Horror Queers

As the Camp marathon barrels on, Trace and Joe are joined by director Carter Smith to tackle our SECOND Wes Craven film in six weeks. The vibe is a little more reverent this time as the trio discusses the origin story of Craven's twisted idea, why the gentrification storyline feels more relevant now than ever and how adept the late director is at balancing the film's mix of tones. It's not all ser...

Here's a sneak peek at our all new full-length Patreon bonus episode on Vincenzo Natali's adaptation of Stephen King and Joe Hill's novella,  In The Tall Grassl ! 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....

In order to accommodate our hectic TIFF & Fantastic Fest schedules, enjoy this Patreon-exclusive discussion on one of our favorite films of the year: Netflix's  The Perfection !  Prepare yourself for a spoiler-filled discussion on an extremely queer, extremely unpredictable and extremely awesome film.  There aren't really any words to describe it, so imagine the premise of Black Swan , Single Whit...

The boys continue their camp marathon with one of their most celebrated films yet: LiLo's Razzie-winning, F CinemaScore-awarded, critical and commercial bomb  I Know Who Killed Me ! Is it Hitchcock? Is it De Palma? Is it giallo? Who can say?! Thankfully we have Gaylords of Darkness co-host Anthony Hudson here to help us unpack all of the stripper-y goodness. Trace walks us through the car wreck of...

Someone tell Vilmer that we’re on the way with pizza (seriously, tell him!), because we’re discussing the comedy masterpiece  Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation , directed by a bunch of hacks the co-writer of the original The Texas Chain Saw Massacre : Kim Henkel! Joining us is Stephanie Crawford, the co-host of the Screamcast podcast! In this episode, we shower Darla (Tonie Perensky) wi...

Here's a sneak peek at our all new full-length Patreon bonus episode on Rob Zombie's long-awaited horror sequel,  3 From Hell ! 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 o...

The Horror Queers eight-week camp marathon continues as Joe and Trace journey to Hollywood (barely escaping a car wreck on Mulholland Drive) to visit the hippest new night club since Planet Hollywood: Tinsel. That's right, they're discussing Wes Craven's Cursed ! Joining them is Tim O'Leary, creator of the upcoming queer web series  DEMONHUNTR ! They will need all the help they can get to figure o...

The Horror Queers are getting a head start on Friday the 13th celebrations with a visit to Crystal Lake in  Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday ! Joe and Trace are joined by fellow Bloody Disgusting columnist Alice Collins in an episode that might as well be called  E! True Hollywood Story: Jason Goes to Hell . Together, they will try to do the impossible: make sense of a film that makes absolute...

Here's a sneak peek at our all new full-length Patreon bonus episode on the much-anticipated horror sequel,  IT: Chapter Two ! 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 ou...

In an episode almost as long as its source material, the boys kick off Stephen King week with a trip to Derry alongside resident expert Michael Roffman (Editor-In-Chief of Consequence of Sound  and co-host of The Losers Club podcast). EVERYTHING is on the table: Coming of age narratives, bad CGI, the appeal of dancing clowns, as well as Derry and Pennywise as stand-ins for Reagan-era Conservatism....

The boys are having their first foursome as they discuss Sean Byrne's drill-happy 2009 film  The Loved Ones  with the hosts of Dirty Little Horror Podcast! Self-proclaimed Britney Spears enthusiast Charles Rockhill and resident Australian Christopher Downs crash Joe and Trace's party to weigh in on the film's queer icon (and completely cuckoo bananas psychopath), Lola (Robin McLeavy). Join the boy...

Here's a sneak peek at our all new full-length Patreon bonus episode on this summer's matrimony-themed horror film,  Ready Or Not ! 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 abo...

Joe and Trace travel to Brazil to check in on expectant mother Ana and her nanny/housekeeper Clara in Marco Dutra and Juliana Rojas' dark fairytale festival fave.  Trace finds a couple of surprisingly conservative readings regarding abortion and lesbianism in this pregnancy horror film. The pair discuss the film's critical reception and how that ties into the film's "two movies in one" structure,...

Here's a sneak peek at our all new full-length Patreon bonus episode on this summer's  second aquatic horror film  47 Meters Down: Uncaged ! 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...

After so many months, the boys are ready to embrace facts: they are social media darlings and the world needs to know it! With Dani Ryan along for the ride, the trio "Like and Fave" Tyler MacIntyre's astute meta-comedy about two aspiring serial (or is it spree?) killers on the cusp of graduating high school with a body count. Up for discussion: Are the girls on equal footing? Are they in love with...

Kiri Kiri Kiri! The boys are officially declaring August Femme Fatale Month, which means they'll be tackling a bunch of films with some killer ladies (aka Trace's favorite type of character)! First up is Asami Yamazaki in Takashi Miike's controversial 1999 film,  Audition ! That's right, it's another Japanese film, which means you can laugh along (or take a shot) every time Joe mispronounces a cha...

The boys fall through the 3D printer as they tackle their very first stop-motion animated family film. Thankfully they have help from Brenna Clarke Gray, the co-host of Joe's  other podcast -  Hazel & Katniss & Harry & Starr , which focuses on Young Adult literature adaptations. Brenna's vast range of experiences (English professor, mother, former voice actor, lover of Hilary Duff and hater of hor...

Joe and Trace traverse the spooky halls of Dark Castle Entertainment to discuss Jaume Collet-Serra's ( The Shallows, House of Wax ) creepy-kid movie Orphan ! Joining them on their tour is Sade Sellers, one of the co-hosts of the Afro Horror Podcast! Her expertise on black horror cinema proves crucial when the boys analyze Sister Abigail (C.C.H. Pounder)'s brutal death by hammer! Other topics on th...

The boys are jumping across the pond this week to meet up with journalist David Opie to discuss the first season series of Britain's queer zombie show  In the Flesh ! Feeling intimidated be a whole season series of TV? Never fear! Because it's British, it's only three episodes long! And it's available on Amazon Prime   and  Hulu ! Join them as they discuss zombies as a metaphor for queerness and t...

Here's a sneak peek at our all new full-length Patreon bonus episode on Alexandre Aja's (Piranha, High Tension) killer alligator movie Crawl 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...

SPOILER ALERT: We are spoiling the entire six episodes, but as Joe says in the intro, it is SO BAD that we don't recommend anyone watch. Just listen to us instead. In this special episode, the boys swing by Atlanta to check the latest TV iteration of Ghostface and the Scream franchise. Alas the "Deadfast Club" proves to be as uninspired as their attempts at metatextuality. This series has virtuall...

For the final entry in the Summer of Franchises, the boys grab Brian Particelli for a camping weekend at Black Lake. There they discover misogyny, bears and a profane Betty White…because they are firmly ensconced in a rom-com masquerading as a creature feature, written by none other than David E. Kelley. The boys attempt to break down the comedy to scares ratio (1:0), play the Hollywood spouse gam...

Here's a sneak peek at our all-new full length Patreon onus episode on Ari Aster's (Hereditary) second feature Midsommar! 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...

Hello Kiddies! The Horror Queers are joined by  Tales from the Crypt  expert Sarah-Tai Black to discuss the booby-filled 1995 banger  Demon Knight ! In what may be their most tangent-filled episode yet, they not only code Billy Zane's Collector as gay and Jada Pinkett's Jeryline (a name that  no character pronounces the same way) as a "soft butch" lesbian, but they also proclaim the queer icon sta...

It’s a maple leaf takeover! Just in time for Canada Day, Joe stacks the pod with both a Canadian film and a Canadian guest, Ariel Fisher, for another gang-up on Trace. The trio venture into the wilds of Toronto suburbia for a discussion of lycanthropy, the “horrors” of menstruation and how Katharine Isabelle can help facilitate the coming out process. Also up for grabs: Joe and Trace’s inability t...