Horror Queers

Watch your head because we're kicking off spooky season (and our 250th episode!) with a look at Tim Burton's extremely Halloween-y classic Sleepy Hollow (1999)! From Johnny Depp's effeminate interpretation of Ichabod Crane to Miranda Richardson's devilishly campy climactic performance, this movie has it all!

Join us as we praise, well, pretty much everything about Tim Burton's ode to Hammer Horror (and Disney's animated version of the story). But hey, the movie kills a kid! Plus: Elfman's score, bad wigs, eating the rich, and Joe teaching Trace what a trompe-l'œil is.

References:

> Susan Bernardo. “The Bloody Battle of the Sexes in Tim Burton’s Sleepy Hollow”. Literature/Film Quarterly Vol 31, Issue 1 (2003)

> Kim Newman (January 2000). "The Cage of Reason". Sight and Sound.

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Keep the cat away from that Nazi and get ready to separate the art from the artist because we're discussing Bryan Singer's 1998 Stephen King adaptation Apt Pupil! Joining us for the discussion is The Losers' Club podcast co-host Jenn Adams!

Join us as we discuss the long road to getting this adaptation made before delving into the Bryan Singer of it all in an admittedly difficult and heavy conversation. Plus: the tragedy of Brad Renfro, David Schwimmer and his mustache wig, Ann Dowd(?!?!) and the always excellent Ian McKellen marching in an SS uniform.

We are also offering a content warning for this episode because we do discuss the sexual assault allegations against Bryan Singer in detail, so proceed with caution. And if you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, help is available:

> RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network)

> Website: https://www.rainn.org/

> Online chat hotline: https://hotline.rainn.org/online

> Telephone hotline: 800-656-HOPE (4673)

References:

> French, Alex and Potter, Maximillian. (March 2019). "Nobody is Going to Believe You". The Atlantic.

> Karger, Dan (December 13, 1996). "King's Cursed Movie". Entertainment Weekly.

> Dretzka, Gary (October 11, 1998). "Unusual Suspects: Filmmaker Bryan Singer's decision to interpret Stephen King isn't the most likely pairing". Chicago Tribune.

> Welkos, Robert W. (May 22, 1997). "So young, he's scary: Director Singer moves from 'Suspects' to Stephen King story". Austin American-Statesman.

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Here's a sneak peek at our all new full-length Patreon bonus episode on David Gordon Green's latest Blumhouse/Universal franchise cash grab, The Exorcist: Believer (2023).

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Pee Yew! It may smell bad in Jesse and Jade's van, but our brand new audio commentary - recorded live for Soho Horror Fest back in July - is as fresh as Tiffany's Swedish meatballs.

Watch along with us as heap praise on Jennifer Tilly, debate why actors and directors distance themselves from horror, talk dolls vs human stand-ins, Don Mancini's meta humor, and debate if we want to see Heigl and Stabile return to the franchise.

Drinking Game Rules

• Take a sip when: There’s a split diopter shot / Martha Stewart or Tiffany’s mother is referenced
• Take 2 sips when: Another horror movie is referenced / Someone dies
• Chug Your Drink when: Glen/Glenda is born

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> Soho Horror Fest: @SohoHorrorFest / www.sohohorrorfest.com

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The action heats up in what amounts to the second part of the season three opener as we bid goodbye to Mrs. Fairchild, introduce Gil Bellows' Mr. Pryce and debate who is bottoming in Jake and Devon's relationship.

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A Friday the 13th in October? This requires celebrating! Accompanied by Mike Muncer of The Evolution of Horror podcast, we return to Camp Blood to chat Bag Head Jason and the scariest Friday film: Part 2!

We're talking Alice's ice pick murder, gay actor Tom McBride, skinny dipping, shit panties, a bombastic Manfredini score, Miner's excellent direction, and Ginny's epic last act chase sequence.

References: Jay Corcoran. "Life and Death on the A list." YouTube

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Here's a sneak peek at our all new full-length Patreon episode on Kevin Greutert's latest Saw sequel Saw X (2023). Spoiler alert: it's really good!

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Here's a sneak peek at our all new Patreon minisode on Brian Duffield's alien home invasion film No One Will Save You (2023). Heads up: we recorded this on a travel mic while we were covering Fantastic Fest so the audio quality is not up to our usual standards. Thank you for understanding!

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With a new season of Don Mancini's Chucky, we're back on the recap beat.

S03 kicks off with a mostly White House-set episode that introduces President Devon Sawa (and Lara Jean Chorostecki as the First Lady!) with only brief moments with our trio of kids (who are all social media stars now?)

It's tough to guess where we're going, but we're anticipating The Omen III, pay-off on the dead sibling storyline, and a trip to the Capitol for Devon, Lexy, and a suddenly beefy Jake. 

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Grab your camera and retreat to a cabin in the woods because we're discussing the feature version of Alexander McGregor Birrell's The Latent Image (2022).

This is quite similar to the short of the same name, with a few tweaks and a boyfriend for lead Ben (Joshua Tonks, guest on our BtVS episode "Once More, With Feeling). But while we're big fans of most of the technical elements (direction, acting, lighting, and set design), Trace struggles with the over-reliance on dream sequences/hallucinations.

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