Horror Queers

Here's a sneak peek at our all new full-length Patreon bonus episode on Keith Thomas' (likely creatively compromised) remake of Firestarter (2022).

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Theme Music: Alexander Nakarada

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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 social skills to see who would be out of the house first.

Plus: mumblecore, social awkwardness, the thunk of an axe meeting a skull, a bestiality misunderstanding and one really creepy story from Trace.

References:

• ‘Wish I Were Special: Gay Panic, Masculinity, and the Queer Other in “Creep” and “The Gift”’. I Like Things That Look Like Milkshakes.
• Benson-Allott, Caetlin. “They’re Coming to Get You . . . Or: Making America Anxious Again.” Film Quarterly.
• Gayne, Zach. "SXSW 2014 Interview: Talking to CREEP's Mark Duplass And Patrick Brice". Twitch Film.

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> Trace: @tracedthurman

> Joe: @bstolemyremote

> Devin: @ineedyoujesse / @Killthedeadpod

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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 made (Tim Burton’s expert negotiation skills and bringing on the Heathers screenwriter probably has something to do with it).

Plus, erogenous zones blown sky high, resurrection via pussy, a nose-biting castration, Poodle Lady appreciation, a lesson in vichyssoise, and just how epic and amazing is Danny Elfman’s score? Mee-OW.

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

> Joe: @bstolemyremote

> Alex: @tinyspiritzies

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Brush up on your two-up and watch out for them kangaroos (oh, God, the kangaroos!) because we're heading Down Under to discuss Ted Kotcheff's famed "lost film" Wake in Fright (1971)! Joining us are A Nightmare on Fierce Street co-hosts Sharai Bohannon and Trent Reese!

First thing's first: this film has a 10-minute-long sequence featuring Cannibal Holocaust levels of real-life animal violence (it's the kangaroos), so major content warning for that. Consider yourself warned.

Anyway, after a brief musical theatre tangent, we discuss the film's journey from novel to film to lost film to restored masterpiece before going all-in on its portrayal of masculinity. It all leads up to a discussion of a gay sex scene that, quite frankly, we were shocked to see!

Plus, shirtless Donald Pleasence (nips o' plenty), one spicy hotel receptionist, a very serious conversation about Bloody Marys and (the ultimate question) is Janette a slut? Would you expect anything less from the director of Weekend at Bernie's?

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Trace: @tracedthurman

Joe: @bstolemyremote

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For the last entry in our Camp series, we're finally tackling Robert Hiltzik's Sleepaway Camp (1983). Along for the short shorts and Judy of it all is returning guest - and big fan of the film - Ten Backe.

The big question is whether this film is homophobic and transphobic. Hiltzik doesn't have a lot of thoughts on the matter, but we, and many trans film critics, do. Is Sleepaway Camp worthy of praise and (re)appropriation by the queer community?

Plus: comparisons to Friday the 13th, thoughts on Judy's curling iron death, Art the pedophile cook, and the need for short shorts and male nudity!

References:

-Ten Backe. "Is Sleepaway Camp Transphobic?" Phasr

-BJ Colangelo. "Going Back to Sleepaway Camp: Revisiting The Problematic Classic." Dread Central

-Harmony Colangelo. “The Transgender Defense of Angela Baker and ‘Sleepaway Camp.’” Medium

-Alice Collins. “‘Sleepaway Camp’: The Elephant in the Room.” Bloody Disgusting

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> Trace: @tracedthurman

> Joe: @bstolemyremote

> Ten: @BlueIris04 / Linktr.ee

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