Look Good for the Boys

The horrifying non-spooky holidays are fast approaching which means Philip and Andy are once again taking a look at some horror families in need of help. We're kicking off this especially awful November with the legendary Wes Craven's fittingly prescient tale of toxic gender roles, is-it-or-isn't-it incest, and community-versus-capitalism: The People Under the Stairs (1991)

It’s the Big Day and we’re concluding our Very Vertical Stack Halloween by giving notes to the upstart icon Art the Clown on his controversial pieces (and pieces). Pop that nose ring back in and get your grad school vocabulary ready as we take a stroll through the gory galleries of Terrifier (2011), Terrifier (2016), and Terrifier 2 (2022).

We’re getting closer to the big day, and what better way to celebrate than to spend some time with a couple of killers who are putting on their own Halloween showcase of costumes, props, and murder. In the spirit of the holiday, let’s party with Mark and Eddie from Hollow Gate (1988) and Hauntedween (1991).

It’s that special time of year where we dust off the cobwebs just to add more, and Andy and Philip want to visit some films that may have a thicker layer of dust than others, but are just as excited about the holiday season as we are. From small towns to the suburbs, we’re embodying that Halloween spirit with some cozy Vertical Stack creature features: Jack-O (1995) and The Barn (2016).

Trick or treat suckers! We’re here to crash the 30th anniversary of Angela’s SECOND party-gone-wrong (or right, if you happen to be a demon), and we’re bringing a sampler platter of Halloween snacks for the table: Hot or Not…Alive, Costume Contest, and Party Rescue. So, somebody better distract Sister Gloria because: Angela, your party guests are here!

We’re heading into fresh waters this week as we show some love to an often neglected aquatic predator: the alligator. So, let’s wrestle them through the sewers of Missouri, the streets of Florida, and a sheriff’s station in Louisiana with: Alligator (1980), Crawl (2019), and The Flood (2023).

Whether they’re breaking into a plane, chomping their way through a bridal party, or messing up Paris’ Olympics plans, sharks are having a busy 2024. So, join us as we celebrate our favorite predator with: No Way Up, Something in the Water, and Under Paris.

Andy and Philip close their PriDEMONth celebration of queer vampires with a sapphic trip through Europe, from London to Transylvania (with an extended, off-season stay in Osten), to honor the lesbian vampires of Dracula’s Daughter (1936) and Daughter’s of Darkness (1971).

The PriDEMONth celebration of queer bloodsuckers continues as we head to the Bi-Curious SOV Era for a Bi-Coastal look at a Gay Old Count in West Hollywood and a Sapphic New Jersey Queen of the Night from Outer Space in a Vampires-Looking-For-Love Softcore Double feature with Love Bites (1988) and Caress of the Vampire (1996)

It’s June! The sun is out and so are we! Join us for a priDE-MONth celebration of the gayest monster in the parade: The Vampire. Andy and Philip kick things off by debunking some hateful myths and searching for their chosen ones among the Vertical Stack with Vampire Boys (2011) and Vampire Boys 2: The New Brood (2013).