Queers for Fears

Send a message an d let us know what you think of this episode! Oh boy, dear listeners.  We really went hard in the paint on this meaty episode (Abby's trying to make "meatisode" a thing, but Ellie isn't buying it).  Abby and Ellie discuss it all- from the monarchy's relationship with Nazis to 'Megxit'!  Our topics include some royal controversies, scandals, the...

Send a message an d let us know what you think of this episode! In this episode Ellie talks about her firefighter exam and Abby talks about how much she misses dancing at the club.  Then, Abby does a dive into the 16th century plague called The Dancing Plague or The St. Vitus Plague and how messed up it was that people danced until they died.  But why?  Find out in this episode of Queers for Fears...

Send a message an d let us know what you think of this episode! Get ready for some bad jokes and heresy, dear listeners!  In this episode, Ellie talks about cephalophores (AKA headless saints) and we are grossed out.  Which cephalophore is your favorite?   --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/queersforfears/support Support the show

Send a message an d let us know what you think of this episode! What's luckier than finding a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow? When your favorite podcast watches 1993's "The Leprechaun" so you don't have to! Come for the L.A. Gear sneakers, stay for Warwick Davis roasting Jennifer Aniston et al. while skateboarding. Plus some actual leprechaun lore - turns out they&a...

Send a message an d let us know what you think of this episode! In our February combisode Abby talks about the 19th century murderer and conwoman Kate Webster while Ellie breaks down instances the apocalypse was discussed in history and/or supposed to happen and spoiler alert, didn't, at least for us. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/queersforfears/support Support the show

Send a message an d let us know what you think of this episode! Ellie goes through the history of Ouija Boards, famous times that they were used and Abby tries her hardest to distract her.  Mass-marketed toy or communication tool with the dead?  You decide, on this episode of Queers for Fears. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/queersforfears/support Support the show

Send a message an d let us know what you think of this episode! Abby takes a break from true crime and covers the history of a popular soda brand and a whole big trial they went through to get rid of an ingredient, but not the one you're probably thinking of!  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/queersforfears/support Support the show

Send a message an d let us know what you think of this episode! Abby and Ellie really wanted to talk about "The Devils" (1973) but do not trust themselves to pirate it properly, so instead, we found a possession flick neither of us had seen before: 2012's "Lovely Molly." Plus, Abby talks about a "real-life" possession story - and what each of us means by those sc...

Send a message an d let us know what you think of this episode! Abby and Ellie discuss another famous Chicago crime, the Lipstick Killer, and talk about what we really talk about, when we talk about haunted asylums. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/queersforfears/support Support the show

Send a message an d let us know what you think of this episode! Ellie and Abby continue their deep dive into one of the most famous crimes in Chicago history. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/queersforfears/support Support the show

Send a message an d let us know what you think of this episode! It wasn't until 1988 that a Northwestern University archivist realized that the law school had, at some point, been given a treasure trove of primary source documents - including the original ransom note - from one of Chicago's most famous crimes, committed in 1924. Ninety-seven years on, the names Leopold & Loeb ("...

Send a message an d let us know what you think of this episode! Abby and Ellie discuss "Brahms: the Boy II" (how did they get Katie Holmes and Ralph Ineson for this??) and, more importantly, some real-life "haunted" dolls (including one doll who is not haunted in the sense of "ghost-containing" but in the sense of "has seen some shit"). --- Support this podc...

Send a message an d let us know what you think of this episode! In a rare role-reversal, Ellie discusses a possible serial killer (to be fair, she thought the documentary she watched was about an urban legend) and Abby talks about personifications of wintriness in folklore from around the world (to be fair, extreme cold is also a serial killer, after a fashion). --- Support this podcast: https://a...

Send a message an d let us know what you think of this episode! This episode has everything: unintelligible growling, rude horses with wine bottles for eyes, mad lads licking things, sacks of unsettlingly mysterious ashes, helicopter-assisted goatnapping, oddly relatable witches, drunk people setting things on fire, original Christmas music by Abby, and a partridge in a pear tree.* Happy holidays...

Send a message an d let us know what you think of this episode! Abby and Ellie talk about the history of scream queens and final girls in horror, plus why Debbie Rochon needs a girlfriend. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/queersforfears/support Support the show

Send a message an d let us know what you think of this episode! Ever since Ellie heard what this episode is about, she's been wondering, "where does a guy who killed his whole family get off being a sanctimonious prick?" Abby has all the answers this week on the Queers for Fears podcast. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/queersforfears/support Support the show

Send a message an d let us know what you think of this episode! Abby and Ellie tricked themselves into watching a Christmas horror movie that started out as a rated-R "Home Alone" and turned into a teenage "Funny Games." We've got Final Girls, Toxic Masculinity, Are the Heteros Okay?, and - is that the upsettingly hot guy from Stranger Things? A very merry moviesode to you...

Send a message an d let us know what you think of this episode! Abby and Ellie discuss the unsolved murder of the Grimes sisters in 1950s Chicago and ghost ships from throughout time and space. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/queersforfears/support Support the show

Send a message an d let us know what you think of this episode! Abby, Ellie, and Marvin talk about the origins of creepypasta and the 2014 stabbing allegedly inspired by the King of Web Scares™, Slenderman. CW for violence against a child, and brief mentions of (fictional) suicide. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/queersforfears/support Support the show

Send a message an d let us know what you think of this episode! Abby and Ellie are joined by special guest Marvin ("Terrible, Just Terrible," "Working Week," and "Midwest Nightmare") for some spooky Ohio history, courtesy of their adventures with the Cleveland Area Paranormal Society. We also talk about lucid dreams, Steve Buscemi, and that one Bass Pro Shop that look...

Send a message an d let us know what you think of this episode! Abby and Ellie discuss the 2009 film "Orphan," as well as some real-life stories of orphans who were not what they seemed. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/queersforfears/support Support the show

Send a message an d let us know what you think of this episode! Abby and Ellie discuss German serial killer Peter Kuerten, who was not a real vampire but honestly sounds way worse. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/queersforfears/support Support the show

Send a message an d let us know what you think of this episode! Abby and Ellie discuss misfortunes that befall people who won the lottery, featuring cyanide, scammers, and swords (500 of them). CWs for substance abuse/mention of OD and intimate partner violence (right after the ad, for about 7 minutes). --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/queersforfears/support Support the show

Send a message an d let us know what you think of this episode! Abby and Ellie are joined by Wayne and Ashley from Slay Queens Podcast for a combosode featuring gay house-flipper ghosts, lesbian vampires, and the last guy on earth who ever should have been hired as an orderly. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/queersforfears/support Support the show

Send a message an d let us know what you think of this episode! Abby and Ellie review "Antebellum" starring Janelle Monáe, which Ellie has been waiting to see for-approximately-ever. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/queersforfears/support Support the show