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Debating What Makes An Amityville Film [Murder Made Fiction Podcast]
The Amityville Horror (1979) is not a great film, but it did – for better or worse – help to establish many of the conventions of the haunted house subgenre
Mother Nature Strikes Back in ‘The Feast’ [Horror Queers Podcast]
In the film, Cadi (Annes Elwy) is a mostly silent young woman who serves privileged guests at a dinner party in a remote house in rural Wales
Defending the Maligned ‘Alien Resurrection’ [Horror Queers Podcast]
In the film, the military resurrects Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) via the cloning process 200 years after her death in Alien 3
‘Amityville: The Awakening’ Tips Its Hat to Its Amityville Origins [Murder Made Fiction Podcast]
For the final film of Amityville month on Murder Made Fiction, Jenn and I are checking out Franck Khalfoun’s Amityville: The Awakening, the much maligned Dimension release that was shot in 2014 and eventually dumped on VOD in 2017.
The Horrors of Conformity in ‘Disturbing Behavior’ [Horror Queers Podcast]
Now, we’re heading back into the world of doppelgängers with a look at David Nutter‘s teenybopper version of The Stepford Wives in 1998’s Disturbing Behavior.
The Exploitation Vibes of ‘Amityville II: The Possession’ [Murder Made Fiction Podcast]
Trace Thurman (from my other Bloody FM podcast, Horror Queers) notes: while the film occasionally ventures into icky and sensational territory
‘The Amityville Horror’ Is the Granddaddy of Supernatural True Crime Films [Murder Made Fiction]
Up for discussion: Misty as an out-of-the-gate fave, comparing the plane crash to Lost, needle drops from Jenn’s junior year, and why this female-dominated show is such a fave.
‘Panic Room’ Is a Top Tier Popcorn Flick [Horror Queers Podcast]
In 2002’s Panic Room, Jodie Foster plays Meg, a recently divorcee who moves into a posh townstone (town home meets brownstone) with her pre-teen daughter, Sarah (Kristen Stewart).
The Depressing Relevance of ‘The Stepford Wives’ [Horror Queers Podcast]
In the film, Joanna Eberhart (Katharine Ross) moves to the quiet town of Stepford with her husband (Peter Masterson) and children.
The Bisexual Energy of the Cast of ‘The Mummy’ [Horror Queers Podcast]
In the film, adventurer Rick O’Connell (Brendan Fraser) travels to Hamunaptra, the City of the Dead, with librarian Evelyn “Evy” Carnahan (Rachel Weisz) and her older brother Jonathan (John Hannah).
The Real-Life Horrors of Gregg Araki’s ‘Mysterious Skin’ [Horror Queers Podcast]
Mysterious Skin tells the story of how child sexual abuse affects the lives of two pre-adolescent boys in different ways.
The Feminine Rage and Body Horror of ‘Blue My Mind’ [Horror Queers Podcast]
We’re delving back into the world of female coming-of-age tales with Lisa Brühlmann‘s 2017 body horror film Blue My Mind.
‘Creepaway Camp’ 2025 – BloodyFM’s Creepy Podcast Launches Halfway-to-Halloween Event!
The popular BloodyFM horror fiction podcast Creepy is airing its yearly halfway-to-Halloween event: Creepaway Camp.
Defending the Controversial Last Act of Danny Boyle’s ‘Sunshine’ [Horror Queers Podcast]
In the film, the Leprechaun abducts Princess Zarina (Rebekah Carlton), a member of an alien planet’s royalty
The Drag Queen Soldier and Penisbursters of ‘Leprechaun 4: In Space’ [Horror Queers Podcast]
In the film, the Leprechaun abducts Princess Zarina (Rebekah Carlton), a member of an alien planet’s royalty
The Badass Babes of Robert Rodriguez’s ‘Planet Terror’ [Horror Queers Podcast]
In the film, a series of intense storms sweeping through Oklahoma leads meteorologist Jo Harding (Helen Hunt) and her team of storm chasers to test out Dorothy, a ground-breaking tornado data-gathering device conceived by Jo’s estranged husband, Bill (Bill Paxton).
Marveling at the Movie Magic in ‘Twister’ [Horror Queers Podcast]
In the film, a series of intense storms sweeping through Oklahoma leads meteorologist Jo Harding (Helen Hunt) and her team of storm chasers to test out Dorothy, a ground-breaking tornado data-gathering device conceived by Jo’s estranged husband, Bill (Bill Paxton).
The Beautiful Horror of Alejandro Jodorowsky’s ‘Santa Sangre’ [Horror Queers Podcast]
Santa Sangre sees Fenix (Axel Jodorowsky), a former circus magician, escape from a mental hospital
A Diva Dracula in Paul Morrissey’s ‘Blood for Dracula’ [Horror Queers Podcast]
In the film, the deathly ill Count Dracula (Udo Kier) and his slimy underling Anton (Arno Juerging) travel to Italy in search of a virgin’s blood (the only type of blood he can drink).
Car Sex and Serial Killing in ‘Titane’ [Horror Queers Podcast]
In the film, after a run of poorly timed murders, serial killer Alexia (Agathe Rousselle) goes on the run from the police.
The Family-Friendly Antics of ‘Critters’ [Horror Queers Podcast]
Critters sees an fuzzy alien race known as the Krites flee a prison asteroid and land next to a farm in the small town of Grover’s Bend
Celebrating Under Seen Zombie Film ‘The Girl With All The Gifts’ [Horror Queers Podcast]
Has Sean really been reincarnated? Or is the young boy playing a malicious prank? And what is Anna willing to give up to find out?
‘Birth’ Was So Much More Than Its Notorious Bathtub Scene [Horror Queers Podcast]
Has Sean really been reincarnated? Or is the young boy playing a malicious prank? And what is Anna willing to give up to find out?
Cool Girls and Gender Politics in ‘Gone Girl’ [Horror Queers Podcast]
A film we covered in one of our earliest episodes, and a discussion of Jonathan Glazer’s controversial Birth
