twitter , Insta...

For the last entry in our Camp series, we're finally tackling Robert Hiltzik's Sleepaway Camp (1983). Along for the short shorts and Judy of it all is returning guest - and big fan of the film - Ten Backe. The big question is whether this film is homophobic and transphobic. Hiltzik doesn't have a lot of thoughts on the matter, but we, and many trans film critics, do. Is Sleepaway Camp worthy of pr...

Here's a sneak peek at our all new full-length Patreon bonus episode on Jordan Peele's alien film Nope (2022). 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 on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for info...

Week 4 of the Summer of Camp finds us fucking life in the gallbladder with Flesh For Frankenstein (1974). Along for the ride is returning guest Reyna Cervantes, who loves Paul Morrissey's X-Rated satire, which could never be made today! After Trace provides a quick crash course on Andy Warhol and The Factory, we dive into the 3D, the Mafia (!) and the incest/necrophilia of it all (C/W by the way)....

Here's a sneak peek at our all new Patreon episode on M. Night Shyamalan's 2002 box office smash Signs . Like what you hear? Head on over to www.patreon.com/horrorqueers  and become a Patron for more exclusive bonus content today! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use o...

The Summer of Camp rolls on as Professor Andy Scahill returns to discuss our very first John Waters film, Female Trouble (1974). This is a great introduction to Waters, the Dreamlanders and Divine in a film that defines bad taste and trash. Come for the discussion on why Christmas is hard on queers, our love of Mink Stole and how the film evokes Waters' counter culture approach to indie filmmaking...

Here's a sneak peek at our all new Patreon episode on Joe Cornish's 2011 alien invasion hit Attack the Block . Like what you hear? Head on over to www.patreon.com/horrorqueers  and become a Patron for more exclusive bonus content today! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and...

Grab your vecuronium and prepare to get bottomless because week two of the Summer of Camp is tackling Doug Aarniokoski's Nurse 3D (2013). This is just...what is this? It's Paz de la Huerta acting in a completely different film than the stacked cast around her. It's lawsuits and delays. It's fetish costuming, shitty 3D post-conversion and the wildest voice-over you've ever heard. Trace offers a rec...

Here's a sneak peek at our all new Patreon minisode on horror films that become TV shows and vice versa. What's your favorite iteration of this phenomenon? 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 on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted by Simplecast, an...

Oh crap oh crap oh crap! The swan ate our baby and the most smartest tapper needs to go to state! That's right, we're discussing Michael Patrick Jann's seminal dark comedy Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999) with IGN's streaming editor Amelia Emberwing. Think we can do it? Amer-I-CAN! Join us as we track the film’s journey from a script called Dairy Queens to a box office and commercial failure to a stone-c...

Here's a sneak peek at our all new full-length Patreon bonus episode on Scott Derrickson's adaptation of the Joe Hill short story, The Black Phone (2022). 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 on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted by Simplecast, an A...

Here's a sneak peek at our all new Patreon minisode on Chloe Okuno's gorgeous stalking thriller Watcher (2022) starring Maika Monroe. 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 on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See p...