ScreamQueenz: Where Horror Gets GAY!

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 were in the right place at the right time and saved this tired old queen from giving up on this episode completely.

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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 with pages and pages of criminal psychology and forensic evidence. But you might still want to beat me up over it.

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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 you clutching your pearls in fright or doubling over in laughter. Or both. I'm joined by filmmaker BRYAN NORTON from  "Jack Attack" and "Penny Dreadful", as well as stand-up comedian ERIN MAGUIRE.  Find out Erin's performance schedule at www.ErinMaguire.com.

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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, stands the genre on its head by taking you behind the scenes, showing you the ins and outs of the kind of planning required to become the next legendary mass murderer. And then it rips your throat out. Joining me on this leg of a journey most unwise are CHRYSTEN PEDDIE and DAN COHEN from the KILLING YOUR DARLINGS podcast. Because when shit goes down, you want a musical theater goddess and an architect by your side....cuz they prolly run real slow!     The COUNTDOWN TO HALLOWEEN POD-A-THON is a fundraising effort by the ScreamQueenz podcast to assist NEW ALTERNATIVES in their efforts to get homeless LGBT teenagers in New York City off the streets, not just for tonight, but for good. I'm giving you 21 shows in 21 days. In return, I'm asking you to please give New Alternatives $21. You can make donations in any amount at http://fundraise.newalternativesnyc.org/sq

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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 could possibly go wrong?

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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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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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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 happen.Where's that beard at? I'm joined by very special guests CHRISTOPHER GRONLUND from the NOT ABOUT LUMBERJACKS podcast and MICHAEL HOWIE from DEFENDER RADIO.

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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 scintillating sagas of sex and death, the one and only DANDY DARKLY. As an added treat, Dandy will be performing "Homesick" from his acclaimed one man show MYTH MOUTH. You're gonna find out everything you never wanted to know about the Real Housewives of Mount Olympus!

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Our PRIDE MONTH celebration continues with a look at the truly unusual, blood-streaked 1981 psychological thriller BUTCHER, BAKER, NIGHTMARE MAKER aka NIGHT WARNING.

Billy, an orphaned teenager, finds himself being dominated by his increasingly unhinged Aunt Sheryl who's hell-bent on keeping him with her...at all costs.

Despite its deceptively simple plot, BBNM is a remarkably layered film featuring a bravura performance from SUSAN TYRELL and enough twisted Greek Tragedy elements to make Oedipus blush.

Given the time the movie was made, most surprising of all is its positive portrayal of gay men standing strong in the face of vicious homophobia, making it a perfect choice to round off PRIDE MONTH.

My special guests for this episode are MATT KNIFE and CUBBY HALL.

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MONDAY NIGHT AT THE SCREAMQUEENZ VIRTUAL DRIVE-IN

June 21 @8pm Eastern

BUTCHER, BAKER, NIGHTMARE MAKER

Plus the Vintage Video Preshow Party Salute to

KILLER MOMS

www.screamqueenz.com/drivein or

www.watchparty.me/#functional-beetle-fail

• 01:00 - INTRO
• 07:20 - BBBN with MATT KNIFE & CUBBY HALL
• 1:39:00 - FINAL THOUGHTS
• 1:44:30 - MONDAY NIGHT WATCH PARTY
• 1:45:20 - "DAMN YOU UNCLE LEWIS!" LIVESTREAM
• 1:47:00 - IMPORTANT LINKS
• 1:48:00 - WHAT"S NEXT

BUTCHER BAKER NIGHTMARE MAKER was directed by WILLIAM ASHER and stars JIMMY MCNICHOL, SUSAN TYRELL, BO SVENSON, JULIA DUFFY, BILL PAXTON and STEVE EASTON.

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