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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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Horror Queers episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Horror Queers for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Horror Queers episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

The Lords of Salem (2013) feat. Adrian Torres

Horror Queers

01/19/22 • 128 min

Don't go into Apartment 5! For 2013's "underseen or underrated" we're joined by Boom Howdy's Adrian Torres to talk about Rob Zombie's The Lords of Salem.

There's no shortage of things to discuss, including Zombie's divisive reception by horror fans and accusations of nepotism for casting wife Sheri Moon in his projects (we like her, so back off!).

Plus: questions about who the villain is, praise for the low budget production design, the "cunty" three witches, Joe fangirls over Meg Foster and Ken Foree, Trace's grim reading of Heidi's fate and debates about just how blasphemous this text is.

Also: 1, 2, 3, 4, Mambo #5

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> Trace: @tracedthurman

> Joe: @bstolemyremote

> Adrian: @YoAdrianTorres / Horrorversary Pod

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Student Bodies (1981)

Horror Queers

08/04/21 • 97 min

Happy Halloween/Friday the 13th/Jamie Lee Curtis' birthday, everyone! We're celebrating the occasion(s) with a discussion of the classic(?) 1981 horror parody Student Bodies, a movie that really gets us hot! Paperclips, eggplants and erasers, oh my!

Join us as we go through the film's production during the 1981 Writers Guild of America strike before going into a deep dive on the stages of genre evolution. Let's just hope the Breather gets stuck in some gum before he finds us!

Plus, mustard facials, Joe's penchant for dick cheese and did Trace even watch the movie! Either way, it's death before disfigurement for us!

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> Trace: @tracedthurman

> Joe: @bstolemyremote

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Firestarter (Patreon Clip)

Horror Queers

05/24/22 • 7 min

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

Like what you hear? Head on over to www.patreon.com/horrorqueers and become a Patron for more exclusive bonus content today!

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Batman Returns (1992) feat. Alex Hall

Horror Queers

12/15/21 • 137 min

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.

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> Trace: @tracedthurman

> Joe: @bstolemyremote

> Alex: @tinyspiritzies

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Sleepaway Camp (1983) feat. Ten Backe

Horror Queers

07/27/22 • 114 min

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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Sleepaway Camp 2: Unhappy Campers (1988)

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08/23/23 • 100 min

Return to camp with Michael A. Simpson's Sleepaway Camp 2: Unhappy Campers (1988) which finds Angela killing according to Aunt Martha's conservative moral code.

We're talking about Pamela Springsteen's performance (and Felissa Rose's absence), our love of Ally, and the film's status as a self-referential horror comedy.

Plus: the lack of short shorts, poor editing, Molly's end, and debates if the laughs subvert the "trans killer" trope.

Reference:

> Cervantes, Reyna. "Finding Your Identity at Sleepaway Camp." Gayly Dreadful

> Noecker, Miles D. "Let the Monsters Out of the Closet: Overt Queer Depictions in Hollywood Horror Films" (2022). Media and Communication Studies Summer Fellows. 28.

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> Trace: @tracedthurman

> Joe: @bstolemyremote

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Wake in Fright (1971) feat. A Nightmare on Fierce Street

Horror Queers

05/18/22 • 126 min

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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Creep (2014) feat. Devin Baldwin

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11/17/21 • 114 min

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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