Horror Queers

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To celebrate the 45th anniversary of The Amityville Horror, we're talking about our favorite scenes and performers in Naked Sword's 2019 porn parody Scared Stiff 2: The Amityville Whore. (And no, you don't need to have seen the first film)

Although the sex is pretty vanilla and the film is far too long (3 hours?!), we have to admit: this film is both surprisingly funny and occasionally hot.

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Answer that insomnia study ad and beware of griffins because we are checking back into Hill House for our second Jan de Bont film in as many weeks: 1999's "don't call it a remake," The Haunting.

Joining us for an episode that immediately goes off the rails and into angry rant territory are five-time returning champions, Patrick Hamilton and Gena Radcliffe of Kill By Kill podcast.

We have *lots* of questions: where's the bisexuality? Why is the body count so low? How much should Steven Spielberg be blamed? If Crain is part of the house, then why isn't he everywhere? Oh, and who the hell called Eleanor in the first place?!

Poor Lili Taylor...and poor us!

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Here's a sneak peek at our all new full-length Patreon audio commentary on David Fincher's classic serial killer film, Se7en (1995).

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Watch out for that cow and get ready for "intense depiction of very bad weather" because we're discussing Jan de Bont's 1996 effects extravaganza Twister! Tagging in for the conversation is Edison Skinner, the co-host of the Talk Movie to Me podcast!

Join us as we do a deep dive into this film's very troubled production history before marveling at the sheer movie magic on display. From the computer-generated twisters (which still hold up!) to extensive practical effects, it's a true marvel of a film.

Plus: Pepsi product placement, a chode of an F-5 tornado, and plenty of love for Jami Gertz's Dr. Melissa Reeves.

References:

> Gumeny, Eirik. "Twister and the Perfect Storm of Success and Filming Disasters". Nerdist. May 2021.

> Daly, Steve. "The War of the Winds". Entertainment Weekly. May 1996.

> Handler, Rachel. "Helen Hunt Answers Every Question We Have About Twister". Vulture. July 2020.

>Siegel, Alan. "The Storm-Chasing Special Effects Team Behind Twister". The Ringer. May 2020.

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Here's a sneak peek at our all new full-length Patreon episode on Ti West's X trilogy capper, MaXXXine (2024).

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Ready for an all-night sexual odyssey? We're going LONG on Stanley Kubrick's final masterpiece, Eyes Wide Shut (1999) which stars then real-life Hollywood A-list couple, Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman.

Trace has a lengthy production history for this Guinness Record-holding film, which appears to be making fun of Cruise's own stardom and sexuality?

Plus: high praise for Kidman's two confession scenes, selling the film on sex, the cast that could have been, secret societies on and off screen, and talk of Kubrick "edging" the audience for 2.5 hours.

References:

> Nik Dobrinsky. "Eyes Wide Shut: Hidden in Plain Sight." Boy Drinks Ink.

> Karina Longworth. "Eyes Wide Shut, Part 1". You Must Remember This Podcast

> Sven Mikulee. "‘Eyes Wide Shut’: A Tense, Nightmarish Exploration of Marriage and Sexuality in Kubrick’s Ultimate Film." Cinephilia & Beyond

> Justin Morrow. "Is 'Eyes Wide Shut' the Movie Stanley Kubrick Wanted Us to See?" NoFilmSchool

> Ed Power. "Eyes Wide Shut: 20 years on, Stanley Kubrick’s most notorious film is still shrouded in mystery." The Independent

> Richard Schikel. "Cinema: All Eyes On Them." TIME Magazine

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Here's a sneak peek at our all new full-length Patreon episode on Michael Sarnoski's prequel A Quiet Place: Day One (2024).

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What do you get when you cross From Dusk 'Til Dawn with To Wong Foo... or Priscilla, Queen of the Desert? Apparently you get Jem Garrard's better-than-it-should-be drag queen vs vampires Tubi film, Slay (2024). Spoiler: We both highly recommend this.

This is just fun! From four great RPDR queens playing actual characters, to beloved locals, to heartfelt (but not soap box-y) messaging, it's wild how well Slay works.

Plus: Adjusting to Crystal Methyd's Bella, ride or dying for Earl and Sheila, paying out for WAP, and our hopes for a sequel.

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Here's a sneak peek at our all new bonus Patreon episode on season 2 of AMC's exceptional Interview With the Vampire series.

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Strap in for an aural assault because we're checking out Shinya Tsukamoto's Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989) for its 35th anniversary. C/W: the cat dies.

This 67 minute black and white, nearly dialogue-free film is a wild and intense experience. It's also surprisingly queer! From a sexually dissatisfied hetero couple to men checking each other out during sex to M/M assimilation to jizzy fluids, it's not a reach to say the salary man and the metal fetishist are into each other.

And that's without even getting into the metal dick drill of it all!

References:

> Evan Benner. "Finding Radical Queer Pride in ‘Tetsuo: The Iron Man’ (1989)." Horror Press

> Tom Mes. "Metallic K.O. - Tetsuo: The Iron Man" Iron Man. The Cinema of Shinya Tsukamoto. Fab Press Publications

> Mark Player. "Post-Human Nightmares – The World of Japanese Cyberpunk Cinema." Midnight Eye

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