Horror Queers
Each week, queer hosts Joe Lipsett and Trace Thurman discuss a horror film with LGBTQ+ themes, a high camp quotient or both.
Episodes
September 11, 2024 • 124 mins
Hide your cat and don't say zombie because we're talking Colm McCarthy's 2016 adaptation of M.R.Carey's YA novel, The Girl With All The Gifts. Along for the ride is returning guest Carolyn Mauricette!
Anchored by great performances from Glenn Close and newcomer Sennia Nanua, this dystopian "hungries" film is surprisingly complex, especially its dark/happy ending.
Plus: celebrating black girls, The Last of Us comparisons, comparison...
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September 10, 2024 • 4 mins
Here's a sneak peek at our all new full-length Patreon audio commentary on Beck & Woods' directorial debut, Haunt (2019).
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September 9, 2024 • 21 mins
Is there something in the water? We're back with another queer horror indie tackling conversion/aversion therapy. This time it's writer/director Quinn Armstrong's trilogy opener, The Exorcism of Saint Patrick (2024). C/W: suicide
This one is doing its own thing, from great gore effects to beautiful exterior shots and even a fat gay teen main character (yay diverse representation!)
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September 4, 2024 • 142 mins
To tie into Tim Burton's new sequel, we're revisiting the 1988 classic Beetlejuice.
Trace has a funny backstory with the film, while Joe barely has a connection to it. We both agree, however, that the film is a creative triumph, with amazing characters and boundless background details that flesh out the world.
Plus: multiple queer elements, the film's obsession with suicide, the animated cartoon and the musical adaptation, and why ...
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September 3, 2024 • 5 mins
Here's a sneak peek at our all new Patreon minisode on Bryan Fuller's Hannibal S01E09 "Trou Normand" (2013).
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September 2, 2024 • 28 mins
Repress that gay demon and avert the aversion therapy because we're discussing Ganymede (2024), a queer thriller that we quite liked!
When a small town wrestling star develops a crush on an openly gay classmate, all Hell breaks loose when he begins seeing visions of a demonic ganymede.
Featuring affecting lead performances from Pablo Castelblanco and Jordan Doww and over-the-top performances from David Koechner and Robin Lively (Te...
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August 30, 2024 • 28 mins
Joe sits down to chat with Ariel Powers-Schaub about her new book, Millennial Nasties, which looks at a particular subgenre of horror from 2000-2010s. They discuss what constitutes a "Millennial Nasty," why the term Torture Porn should be retired, and how the 40+ titles in her book are connected by "Six Degrees of Saw-peration."
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August 28, 2024 • 112 mins
Hop out of that toilet and repair that slingshot because we're headed to the cozy little town of Grover's Bend, Kansas to meet up with some Krites in Stephen Herek's 1986 horror comedy Critters (can you believe it's Joe's first time???).
Join us as we go deep into the production of this film that's absolutely not a ripoff of Gremlins (seriously!) before diving into the hilarious antics of the titular toothy furballs and the adventu...
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August 27, 2024 • 5 mins
Here's a sneak peek at our all new full-length Patreon episode on JT Mollner's serial killer thriller Strange Darling (2023).
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August 26, 2024 • 28 mins
Pack your bags and grab that promise ring because we're discussing Danishka Esterhazy's (Slumber Party Massacre '21) Tubi Original slasher Killer Body Count!
This one is a bit of a mixed bag, as there are several great moments sprinkled throughout its unnecessarily long 2-hour runtime, but the gore is good and the cast is game, so you could do a lot worse on a Friday night!
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August 23, 2024 • 5 mins
Here's a sneak peek at our all new full-length Patreon episode on Fede Álvarez's Alien franchise entry, Alien: Romulus (2024).
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August 21, 2024 • 138 mins
Strap yourself in because we're serial killing and car fucking with Titane (2021). Riding along in the Cadillac are Jazz and Kat of Girl, That's Scary, who have plenty to say about Julia Ducournau's follow-up to Raw.
Up for discussion: how many people has Alexia killed and have long has she been sleeping with cars? Is Justine the same cannibal character? What is Vincent sticking in his ass? And did Rayane deserve to be exploded?
Pl...
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August 20, 2024 • 7 mins
Here's a sneak peek at our all new full-length Patreon episode on M. Night Shyamalan's' latest film, Trap (2024).
Questions? Comments? Snark? Connect with the boys on Twitter, Instagram, Youtube, Letterboxd, Facebook, or join the Facebook Group to get in touch with other listeners
> Trace: @tracedthurman
> Joe: @bstolemyremote
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August 19, 2024 • 19 mins
A contemporary trans take on Doctor Jekyll and Mr. Hyde featuring Suzy Izzard?! We were so psyched for this one, but alas, Trace doesn't recommend and Joe is only a soft recommend.
Despite strong performances, writer Dan Kelly-Mulhern doesn't do anything with the material, which results in a film that's just kinda boring.
If you're looking for a better take on this material, you're better off revisiting 1971's Doctor Jekyll and Sis...
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August 16, 2024 • 7 mins
Here's a sneak peek at our all new full-length Patreon audio commentary on James Cameron's perfect/no notes sequel, Aliens (1986).
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August 14, 2024 • 101 mins
Pack your bags because we're heading to Italy to look for the blood of wirgins in (Andy Warhol's) Paul Morrissey's Blood for Dracula (1974), a companion piece to his (their?) Flesh for Frankenstein (1974). Tagging in for the conversation is Conrad Chambers, the co-host of Movie Oubliette and The Queer Gaze. CW: sexual assault.
Join us as we try to figure out just what is going on in this wacky little movie. From Udo Kier's diva of ...
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August 13, 2024 • 5 mins
Here's a sneak peek at our all new full-length Patreon episode on the third film in the Sleepaway Camp series, Teenage Wasteland (1989).
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August 12, 2024 • 21 mins
Make sure the lighting is right and select your custom-made Seven Deadly Sins shot glass because we're discussing Marcus Dunstan's (The Collector, The Collection) latest slasher film All My Friends Are Dead!
Questions? Comments? Snark? Connect with the boys on Twitter, Instagram, Youtube, Letterboxd, Facebook, or join the Facebook Group to get in touch with other listeners
> Trace: @tracedthurman
> Joe: @bstolemyremote
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August 7, 2024 • 135 mins
Beware of The Circle because we're exploring the dangers of Screenlife with Stephen Susco's sequel, Unfriended: Dark Web (2018).
Along for a journey on The River is Serena Whitney, who remembers seeing the OG Unfriended back when it was called Cybernatural!
Plus: casual queer representation, a disabled damsel in distress, why none of these characters are stupid, the best/meanest death(s), a PSA about fake movie news, and - cue the ...
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August 6, 2024 • 5 mins
Here's a sneak peek at our all new Patreon minisode on Bryan Fuller's Hannibal S01E08 "Fromage" (2013).
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