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Horror Queers

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Each week, queer hosts Joe Lipsett and Trace Thurman discuss a horror film with LGBTQ+ themes, a high camp quotient or both.

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  • 893 episodes
  • Updated July 29
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  • Mar 19, 2024 · 2 min

    Mindhunters (Patreon Audio Commentary Clip)

    Here's a sneak peek at our all new full-length Patreon audio commentary on Renny Harlin's long-delayed murder mystery procedural Mindhunters (2004). 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

  • Mar 18, 2024 · 18 min

    Micro Queers: The Piper (2023)

    Break out your flute because we're talking about queer director Erlingur Thoroddsen's latest film, The Piper! We like this fine. The story is a bit too familiar, but the technical elements make up for that. Plus: Julian Sands' last role, a gnarly kill scene, and wishing the Harbinger had more to do.

  • Mar 13, 2024 · 1 hr 41 min

    Strangers on a Train (1951)

    We're back in Hitchcock territory talking about queer villains again with 1951's Strangers on a Train. In addition to queer author Patricia Highsmith's source material, we've got lead actor Farley Granger (Rope), obsessive stalking, "I like you" and shirt buttoning, plus climactic fucking on the carousel. Plus: a tense tennis match, a reflective murder, slutty Miriam, frequent subversions, surprising comedy, and MVP Pat Hitchcock as Babs! References: > Danny Savage. “Homosexuality in Hitchcock’s

  • Mar 12, 2024 · 3 min

    Imaginary (Patreon Clip)

    Here's a sneak peek at our all new Patreon minisode on Jeff Wadlow's latest Blumhouse entry: Imaginary (2024). 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

  • Mar 8, 2024 · 59 min

    The 2023 Hereditaries

    What better way to celebrate the horror-averse Oscars ceremony than with a little award show of our own that's dedicated solely to genre films? That's right, it's time for the 2023 Hereditaries, which recognizes the best in genre filmmaking! Patrons helped to craft the shortlist, then the public voted throughout Dec 2023 in 20 different categories such as Best Villain, Best Death, Best Performance and more! Beware of spoilers for the following films: Clock, Cobweb, Cocaine Bear, Dark Harvest, Ev

  • Mar 6, 2024 · 2 hr 8 min

    Personal Shopper (2016) feat. Ari Drew

    Do not take your phone off Airplane mode because we're heading to Paris to discuss Olivier Assayas' Personal Shopper (2016). Helping us sift through this fascinating, dense film is Trace's better half (and frequent returning guest) Ari Drew! Join us as we heap all the praise on Kristen Stewart before diving into all things supernatural (and technology!), linking the film to the recent wave of liminal horror films. Plus: Joe "raps" (yes, really), fade-outs galore, the necessity of on-screen nudit

  • Mar 5, 2024 · 3 min

    Hannibal S01E03 (Patreon Clip)

    Here's a sneak peek at our all new Patreon minisode on the third episode of NBC's Hannibal, "Potage". 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

  • Mar 1, 2024 · 1 hr 39 min

    Knight Light Presents: The Last Shift

    Nothing quite says Have a Bad Day like being a rookie cop, and on your 1st day, you're tasked to be the only officer to secure and monitor an out-of-commission police station. If that wasn't crappy enough, let's up the ante by making it haunted by a cult that died at the station! Anthony DiBlasi truly makes sure this is Jessica's Last Shift!  @KnightLight_Pod /@theheadknight / @fredericknuti

  • Feb 28, 2024 · 1 hr 47 min

    Greta (2018) feat. Rachel Scanlon

    Leave a purse on the subway and stick with us like chewing gum because we're talking about Neil Jordan's May/December stalker film, Greta (2018). Hanging out in a trunk with us is comic Rachel Scanlon, who appreciates the film's sapphic hand play and lesbian dog-adopting energy. Plus: wishing the film would go harder, Isabelle Huppert dance memes, texting thrills, useless men, comparable films, and Maika Monroe's Erica as the best roommate/wannabe girlfriend. Questions? Comments? Snark? Connect

  • Feb 27, 2024 · 2 min

    No Way Up (Patreon Clip)

    Here's a sneak peek at our all new full-length Patreon bonus episode on Claudio Fäh's "sharks on a plane" thriller No Way Up (2024)! 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

  • Feb 21, 2024 · 1 hr 56 min

    The Skin I Live In (2011)

    Try to keep up with all the plot twists and turns because we're discussing Pedro Almodóvar's genre-defying 2011 thriller The Skin I Live In. Heed all of the content warnings on this one, folks! Join us as we discuss our relationship with Almodóvar before parsing through this complex film with a look at the accusations of misogyny, transphobia and transmisogyny that have been lobbied against it. It's an admittedly heavy conversation about a very challenging film (and we'd expect nothing less from

  • Feb 20, 2024 · 4 min

    Suitable Flesh (Patreon Clip)

    Here's a sneak peek at our all new full-length Patreon bonus episode on Joe Lynch's ode to Stuart Gordon and Lovecraft, Suitable Flesh (2023). 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

  • Feb 14, 2024 · 1 hr 59 min

    Friday the 13th (2009) feat. Amir Moini

    Keep those stupendous fake tits out of the field of pot because we're talking Platinum Dunes' 2009 remake, Friday the 13th. Joining us to tackle perfect nipple placement, underwhelming kills, and all things Willa Ford is filmmaker Amir Moini. Up for discussion: is the remake really that bad? Are the tunnels a dealbreaker? Is *anyone* surprised that Whitney survives and Jenna dies? Plus: praise for Aaron Yoo, the ~24 minute opener, blood and nudity in the "Final Cut," and a third swinging light d

  • Feb 13, 2024 · 4 min

    Lisa Frankenstein (Patreon Clip)

    Here's a sneak peek at our all new full-length Patreon bonus episode on the Zelda Williams' directorial debut (and Diablo Cody's next foray into horror comedy after Jennifer's Body): Lisa Frankenstein! 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

  • Feb 12, 2024 · 28 min

    Micro Queers: Departing Seniors (2024)

    Activate your That's So Raven powers because we're talking about director Clare Cooney's Departing Seniors, a queer POC-fronted slasher film billed as "Scream meets Freaky". Spoilers ahead!

  • Feb 7, 2024 · 1 hr 51 min

    The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945) feat. Amanda Jane Stern

    We apologize for the intelligence of our remarks, but we're delving into every gay man's worst nightmare (aging) in Albert Lewin's The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945). Tagging in for the conversation is writer and filmmaker Amanda Jane Stern, who turns out to be an enormous fan of the source material! Join us as we go all in on this adaptation of Oscar Wilde's only novel, but not before discussing the tragedy that is Wilde's life. We then discuss Hollywood's "straightening" of this very queer stor

  • Feb 6, 2024 · 2 min

    Hannibal S01E02 (Patreon Clip)

    Here's a sneak peek at our all new Patreon minisode on the infamous "mushroom people" episode of NBC's Hannibal, "Amuse-Bouche." 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

  • Jan 31, 2024 · 1 hr 42 min

    Re-Animator (1985)

    It's time to revisit H.P. Lovecraft with a dip into horror comedy/exploitation territory and Stuart Gordon's Re-Animator (1985). C/W: sexual assault and the cat dies (again and again) We're praising Jeffrey Combs' perfect performance, the tricky tonal balance (including the Dr. Hill/Megan assault), and the gory practical FX in this mad doctor film. Plus: a queer reading of Herbert and Dan, multiple editions, naked fight scenes, and why the film deserves to be seen with a crowd. References: Raine

  • Jan 30, 2024 · 2 min

    Founders Day (Patreon Clip)

    Here's a sneak peek at our all new full-length Patreon bonus episode on the Bloomquist brothers' political satire slasher, Founders Day (2023). 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

  • Jan 24, 2024 · 2 hr 8 min

    The Roommate (2011) feat. Ali Chappell

    Put on your best fedora and pull that cat out of the dryer because we're discussing Christian E. Christiansen's teeny-bopper ripoff of Single White Female, The Roommate (2011)! Tagging in for the conversation is one of the film's superfans: Ali Chappell. Join us as we try (TRY) to figure out who thought this movie was a good idea, because nearly nothing in this shameless ripoff works. From it's incredibly stupid lead character to its complete lack of tension, it's a real misfire. God bless Leigh