Girls, Guts, and Giallo

Happy Halloween Hauntings, my lovely listeners! Join me and Halloween Queen Gabrielle Leigh as we dive into the abject world of the French Extremity film Martyrs. Gabrielle is my queer, goth, Taurus, witch sister and we were so excited to connected we gabbed for over two hours. Too scared to watch Martyrs yourself? Well you're in luck. Gabrielle and I discuss the history of the New French Extr...

Over on my Patreon, I have a special tier exclusively for HATER episodes! At this tier you get review episodes, topic episodes, and hater episodes! As well as my entire back catalogue of bonus episodes spanning the last six years. Such a deal! Here is a preview of my latest hater episode. Sign up at ⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/girlsgutsgiallo⁠⁠⁠ for the full experience, or buy the episode for $5. What's sc...

What is the function of social pillorying and does it actual serve real life survivors? Why are we so drawn to this kind of content? How has Chris Hansen's legacy furthered surveillance culture in a post 9/11 world? In this special collaboration episode, fellow film writer and survivor Blueghosts joins me to review Lance Oppenheim's debut controversial narrative feature, 'Primetime.&#3...

Over on my Patreon, I have a special tier exclusively for HATER episodes! At this tier you get review episodes, topic episodes, and hater episodes! As well as my entire back catalogue of bonus episodes spanning the last six years. Such a deal! Here is a preview of my latest hater episode. Sign up at ⁠⁠patreon.com/girlsgutsgiallo⁠⁠ for the full experience, or buy the episode for $5. Everyone is tal...

This is a preview of my new Patreon only podcast called Murder Mommy Musings . Listeners have been asking me for years to comment on topics other than film. Well, be careful what you wish for! Sign up on patreon.com/GirlsGutsGiallo at the Murder Mommy tier to get access to the new show. You can also buy episodes individually for $5. Here is the first episode of my new, Patreon only podcast called...

Appy-polly loggies for the unexpected break, my brothers. But I promise this one is a real horrorshow for the prestoopnick ookos that require a bit of the old ultraviolence. My droog joins your favorite devotchka for a bit of the old in out. Just kidding! We're talking about Stanley Kubrick's transgressive masterpiece, A Clockwork Orange . Iris Ray is a photographer and cinephile with an e...

Over on my Patreon, I have a special tier exclusively for HATER episodes! At this tier you get review episodes, topic episodes, and hater episodes! As well as my entire back catalogue of bonus episodes spanning the last six years. Such a deal! Here is a preview of my latest hater episode. Sign up at ⁠patreon.com/girlsgutsgiallo⁠ for the full experience. If you identify with the goth subculture or...

Over on my Patreon, I have a special tier exclusively for HATER episodes! At this tier you get review episodes, topic episodes, and hater episodes! As well as my entire back catalogue of bonus episodes spanning the last six years. Such a deal! Here is a preview of my latest hater episode. Sign up at patreon.com/girlsgutsgiallo for the full experience. Girl, you are so psychosexual esoteric secreta...

Happy Pride to perverts only! Back when I first started this show, I released an episode on William Friedkin's controversial film based on the Mineshaft murders, Cruising . I have gained so much knowledge and experience since 2019! So to celebrate the season, it felt appropriate to revisit this classic piece of leather history. I am joined by Andy Campbell (author of Bound Together ) and Morga...

Society waits for you! Artist and filmmaker Ian Deleón joins me to talk about Brian Yuzna's body horror classic. We deep dive and do a scene by scene analysis of the film and discuss larger themes, like how sexual perversion has become coded as a decadent failure of the rich. We also link the film back to our current cultural moment and the recent release of the Epstein files and the ensuing moral...

Recurring guest Lucé Tomlin-Brenner is back to talk about every weird millennial girl's filmic awakening, Ghost World ! While not the kind of film I typically cover on the show, I think our deep dive ended up being full of topics that are quite relevant to GGG. This is a meaty episode full of discussions about subculture, poser violence, hipster ethos in the early aughts, girlhood and friendsh...

“I like to dissect girls. Did you know I'm utterly insane?” Happy Belated XXXMas! Cult film YouTuber Celeste De La Cabra joins me to discuss Mary Harron's take on Bret Easton Ellis's controversial novel about evil 1980s finance bros. We DISSECT every aspect of the film, including the differences between movie and novel, conservative masculinity in the 80s vs. now, why men idolize Patrick Bateman,...

Musician and curator of the Final Girls Film Festival in Berlin, Sara Neidorf, joins me to discuss one of our favorites. Nicolas Roeg's Don't Look Now is a gothic masterpiece of horror and we dive completely into it's depths. We talk about the figure of the hag, psychic ability and gender, Donald Sutherland as a male pinup, grief, and so much more. For bonus episodes sign up at patreon.com/girlsgu...

Happy Halloween, freaky cuties! This one is a long time coming and I can't believe I haven't covered it yet. I just needed the perfect guest. Queer horror academic and scholar Morgan Woolsey joins me to discuss John Carpenter's low budget opus, Halloween . We talk about gender and sex in the slasher genre, the perils and definition of the final girl trope, why the iconic soundtrack works so well,...

The final part of a two part episode on Alfred Hitchcock's horror masterpiece, Psycho . In this installment, Lucé Tomlin-Brenner and I talk in depth about the infamous shower scene and reckon with the film's legacy in queer horror. For bonus episodes and my newsletter, check out patreon.com/girlsgutsgiallo .

I am back after a hiatus. I discuss some housekeeping items at the top of the show and encourage listeners to check my social media for a statement I made regarding what has been going on with me. My instagram is @girlsgutsgiallo Tis the season! Recurring guest and Halloween historian Lucé Tomlin-Brenner joins me for part I of a four hour discussion about Alfred Hitchcock's horror masterpiece, Psy...

Morbid YouTuber/tattoo artist Darby Valentine joins me for a discussion about this infamous West German horror nasty. We chat about female necrophiliacs, punk culture in 1980s Germany, and romantic gore. Sign up for bonus episodes, including one on Nekromantik 2 at patreon.com/girlsgutsgiallo

Morbid YouTuber/tattoo artist Darby Valentine joins me for the first GGG discussion! We chat about this infamous West German horror nasty. We discuss female necrophiliacs, punk culture in 1980s Germany, and romantic gore. Sign up for bonus episodes, including one on Nekromantik 2 at ⁠patreon.com/girlsgutsgiallo

This episode is dedicated to the iconic David Lynch. The first two hours are FREE, but to listen to the entire four hour long episode, sign up at Patreon.com/GirlsGutsGiallo! Carr Conaway is back to discuss another David Lynch masterpiece. This is one of favorite movies and we leave no stone unturned. We analyze the film scene by scene and discuss various theories about the plot, symbolism, and ic...

Pro Domme and artist Micha Malvada joins me to discuss George Franju's horror masterwork. We discuss the political climate of France post-WWII, George Franju's politics, medical horror, and more. You can find Micha Malvada at luxuryevil.com Support the podcast at patreon.com/girlsgutsgiallo

Not feeling the holiday spirit? Neither are we! Comedian Honey Pluton joins me for an episode that will surely land us on some kind of list (if we aren't on there already!) We discuss a collection of films that embody the anti-Amerikkkan insurgent spirit. We also rant about our unhinged political beliefs.

Happy Halloween, perverts! Recurring guest and Halloween historian Lucé Tomlin-Brenner joins me for a chat about horny horror. What is the difference between horror that is simply psychosexual vs. erotic? Why are we horny for fear and violence? What is the state of erotic horror today? We discuss these questions as well as our personal canon of horny horror icons like Jean Rollin, Jess Franco, Pau...

We are celebrating Folsom Weekend on Girls, Guts, & Giallo! Director/artist Michelle Handelman joins me for an interview about her paradigm shifting, transgressive documentary on the leatherdykes of San Francisco. BloodSisters: Leather, Dykes and Sadomasochism (1995) is screening at the Roxie Theater Saturday 9/28, which is one of the theaters it originally was shown at back when it was first rele...

Video artist Liz Zito joins me to discuss a film whose killer bears her name: the infamous Maniac! We talk Italian-American horror, masculinity, women who love grindhouse, and more.

This is the free version of my episode with Vita Breva on the cult classic film, The Wicker Man. To access the full episode, subscribe to my Patreon at patreon.com/girlsgutsgiallo or sign up on Spotify or Apple subscriptions. You don't want to miss the full version!