Horror Queers

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Lyle (2014) feat. Stacie Ponder Feb 20, 2019

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Just in time for the back half of Women in Horror Month, the guys are joined by the one and only Stacie Ponder (of Final Girl and Gaylords of Darkness Podcast fame) for a threeway discussion of Stewart Thorndike’s Lyle, aka “lesbian Rosemary’s Baby”.

Stacie educates the guys on the film’s connection to lesbian web series F to 7th, Trace gets increasingly defensive about Sleepless in Seattle and Joe rails on Michael Che’s “performance” in the film. The group debates the best way to SPOILER tell your wife you’re planning to kill your second child, the efficacy of Checkov’s Baby Pool Straps and lays to rest that eternal question: do you poop when you give birth?

Plus: with more hosts, comes double the inane games as Joe forces both Stacie and Trace to prove their creative mettle.

Questions? Comments? Snark? Connect with the boys on Twitter using the hashtag #HorrorQueers

> Trace: @tracedthurman

> Joe: @bstolemyremote

> Stacie:@finalgrrl (Instagram) / Website

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Happy Death Day 2U (Patreon Clip) Feb 14, 2019

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This clip contains a minor spoiler - don't listen if you're completely averse.

Ready to laugh until you die? On the second patrons-only bonus episode of February, the guys tackle Christopher Landon's 2019 sequel to his Groundhog Day slasher which is...much more of a comedy than a horror film!

Join us as we tackle the highs (Rothe's performance, the increased role of Danielle and a brand new montage), the lows (the lackluster killer reveal, the lab mates) and the WTF (Joe has no time or patience for Dean Bronson).

We also try our hand at a little harmony before brainstorming the poster, title and plot for the potential final entry in the Happy Death Day franchise.

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Happy Death Day (2017) Feb 13, 2019

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Join Joe and Trace as they relive Happy Death Day, then die.

Join Joe and Trace as they relive Happy Death Day, discuss why Jessica Rothe is so great, then die.

Join Joe and Trace as they relive Happy Death Day, discuss why Jessica Rothe is so great, review “out” director Chris Landon’s career, then die.

Ok, you get the idea. The guys talk about 2017’s fun slasher entry, Joe tries not to laugh over “Baby Face” and Trace uses every opportunity to use Danielle’s acerbic dialogue.

Plus: this week’s inane game cribs from the wonderful Kill By Kill Podcast to investigate which of Tree’s many, many deaths the boys would prefer to go out on.

Questions? Comments? Snark? Connect with the boys on Twitter using the hashtag #HorrorQueers

> Trace: @tracedthurman

> Joe: @bstolemyremote

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Show Notes:

Jordan, Waylon. Horror Pride Month: Christopher Landon on Fatherhood, 'Happy Death Day', & So Much More!

Theme Music: Alexander Nakarada

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Dead Ringers (1988) Feb 06, 2019

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Joe and Trace dress as $10 hookers and enter uncharted vaginal territory with David Cronenberg's gynaecological horror film Dead Ringers! Listen as Joe schools Trace on all things Canadian horror, including a crash course on the Canadian identity (whatever that means). The boys get up to their elbows in discussions of vaginal mutilation, gay panic and that absolutely bonkers surgery sequence featuring period blood-red KKK/nun's habit outfits. And just how the hell do you pronounce cinematographer Peter Suschitzky's name?

Finally, they ask the million dollar question: is there a queer twincestual relationship going on between brothers Beverly and Elliott?

Questions? Comments? Snark? Connect with the boys on Twitter using the hashtag #HorrorQueers

> Trace: @tracedthurman

> Joe: @bstolemyremote

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Show Notes:

Beard, William. The Artist as Monster: The Cinema of David Cronenberg

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Velvet Buzzsaw (Patreon Clip) Feb 05, 2019

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Happy February! On the first patrons-only bonus episode of the month, the boys are discussing Dan Gilroy's (Nightcrawler) shockingly mediocre killer art satire Velvet Buzzsaw.

It's a film that tries to do satire and horror and doesn't really succeed at either. Also, why cast Jake Gyllenhaal as a bisexual man but have him paired with a woman for 95% of its NEAR 2-HOUR RUNTIME?!

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Swimfan (2002) Jan 30, 2019

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Squeeze into your Speedo because Joe and Trace are getting wet with Swimfan, the “baby Fatal Attraction” wannabe starring America’s 2002 boyfriend, Jesse Bradford, and the far-too-good-for-this-nonsense, Erika Christensen. Join us as we try to unpack the film’s many, MANY plot holes, laugh as Joe explains to Trace how pagers work and drink - at your own risk - whenever Trace says “panties”, “vagina” or impersonates poor Ms. Christensen.

Is this the film that breaks the Horror Queers? If laughter and incredulous responses are any indication, then the answer is a resounding Yes.

Questions? Comments? Snark? Connect with the boys on Twitter using the hashtag #HorrorQueers

> Trace: @tracedthurman

> Joe: @bstolemyremote

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Jennifer's Body (2009) Jan 23, 2019

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Joe and Trace hit the Carousel for the ‘Low Shoulder’ concert and a lengthy chat about Jennifer’s Body, the horror classic from 2009. The guys break down the misunderstood film’s original reception by the "boy-run" media, its recent (re)appropriation by the horror community, its completely obvious queer intentions, as well as Karyn Kusama’s preferred “Unrated/Extended” cut.

Cross out the hatred because this film ROCKS.

Plus: This week's game requires the guys to create their own fake rock band names.

*Please note: this episode was recorded before Elliot Page transitioned, so there is a mention of his dead name.

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

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Show Notes:

Grady, Constance. "How Jennifer’s Body went from a flop in 2009 to a feminist cult classic today"
Griffiths, Valeska. "In defence of that kiss: The queer love story at the heart of Jennifer’s Body"

Theme Music: Alexander Nakarada

Wolfe, April - Switchblade Sisters Podcast: ‘Jennifer’s Body’ with ‘Cam’ Writer/Producer Isa Mazzei

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Glass (Patreon Clip) Jan 22, 2019

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Here's a sneak peek of the guys' all-new full-length Patreon exclusive episode on M.Night Shyamalan's Glass. The guys break down the film's box office prospects, its controversial twist ending(s) and Joe shares his theories on a possible queer element...that Trace doesn't buy.

To download the full show, head over to our Patreon page and sign up today! For signing up, you'll also get our episode on Escape Room!

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Hostel (2005) Jan 16, 2019

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Three episodes in and Joe and Trace are already ready for a vacation…in straight white homophobic hell. That’s right, we’re RIPPING into Eli Roth’s notorious 2004 torture porn flick Hostel, drilling down into the Josh/Salad Fingers relationship and questioning if Roth, the film or the characters are homophobic. Mostly the guys just lament how much better Part Two is.

Plus: in this week’s game Joe forces Trace to play “Archive or Trash It” with Roth’s filmography.

Questions? Comments? Snark? Connect with the boys on Twitter using the hashtag #HorrorQueers

> Trace: @tracedthurman

> Joe: @bstolemyremote

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Show Notes:

Gartside, Will. “The Hostel Rhetoric of Torture: A Discourse Analysis of Torture.” Projections, Vol 7, Issue 1 (Summer 2013)

Theme Music: Alexander Nakarada

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Scream (1996) Jan 16, 2019

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"Straight" out of the gate, Joe and Trace tackle the biggest horror film franchise of the 90s: Wes Craven's 1996 revisionist slasher Scream. Join the guys as they unpack all of the film's queer elements, including its metatextual references, its strong (read: bitchy) female characters, its "out" queer screenwriter and Billy & Stu's beautiful bro-mance of a love that dare not speak its name.

Also: Joe makes Trace play F/M/K with the film's male cast in the first of our wide-ranging (and mostly inane) podcast games.

Questions? Comments? Snark? Connect with the boys on Twitter using the hashtag #HorrorQueers

> Trace: @tracedthurman

> Joe: @bstolemyremote

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Show Notes:

Greven, David. "Fears of a Millennial Masculinity: Scream’s Queer Killers" in Michael DeAngelis’ Reading the bromance: Homosocial relationships in film and television (2004)

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