Horror Queers

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...

Here's a sneak peek at our all new Patreon minisode on Canadian home invasion thriller, See For Me (2021). 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. See pcm.adswizz.com for informat...

Ready for seconds? In Part 2 of our super sized discussion on Scream 4 , we are going through the iconic film beat by beat and deleted scene by deleted scene. Expect plenty of praise for the women: Marley Shelton, Alison Brie, Courteney Cox, Neve Campbell, Hayden Panettiere and, of course, Emma Roberts, who absolutely steals the show as Jill Roberts. Plus: our reactions to the increased gore, Joe'...

This is not f*cking Trevor, but it is a new year and that means we're covering another Scream film! To kick off our fourth year(!!!), we're finally ( finally!) covering Wes Craven's Scream 4 (2011) in a discussion that proved so big we had to split it in two! Join us as we travel back to Woodsboro to discuss the troubled production (Weinstein woes, rewrites, reshoots, etc.) before Trace's better h...

Here's a sneak peek at our all new full-length Patreon bonus episode on The 2021 Hereditaries, our version of the horror Oscars. Listen along as we chat about 18 categories the public voted on, including Best Horror TV show! 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....

Turn on the Plot Broadcasting Network, grab your carpenter's hatchet and check for that secret figure 8 symbol because we're discussing Kevin Tenney's debut feature Witchboard (1986)! Joining us for the discussion are the dynamic duo of Patrick and Gena from Kill By Kill! Join us for the rare episode in which Joe is crude and Trace is a prude as we go all in on the sexual chemistry between the fil...

Here's a sneak peek at our all new Patreon bonus episode on the great, underrated slasher film Initiation (2021) starring co-writer Lindsay LaVanchy in a magnificent performance. 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 c...

It's almost the end of the year and we're somehow still releasing episodes, but this one is a fun one for all of you! After a brief reflection on the previous year, we're gifting listeners with some delightful bloopers to get everyone in the holiday spirit. There will be flubs. There will be cursing. There will be fun! So kick back and get ready to laugh with one of our most casual episodes to dat...

Here's a sneak peek at our all new full-length Patreon bonus episode on Guillermo del Toro's film noir remake Nightmare Alley (2021) featuring a fantastic femme fatale performance by Cate Blanchett. 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 Simpl...

In honor of the 25th anniversary of Kevin Williamson and Wes Craven’s genre-defining 90s classic, we’re revisiting Scream (1996). Unlike our former Main Feed and Patreon Audio Commentary episodes, though, this is a list of our 25+ favorite moments, lines of dialogue, characters and actors, shots, music cues and everything else. It may not be definitive or scientific, but it sure is a lot of fun! Q...

This week on Micro Queers, we're discussing Bonzo Villegas' Especial de Navidad, a drag queen holiday horror musical in which Victoria and her friends ignore the advice from her mother and summon the devil on Christmas night. 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 listen...

Happy holidays, Bats! We’re heading back to Gotham City to discuss Batman Kills …wait…no… Batman Cameos …wait…still not right… Batman Returns ! Joining us for the conversation is Alex Hall, a film writer who specializes in queer & lesbian horror cinema! Join us as we laud the queer-coding of Catwoman and the Penguin before trying to figure out just how this dark, campy and horny “family” movie got...

Here's a sneak peek at our all new full-length Patreon bonus episode on unconventional holiday film Silent Night (2021) starring Matthew Goode, Keira Knightley and Jojo Rabbit's Roman Griffin Davis. 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 Simpl...

In this special Frightgown exclusive from June 2021, Joe interviews the godfather of queer horror, Professor Harry M. Benshoff, about his definitive text, Monsters in the Closet , as well as why queer horror has exploded in recent years, iconic films from each decade and his favorite under the radar queer horror text (hint: it's an early pre-cursor to Saw ?!) FYI: The interview was done on Zoom so...

Pack your parka and fine-tune your hacker skills because we're heading to Sweden to discuss David Fincher's 2011 adaptation of Stieg Larsson's global phenomenon of a novel: The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo ! Join us as we offer all the praise to Rooney Mara, who really had the deck stacked against her when it came to taking on the role of Lisbeth Salander (she's great in this film) before diving in...

We're back with another minisode on Don Mancini's new series, Chucky (2021)! In our spoiler-filled discussion of the eighth episode (aka the season finale), we discuss Kyle's final scene and Jake's retribution, but lament Tiffany's franchise arc before giving a final grade to the season. See y'all next year for season 2! Questions? Comments? Snark? Connect with the boys on Twitter , Instagram , Yo...

Dress in your best antichrist drag because we’re talking about the absolutely wild (and frequently nonsensical) Fear No Evil (1981). Along for the ride are Dan and Conrad from Movie Oubliette, making this a truly international podcast experience across four countries and three continents. C/W: the dog dies. Up for debate: is this film homophobic or is it a condemnation of the damaging effects of r...

Here's a sneak peek at our all new full-length Patreon bonus episode on Johannes Roberts' reverent adaptation of the first two Resident Evil games, Welcome to Raccoon City (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...

We're back with another minisode on Don Mancini's new series, Chucky (2021)! In our spoiler-filled discussion of the seventh episode, we discuss Junior's transformation, Bound and......The Go-Gos? 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 >...

Stay away from the wine because we, along with celebrated queer author David Demchuk, are covering our first Val Lewton film: The Seventh Victim ( 1943). The HEAVILY queer coded text is a nice alternative to our Universal Monster films, though we recommend having a comedy for when you finish because this movie is grim and nihilistic! Also, should we become Satanists? Because the Palladists don't s...

We're back with another minisode on Don Mancini's new series, Chucky (2021)! In our spoiler-filled discussion of the sixth episode, we discuss the return of Andy (Alex Vincent) and Kyle (Christine Elise), more Tiffany (Jennifer Tilly) and Nica (Fiona Dourif) shenanigans and those two deaths! Heads up: we recorded this before it was announced Fiona Dourif was playing Charles Lee Ray in flashbacks Q...

Pull out your best Peachfuzz-wear because we're talking about lots of awkward situations in Patrick Brice's Creep (2014)! Joining us for the conversation is Devin Baldwin, co-host of the Kill the Dead Podcast! Come along for the ride as we discuss the gay panic that the film has the potential to induce (just depends on how gay panicky you are as a viewer!) while comparing our respective sets of so...