In the cold open for Dead Talents Society, the new film by director John Hsu (2019’s Detention), a young woman enters hotel room 414. Bizarre events...
When it comes to straight romantic relationships in the thriller subgenre, there are several tried and true narratives to explore. One of the most prevalent is...
For more than two years, Joe Lipsett has dissected Amityville Horror films to explore how the “franchise” has evolved in increasingly ludicrous directions. This is “The...
Tufts of Hair and Skin. Trace and I are firmly in the thick of Doppelgängers and Deception month. We began with Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan (listen)...
Australian horror month began with Greg McLean’s Wolf Creek (listen), then tackled Andrew Traucki and David Nerlich’s 2007 creature feature Black Water (listen). For week three, Jenn...
Sometimes the pleasure of a good Lifetime film is how ridiculous it is. But there’s something to be said for a simple, grounded story done well....
After kicking off Australian horror month with Greg McLean’s Wolf Creek (listen), Jenn and I have turned our attention to a crocodile-based creature feature. But rather than...
Lezzy Wet Dream. After a February spent looking at Mitchell Lichtenstein’s horror comedy Teeth (listen), one of the “good” Amityville entries – that would be Amityville...
A Series of Calamities In 1846, the Donner-Reed Party set out from Independence, Missouri to make the journey west to a better life in California. What...
Twice a month Joe Lipsett will dissect a new Amityville Horror film to explore how the “franchise” has evolved in increasingly ludicrous directions. This is “The...
Lifetime films tend to focus on standard narratives and characters: typically female, often slightly ridiculous or salacious, and usually drama that occurs in the domestic sphere...
It’s Time! After kicking off February with Tom Ford’s Nocturnal Animals (listen), Trace and I celebrated Valentine’s Day with Mitchell Lichtenstein’s Teeth (listen). Now we’re ready...
The biggest struggle that Tarot-based horror films suffer from, apart from the fact that none of them seem to understand how Tarot works, is how to...
Trapped in the Spotlight, the new Lifetime film about the tumultuous relationship of fictitious R&B singing duo Luscious, begins with a break-up. On the cusp of...
Everything’s Coming Up Carrie! January proved to be a busy, varied month on Horror Queers. We kicked off 2025 with a look at Sophia Takal’s examination...
Buzz Buzz Buzz As Jenn and I embark on a month of “Survival Cannibalism” true crime titles, we’re binging Showtime’s Yellowjackets (not true crime, but loosely...
Serial Killers of Women It’s been two months of covering films and miniseries adaptations of the crimes of Ted Bundy and Gary Ridgway. Jenn and I...
Beg For My Juice Trace and I have had another wild month on Horror Queers. We kicked off 2025 with a look at Sophia Takal’s examination...
Twice a month Joe Lipsett will dissect a new Amityville Horror film to explore how the “franchise” has evolved in increasingly ludicrous directions. This is “The...
The idea of a strangers meeting and agreeing to commit a murder swap of their respective spouses is tantalizing. Patricia Highsmith and Alfred Hitchcock famously explored...
Twice a month Joe Lipsett will dissect a new Amityville Horror film to explore how the “franchise” has evolved in increasingly ludicrous directions. This is “The...
We spent the month of December discussing different adaptations of Ted Bundy on Murder Made Fiction – starting with a primer (listen) before tackling Matthew Bright’s...
#Manifesting After spending December revisiting Joel Schumacher’s 2004 version of The Phantom of the Opera (listen), Bette Davis’ Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte (listen) and Damien Leone’s Terrifier 3...
Five years ago, following the lack of recognition at the Oscars for horror films, Trace Thurman and I created “The Hereditaries” (named after Toni Collette’s Hereditary omission), a...
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