Horror Queers

Black out your car windows because we're driving through the American West with Jesse Hooker's gang in Kathryn Bigelow's seminal vampire Western Near Dark (1987). Joining us for the trip is Kyle Adam Foster! Join us as we dive into all the hoops Bigelow had to jump through just to get this film made (a woman doing "man movies?" Who'da thought?!) before diving into the film's bungled release, which...

Here's a sneak peek at our all new full-length Patreon bonus episode on Adrian Lyne's long-delayed, highly anticipated Erotic Thriller, Deep Water (2022). 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....

Slather that sunscreen on your nose and get those boobies ready because we're doing Spring Break a little late this year as we discuss Alexandre Aja's incredibly fun and incredibly gory Piranha 3D (2010). Joining us for the fun is Megan Sunday, the co-host of the Let's Get Weirding podcast! Join us as we discuss the film's shockingly troubled post-production process (leading to some no-so-great CG...

Here's a sneak peek at our all new Patreon episode on Ti West's return to horror in X (2022)! 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 of personal...

We're jetting back to 1960 to check out Michael Powell's classic Peeping Tom . First: forget Psycho (ok, we can't help but make comparisons!). But really, this film deserves more attention and recognition, and not just because it's a trivia question in Scream 4 ! Joe is adamant that the film is about more than gendered violence, while Trace has all of the medical deets about scopophilic fetishism...

For the final entry of our "underrated or underseen" theme, we're talking DIY drag horror film Death Drop Gorgeous (2021). Joining us are fashion and culture bloggers and podcasters Tom & Lorenzo, the married couple who literally wrote the book on RuPaul and queer lifestyle. This hilarious conversation repeatedly observes the way that only gay men could have made this film. Plus: in defense of sis...

Here's a sneak peek at our all new Patreon episode on the Hulu's new horror comedy Fresh (2022), starring Sebastian Stan. 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 col...

What's better than escaping from the city and moving out to the country? Well, if it's 1995 and you're an interracial gay couple, almost anything. That's the story at the heart of Kurtis David Harder's queer horror film Spiral , our 2020 entry in our "Underseen or Underrated?" theme. Join us as we discuss this unabashedly queer horror film that manages to combine supernatural horror with very real...

Here's a sneak peek at our all new Patreon episode on the Hulu's lean, mean, twisty thriller No Exit (2022). 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 u...

Put on your spandex, avoid the sangria and stay out of the electrical closet because this week's "underrated or underseen" entry is Gaspar Noé's Climax (2019). Joining us on this (acid) trip is writer Matt Cipolla, who brings a wealth of Noé knowledge, as well as nihilist philosophy like E. M. Cioran's aphorisms. We discuss Noé as a troll and why the film is (or isn't?) political and racist, as we...

It's trigger warnings for alllllll the things this week as we discuss the lulz in Sam Levinson's ( Euphoria ) controversial, confrontational and very, very timely film Assassination Nation (2018)! Joining us for the discussion is writer Dani Bethea! Join us as we discuss the film's approach to violence (where is the line between empowerment and re-traumatization?), its unusual (but intentional) la...

Here's a sneak peek at our all new Patreon minisode on the latest (and very controversial) Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022)! 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 co...

Grab your crystal heart and prepare for combustion. For 2017's "underseen or underrated" entry, we've recruited Gabe & Kat of Ghouls Next Door to discuss Darren Aronofsky's big budget flop: mother! The Jennifer Lawrence movie is more endurance experience than film and features a messy mix of religious, environmental and creative allegories that definitely contributed to its F Cinemascore. Needless...

Here's a sneak peek at our all new Patreon minisode on Kenneth Branagh's much-delayed Agatha Christie sequel Death on the Nile (2022)! 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...

Blast your '90s music and prepare to get vulnerable with your masculinity because we're talking Nicholas Verso's 2016 coming-of-age drama Boys in the Trees ! Joining us for this discussion (one that Joe's been waiting two years for) is Aussie author Aaron Dries ( Dirty Heads, House of Sighs )! Join us as we discuss the film's handling of some admittedly sensitive subject matter (CW: sexual assault...

Here's a sneak peek at our all new Patreon minisode on S01 of Showtime's buzzy cannibalism series Yellowjackets (2021). 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 colle...

Bow down before the furnace because we are talking about Oz Perkins' 2015 debut film The Blackcoat's Daughter . Joining us is mega-fan Matt Monagle from Certified Forgotten , who counts this as his #1 horror film. After Trace takes us through the botched release schedule (with a few jabs at A24 and DirecTV), we dig into this intimate, dread-filled film which features three fantastic female perform...

Here's a sneak peek at our Patreon episode on Edgar Wright's latest film Last Night in Soho , which is available at the $5 level on Patreon. T 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 info...

Check your ankle monitor, grab your cheese grater and prepare for lockdown because we're heading to New Zealand to discuss Gerard Johnstone's hilarious comedy horror film Housebound (2014)! Join us as we discuss Johnstone's background in television before looking at the film through Philip Brophy's not-so-household term " horrality ." Then we pretty much just spend the rest of the episode laughing...

Here's a sneak peek at our 2.5 hour (!) Patreon bonus episode on Scream (2022), which is available at the $8 level on Patreon. This is a very brief excerpt because we didn't want to include any spoilers! 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...

This week on Micro Queers, we're discussing the first two episodes of Demonhuntr (2002), the Here TV webseries by former guest Tim O'Leary about a pair of horny supernatural investigators. Questions? Comments? Snark? Connect with the boys on Twitter , Instagram , Youtube , Letterboxd and/or Facebook , or join the Facebook Group to get in touch with other listeners > Trace: @tracedthurman > Joe: @b...

Don't go into Apartment 5! For 2013's "underseen or underrated" we're joined by Boom Howdy's Adrian Torres to talk about Rob Zombie's The Lords of Salem. There's no shortage of things to discuss, including Zombie's divisive reception by horror fans and accusations of nepotism for casting wife Sheri Moon in his projects (we like her, so back off!). Plus: questions about who the villain is, praise f...

Surprise, Sidney! We've got the iconic Kevin Williamson on the line and we're asking him all the questions you've been dying to ask him over the years about the beloved Scream franchise, including but not limited to: What exactly happened with those script leaks during the production of Scream 2 ? How did he feel when he first saw Scream 3 (and when did he first see Scream 3 ?)? Which part of his...

Explicit Content Warning - Don't let Trace's mom listen to this! To celebrate the arrival of Scream (2022), we're checking out Bromo's gay porn parody, Cream For Me (2016), starring Tom Faulk, Tobias, Vadim Black, James Parfitt and Brad Banks as Ghostface. Following an overview of our experiences with porn, we break down this four part series scene by (lazy) scene. It's all up for discussion: chea...

Grab your black leather apron and your surgical tools because we're visiting the offices of Dr. Mary Mason in the Soska Sisters' 2012 rape-revenge film American Mary . Joining us for the discussion is Becky Sayers, co-host of the Paper Street Podcast. Join us as we discuss the film's influences before picking apart the mixed messaging of the film (feminist themes, destigmatization of the body modi...