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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Feb 12, 2021 · 10 min
Micro Queers: First Date Fuzzy (2018)
This week on Micro Queers, we're discussing Matthew Marron's short First Date Fuzzy (click the link to view the 4-minute-long short), about a hook-up ruined by the presence of a large stuffed animal. Questions? Comments? Snark? Connect with the boys on Twitter, Instagram, Letterboxd and/or Facebook, or join the Facebook Group to get in touch with other listeners > Trace: @tracedthurman > Joe: @bstolemyremote Support the boys on Patreon and shop our online store for your very own Horror Queers me
Feb 10, 2021 · 1 hr 29 min
My Bloody Valentine (1981)
Just in time for Singles Awareness Day, we're losing our hearts to the 1981 Canadian slasher, My Bloody Valentine...or at least Joe is. Trace is more lukewarm on the George Mihalka film, which suffers from an uninspired villain reveal and too many characters. We discuss the size (and deliciousness?) of hearts, why TJ's narrative is important for small town Nova Scotians, the cost of dirtying up a mine and Joe's strange personal connection to one of the film's actors. Plus: love triangles, the fi
Feb 3, 2021 · 1 hr 49 min
Splice (2010) feat. Prince Jackson
Our month of 3s has ended, so we're kicking off February with a discussion of Vincenzo Natali's supremely messed up sci-fi horror film (and secret Dark Castle film) Splice, which also acts as an early celebration of Joe's birthday! Joining us for the chat is Prince Jackson, host of our sister podcast Knight Light! Before we get to it, just a heads up if you've never seen the film: we're issuing content warnings for rape, animal death, incest and (depending on how you view Dren) pedophilia and/or
Jan 29, 2021 · 15 min
Micro Queers: Schism (2018)
This week on Micro Queers, we're discussing John Clayton's short Schism (click the link to view the 8-minute-long short), an animated personification of the fear of public intimacy. Questions? Comments? Snark? Connect with the boys on Twitter, Instagram, Letterboxd and/or Facebook, or join the Facebook Group to get in touch with other listeners > Trace: @tracedthurman > Joe: @bstolemyremote Support the boys on Patreon and shop our online store for your very own Horror Queers merchandise! Hoste
Jan 27, 2021 · 1 hr 57 min
Alien 3 (1992) feat. Sade Sellers
Our month of 3s comes to a close with David Fincher's Alien 3 (1992), which may take the prize for most convoluted production history. Here to help us make sense of the Assembly Cut (not the theatrical cut) is returning guest Sade Sellers (see previous episode Orphan), who has issues with the film's treatment of Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) and sexual assault (content warning!) Plus: our secret connections to the number three, the xenomorph as drag queen, the differences between the theatrical and
Jan 27, 2021 · 4 min
The Stand (Patreon Clip)
Here's a sneak peek at our Patreon episode on the first six (of nine) episodes of the new adaptation of Stephen King's The Stand, which is now streaming on CBS All Access! 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.
Jan 20, 2021 · 1 hr 33 min
Psycho 3 (1986)
We're in our third week of 3s, and what better way to celebrate than with good ol' Norman Bates himself in Anthony Perkins' directorial debut Psycho III? Despite the film's iconic opening line, there has to be a God, right? otherwise we wouldn't have this darkly comedic entry in the Psycho franchise! Join us as we delve deep into the closeted life of Anthony Perkins, look for queerness in his unique directing style (so many colors and fun transitions!), lament the rushed third act and become fla
Jan 20, 2021 · 5 min
Promising Young Woman (Patreon Clip)
Here's a sneak peek at our all new Patreon episode on Emerald Fennell's polarizing debut feature Promising Young Woman (2020), which is now in theaters and on VOD! 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.
Jan 15, 2021 · 14 min
Micro Queers: Flesh (2016)
This week on Micro Queers, we're discussing Monika Estrella Negra's short Flesh (click the link to view the 15-minute-long short), which follows a young, Black queer woman (Esther Matthews Alegria) in the DIY Punk scene in Chicago. Feeling entrapped by her own community, she seeks to destroy what ultimately is destroying her. Questions? Comments? Snark? Connect with the boys on Twitter, Instagram, and/or Facebook, or join the Facebook Group to get in touch with other listeners > Trace: @tracedth
Jan 13, 2021 · 1 hr 50 min
Hellraiser 3: Hell on Earth (1992) feat. Bryan Christopher
Our month of 3s continues with Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth, the third entry in the Hellraiser franchise and who better to join us than mega fan Bryan Christopher? In the 1992 Anthony Hickox-directed film, the action shifts from the UK to New York (cough North Carolina cough) as Doug Bradley's Pinhead channels Freddy and Wishmaster while tempting a playboy club owner, a homeless runaway and an ambitious reporter. Expect another troubled production, the first use of CGI in a horror film and not
Jan 13, 2021 · 3 min
The 2020 Hereditaries (Patreon Clip)
Here's a sneak peek at our all new Patreon episode revealing the 2020 winners of our version of the horror Oscars, the Hereditaries! 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.
Jan 6, 2021 · 2 hr 31 min
Scream 3 (2000)
The third year of the pod kicks off with our annual tradition: a Scream film! Scream 3 (2000) is arguably the least popular film in the franchise, but it's due for a critical reappraisal as we unpack all of the its challenges, including no script, an in-demand Neve Campbell, post-Columbine timing, a move to comedic Hollywood and studio interference (The Weinsteins again!) Thankfully we have Parker Posey, Patrick Dempsey's luscious hair, an ambitious - if misguided - attempt to retcon the root of
Jan 1, 2021 · 14 min
Micro Queers: Pyotr495 (2016)
This week on Micro Queers, we're discussing Blake Mawson's revenge short Pyotr495 (click the link to view the 15-minute-long short), which sees an app hookup go horribly wrong, only for the tables to be turned on the assaulters. Questions? Comments? Snark? Connect with the boys on Twitter, Instagram, and/or Facebook, or join the Facebook Group to get in touch with other listeners > Trace: @tracedthurman > Joe: @bstolemyremote Support the boys on Patreon and shop our online store for your very ow
Dec 30, 2020 · 1 hr 54 min
Terror Train (1980) feat. Homos on Haunted Hill
Happy New Year, everyone! We're hopping aboard a party train to ring in the new year with Roger Spottiswoode's Jamie Lee Curtis-starring slasher film Terror Train! Joining us for the bash are Chris Moore and Kevin Jones, the co-hosts of the Homos on Haunted Hill podcast! Join us as we discuss the slasher go-to of pranks being the reason for someone killing a bunch of horny dumb-dumbs, read into the queer coding of Doc (Hart Bochner....again!) and Mo (Timothy Webber) and instigate the #JusticeFor
Dec 30, 2020 · 2 min
Best and Worst Horror of 2020 (Patreon Clip)
Here's a sneak peek of our all new Patreon minisode as we celebrate our favorite horror films - in this case Joe's #2 pick for the year - and bid 2020 a long-overdue farewell! 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.
Dec 25, 2020 · 10 min
Micro Queers: What's In The Box? (2020)
This week on Micro Queers, we're discussing William Lott's queer holiday short What's In The Box? (click the link to view the 9-minute-long short), which finds a queer man struggling with his impulse control when an unexpected gift arrives on his doorstep on Christmas Eve. Questions? Comments? Snark? Connect with the boys on Twitter, Instagram, and/or Facebook, or join the Facebook Group to get in touch with other listeners > Trace: @tracedthurman > Joe: @bstolemyremote Support the boys on Patre
Dec 23, 2020 · 1 hr 38 min
The Cell (2000)
Happy holidays, everyone! We usually take this week off, but we had an extra episode in the Horror Queers archives that we recorded back in October for the Nightstream Film Festival, and we thought we’d release it as a little holiday treat for all of you. That treat comes in the form of a discussion of all things J. Lo in Tarsem Singh's The Cell! Join us as we enter the mind of a killer and try to figure out whether the film really is "style over substance," defend Lopez against the haters and d
Dec 23, 2020 · 5 min
Freaky (Patreon Clip)
Here's a sneak peek at our all new Patreon episode on Chris Landon and Michael Kennedy's body swap comedy horror Freaky (2020), which is now available on VOD! 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.
Dec 18, 2020 · 20 min
Micro Queers: I Was A Teenage Werebear (2011)
This week on Micro Queers, we're discussing Tim Sullivan's 2011 anthology short I Was a Teenage Werebear (part of Chillerama, available on Amazon Prime and Tubi) starring former (current?) gay porn star Brent Corrigan/Sean Paul Lockhart in a Grease, The Lost Boys, Rebel Without a Cause musical parody. Questions? Comments? Snark? Connect with the boys on Twitter, Instagram, and/or Facebook, or join the Facebook Group to get in touch with other listeners > Trace: @tracedthurman > Joe: @bstolemyrem
Dec 16, 2020 · 1 hr 52 min
Better Watch Out (2016) feat. Ariel Fisher
This week on the pod, we're wrapping up the holiday season with queer writer/director Chris Peckover's 2016 film Better Watch Out. We're joined by returning guest Ariel Fisher and...well let's just say that both the film and the discussion go places that you might not expect. Big, flashing SPOILER WARNINGS for the film, as well as We Summon The Darkness. Also: TRIGGER WARNING. We get into some heavy, uncomfortable, challenging topics, including rape, sexual assault, toxic masculinity and micro a