ScreamQueenz: Where Horror Gets GAY!
by Patrick K. Walsh
A twice-monthly look at the weird and wonderful world of horror movies as seen through the host's very gay eyes. Killer reviews, off-beat comedy and unforgettable guests. In 2016, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY chose as one of the Top 9 LGBT Podcasts while RUE MORGUE MAGAZINE put the show on their Top 25 Horror Podcasts list.
Episodes
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Take Two: EASTER BUNNY KILL KILL with JOE BORELLI & JORDAN McLAUGHLIN
Easter may be over, but its not too late to ruin your holiday warm fuzzies by revisiting the grindhouse style slasher sleaze of CHAD FERRIN 's EASTER BUNNY KILL KILL on the suggestion of our beloved Patron JELLIBELLIKELLI. JOE "CreatureCast" BORRELLI and JORDAN "Don't Get Stabbed" MCLAUGHLIN are…
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NIGHTFALL – Old Time Radio – “The All Nighter”
Many setbacks this week left things a little wonko at SQHQ, so enjoy this trip back in time with the Canadian horror radio show NIGHTFALL about the most terrifying thing of all: Doing Laundry.
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GRABBERS (2012) with MICHAEL HOWIE – “T’is no feckin lobster!”
IRISH HORROR MONTH comes to a grand conclusion with the briliant sci fi horror comedy GRABBERS. I'm joined once again by DEFENDER RADiO's MICHAEL HOWIE, so expect big laughs, horrific deaths, beard bonding and a whole lotta great craic. Main segement begins at 20:00
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BANSHEE BONUS EPISODE
There's an extra Friday in March this year, so you're getting a bonus episode. And since March is IRISH HORROR MONTH, it's all about the BANSHEE!
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RAWHEAD REX (1986) – “He’s a GOD!”
IRISH HORROR MONTH arrives like a bag of marbles dropped onto the stage at a RIVERDANCE performance with the unfathomably awful RAWHEAD REX. Clive Barker Regrets He's Unable To Lunch Today...
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THE LURE (2015) with MAYA MURPHY – “We’re all gloomy as hell…”
Come for a dip into the mesmerizing, glittery, blood-drenched world of THE LURE, because these two enchanting mermaid sisters are waiting to steal your heart...and devour it. The #WomenInHorrorMonth celebation at ScreamQueenz continues as MAYA MURPHY joins us to take a deep dive into this…
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AMERICAN MARY (2012) – “You Don’t Seem Like a Vanilla”
Kick off WOMEN IN HORROR MONTH with the story of a promising young medical student who discovers unexpected fame among the underground body modification community. But does the road lead to Glory or Destruction??
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NIGHT OF THE COMET (1984) with ALENA ACKER & CHRISTOPHER GRONLUND *Repost*
Celebrate the holidays with me, Alena Acker, Christopher Gronlund and the happiest darn end-of-the-world movie you're ever likely to see, NIGHT OF THE COMET, and find out how this movie helped a scared young gay teenager find his inner Reg/Sam. NOW WITHOUT GLARING MIXING ERRORS! WOW! Purchase…
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TWICE UPON A TIME (1983) with DOUG SHAPIRO & STEPHEN WANGNER *Repost*
In this delightful animated feature produced by GEORGE LUCAS, an unlikely band of otherworldly heroes must band together to stop the evil Synonymous Botch from turning the world into nonstop nightmare party. To help me through this deliciously bonkers plot and the equally confusing legal mess…
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LIGHTS OUT – “Poltergeist” – December 13, 1936
Get ready for another journey back in time to the GOLDEN AGE OF RADIO with a wintery-themed episode of LIGHTS OUT guaranteed to chill you more than any Artic Vortex ever will! https://www.thetrevorproject.org https://secure.aspca.org http://www.soulsharbordallas.org https://mdhadallas.org...
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249: Conversations with BART MASTRONARDI, Director of TALES OF POE and VINDICATION
Please enjoy this super-casual conversation I had with super-cool gay horror filmmaker BART MASTRONARDI. During our insightful chat, we discuss some of the behind-the-scenes stories of the making of TALES OF POE, how he managed to wrangle all of those fantastic 80's horror legends into doing it,...
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248: POST-HALLOWEEN TAKEOVER
Since I essentially slept through Halloween again this year, I'm relying on my listeners to call or write in the exciting things they did for the Horror Fan's Night of Nights. I have no idea what's coming this episode. It's completely out of my hands. Welcome to Bedlam!
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247: TRICK R TREAT (2009) with Bloody Date Night’s JOSH KREBS & LIZ RICHARDS
SHOW NOTES TBA DUE TO EXHAUSTION
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246: ALL ABOUT EVIL (2010) with CHRIS DIANI & JASON PINTAR
Episode 246 is all about gratitude. Gratitude....and severed boobs. JOSHUA GRANNELL aka San Francisco's drag legend PEACHES CHRIST, directs a pitch perfect cast including CASSANDRA PETERSON, MINK STOLE and THOMAS DEKKER in a film that can only be described as a little bit JOHN WATERS, a little…
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245: * repost* END OF THE LINE (2007) with FRIGAY THE 13th’s ANDREW HUFF & MATTY ZARADICH
Shit gets so real this episode that, by my own rules, I should be wearing a diaphanous nightgown! But what did I expect when I invited ANDREW HUFF and MATTY ZARADICH from FRIGAY THE 13th over to play? We're taking the express train to Hell, and the only stop is the END OF THE LINE!
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244: BAY OF BLOOD (1971) aka TWITCH OF THE DEATH NERVE with THOMAS DEJA [Pod-a-Thon: Day 18]
In order to get ownership of an idyllic lakeside property, everyone and everyone in this greedy cast is ready to brutally stab, strangle, impale and flay whomever it takes, and they do it in lurid technicolor. And you thought Crystal Lake had a death curse!! THOMAS DEJA takes the reigns for this...
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243: DR. GIGGLES (1992) with ALLISON NOWACKI & BRYAN POLK [Pod-A-Thon: Day 17]
Joining me on this leg of the Pod-A-Thon are two returning fan favorite guests whose visits are always as controversial as they are hilarious: BRYAN POLK and ALLISON NOWACKI.
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242: FRIGHT NIGHT (1985) with BRYAN WILSON & MANUEL CANERI [Pod-A-Thon: Day 16]
FRIGHT NIGHT, gleefully directed by TOM HOLLAND, is a pitch-perfect mix of horror and humor. As an added bonus, the film is also steeped in behind-the-scenes LGBT history. I'm joined by my own band of quirky, yet lovable evil-thwarting guests: The game designer/superhero who also hunts demons and...
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241: NINE LITTLE INDIANS (1987) with WENDY HOSKING-VOELKER “Wendalicious at Goal” and MARTIN MCKEON “Hairdo Enthusiast” [Pod-a-Thon: Day 16]
Patron JELLIBELLIKELLI gets to take over the Pod-A-Thon today with a rare giallo entry, NINE LITTLE INDIANS.directed by SELANTRO PÜB. Returning to the show to help me navigate this ridiculous jumble of bad dubbing, blood-drenched boobs and endless cups of cocoa are returning guest and hairdo...
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240: THE GRAVEDANCERS (2006) with TROY ESCAMILLA & ROGER CONNERS [Pod-a-Thon: Day 14]
Day 14 of the COUNTDOWN TO HALLOWEEN POD-A-THON, and I'm out after midnight about to get down with two strapping young men in a boneyard......Get down to talking about MIKE MENDEZ's THE GRAVEDANCERS, that is! Here with me for a night of blasphemous boogying are director TROY ESCAMILLA "Party…
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239: THE ABOMINABLE DR. PHIBES (1971) with JOHN CLEMO & VINCENT MARANO [Pod-a-Thon: Day 13]
Get ready for some classic high-camp horror, because you've got an appointment with THE ABOMINABLE DR. PHIBES! (Matron, please! He really isn't that sort of doctor!) To help me ward off this diabolical doc, Ive enlisted two theaterical titans: JOHN CLEMO and VINCENT MARANO; one of whom once had...
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238: WALLACE & GROMIT – THE CURSE OF THE WERERABBIT (2005) with TRAE DEAN & DOUG SHAPIRO [Pod-a-Thon: Day 12]
This leg of our journey towards every horror fans Night of Nights takes another slight detour into children's fare with the surprisingly naughty WALLACE AND GROMIT: CURSE OF THE WERERABBIT. A more gentle touch is required for this show, because I'm joined by everyone's favorite FraidyCat: DOUG...
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237: TERRIFIER and TERRIFIED [Pod-a-Thon: Day 11]
Enjoy another super chill solo show, with a TERRIFYING double feature. First, I'm going head to head with ART THE CLOWN with Dread Central's grue spewing TERRIFIER. Then, I'm off to Argentina to battle the neighborhood blood-slurpers with ATERRADO aka TERRIFED Plus. a spoiler-free chat about the...
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236: TEENAGERS FROM OUTER SPACE (1959) with MAYA MURPHY “Nightwing: Escalation” & JOHN PAUL LUCAS “Beyond the Box Set” [Pod-a-Thon: DAY 10]
When invaders from space invade a small town to turn the earth into a breeding farm for giant man-earting gargons, things aren't as terryfying as they planned. This invasion seems a bit...swishy. You're not wrong. I'm joined this time around by actor-singer-supervillan MAYA MURPHY and BEYOND THE...
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235: THE FINAL GIRLS (2015) with CHRIS & ROBERT “The Film Flamers” [Pod-a-Thon: Day 9]
For our ninth night of our foolhardy three-week excursion into madness, the tale I've chosen to keep us warm is the brilliant slasher parody/loveletter THE FINAL GIRLS starring TESSA FARMIGA and MALIN AKERMAN. Fortunately, I'm joined by CHRIS and ROBERT from THE FILM FLAMERS PODCAST,because they...
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234: HALLOWEEN (1978) [Pod-a-Thon: Day 8]
Tonight, we're having a most informal chat about one of the most influental horror movies of our times: JOHN CARPENTER's trick or treat tale of terror in the house across the street, HALLOWEEN from 1978. I've got a most controversial theory about the motivations behind this film. I can back it up...
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233: DON’T GO TO SLEEP (1982) with BRYAN NORTON & ERIN MAGUIRE [Pod-a-Thon: Day 7}
For this leg of our voyage into the unknown, we're covering the kind of movie that helped form me into the glorious ScreamQueen I am today: The made-for-tv horror movie of days gone by! This time, we're tackling DON'T GO TO SLEEP, a particularly mean-spirited little ditty that will either have…
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232: BEHIND THE MASK: THE RISE OF LESLIE VERNON (2006) with CHRYSTEN PEDDIE & DAN COHEN “Killing Your Darlings” [Pod-a-Thon: Day 6}
COUNTDOWN TO HALLOWEEN: DAY 6 What happens when a movie breaks all the rules by... obeying the rules??? For this leg of the COUNTDOWN TO HALLOWEEN POD-A-THON, I'm serving you some deconstructed slasher goodness. BEHIND THE MASK: THE RISE OF LESLIE VERNON, ingeniously directed by SCOTT GLOSSERMAN,...
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231: DEAD BODY (2017) [Pod-A-Thon: Day 5]
This episode is a PATRON'S PICK selected by the show supporters at PATREON, so I'm flying solo this time. DEAD BODY, directed by BOBBIN RAMSEY, is the story of 9 plucky young people, fresh out of high school, out for one last celebration at a friend's isolated luxury cabin in the woods. What…
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230: THE WITCH (2015) with VANESSA MCENERY of THE VD CLINIC PODCAST [Pod-A-Thon: Day 4]
Tonight, I'm joined by VANESSA MCENERY from THE V.D. CLINIC PODCAST to discuss ROBERT EGGARS controversial film, THE WITCH . Whether you loved it or hated the movie, you're bound to get a new insight on the experience when Vanessa is on the scene!
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229: THE BYE BYE MAN (2017) with CINDY KINNARD-DIAMOND & STACY PARKER “Creepy Kitch” [Pod-a-Thon: Day 3]
THE BYE BYE MAN is one of the worst horror movies to get a mainstream release in ages. The best company, therefore, would be guests who would pull no punches. And CINDY KINNARD-DIAMOND and STACY PARKER from CREEPY KITCH are exactly the perfect guests.
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228: DAVE MADE A MAZE (2017) with CHRISTOPHER GRONLUND “Not About Lumberjacks” & MICHAEL HOWIE “Defender Radio” [Pod-a-Thon: Day 2]
For this leg of our voyage through the unknown, we are talking about a movie, while even though it cannot remotely be classified as horror, it manages encapulates the spirit that drives Halloween: the spirit of unbridled imagination and creativity that begets a world where anything can...
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227: TALES OF POE (2014) with DANDY DARKLY [Pod-a-Thon: Day 1)]
Two out gay film directors, a former disco cowboy and a coterie of legendary 1980's scream queens team up to bring you a trio of stylishly modernized vignettes from the original Master of horror literature in TALES OF POE. My special guest is the internationally renowned raconteur of…
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226: A SOFT, MOIST OPENING – ScreamQueenz Turns Inside Out
With all the mega production already in process for the COUNTDOWN TO HALLOWEEN MARATHON starting October 10 and the SCREAMQUEENZ: LIVE! show on November 18th, there's no time to talk about a movie this week. Enjoy LISTENER VOICEMAIL and two brand new SCREAMQUEENZ OF THE WEEK.
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225: Visiting Stacy & Cindy at CREEPY KITCH with LEPRECHAUN 3 & SLEEPWALKERS
Stacy, Cindy and I sink our fangs into LEPRECHAUN 3 and STEPHEN KING's SLEEPWALKERS, so expect a lot of terrible Irish accents, cat tangents, incest jokes and a sequel pitch Hollywood is too chicken to make! Plus, SMOOCHIE WATCH, horror crushes, AIDS metaphors, baby orgies, and a new SCREAMQUEEN…
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224: SILENT NIGHT BLOODY NIGHT (1972)
Christmas is going to be a drag this year in this tiny town, because something evil has come home for the holidays...and it's got an axe! Since the show is still on hiatus, this is a rebroadcast of an episode previously only available exclusively to PATREON subscribers.
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223: HOUSE (1986) with TRAE DEAN
It's our EIGHTH ANNIVERSARY, so... I'm throwing a "house" party... A haunted house party! Hopefully special guest TRAE DEAN can protect us
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222: DEAD BOYZ DON’T SCREAM with JASON “FOZZIE” NELSON *repost*
Celebrate LGBT Pride Month with one of the worst gay horror films in existence: DEAD BOYZ DON'T SCREAM! Be sure to join me this Sunday night for a free online group screening of this hilarious yet odious piece of cinema. Register with RABBIT TV for free and request friendship with me, PatrickSQ!
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221: THE VOID, THE CAT CREATURE and IT STAINS THE SANDS RED
Even with the show technically on hiatus, you're still getting three sizzling hot movie reviews pulled from THE FINAL REEL, the ScreamQueenz exclusive feed for Patreon subscribers. Fight back against Tentacle Takeovers in THE VOID. Resist the deadly hypnotic 1970's made for TV powers of the...
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220: SOLO (2013) and SHADOW: DEAD RIOT (2006)
Listener STEVE YOTT must face both my possible wrath and also the THE FIRING SQUAD for recommending the Canadian summer camp thriller, SOLO. This episode is also the first one sponsored by Patron CHRIISS SCHAFFER who gets to pick whatever movie he wants me to cover on the show. Chriis has…
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219: *REPOST* THE WICKER MAN (1973) with CHRYSTEN PEDDIE and DAN COHEN from KILLING YOUR DARLINGS
Now with a new intro and no mixing errors! I'm joined by CHRYSTEN PEDDIE and DAN COHEN from KILLING YOUR DARLINGS to discuss the 1973 masterpiece THE WICKER MAN.
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218: APRIL FOOL’S DAY (1986) with ALLISON NOWACKI & BRYAN POLK
It's time for another FRIDAY THE 13th SPECTACULAR! We're taking a looking at the 1986 whodunnit APRIL FOOL'S DAY produced by FRANK MANCUSO JR (F13 2-7, F13: The Series) and starring the series' beloved Final Girl AMY STEEL (F13 Part 2). Joining me once again are my favorite wacky Californians...
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217: THE LIMEHOUSE GOLEM (2016) & ARBOR DEMON (2016)
I'm back after my stint in the hospital, and so is a double dose of THE CRAPSHOOT! In the crossfire are THE LIMEHOUSE GOLEM, a blood-drenched Victorian-era hunt for a vicious serial killer, and ARBOR DEMON, the story of Campers vs. Unseen Unstoppable Evil That Wants To Nibble Your Insides. Also,...
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216: THE BAD SEED (1956) with ALYSSA SIMON & JESSI GOTTA
Join me in celebrating WOMEN IN HORROR Month with one of my all-time favorite bad girls: PATTY MCCORMACK's legendary performance as the murderous little RHODA PENMARK in 1956's classic shocker THE BAD SEED. Special guests: ALYSSA SIMON and JESSI GOTTA from THE MOOSEHEAD OVER THE MANTEL!
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215: ESCAPE! – “How Love Came to Professor Guildea” – 02/22/1948
Enjoy this taste of OLD TIME RADIO and discover HOW LOVE CAME TO PROFESSOR GUILDEA (based on the short story by ROBERT S. HICHENS) from the classic suspense program ESCAPE! See, the old prof thinks love is a weakness. But he's about to encounter a supernatural force that doesn't handle rejection...
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214: TERROR TRAIN (1980) with DUNCAN PFLASTER & MARK-EUGENE GARCIA
New Year's Eve may be over, but there's still one more party to attend...and it might be your last one ever! We're discussing the 1980 slasher whodunnit classic TERROR TRAIN starring the original scream queen, JAMIE LEIGH CURTIS! Joining me are two of my UNDERPANTS GODOT cohorts, playwright…
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212: CHRISTMAS EVIL (1980) and FOUND FOOTAGE 3D (2017)
We continue with our SLEAZINS GREETINGS GRINDHOUSE CHRISTMAS with the truly bizarre holiday themed offering from 1980, CHRISTMAS EVIL. And if Tony-award nominated Psycho Santas aren't enough for you, listener Andy is going to face THE FIRING SQUAD for recommending FOUND FOOTAGE 3-D. Will he survive?
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211: DEVIL TIMES FIVE (1974)
SORRELL BROOKE (The Dukes of Hazzard) and LEIF GARRETT (Cheerleader Camp) face off in a battle to the death between a small army of bloodthirsty psychotic children and a group of unfortunate adults snowbound at a remote mountain cabin in the truly bizarre DEVIL TIMES FIVE. Guaranteed to be more…
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210: THE DARK SECRET OF HARVEST HOME-Part 2
The time for set up and exposition is over...now it's all bloodletting and sex rituals and assorted CORN PORN! Heading up the plow with me is TOPPIE SMELLIE, so prepare to be well seeded!
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209: THE DARK SECRET OF HARVEST HOME (1979) – Part 1
Enjoy this discussion of the first half of the two-part miniseries deemed TOO SINFUL by my school for me to watch as a child
About this show
A twice-monthly look at the weird and wonderful world of horror movies as seen through the host's very gay eyes. Killer reviews, off-beat comedy and unforgettable guests. In 2016, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY chose as one of the Top 9 LGBT Podcasts while RUE MORGUE MAGAZINE put the show on their Top 25 Horror Podcasts list.
Hosted by
Patrick K. Walsh