Queer Horror Cult

#110 - I went on vacation in the Bavarian Alps and all I got was cucked by Big Bird

Wed, 12 Feb 2025 07:01:00 GMT

This week, Lori and Aria enjoy a modern slice of Euro-horror fun as they extol the virtues of Tilman Singer's "Cuckoo" (2024).

MAJOR SPOILERS

Audio clip from "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" (2013).

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#109 - Substance Abuse

Wed, 15 Jan 2025 07:01:00 GMT

Aria and Lori discuss critical darling body horror fun-time film "The Substance" (2024).

Audio clip from "Happy Gilmore" (1996).

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#108 - Isn't That a Show for Girls?

Wed, 18 Dec 2024 07:01:45 GMT

This week Lori and Aria stay up past their bedtimes to venture deep into the Midnight Realm with a vulnerable discussion about "I Saw the TV Glow" (2024). I'm not crying, you're crying!

Audio clip from "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" (2012).

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#107 - Logging Back On...

Wed, 20 Nov 2024 07:01:19 GMT

Lori and Aria are taking a breather from doomscrolling to finally return with a new episode to discuss, once again, the concept of being terminally online in lieu of finding fulfillment in the meatspace, with a look at "Red Rooms" (2023) and "We're All Going to the World's Fair" (2021).

Major spoilers for both films.

Audio clip from "Don't Want to Know if You Are Lonely" by Hüsker Dü.

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#106 - Peanus Peril Playbill

Wed, 20 Sep 2023 17:28:42 GMT

Aria and Lori get Freudian as they explore the existential concept of one's "peanus hort so bad" with the castration anxiety-inducing films "Killer Condom" (1996) and "Bad Biology" (2008).

Major spoilers for both films.

Audio clip from "The Whitest Kids U' Know" (2010).

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#105 - Let the Bodies Keep the Score

Wed, 24 May 2023 17:09:06 GMT

Queer Horror Cult awakens from its slumber with a return to sicko mode as Aria and Lori discuss the weirdly horny horror of Brandon Cronenberg. This week, join in for a dissection of the collapse of psychic dualism with a look at "Antiviral" (2012), "Possessor" (2020), and "Infinity Pool" (2023).

As per usual, major spoiler warning for the three films discussed this week.

Audio clip from "Popcorn" (1991).

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#104 - Our Most Self-Indulgent Episode Yet

Wed, 21 Dec 2022 07:01:45 GMT

This week, Lori and Aria are joined by Kylie (of Bad Dad Rad Dad podcast) and Tor to provide commentary on two short films we collaborated on. Strap in as we look at "Mary Från Amerika" (2016) and "Donor" (2017).

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Audio clip from "The Simpsons" (1997).

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#103 - And a Happy Noévember to All! (Feat. Nicole Boychuk)

Wed, 30 Nov 2022 07:01:46 GMT

Welcoming Nicole Boychuk back to the show to round out the month with a celebration of Noévember, a month spent watching (almost) all of Gaspar Noé's filmography. Focusing on Climax (2018) specifically, with some brief dips into Love (2015), Enter the Void (2009), and Vortex (2021), join us for a discussion of some truly upsetting, unsettling cinema.

Spoiler warning for Climax (2018) and, briefly, Love (2015).

Audio clip from a Locarno interview with Gaspar Noé (2016).

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#102 - Gettin' Sad With Bad Dad Rad Dad

Wed, 02 Nov 2022 19:53:48 GMT

This week Lori is joined by special guests Kylie and Elliott of Bad Dad Rad Dad podcast to talk about their feelings, discussing "Knife + Heart" (2018), as well as some of the director's other shorts, with "Intermission" (2007), "By the Kiss" (2006), and "We Will Never Be Alone Again" (2012).

Major spoilers for Knife + Heart!

Audio clip from "Cecil B. Demented" (2000).

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#101 - Warning: May Cause Spontaneous Cannibalistic Re-Animation, Use With Caution

Sat, 03 Sep 2022 17:54:00 GMT

This week, Lori and Aria care about the environment and are certified gangrene with a trio of pesticide-laced zombie flicks, discussing "Bloodeaters" (1980), "The Grapes of Death" (1978), and "The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue" (1974).

Audio clip from "DDT - Let's Put It Everywhere" (1946).

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#100 - Entering Our Cronecore Era

Wed, 17 Aug 2022 13:00:16 GMT

How we've managed 100 of these things, we'll never know, but we're definitely feeling it in our weary bones. Join Aria and Lori as they explore getting on in years with a dive into movies about aging. Films discussed are "X" (2022), "The Taking of Deborah Logan" (2014), and "Old" (2021).

Audio clip from "Last Night" (1998).

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#099 - I Got Ninety-Nine Problems and Living in L.A. is Definitely One

Fri, 01 Jul 2022 20:46:23 GMT

This week Aria and Lori hose off the glitz and glam veneer of Hollywood and deep dive into the grime and slime runoff as it heads for the gutter with a look at modelling mayhem in "The Neon Demon" (2016), sickening starpower in "Starry Eyes" (2014), and some dazzling dread with "Mulholland Dr." (2001).

Audio Clip from "It'll Chew You Up and Spit You Out" by Concrete Blonde.

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#098 - Who Need They Cronenbussy Ate?

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 06:57:27 GMT

QHC returns after a brief hiatus (well, briefer than last time) with a brand new episode on a brand new movie, David Cronenberg's "Crimes of the Future" (2022). Rubberneck at the new sex as we rearrange some guts with a queer reading of the film, and place your bets on how often "little freak" can be used as a genuine term of affection.

Audio clip from "A Dirty Shame" (2004).

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#097 - Snake Plissken: Putting the 'Peen' in Penal Colony

Fri, 18 Mar 2022 17:16:06 GMT

Aria and Lori enter the thunderdome to experience that East Coast/West Coast fray as realized in John Carpenter's "Escape From New York" (1981) and "Escape From L.A." (1996), with a digestif of Italian knock-off "Escape From the Bronx" (1983) for good measure.

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#096 - Tumour? I Hardly Know Her!

Wed, 02 Mar 2022 21:48:03 GMT

In probably the flimsiest excuse for an episode yet, Aria and Lori really milk it for all it's worth by languishing at the intersection of Tumour Terror and Medical Malfeasance! Join us for a look at "Malignant" (2021), "The Dark Half" (1993), another pass at "Basket Case" (1982), and a bonus movie morsel of "The Slash of the Knife" (1972)! Even this description is phoning it in!

Audio clip from "Videodrome" (1983).

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#095 - Ménage à Trauma

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 20:04:40 GMT

Feeling the post-Valentine's blues? Well don't worry, Queer Horror Cult is here for you to love on! Get ready to run a train on a trio of twisted tales of romance as we invite "The Loved Ones" (2009), "Wild at Heart" (1990), and "Trouble Every Day" (2001) to bed.

Audio clip from "Psychos in Love" (1987).

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#094 - The Hands of My Mother

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 23:42:06 GMT

This week Aria and Lori examine the life and crimes of a young man who was truly born under punches by watching--nay, experiencing--Alejandro Jodorowsky's "Santa Sangre" (1989).

Audio clip from "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" (2015).

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#093 - The Podcast Equivalent of a Sitcom Clip Show: 2022 Just Be Like That

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 14:00:32 GMT

Really phoning it in this week, folks. Dug up an old episode we recorded a year and a half ago to put out, gotta take a brief breather. But don't worry, we'll be back with freshly recorded content next ep! In the meantime, enjoy our survey of practical FX makeup set pieces that we absolutely love and are sad to see fall by the wayside in horror cinema.

Audio clip from "20/20 Special Report: VCR Horrors" (1987).

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#092 - The Broken Dick of the Wirgin Frankenstein

Wed, 05 Jan 2022 18:10:47 GMT

Break out the wirgin daiquiris and snuggle up with your favourite gallbladder, because this week doing the monster mash has never been so debauched! Join the fun as Lori and Aria dive into two Andy Warhol-produced Paul Morrissey flicks with a look at camp masterpieces "Flesh for Frankenstein" (1973) and "Blood for Dracula" (1974).

Audio clip from "The Whitest Kids U' Know" (2007).

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#091 - All My Omies Hate Krampus

Wed, 22 Dec 2021 18:35:04 GMT

Trapped inside with nothing but a couple of seasonal classics to keep company, listen as Lori finally understands the true meaning of "Gremlins" (1984), while Aria keeps the fire hot with a little background history on the legend of "Krampus" (2015).

Audio clip from "Gremlins" (1984).

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#090 - Mothers I'd Like to Fathom

Wed, 08 Dec 2021 07:01:55 GMT

Aria and Lori return with a titan of cinema as they examine Dario Argento's Three Mothers trilogy. You'll laugh! You'll cry! You'll be absolutely flabbergasted by the truly unhinged summation of this trilogy, with a look at "Suspiria" (1977), "Inferno" (1980), "Mother of Tears" (2007), and "The Black Cat" (1989).

Audio clip from "The Whitest Kids U' Know" (2011).

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#089 - Podcast of Psychotic Women

Thu, 25 Nov 2021 22:03:38 GMT

What do you get when you cross the Hollywood tropes surrounding mentally ill women with the can-do indie spirit of regional horror films? This episode, of course! Taking a cue from both Kier-La Janisse's "House of Psychotic Women" and Stephen Thrower's "Nightmare USA," Aria and Lori discuss the ways in which depictions of "female PsYcHoSiS" are represented in films that exist beyond the pearly gates of studio filmmaking, with explorations of "Pigs" (1973), "Let's Scare Jessica to Death" (1971), and "The Witch Who Came From the Sea" (1976).

Audio clip from the trailer for "House of Psychotic Women" (aka "Blue Eyes of the Broken Doll") (1974).

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#088 - A Green Room of One's Own (Feat. Nicole Boychuk)

Fri, 12 Nov 2021 22:52:23 GMT

Join Lori and Aria as they lose all cred and prove what posers they truly are in discussing an all-time favourite, the pitch-perfect thriller "Green Room" (2015)! Thankfully film connoisseur Nicole Boychuk from the band I Hate Sex is here to keep things punk and disorderly with some tales from the tour van!

Audio clips from "The Return of the Living Dead" (1985) and "Green Room" (2015).

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#087 - Ex-Wife Guys Anonymous

Wed, 27 Oct 2021 20:51:59 GMT

Much like a divorced dad, Lori and Aria have returned for their bi-weekly visit with a look at "The Brood" (1979) and "Possession" (1981), proving that staying together for the kids can often end with monstrous consequences.

Audio clip from "Psycho Goreman" (2020).

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#086 - slaps roof of car "This bad boy can fit so much psychosexual deviance in it"

Thu, 14 Oct 2021 16:26:06 GMT

This week, Aria and Lori dive into technological perversion on the motorway with a look at Crash (1996) and Titane (2021).

Audio clip from "The Kids in the Hall" (2007).

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#085 - Catechism Cataclysm

Wed, 22 Sep 2021 14:35:58 GMT

This week Queer Horror Cult goes to confession to profess our undying love for these Catholic-themed horror movies. Religious righteousness and unhinged boogeymen collide with a look at "Alice, Sweet Alice" (1976), "The Pit and the Pendulum" (1991), and "Saint Maud" (2019).

NOTE: The spoiler warning for "Alice, Sweet Alice" comes at 17 minutes and 20 seconds, so skip ahead to 25 minutes and 9 seconds if you don't wanna know whodunnit.

Audio clip from "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" (2013).

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#084 - Moral Panic Room

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 19:22:16 GMT

If the premise behind this week's episode has any truth to it, we are so beyond done for. This week is a look at mental and moral degradation through the viewing of extreme cinema with a conversation on "Censor" (2021) and "Berberian Sound Studio" (2012).

Audio clip from David Cronenberg, interviewed for "Heart of the Matter" (1979-2000).

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#083 - The Last Twink on the Left

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 19:30:28 GMT

What do you get when the sole survivor of a horrific, fascist hate mob teams up with a group of left-wing anarchists? This week's episode, of course! Join Aria and Lori as they get political with the unsung gem, Canadian exploitation thriller "Siege" (1983).

MAJOR SPOILERS FOR "SIEGE" (1983).

Audio clip from "The Simpsons" (1994).

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#082 - What if we kissed in the Super Happy Fun Room?

Wed, 11 Aug 2021 23:04:30 GMT

Remember the good ol' days of loveable giant mascot-suited entertainers serving up family friendly laughs and even worse pizza? Well maybe you need the prescription adjusted on those rose-coloured glasses, for these technicolor animatronic monstrosities are out for blood! This week, Aria and Lori talk dark nostalgia with a look at "Willy's Wonderland" (2021) and "The Banana Splits Movie" (2019), so come on down to the Super Happy Fun Room and join the laughs to keep from crying!

Audio clip from "The Simpsons" (1994).

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#081 - Purity Ballers

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 21:45:02 GMT

Reaching back into the archives for this week, with an episode recorded about a year ago that never got released, with some new (extremely strange) takes that Lori is prepared to defend to the death, in a very chaste look at "Cherry Falls" (2000).

Audio clip from "King of the Hill" (1997)

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#080 - The Scum Manifesta

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 19:29:43 GMT

This week, Lori and Aria are once again locked in conflict with the Discourse™ as they unpack the need for less-than-perfect, flawed representation in queer characters. Listen along as we lionize lesbian scumbags in cinema through an examination of "All Cheerleaders Die" (2013), "I Care a Lot" (2020), and, for the second time, "Knife+Heart" (2018).

Audio clip from the Pope of Trash himself, John Waters.

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#079 - Femboy Meets World

Thu, 17 Jun 2021 00:14:51 GMT

Ahoy! This week, Lori and Aria talk gender essentialism, how it fuels bigotry, and how it can be used to subvert itself, as they dive into the French queer arthouse morass of sexual confusion and gender collapse. So kick back with your fave takeout from femboy hooters, and all aboard for a voyage into the spoiler-filled territory of deconstructing "The Wild Boys" (2017)!

Audio clip from "Frankenhooker" (1990).

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#078 - Hunky Boys Don't Cry

Wed, 02 Jun 2021 06:01:14 GMT

Oh boy. Pride month is once again upon us, so we're back at it. Let's ease back into things with a conversation about some of the most fun we've had in the past year as we take a look at Canada's own PG: Psycho Goreman (2020).

Audio clips from The Cure - "Boys Don't Cry" and "PG: Psycho Goreman" (2020)

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#077 - I Think I'm Paranoid

Wed, 20 May 2020 22:32:22 GMT

This week, Aria and Lori are putting on their tinfoil hats, pulling out their fillings, and burning off their fingerprints with a look at three paranoid horror films. Films discussed are "The Thing" (1982), "Bug" (2006), and "Someone's Watching Me!" (1978).

Audio clip from "The Wrong Guy" (1997).

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#076 - E.T. the Extractivist-Terrestrial

Sat, 09 May 2020 18:28:33 GMT

This week, Aria and Lori get political as they look at the topic of resource extraction, expansionism, and colonialism in terms of the films "Alien" (1979), "Congo" (1995), and "Underwater" (2020).

Audio clip from "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" (2008).

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#075 - Terminally Online

Wed, 22 Apr 2020 18:20:15 GMT

This week, Aria and Lori pull themselves away from the internet long enough to talk about the internet. Movies discussed are "Pulse" (2001), "Pulse" (2006), "The Card Player" (2004), and "Open Windows" (2014).

Audio clip from "Kids' Guide to the Internet" (1997).

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#074 - Wild Beasts and Where to Find Them

Wed, 08 Apr 2020 17:09:43 GMT

This week Lori and Aria look at some truly inexplicable films, all centred around big cats. Movies discussed are "Wild Beasts" (1984), "Roar" (1981), and the Netflix mini-series "Tiger King" (2020).

Audio clip from "The Making of Roar"

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#073 - Pity the Fools

Wed, 01 Apr 2020 16:55:16 GMT

This week Aria and Lori look at a pair of April Fool's themed movies, with "April Fool's Day" (1986) and "Slaughter High" (1986).

MAJOR SPOILERS FOR "APRIL FOOL'S DAY" (1986) AND "SLAUGHTER HIGH" (1986).

Audio clip from "I Started a Joke" by Faith No More.

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#072 - Spaghettaboutit!

Wed, 25 Mar 2020 18:36:15 GMT

This virus is no laughing matter, and our hearts go out to everyone who is struggling. This week, resident Italian Aria, along with Lori, show solidarity from abroad with Italy, by looking at American attempts at showing Italian culture that often yield disastrous results, watching "Jersey Shore Shark Attack" (2012), "Massacre Mafia Style" (1974), "Family Honor" (1973), and, inexplicably, "Super Mario Bros" (1993). Please stay home and stay safe during the pandemic, and if you need some company, tune in.

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#071 - My Colour, Flung Out of Space!

Wed, 18 Mar 2020 06:01:52 GMT

This week Aria and Lori hunker down and do some social distancing while discussing adaptations of H.P. Lovecraft's The Color Out of Space. Movies discussed this week are "Color Out of Space" (2019), "The Curse" (1987), and "Die, Monster, Die!" (1965).

Audio clip from "The Astronomer" Vermillion Lies

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#070 - Pass the Bong

Thu, 05 Mar 2020 00:58:14 GMT

This week, Aria and Lori dive into a trio of films by filmmaker Bong Joon Ho, examining "Memories of Murder" (2003), "The Host" (2006), and "Parasite" (2019).

The episode contains MAJOR SPOILERS for "Memories of Murder," "The Host," and "Parasite"

Audio clip from "Society" (1989).

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#069 - Horny on Main: An Odyssey into Cinematic Ennui

Wed, 19 Feb 2020 07:01:32 GMT

This is it, folks. Episode 69. Nice. As such, Lori and Aria set out to really capture the essence of sex in horror, which results in a harrowing, misguided journey of existentialism and cinematic dread. Films discussed this week are "Caligula" (1979), "Knife + Heart" (2018), "Emanuelle in America" (1977), "Bat Pussy" (197?), "Porno Holocaust" (1981), "Singapore Sling" (1990), and, last but definitely not least, "Society" (1989).

Audio clip from "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure" (1989).

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#068 - Japanese Blood Vengeance

Wed, 12 Feb 2020 07:01:26 GMT

Women in Horror Month is in full swing, and this week Aria and Lori return to a topic from last year, with more women getting revenge! This time, the focus is on a trio of Japanese genre films, with discussions of "Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion" (1972), "Sex and Fury" (1973), and Audition (1999).

Audio clip from "Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion" (1972).

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#067 - Cinema Carnage

Wed, 05 Feb 2020 17:15:29 GMT

This week, Lori and Aria wanna go down to the picture show, and are talking carnage at the cinema. Get some popcorn, take a seat, and kick back for some movie-house mayhem, with "Drive In Massacre" (1976), "Demons" (1985), "Dead End Drive-In" (1986), and "Popcorn" (1991).

Audio clip from "The Return of the Living Dead" (1985).

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#066 - Queer Giallo Cult: Model Mayhem

Wed, 22 Jan 2020 07:01:14 GMT

This week Lori and Aria are digging into the perfect pairing of the highly-aesthetic giallo film with the fashion world of modelling. Films discussed are "Blood and Black Lace" (1964), "Strip Nude For Your Killer" (1975), and "Death Walks at Midnight" (1972).

Audio clip from "The Neon Demon" (2016)

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#065 - Gutter Flicks II: Rape, Revenge, Repeat

Wed, 15 Jan 2020 22:44:29 GMT

This week Gutter Flicks returns as Lori delves into two very similar video nasties that definitely make for uncomfortable viewing. Films discussed include "The Last House on the Left" (1972), "The Virgin Spring" (1960), "The Last House on the Left" (2009), and "Night Train Murders" (1975).

WARNING: This episode deals with sexual violence.

Audio clip from "The Last House on the Left" (1972) trailer.

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#064 - Rate, Comment and Subscribe

Wed, 08 Jan 2020 07:01:37 GMT

This week, Aria and Lori dive into some social media horror/cult movies and examine the condition known as "being perpetually online." Other talking points include depictions of mental illness in film, and a shared dislike for true crime. Movies discussed this week are, "Assassination Nation" (2018), "Like Me" (2017), "Ingrid Goes West" (2017), and "Tragedy Girls" (2017).

Audio clip from "Tragedy Girls" (2017).

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#063 - Putting the ASS in Jurassic Park

Wed, 01 Jan 2020 07:01:23 GMT

Still riding the wave of holiday sickness, Lori and Aria get extra delirious this week with one of the most off-the-wall cult movies of the 90s, Tammy and the T-Rex (1994).

Audio clip from "Walk the Dinosaur" by Was (Not Was)

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#062 - Lesbian Pulp Fiction

Wed, 25 Dec 2019 07:01:39 GMT

Bringing you, dear listener, some fresh, gravelly-voiced ASMR, as both Aria and Lori have head colds! But what better movie to talk about with husky-voiced severity than lesbian Christmas cult classic "Carol" (2015)? So join some gals being pal over creamed spinach, dry martinis, and some extremely unsubtle innuendo.

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#061 - I'm Dreaming of a Black Christmas

Wed, 18 Dec 2019 07:01:34 GMT

This week, Lori and Aria get a triple-dose of christmas terror with a look at "Black Christmas" (1974), "Black Christmas" (2006), and "Black Christmas" (2019).

This episode contains spoilers for the aforementioned films, as well as some discussion of sexual assault.

Audio clip from "Black Christmas" (1974)

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#060 - Super 90s Freak-Out

Wed, 11 Dec 2019 07:01:10 GMT

This week, Aria and Lori dive into the surrealistic nightmare that was the early 90s by watching and discussing some music videos by Butthole Surfers, The Cramps, and Primus, and then talk about Alex Winter's cult-classic comedy freak-fest, "Freaked" (1993).

Audio clip from "The X-Files" (1995).

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#059 - THOTs and Prayers

Wed, 04 Dec 2019 16:48:38 GMT

This week Lori and Aria are returning to their catholic roots with some nunsploitation and religious-flavoured terror. Movies examined are "The Killer Nun" (1979), "The Other Hell" (1981), and "Darlin'" (2019).

Audio clip from "The Little Hours" (2017).

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#058 - The Devil Went Down on Georgia

Wed, 27 Nov 2019 07:01:10 GMT

This week, Aria and Lori take a look at rural horror, examining the films "The Eyes of My Mother" (2016) and "Jug Face" (2013).

Audio clip from "King of the Hill" (1997).

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#057 - Not-so-mellow drama

Wed, 13 Nov 2019 07:01:16 GMT

This week Lori and Aria finally explore one of their all-time favourite filmmakers, John Waters, looking specifically at how his brand of trash infects the melodrama genre with "Polyester" (1981).

Audio clip from "Frontier Psychiatrist" by The Avalanches.

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#056 - Bi-Curiosity Killed the Cat

Wed, 06 Nov 2019 07:01:49 GMT

This week, Aria and Lori go into a cult classic dear to both their hearts, Gregg Araki's "The Doom Generation" (1995). Talking 90's nihilism, bisexual experimentation, homophobic and biphobic discourse, and generally absurd situations, this gem is definitely worth your time.

MAJOR SPOILERS FOR THE DOOM GENERATION.

DISCUSSIONS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE WITHIN.

Audio clip from "Broad City" (2016).

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#055 - Halloween Party Party

Thu, 31 Oct 2019 06:01:54 GMT

Surprise! Bonus Halloween episode! This week Lori and Aria begin by looking at horror movies set during Halloween parties, specifically watching "Murder Party" (2007), "Idle Hands" (1999), and "Night of the Demons" (1988). Then it's a look back at the past year of the podcast on the anniversary of the first episode, complete with top ten lists of movies covered throughout the year. It's time to celebrate, so won't you join us?

Audio clip from "Halloween" by The Misfits

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#054 - Zombo Italiano

Wed, 30 Oct 2019 06:01:44 GMT

'Twas the night before Halloween, and it was time to cozy up with Aria and Lori as they chat Italian zombie movies! This week is full of buck-wild absurdity, with looks at "Zombie" (1979), "Nightmare City" (1980), and "Cemetery Man" (1994).

Audio clip from "The Zombie" by C.W. Stoneking

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#053 - Witch, please!

Wed, 23 Oct 2019 06:01:41 GMT

This week Lori and Aria keep it extra spooky with an exploration of witchcraft in film and history, examining the films "Mark of the Devil" (1970), "The VVitch" (2015), "The Guardian" (1990), "Hagazussa" (2017), and the Netflix series "Marianne" (2019).

Audio clip from "Broad City" (2017).

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#052 - Gothic or Go Home

Wed, 16 Oct 2019 06:01:17 GMT

Spooky castles and ghostly murders make up this week's episode as Lori and Aria dive into some gothic horror flicks. Ranging from a classic to genre hybrids to contemporary takes on gothic horror, discussed this week are "Black Sunday" (1960), "The Red Queen Kills Seven Times" (1972), "Crimson Peak" (2015), and ever-so-slightly, "Gothic" (1986).

Audio clip from "A Shout Out from Tara and Raven"

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#051 - Trampy Vamps and Vampy Tramps

Wed, 09 Oct 2019 06:01:45 GMT

This week we sit down with Nicole Boychuk to discuss her co-curated film series, Not Your Final Girl, as well as a look into Jean Rollins' "Fascination" (1979). In addition, Lori and Aria discuss the lesbian vampire as depicted in "Dracula's Daughter" (1936), "Vampyros Lesbos" (1971), and "Daughters of Darkness" (1971).

Audio clip from "The L Word" (2006).

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#050 - Fake Shemp, Real Zombie

Wed, 02 Oct 2019 06:01:45 GMT

This week, Aria and Lori are joined by two long-time friends, Kris and Kelsey, for an appreciation round-table of a mutual favourite: the Evil Dead series! Starting with "The Evil Dead" (1981), through "Evil Dead II" (1987), "Army of Darkness" (1992), "Ash Vs. Evil Dead" (2015-2018), and ending with the remake, "Evil Dead" (2013).

Audio clip from "Ash Vs. Evil Dead" (2016).

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#049 - Queer Horror Cult Gets the Hose Again

Wed, 25 Sep 2019 06:01:58 GMT

This week Lori and Aria dive into the question of transphobia and representation in "The Silence of the Lambs" (1991), as well as what they like or dislike about the movie in general.

THIS EPISODE CONTAINS FRANK DISCUSSIONS OF TRANSPHOBIC RHETORIC.

Audio clip from "Clerks II" (2006).

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#048 - Live, Laugh, Lovecraft

Wed, 18 Sep 2019 06:01:24 GMT

As summer turns to fall, Aria and Lori turn to the simpler joys of life, focusing on what is really important--a stroll down the street with a loved one as the leaves change colour, an evening out with the squad, or an otherworldly abomination traversing dimensions to rip asunder our being from our mere flesh body as we move beyond the trappings of the mortal realm. That's right, this week we are looking at films based on the writings of H.P. Lovecraft! Specifically, Stuart Gordon films starring Barbara Crampton and Jeffrey Combs! Let's live, let's laugh, and let's Lovecraft* through discussions of "Re-Animator" (1985), "From Beyond" (1986), and "Castle Freak" (1995).

*Let's also never forget that Lovecraft was an intolerable racist and glossing over that fact because he wrote some spooky stories would be just about the worst idea.

Audio clip from "The Thing" (1982).

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#047 - Hardbody Havoc

Wed, 11 Sep 2019 06:01:37 GMT

This week Lori and Aria are workin' up a sweat with some body-toning, weight-lifting, aerobicizing madness as they look at a handful of hardbody horror and cult movies, all featuring gyms and fitness at their core. Films discussed included "Death Spa" (1989), "Killer Workout" (1987), and "Flexing With Monty" (2010).

MAJOR SPOILERS FOR THE FILMS DISCUSSED.

Audio clip from "Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy" (1996).

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#046 - Obligatory Cruising Episode

Wed, 04 Sep 2019 06:01:17 GMT

This week, Aria and Lori take a deep dive into respectability politics by looking at the most obligatory film for queer horror podcasts, William Friedkin's "Cruising" (1980). We analyze the film through a lens informed by our collective favourite academic paper, "Sex in Public" by Lauren Berlant and Michael Warner.

MAJOR SPOILERS FOR "CRUISING" (1980).

Audio clip from "A Dirty Shame" (2004).

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#045 - Going Down Like a Shipwreck

Wed, 28 Aug 2019 06:01:37 GMT

This week Lori and Aria are going down on the horror genre with some deep-sea aquatic horror! Movies discussed include "Leviathan" (1989), "Deep Rising" (1998), the Scooby Doo, Where Are You! episode "A Clue For Scooby Doo" (1969), and "The Rift" (1990).

Audio clip from "Sealab 2021"

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#044 - The Spank Bank Think Tank and the Horniest Haunted House

Wed, 21 Aug 2019 06:01:16 GMT

Aria is absent this week, and so the remaining two-thirds of the Spank Bank Think Tank reunite to explore the horniest of houses. Join Lori and returning special guest Amy as they prepare to spend the night in the deliriously perverted manor in "Thundercrack!" (1975). Discussions include the golden-age of porn, midnight movies, porn parodies, rampant bisexuality, and the John Waters-ness of it all.

THIS EPISODE CONTAINS EXPLICIT DISCUSSION OF PORNOGRAPHY AND SEX.

THIS EPISODE CONTAINS MAJOR SPOILERS FOR "THUNDERCRACK!" (1975).

Audio clip from "Thundercrack!" (1975).

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#043 - There's Something About Mandy

Wed, 14 Aug 2019 06:01:47 GMT

This week Aria joins Lori in taking a deeper look at Lori's favourite film of 2018, "Mandy". Topics explored include what makes "Mandy" metal, literary notions of the sublime and the existential dread that brings, Abraxas and the Gnostic notion of Quantum Entanglement, and a feminist perspective on the cult and their crimes.

THIS EPISODE FEATURES MAJOR SPOILERS FOR THE FILM "MANDY" (2018).

Audio clip from "Mandy" (2018).

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#042 - Miracle on 42nd Street

Wed, 07 Aug 2019 06:01:04 GMT

This week Lori and Aria talk a stroll down New York's infamous sleaze street of decadence with a look at films that use 42nd street, during its heyday of New York exploitation, as a backdrop. Films discussed are "42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Block" (2015), "The Driller Killer" (1979), "Fleshpot on 42nd Street" (1973), and "The New York Ripper" (1982).

Audio clip from "42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Block" (2015).

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#041 - Gutter Flicks

Wed, 31 Jul 2019 06:01:46 GMT

This week, Lori and Aria are too busy with life stuff to record a new episode, so please enjoy the pilot for the yet-to-be launched Patreon exclusive horror podcast Gutter Flicks! Gutter Flicks is an examination of the most notorious, controversial, extreme, and just flat-out weird movies that genre film history has to offer. Lori, joined by Aria, kicks things off with a brief history of the Video Nasty moral panic from the UK in the mid-1980s, and then get into it with the first gore flick, "Blood Feast" (1963).

Audio clip from "Blood Feast" (1963).

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#040 - Car Troubles

Wed, 24 Jul 2019 06:01:37 GMT

This week, Lori and Aria hate on cars as they are conceptualized in society, and get glee out of watching them smash up. Talking car culture and subverted freedom, as well as vehicular carnage while looking at "Death Race 2000" (1975), "Drive Angry" (2011), "Roadgames" (1981), and "Mad Max" (1979).

Audio clip from "Jesus Built My Hot Rod" by Ministry

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#039 - Horny For Haunted Houses

Wed, 17 Jul 2019 06:01:23 GMT

This week Aria and Lori explore what goes bump in the night as they look at the haunted house movie as a mirroring of the breakdown of domestic life. Films discussed are "The Amityville Horror" (1979), "The Changeling" (1980), and "House on Haunted Hill" (1999).

Audio clip from "House on Haunted Hill" (1999).

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#038 - Baby Shower Power Hour

Wed, 10 Jul 2019 06:01:35 GMT

This week Aria and Lori explore the "biological truths" surrounding reproduction, and how horror films can unsettle this presupposed heteronormative structure. They are also completely bewildered by some of the absolutely wild movies covered, including "It's Alive" (1974), "Little Otik" (2000), "The Suckling" (1990), and "The Baby" (1973). Join us for some queer theory, social deconstruction, and jokes about people boning down.

Audio clip from Cameron Esposito's "Marriage Material" (2016).

WARNING: This episode features discussions of abortion, anti-choice rhetoric, and misogyny rooted in phobic attitudes towards sex work.

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#037 - This Is 'Murica

Wed, 03 Jul 2019 06:01:52 GMT

Join Lori and Aria as they celebrate American history with a slew of films that really take to task what constitutes the American dream, history, and tradition. Films discussed include "Two Thousand Maniacs!" (1964), Master of Horror episodes "Homecoming" (2005) and "The Washingtonians" (2007), and, finally, "Uncle Sam" (1996).

Audio clip from "Cooties" (2014).

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#036 - Can-Con Slashathon

Wed, 26 Jun 2019 06:01:02 GMT

This week Lori and Aria delve into a slice of Canadian cinema history by looking at slasher films originating from their home country. Films covered are "Prom Night" (1980), "My Bloody Valentine" (1981), "Terror Train" (1980), "Happy Birthday to Me" (1981), and "Visiting Hours" (1982).

Audio clip from "Tusk" (2014).

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#035 - Good Times at the Grand Guignol

Wed, 19 Jun 2019 06:01:01 GMT

This week Aria and Lori dive into the world of the theatrical in horror cinema. Starting with a brief history on the Grand Guignol, what soon follows is a Queer Horror Cult first, in that one of the films watched was absolutely hated across the board. Films discussed this week are "The Wizard of Gore" (1970), "Opera" (1987), "Stagefright" (1987), "The Wizard of Gore" (2007), and the "Tales From the Crypt" episode "Top Billing" (1991).

Audio clip from "Wet Hot American Summer" (2001).

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#034 - Panic! at the Black Mass

Wed, 12 Jun 2019 06:01:29 GMT

Do memories of chanting figures clad in black robes cloud your conscience? Does deja vu of human sacrifice haunt your mind? Then you may just be in the throes of a satanic panic! This week Aria and Lori play moral crusader as they investigate the Satanic Ritual Abuse Syndrome, with an examination of the book Michelle Remembers, followed by a dive into "Suffer, Little Children" (1983), "The House of the Devil" (2009), "The Devil's Rain!" (1975), so-called documentary "In the Name of Satan" (1990), and the X-Files episode, "Die Hand Die Verletzt" (1995).

WARNING: This episode contains reference to sexual abuse, as well as spoilers for the films covered.

Audio clip from "The Kids in the Hall"

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#033 - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

Wed, 05 Jun 2019 06:01:34 GMT

This week Lori and Aria are brandishing switchblades and travelling in packs, ya dig? Join in on the exploration of girl gang movies with "The Violent Years" (1956), "Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!" (1965), "Wonder Women" (1973), and "Switchblade Sisters" (1975).

Audio clip from "Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!" (1965).

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#032 - Vampires...?

Wed, 29 May 2019 06:01:46 GMT

This week were Aria and Lori are talking those vampire movies that hold ambiguity over how the vampire myth is being portrayed. Was there even anything supernatural afoot at all? Movies watched are "Vampire's Kiss" (1988), "Martin" (1977), "The Addiction" (1995), "Deathdream" (1974), and "Habit" (1995).

Audio clip from "Habit" (1995).

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#031 - Do Fascists Dream of Electric Pigs?

Wed, 22 May 2019 06:01:34 GMT

Join us this week as we question authority and blast through some action flicks where the cops are given too much power, with "Robocop" (1987), "R.O.T.O.R." (1987), "Demolition Man" (1993), and "Judge Dredd" (1995).

Audio clip from "Robocop" (1987).

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#030 - Into My Nuclear Arms, Oh Lord!

Wed, 15 May 2019 06:01:50 GMT

Let the existential times roll as Lori & Aria take a stroll through the nuclear wasteland, seeking refuge from radiation sickness in such genre gems as "Threads" (1984), "Rats: Nights of Terror" (1984), "Hell Comes to Frogtown" (1988), and "Final Flesh" (2009).

Audio clip from "Hardware" (1990).

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#029 - Eat Me Out... ALL the Way Out

Wed, 08 May 2019 06:01:12 GMT

Aria & Lori really sink their teeth into this week's topic as they rearrange some guts in the cannibal genre! Bring a hearty appetite and really dig in to "Cannibal Holocaust" (1980), "Ravenous" (1999), "Cannibal Flesh Riot!" (2007), and "Raw" (2016).

Audio clip from "Troll 2" (1990).

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#028 - Fuck Them Kids

Wed, 01 May 2019 06:01:20 GMT

This week, Lori and Aria bask in the hell world their local election results have created and do an appropriately-themed episode all about kids getting fucked up. If the government is determined to totally fuck over the future generations, why not watch some movies that follow suit? Movies discussed are "Cooties" (2014), "Mom and Dad" (2017), and "Who Can Kill a Child?" (1976).

Audio clip from "Cooties" (2014).

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#027 - When Lesbians Attack

Wed, 24 Apr 2019 06:01:23 GMT

This week, Aria and Lori look at a sampling of movies that feature iterations of the killer lesbian trope. Movies discussed are "What Keeps You Alive" (2018), "High Tension" (2003), and "Windows" (1980).

Audio clip from Cameron Esposito's "Same Sex Symbol" (2014).

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#026 - Don't Sass the Underclass

Wed, 17 Apr 2019 06:01:26 GMT

This week Aria and Lori get into a discussion on class and depictions of poverty in horror, discussing Candyman (1992), Street Trash (1987), and C.H.U.D. (1984).

Audio clip from "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia"

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#025 - Queer Giallo Cult: M.O.'s in Misogyny

Wed, 10 Apr 2019 06:01:15 GMT

Ciao, giallo fans! Lori and Aria are back with another episode of Queer Giallo Cult. This week the discussion focuses on the movies where the killers target and punish (a very normative sense of) femininity. Movies discussed are "What Have They Done to Solange?" (1972), "Torso" (1973), and "Don't Torture a Duckling" (1972).

THIS EPISODE CONTAINS MAJOR SPOILERS FOR THE MOVIES DISCUSSED

Audio clip from "All Women Are Bad" by The Cramps

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#024 - Gather Around the Idiot Box

Wed, 03 Apr 2019 06:01:58 GMT

Tune in this week as Lori and Aria bask in the warming glow of the cathode ray. Television terror hits your ears as the discussion includes "TerrorVision" (1986), "Demons 2" (1986), and "Videodrome" (1983).

Audio clip from "Repo Man" (1984)

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#023 - Us on Us

Wed, 27 Mar 2019 06:01:51 GMT

This week we go SPOILER heavy as we take a deep dive into Jordan Peele's new movie "Us" (2019).

SPOILERS for "Us" (2019)

Articles referenced are:

https://shadowandact.com/the-ending-of-us-explained-review

and

https://www.vox.com/2019/3/22/18277163/us-movie-ending-what-happened-adelaide-red-explained

Hans Christian Anderson's "The Shadow":

http://hca.gilead.org.il/shadow.html

Audio clip from "Futurama"

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#022 - King of the Hills Have Eyes

Wed, 20 Mar 2019 06:01:28 GMT

Yee-haw! Lori and Aria are taking a quick survey of Hicksploitation this movie, so saddle-up as we look at class, fear of the disfigured other, and cultural taboo in "Wrong Turn" (2003), "The Hills Have Eyes" (1977/2006), and "Tucker and Dale Vs. Evil" (2010).

Audio clip from "Wrong Turn 2: Dead End" (2007)

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#021 - Legends Only

Wed, 13 Mar 2019 06:01:02 GMT

This week Aria and Lori are talking horror movies based on popular urban legends, discussing "Unfriended: Dark Web" (2018), "Alligator" (1980), "When a Stranger Calls" (1979), and Urban Legend (1998).

Audio clip from "Freaky Stories" (1997)

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#020 - 'Til Death Don't Us Part

Wed, 06 Mar 2019 07:01:19 GMT

Aria and Lori get real sleazy this week as they take a deep dive (six feet deep, to be exact) into necrophilia! Talking pathology, the internet, and exploring the films "Nekromantik" (1987), "Nekromantik 2" (1991), "Beyond the Darkness" (1979), and "Lucker: The Necrophagist" (1986). So grab a shovel and get yer hands dirty, because this week, what you crave may just be at the bottom of the grave!

Audio clip from "You're Next" (2011)

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#019 - Daddy was a Final Girl

Wed, 27 Feb 2019 07:01:26 GMT

This week Aria returns to discuss Horror Noire, and then, joined by returning guest Erin, the trio have a round-table about their favourite final girls, as well as women and girls in horror.

SPOILERS FOR ALIEN 3 AND SLEEPAWAY CAMP

Audio clip from "The Final Girls" (2015)

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#018 - The Ghoul Gang Does Berlin

Wed, 20 Feb 2019 07:01:21 GMT

Although Aria is absent from this episode, join Lori in introducing guest host Erin for a special, double-length episode recorded in a hotel room in Berlin, where they attended Final Girls Berlin Film Festival! Continuing the trend for February's Women in Horror Month, this is a stellar film festival dedicated to women in horror, both behind and in front of the camera. Going over everything from feature film screenings and short film blocks to the panels and general excitement going down at the festival, tune in to hear it all. Plus, an interview with festival co-directors Eli & Sara!

Films discussed: "Nancy" (2018), "Good Manners" (2017), "Tigers Are Not Afraid" (2017), "Hounds of Love" (2016), and too many shorts to list!

Audio clip from "Atomic Blonde" (2017)

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#017 - Bitter Misogyny & Sweet Revenge

Wed, 13 Feb 2019 07:01:11 GMT

In a particularly heavy episode, Lori & Aria look at the ways in which women are harmed by, and seek revenge for, gendered and sexualized violence in "Slumber Party Massacre" (1982), "Ms. 45" (1981), and "The Woman" (2011).

WARNING: This episode contains frank discussions of depictions of gendered and sexualized violence.

Audio clip from "Ms. 45" (1981).

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#016 - Race, Revenge & Resurrection

Wed, 06 Feb 2019 07:01:20 GMT

It's February! It's Black History Month! It's Women in Horror Month! Here's the first themed episode for the month, where Aria & Lori look at tales of revenge from beyond the grave in black horror!

WARNING: Episode contains discussions of racial violence and domestic abuse.

Audio clip from "Re-Animator"

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#015 - The Miseducational Series vol. 1: The Spank Bank Think Tank meets the Lesbian Menace

Wed, 30 Jan 2019 07:01:05 GMT

This week Lori and Aria take a break from the horror of it all and get National Geo-Sapphic with the first instalment of The Miseducational Series, an examination of exploitation disguised as "educational" films. Joining the show is the inaugural guest, porn-expert and long-time friend Amy. The explicit tag is well earned in this exploration of sexploitation "social hygiene" films that purport to give an intimate glimpse into the life of the lesbian, with "Chained Girls" (1965) and "Daughters of Lesbos" (1968). Won't you join us for our filthiest episode yet?

Warning: This episode contains extremely graphic language.

Audio clip from "Chained Girls" (1965)

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#014 - Snuff Film Wine 'n' Cheeser

Wed, 23 Jan 2019 07:01:21 GMT

Lori and Aria class up the joint as they partake in an evening of snuff films. Rather, films about snuff films. This week we discuss (WITH MAJOR SPOILERS) "8mm" (1999), "Tesis" (1996), and "The Life and Death of a Porno Gang" (2009).

Audio clip from "Cannibal Holocaust" (1980).

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#013 - Mommy Queerest

Wed, 16 Jan 2019 07:01:40 GMT

Join Aria and Lori on episode lucky 13, where we talk about deranged boys and their loving mothers. We've got the all time classic Pamela Voorhees in Friday the 13th (1980), the raucous darkly comedic nightmare that is Mother's Day (1980), and the 42nd street sleaze classic Maniac (also 1980). Spoilers for all three, but totally worth a listen anyways!

Audio clip from "Serial Mom" (1994)

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#012 - Drowning in a Sea of Pussy

Wed, 09 Jan 2019 07:01:00 GMT

Lori and Aria are talkin' cuddly feline companions as we examine murderous cats in horror. We've got party boats with "The Uninvited" (1988), a sleazy millionaire playboy in "Night of a 1000 Cats" (1972), a woman with her priorities right by making her horde of cats the heirs to her fortune in "Eye of the Cat" (1969), some X-Files fun with the season 3 episode "Tesos Los Bichos" (1996), a dystopic cat food company where pussy eats YOU in "The Corpse Grinders" (1971), and some very unfortunate familial relations with Sleepwalkers (1990). The feminine as monstrous? An attack on heterosexuality? Join us as we unpack all this and more!

Audio clip from "A Dirty Shame" (2004)

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#011 - #twinning

Wed, 02 Jan 2019 07:01:19 GMT

Bustin' past the gross cliches, Lori and Aria are talking representations of twins in horror on this week's episode. Focusing on David Cronenberg's "Dead Ringers" (1988), Frank Henenlotter's "Basket Case" (1982), and "Dead Hooker in a Trunk" (2009) by Jen & Sylvia Soska.

Sound clip from "Scary Movie 3" (2003).

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#010 - The Reason for the Sleazin'

Wed, 26 Dec 2018 07:01:50 GMT

Join Lori and Aria as they hit their tenth episode with the obligatory rundown of requisite holiday horror, with "Silent Night, Bloody Night" (1972), "P2" (2007), and "The Children" (2008).

Audio clip from "Female Trouble" (1974)

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#009 - Oedipus and Chill

Wed, 19 Dec 2018 07:01:54 GMT

This week Lori and Aria keep it in the family as they talk Oedipal/Electra complexes in horror, looking specifically at Burial Ground: The Nights of Terror (1981), Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker (1981), and Julie Darling (1983).

Audio clip from "The Loved Ones" (2009).

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#008 - Girls Onscreen

Wed, 12 Dec 2018 07:01:55 GMT

This week Lori and Aria are dissecting the depiction of sex work on the silver screen with a range from tired tropes to subversive screen-time. Films discussed include Cam (2018), Sugar Cookies (1973), Frankenhooker (1990), and Vampire Hookers (1978).

Audio clip from "King of the Hill."

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#007.1 Bonus Episode "Four Eyes on Gay Velvet"

Mon, 10 Dec 2018 05:58:10 GMT

We've got a special bonus episode to continue the discussion from Episode 7: "Queer Giallo Cult" in which we're talking Four Flies on Grey Velvet (1971).

THIS EPISODE FEATURES MAJOR SPOILERS FOR "FOUR FLIES ON GREY VELVET"

Audio clip from "Four Flies on Grey Velvet" (1971)

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#007 - Queer Giallo Cult

Wed, 05 Dec 2018 16:55:31 GMT

This week Lori and Aria go Italian and give a brief primer on the Giallo film and more, before getting into the finer points of the hilarity that is LGBTQ+ "representation" in Giallo.

Films discussed: The Bird with the Crystal Plumage, A Lizard in a Woman's Skin, The Case of the Bloody Iris, and Tenebrae

Sound clips from "A Dirty Shame," "The Bird with the Crystal Plumage," "The Case of the Bloody Iris," and "Tenebrae."

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#006 - A Touch of Consumption

Wed, 28 Nov 2018 07:06:38 GMT

This week Lori and Aria prove that they are in no way Economics majors as they talk capitalistic horror via Dawn of the Dead (1978 AND 2004), They Live (1988), and Chopping Mall (1986).

Audio clips from "They Live," "Dawn of the Dead," and "Repo Man."

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#005 - Queer Eye for the Brundlefly

Thu, 22 Nov 2018 07:27:56 GMT

Join Aria and Lori as they discuss body horror classic The Fly (1986), and a Lovecraft double-feature of From Beyond (1986) and Dagon (2001), as allegorical of heteronormative society's anxiety over trans bodies. Plus we get into our fave body horror glow-ups!

This episode contains spoilers for The Fly (1986), From Beyond (1986), and Dagon (2001).

CONTENT NOTE: This episode contains discussion of transphobia and anti-trans violence/rhetoric.

Audio clip from "Sleepaway Camp 2: Unhappy Campers," "From Beyond," "The Fly," and "Dagon."

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#004 - Purge Me, Baby (One More Time)

Fri, 16 Nov 2018 01:15:16 GMT

Dystopic reality, roving queer vigilante gangs, and Fiona Dourif? This week we're talk everything Purge, and we're getting deep! Join us for our thoughts on the films and the television series as they pertain to, and reflect on, society.

THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR THE PURGE FILMS AND SERIES.

Audio clip from "Pink Flamingos"

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#003 - I was a Teenage Dirtbag Diva

Wed, 07 Nov 2018 07:01:07 GMT

As the days grow colder and shorter, gather around the garbage fire and stay cozy as Lori and Aria talk about their favourite character archetype, the Dirtbag Diva! They'll run through some of their favourite trash-fire women in horror and their best moments, and then talk about how these cinematic sleazes function as outsiders to normalcy within their respective films.

Films discussed: 68 Kill, Absurd, American Mary, Antibirth, The Evil Dead, Excision, The Exorcism of Emily Rose, and Tragedy Girls

Audio clips from 68 Kill, American Mary, Antibirth, The Evil Dead, Excision, and Tragedy Girls

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#002 - Boogeyman Bonus Bash

Wed, 31 Oct 2018 09:37:41 GMT

In our special bonus Halloween 2018 episode, we discuss the new "Halloween" (2018)! And by discuss, Lori and Aria perform a full-blown autopsy as they deconstruct the film to study it in terms of trauma and the boogeyman. Further discussion looks at the film in terms of how a classic, golden-era slasher can be reborn in 2018.

THIS EPISODE CONTAINS MAJOR SPOILERS FOR THE FILM "HALLOWEEN" (2018).

THIS EPISODE CONTAINS AN IN-DEPTH DISCUSSION OF ISSUES OF TRAUMA AND ASSAULT.

Audio clip from "Halloween" (1978)

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#001 - Monsters in my Closet

Wed, 31 Oct 2018 09:26:19 GMT

Welcome to the inaugural episode of Queer Horror Cult! Join your hosts, Lori and Aria, as they discuss the horror they grew up with that informed their love of the genre, as well as their queer horror roots.

Audio clip from "But I'm A Cheerleader" (1999)

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Queer Horror Cult

#110 - I went on vacation in the Bavarian Alps and all I got was cucked by Big Bird

#109 - Substance Abuse

#108 - Isn't That a Show for Girls?

#107 - Logging Back On...

#106 - Peanus Peril Playbill

#105 - Let the Bodies Keep the Score

#104 - Our Most Self-Indulgent Episode Yet

#103 - And a Happy Noévember to All! (Feat. Nicole Boychuk)

#102 - Gettin' Sad With Bad Dad Rad Dad

#101 - Warning: May Cause Spontaneous Cannibalistic Re-Animation, Use With Caution

#100 - Entering Our Cronecore Era

#099 - I Got Ninety-Nine Problems and Living in L.A. is Definitely One

#098 - Who Need They Cronenbussy Ate?

#097 - Snake Plissken: Putting the 'Peen' in Penal Colony

#096 - Tumour? I Hardly Know Her!

#095 - Ménage à Trauma

#094 - The Hands of My Mother

#093 - The Podcast Equivalent of a Sitcom Clip Show: 2022 Just Be Like That

#092 - The Broken Dick of the Wirgin Frankenstein

#091 - All My Omies Hate Krampus

#090 - Mothers I'd Like to Fathom

#089 - Podcast of Psychotic Women

#088 - A Green Room of One's Own (Feat. Nicole Boychuk)

#087 - Ex-Wife Guys Anonymous

#086 - *slaps roof of car* "This bad boy can fit so much psychosexual deviance in it"

#085 - Catechism Cataclysm

#084 - Moral Panic Room

#083 - The Last Twink on the Left

#082 - What if we kissed in the Super Happy Fun Room?

#081 - Purity Ballers

#080 - The Scum Manifesta

#079 - Femboy Meets World

#078 - Hunky Boys Don't Cry

#077 - I Think I'm Paranoid

#076 - E.T. the Extractivist-Terrestrial

#075 - Terminally Online

#074 - Wild Beasts and Where to Find Them

#073 - Pity the Fools

#072 - Spaghettaboutit!

#071 - My Colour, Flung Out of Space!

#070 - Pass the Bong

#069 - Horny on Main: An Odyssey into Cinematic Ennui

#068 - Japanese Blood Vengeance

#067 - Cinema Carnage

#066 - Queer Giallo Cult: Model Mayhem

#065 - Gutter Flicks II: Rape, Revenge, Repeat

#064 - Rate, Comment and Subscribe

#063 - Putting the ASS in Jurassic Park

#062 - Lesbian Pulp Fiction

#061 - I'm Dreaming of a Black Christmas

#060 - Super 90s Freak-Out

#059 - THOTs and Prayers

#058 - The Devil Went Down on Georgia

#057 - Not-so-mellow drama

#056 - Bi-Curiosity Killed the Cat

#055 - Halloween Party Party

#054 - Zombo Italiano

#053 - Witch, please!

#052 - Gothic or Go Home

#051 - Trampy Vamps and Vampy Tramps

#050 - Fake Shemp, Real Zombie

#049 - Queer Horror Cult Gets the Hose Again

#048 - Live, Laugh, Lovecraft

#047 - Hardbody Havoc

#046 - Obligatory Cruising Episode

#045 - Going Down Like a Shipwreck

#044 - The Spank Bank Think Tank and the Horniest Haunted House

#043 - There's Something About Mandy

#042 - Miracle on 42nd Street

#041 - Gutter Flicks

#040 - Car Troubles

#039 - Horny For Haunted Houses

#038 - Baby Shower Power Hour

#037 - This Is 'Murica

#036 - Can-Con Slashathon

#035 - Good Times at the Grand Guignol

#034 - Panic! at the Black Mass

#033 - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

#032 - Vampires...?

#086 - slaps roof of car "This bad boy can fit so much psychosexual deviance in it"