Horror Queers

Ready for some epic trolling? Here's a sneak peek of Lindsay Traves and Joe reuniting to watch the 3 HOUR LONG director’s cut of Mike Flanagan’s Doctor Sleep …without Trace. 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 compan...

We're back with another minisode on Don Mancini's new series, Chucky (2021)! In our spoiler-filled discussion of the fourth episode, we discuss the Jake-Lexy team-up we never knew we wanted, parental fighting and the impending return of Tiffany and Nica! Questions? Comments? Snark? Connect with the boys on Twitter , Instagram , Youtube , Letterboxd and/or Facebook , or join the Facebook Group to g...

Grab your leather jackets and shape up your mullet because we're celebrating our 150th episode with a seminal queer vampire text in Joel Schumacher's The Lost Boys (1987)! Joining us for the discussion is Marisa Mirabal, a co-host of the Black Magic Coven podcast! After taking a look at the historical context of the film's release (height of the Reagan era, AIDS crisis, the Moral Majority), we'll...

Here's a sneak peek at our all new Patreon episode on Danishka Esterhazy's subversive and clever remake: Slumber Party Massacre (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...

Here's a sneak peek at our all new Patreon episode on the latest entry in the Paranormal Activity franchise: Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin (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 f...

We're back with another minisode on Don Mancini's new series, Chucky (2021)! In our spoiler-filled discussion of the third episode, we discuss the possibly problematic queer reading of the episode before disucssing the Lexy of it all (again) in what seems to be her spotlight episode. Plus, more guesses as to what's coming next! Questions? Comments? Snark? Connect with the boys on Twitter , Instagr...

The Comedy Queers are in the house! We're joined by Abbey and Gracie of Good Mourning, Nancy to unpack the hilarity of Jonathan Lynn's adaptation of Clue (1985) aka one of the best comedies ever made. We discuss our relationship to the game, Trace goes long on the complicated production history, Abbey equates Miss Scarlet with a particular vegetable, and we each take a go at Madeline Kahn's famous...

Here's a sneak peek at our all new Patreon bonus episode on Mike Flanagan's latest horror series Midnight Mass (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 collec...

We're back with another minisode on Don Mancini's new series, Chucky (2021)! In our spoiler-filled discussion of the second episode, we discuss the table-setting plot points, Devon's conversation with his mother, that vicious prank and debate how to wash butcher knives (hint: it's not in the dishwasher!). Questions? Comments? Snark? Connect with the boys on Twitter , Instagram , Youtube , Letterbo...

This week on Micro Queers, we're discussing Thom Hilton's Synonymous With (click the link to view the 10-minute short), in which a student's (Thom Hilton) increasingly intimate line of questioning causes his interview with a local horror host (Remy Germinario) to take a vulnerable turn. Questions? Comments? Snark? Connect with the boys on Twitter , Instagram , Youtube , Letterboxd and/or Facebook...

Climb out of your primo IKEA coffin and grab your garlic mace because we're heading back to the '90s to talk about everyone's favorite Marvel superhero: Blade (1998)! Joining us for the discussion is Ky Fields, the host of the Monstrosities Voice podcast and founder of the KyFx Horror Group! Join us as we discuss how Blade saved comic book movies before going all in on the film's opening blood rav...

Here's a sneak peek at our all new Patreon bonus episode on the slasher sequel that has divided the horror community, to the point where each side is ready to rally a mob against the other: Halloween Kills (2018)! 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....

We're temporarily setting aside our exploration of queer horror shorts so that we can do weekly coverage of Don Mancini's new series, Chucky (2021). In our spoiler-filled discussion of the first episode, we discuss the focus on pre-teen characters, the use of the F-slur, homages to classic horror and why we're totally fine with the show not being "realistic." Questions? Comments? Snark? Connect wi...

Pull your phone out of that pudding because we're heading to Haddonfield to revisit David Gordon Green's 2018 sequel to Halloween titled... Halloween ! Tapping in for the discussion is Richard Newby, the author of the horror short story collection We Make Monsters Here ! Join us as we take a deep dive into this legacy sequel that wants to remind us of every previous sequel in the franchise despite...

This week on Micro Queers, we're discussing Aidan Brezonick's Jeff Drives You (click the link to view the 16-minute short), in which a lonely gay man (Addison Heimann) falls in love with an artificially intelligent car (Tanner Rittenhouse) over the course of a road trip. Questions? Comments? Snark? Connect with the boys on Twitter , Instagram , Youtube , Letterboxd and/or Facebook , or join the Fa...

We're cruising into October with our trusty CB radio in hand for a rewatch of John Dahl's Joy Ride (2001). The film features a pretty iconic scene of stars Paul Walker and Steve Zahn walking naked into a diner, but that’s not the only queer aspect of this highway horror film. Using Eric Langberg’s Gayly Dreadful piece, we consider how the film is in conversation with the 1998 murder of Matthew She...

Here's a sneak peek at our all new Patreon bonus episode on the fourth season of Aaron Martin's gory, ridiculous Shudder series Slasher: Flesh & Blood (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.adsw...

Check your zoos for elephants that are seeing pink men because we're discussing the 1936 film (and direct sequel to 1931's Dracula ) Dracula's Daughter ! And boy do we have some things to say about the hetero nonsense in this movie. First, we'll spill the tea on the film's dramatic road to production, complete with cameos from super-producer David O. Selznick, queer director James Whale and everyo...

Here's a sneak peek at our all new Patreon minisode on Nick Antosca's new Netflix series, Brand New Cherry Flavor (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 col...

This week on Micro Queers, we're discussing Antonio Yee's 3 Versos (click the link to view the 11-minute short), in which a girl (Laura Mariscal) reaches a psychic (Edvan Galván) looking for help after a ghost besieges her home. 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 lis...

In advance of its 20th anniversary, we're dipping into the beautiful, surreal world of David Lynch's Mulholland Drive (2001). In keeping with the film, the episode adopts a non-linear format as we track the Betty/Rita storyline, then double back to discuss Adam, before finally digging into the extra footage Lynch shot when the project switched from TV pilot to film.  Expect plenty of discussion ab...

Just in time for its 30th anniversary, we're dipping back into the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise with a look at Rachel Talalay's 1991 entry, Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare . Joining us to discuss his childhood favorite (and gateway into horror) is Mark O. Estes, writer and host of the Midnight Social Distortion podcast. This film is...a lot, particularly how it balances laughs (Looney Tune...

Here's a sneak peek at our all new full-length Patreon bonus episode on James Wan's is-it-intentionally-silly-or-isn't-it horror film Malignant (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...

This week on Micro Queers, we're discussing Michael Rozanov's Watch Over Me (click the link to view the 13-minute short), in which Eitan (Guy Kapulnik) is taken out by mates from his army unit to celebrate his completion of the unit's training. An encounter with Shahar (Davidi Hoffman), who lives the way Eitan never dared, gives him a chance for a new beginning. But when he tries to go with the ch...

After two years, we're FINALLY tackling a top request from listeners: David Robert Mitchell's It Follows (2014). Along for the ride is Trace's better half, Ari Drew, who has developed a special connection to the film during the pandemic. Expect a lot of comparisons to Hereditary and other “slow burn/feel bad films”, including speculation about why horror audiences may struggle with these films, pa...