Horror Queers

Pack your box lunch and hand us a piece of that possum over there because we're talking James Gunn's hilariously goopy directorial debut Slither (2006) for its 20th(!!!) anniversary!

Join us as we lament the box office bomb status of this clever little creature feature (you better believe we were both in the theater back in 2006, though!) and laud the impressive practical effects on display.

Plus: marveling at the Brenda blob, gagging (literally) at the Society-esque Grant Grant blob, laughing at squid stickers and learning all about cooters.

Questions? Comments? Snark? Connect with the boys on BlueSky, Instagram, Youtube, Letterboxd, or join the Horror Queers Discord to get in touch with other listeners.

> Trace: @tracedthurman (BlueSky)/ @tracedthurman (Instagram)

> Joe: @joelipsett (BlueSky) / @bstolemyremote (Instagram) 

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Show Art: Travis Falligant  / Theme Music: Alexander Nakarada 

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Heated Rivalry's Connor Storrie starring in a Verizon ad directed by Nia DaCosta?! What's going on with Look Behind You (2026)

Watch the 4.5 minute ad here or on YouTube

Questions? Comments? Snark? Connect with the boys on BlueSky, Instagram, Youtube, Letterboxd, or join the Horror Queers Discord to get in touch with other listeners.

> Trace: @tracedthurman (BlueSky)/ @tracedthurman (Instagram)

> Joe: @joelipsett (BlueSky) / @bstolemyremote (Instagram) 

Be sure to support the boys on Patreon!  

Show Art: Travis Falligant  / Theme Music: Alexander Nakarada   

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Prep your Critter ball because we are celebrating Easter with Mick Garris' feature directorial debut, Critters 2: The Main Course (1988).

Two years after the events of the first film, the town of Grover's Bend is once again beset by alien Critters and bounty hunters, but this time the fight expands to include the whole town and Lee has adopted a sexy Playboy image (we have thoughts!)

Plus: Justice for skeleton man, death for little Cindy, statutory rape charges for Megan, practical FX from the Chiodo Brothers, and a Canadian vodka detour from Joe.

We might be delirious for this one.

Questions? Comments? Snark? Connect with the boys on BlueSky, Instagram, Youtube, Letterboxd, or join the Horror Queers Discord to get in touch with other listeners.

> Trace: @tracedthurman (BlueSky)/ @tracedthurman (Instagram)

> Joe: @joelipsett (BlueSky) / @bstolemyremote (Instagram) 

Be sure to support the boys on Patreon!  

Show Art: Travis Falligant  / Theme Music: Alexander Nakarada   

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Here's a sneak peek at our all new full-length Patreon episode on episode 8 of Mike Flanagan's The Haunting of Hill House, "Witness Marks" (2018).

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

Show Art: Travis Falligant / Theme Music: Alexander Nakarada

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Remove your clothes, jump through that fire and dance around the maypole because we're finally discussing Robin Hardy's 1973 folk horror classic The Wicker Man! Tagging in for the conversation is writer/director/producer Sean Abley, co-author of the recent book Queer Horror: A Film Guide!

Join us as we go all in on the three different versions of this stealth musical(!!!) and find ourselves in deep philosophical waters as we parse through its heady themes. 

Plus: phallic symbols galore, jars of foreskin, a cross-dressing Christopher Lee (who has rarely been better), and debating the intent vs. impact when it comes to sacrificing a man for the good of the crops (it's always for the crops, isn't it?). 

Reference: Lakshmanan, N. (2023). "Queer subtext in The Wicker Man (1973)". Journal for Cultural Research, 27(3)

Questions? Comments? Snark? Connect with the boys on BlueSky, Instagram, Youtube, Letterboxd, or join the Horror Queers Discord to get in touch with other listeners.

> Trace: @tracedthurman (BlueSky)/ @tracedthurman (Instagram)

> Joe: @joelipsett (BlueSky) / @bstolemyremote (Instagram) 

> Sean: seanabley.com (website) / @gayofthedead (BlueSky) / @gay_of_the_dead (Instagram)

Be sure to support the boys on Patreon!  

Show Art: Travis Falligant  / Theme Music: Alexander Nakarada  

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