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
Check the temperature of that pizza and close the damn refrigerator because we're finally (finally!) discussing the female-written and female-directed 1982 slashic The Slumber Party Massacre. Tagging in for the conversation is Dana Piccoli!
Join us as we go all in on this Frankenstein's monster of a slasher film that showcases some feminist themes, while courting to Roger Corman's demands of boobs, butts and blood. That it all began...
Show your tits and grab that scythe because we're talking our very first Jean Rollin text: 1979's Fascination.
The lesbian vampire film is gorgeous and dreamy with several subversive twists, including the fact that this is not actually a vampire movie.
Plus: women in control, a truly shitty man, sheer veils, connections to porn and struggling with the feminist/class readings.
References:
- Cinemalacrum. “Blood Is The Life Which Flows...
Karate chop those picket fences and watch out for that severed head because we're discussing Steven Spielberg's Academy Award®-winning blockbuster 'Jaws' (1975) for its 50th anniversary! Tagging in for the conversation is Joe's Murder Made Fiction co-host Jenn Adams, making this a super-sized podcast crossover event!
Join us as we go all in on this gem of aquatic horror history, from the source novel's origins (including a review fr...
Here's our Patreon schedule for the month of July 2025.
$1: Squid Game S03
$3: Dangerous Animals
$5: M3GAN 2.0
$8: I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025)
$10 Audio Commentary: Species (1995)
Head on over to www.patreon.com/horrorqueers and become a Patron for more exclusive bonus content today!
Theme Music: Alexander Nakarada
Stick your fingers in the ooze and prep your one-liner because we are "celebrating" the 30th anniversary of a Trace fave with Bryan Spicer's Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (1995).
Piloting the Falcon Zord alongside us is The Evolution of Horror's Mike Muncer, who was also a fan of the show as a kid.
Plus: a troubled production, a homophobic crew, Arne Olsen's terrible script, 90s CGI, a queer-coded villain and...why is Joe p...
Stash that Terry's Chocolate Orange and cover your damn eyes because we're discussing Danny Boyle's 28 Days Later just in time for its 23-years-later sequel!
Join us as we laud the film that popularized fast-moving zombies (yes, yes, we know they're "the infected") and kickstarted the sub-genre's resurgence in the aughts.
Plus: discussions of the film's aesthetic, Alex Garland's self-proclaimed "derivative script," male full frontal ...
Black leather or green unitard? Whatever your costume of choice, we're wearing it in celebration of the 30th anniversary of Joel Schumacher's Batman Forever (1995).
Along for the ride are returning champions Kill By Kill, who help us to unpack all of the neon question marks we have about the film, including Two Face's slim backstory, the lack of Sugar and Spice, and whatever the hell Chris O'Donnell is doing.
Plus: high praise for ...
We're trying something new for summer: instead of doing individual clips for each Patreon episode, we're dropping a monthly overview so you know what we're covering.
$1: Hannibal S02E05-6
$3: Fear Street: Prom Queen
$5: Bring Her Back
$8: 28 Years Later
$10 Audio Commentary: Final Destination 2
Head on over to www.patreon.com/horrorqueers and become a Patron for more exclusive bonus content today!
Theme Music: Alexander Nakarada
We're celebrating the 10th anniversary of queer director Ted Geoghegan's feature debut, We Are Still Here (2015).
This is a quiet indie film with some serious star power (Barbara Crampton, Larry Fessenden, Monte Markham, and Lisa Marie?!), as well as great FX. But a decade later, it's the quiet depiction of grief that we appreciate a great deal more.
Questions? Comments? Snark? Connect with the boys on BlueSky, Instagram, Youtube, ...
Prep your canoes and don't anger the locals because we're discussing John Boorman's (in)famous 1972 thriller Deliverance and all the baggage that comes with it.
Join us as we take a look at a film whose reputation precedes it, from its male rape scene to its portrayal of rural mountain folk. There's plenty to unpack here!
Plus: Burt Reynolds' lamb bone, squealing pigs, raping landscapes, and the poignancy of watching a grown man ...
Here's a sneak peek at our all new full-length Patreon Requel episode on the divisive season 2 finale of The Last of Us : "Convergence" (2025).
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
"Got any money?! Wanna party?!" For the second time this year, we're checking out a Frank Henenlotter text as the indie director's Frankenhooker celebrates its 35th anniversary.
Expect plenty of praise for Patty Mullen's (too brief!) comedic performance, talk of the film's exploitation elements, and debate about Jeffrey's likeability.
Plus: sequel vs remake, a trans reading, and why exploding dummies are always funny.
Ref...
Here's a sneak peek at our all new Patreon minisode on the 14-years-later sequel Final Destination;: Bloodlines (2025).
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
Here's a sneak peek at our all new full-length Patreon Requel episode on The Last of Us S02E06, "The Price" (2025).
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
Close the elevator and ash that cigarette because we're discussing Stanley Kubrick's adaptation of Stephen King's The Shining for its 45th anniversary!
Join us as we go all in on this classic of horror cinema, from Kubrick's controversial methods to Shelly DuVall's behind-the-scenes treatment, there's no stone left unturned!
Plus: an unexpected queer reading involving bears (the animal kind), debating the best carpet in the Overloo...
Here's a sneak peek at our all new Patreon minisode on Emilie Blichfeldt's body horror film, The Ugly Stepsister (2025).
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
Here's a sneak peek at our all new full-length Patreon episode on The Last of Us S02E05, "Feel Her Love" (2025).
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
A spoiler-y interview with director Eli Craig and book author Adam Cesare on the latest teen slasher Clown in a Cornfield (2025), including the long road to adapting the book for the big screen, setting up kill scenes and thoughts on that queer romance.
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
Grab your chador and the cat because we're talking Ana Lily Amirpour's feature debut, A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night (2014).
Joining us on the skateboard into Bad City is writer Abby Olcese, who appreciates the mood of this black and white Iranian Western vampire film.
Plus: the Girl's moral code, the film's open ending, drug dealer decor, and why Arash is such a clingy sad boy.
Here's a sneak peek at our all new Patreon minisode on Eli Craig's adaptation of Adam Cesare's YA novel, Clown in a Cornfield (2025).
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
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