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Two Horror Icons Were Born in 1984’s ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ [Horror Queers Podcast]
In the film, Nancy Thompson (Heather Langenkamp), her boyfriend Glen (Johnny Depp), best friend Tina (Amanda Wyss) and Tina’s on again/off again boyfriend Rod (Nick Corri) are all plagued by the same nightmare of a burned man with knives for fingers.
The Complex Sexual Politics of ‘Creep 2’ [Horror Queers Podcast]
In the film, after dispatching new “friend” Dave (Karan Soni), Aaron (Duplass) sets his sights on flailing YouTube personality Sara (Desiree Akhavan)
A Sympathetic Killer in ‘The Stylist’ [Horror Queers Podcast]
In The Stylist, a lonely and socially awkward hair stylist named Claire (Najarra Townsend) struggles through her day-to-day life as she obsesses over her clients to the point where she scalps them and wears their hair in an attempt to experience just a glimpse of their seemingly perfect lives
The Twisty, Genre-Blending Mysteries of ‘I See You’ [Horror Queers Podcast]
Police detective Greg (Jon Tenney) is struggling with his wife Jackie (Helen Hunt)’s infidelity as he works a new case with partner Spitzky (Gregory Alan Williams)
The Unofficial Hagsploitation Sequel of ‘Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte’ [Horror Queers Podcast]
Bette Davis plays Charlotte, the “mad woman” recluse who purportedly killed her lover John Mayhew (Bruce Dern) with an axe at a party thirty years earlier.
Watching Art Slay Christmas In ‘Terrifier 3’ [Horror Queers Podcast]
Art the Clown (David Howard Thornton) and disfigured associate Vicky (Samantha Scaffidi) hibernate for five years as Final Girl Sienna (Lauren LaVera) struggles with her PTSD.
Ringing In 2025 With Influencer Horror and “Into The Dark: New Year, New You” [Horror Queers Podcast]
In the Hulu film, Alexis (Suki Waterhouse) joins friends Kayla (Kirby Howell-Baptiste), Chloe (Melissa Bergland) and social media influencer Danielle (Carly Chaikin) to ring in the new year.
Foggy Nights and Daddy Issues in ‘The Wolf Man’ [Horror Queers Podcast]
In The Wolf Man, Larry Talbot (Lon Chaney Jr.) returns to Wales to reconcile with his father (Claude Rains) after his brother’s death.
Begging for Aylmer’s Juice in ‘Brain Damage’ [Horror Queers Podcast]
In the film, Brian (Rick Hearst) discovers a parasite named Aylmer (voiced by John Zacherle) has attached itself to his brain stem.
Taking Poor ‘Carrie’ To Prom in De Palma’s 1976 Classic [Horror Queers Podcast]
we’re taking Carrie White to prom in Brian De Palma‘s adaptation of Stephen King‘s debut novel, Carrie. The classic film about telekinesis follows timid, bullied Carrie (Sissy Spacek) struggling to fit in at high school and get out from under the thumb of her overbearing religious mother (Piper Laurie
The Emotional Devastation of 1978’s ‘Invasion of the Body Snatchers’ [Horror Queers Podcast]
In the film, Matthew Bennell (Donald Sutherland) initially discounts Elizabeth (Brooke Adams)’s observations that her partner Geoffrey (Art Hindle) is behaving oddly.
The Ultimate Revenge Scheme in Tom Ford’s ‘Nocturnal Animals’ [Horror Queers Podcast]
In Nocturnal Animals, art gallery owner Susan (Amy Adams) receives a manuscript for a new novel written by her first husband Edward (Jake Gyllenhaal).
The Female Empowerment of ‘Teeth’ [Horror Queers Podcast]
In Teeth, high school student Dawn (Jess Weixler) is an active member of her high-school chastity club, but when she meets Tobey (Hale Appleman), she finds it more and more difficult to resist her sexual urges.
Early Expressionist Frights in ‘The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari’ [Horror Queers Podcast]
After closing out February with discussions of Mitchell Lichtenstein’s vagina dentata-centered horror comedy Teeth (listen) and one of the “good” Amityville franchise entries in Amityville 1992: It’s About Time (listen), we’re taking a look at the oldest film we’ve ever covered in Robert Weine‘s classic silent film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)!
The Dark Double of Sexual Repression in ‘Black Swan’ [Horror Queers Podcast]
In the film, sexually repressed ballet dancer Nina (an Oscar winning Natalie Portman) struggles to convince company director Thomas (Vincent Cassel) that she can handle the emotional complexity of playing the dual lead roles in a new production of Swan Lake
‘Cam’ Puts the “Work” in “Sex Work” [Horror Queers Podcast]
After kicking off our themed Doppelgängers and Deception month of March with a look at Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan, we’re now heading into the world of sex work with a discussion of Daniel Goldhaber‘s 2018 film Cam, which was written by former cam girl Isa Mazzei
A Brutal Winter Drove the Donner Party to Cannibalism [Murder Made Fiction Podcast] by BloodyFM
In a new mini-primer for Murder Made Fiction podcast, Joe tells Jenn about the calamities that befell the group and left them stranded for the winter under 22 ft of snow with no food, which ultimately forced them to resort to cannibalism.
Binge ‘Yellowjackets’ Before the Debut of Season Three! [Murder Made Fiction Podcast]
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.
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Comparing and Contrasting Films About Ted Bundy and the Green River Killer [Murder Made Fiction]
It’s been two months of covering films and miniseries adaptations of the crimes of Ted Bundy and Gary Ridgway. Jenn and I have unpacked the crimes of both serial killers, as well as their victims, the survivors, and the legacy they’ve left behind in both true crime and media.
