Delphine Seyrig Stans
The last few weeks on the Horror Queers Podcast have resulted in plenty of racy discussion and hilarious shenanigans. We’ve defended the underrated 1999 supernatural sequel The Rage: Carrie 2, we deflowered special guest Brennan Klein with Cherry Falls and then dined on a fantastic man stew with 1999’s under appreciated Ravenous.
In the latest episode, we’re traveling back in time for our oldest film yet: Harry Kümel’s 1971 lesbian vampire flick, Daughters of Darkness. With the help of Ale Gonzalez, we unpack the tale of refined lesbian vampire Countess Bathory, her consort Ilona and their attempts to seduce a newlywed couple that ends in death, tragedy and rebirth in a Belgium beach town. It’s a gorgeously immersive film that doesn’t feel exploitative or sensational, and Delphine Seyrig’s turn as the Countess is truly a performance for the ages.
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Episode 13 – Daughters of Darkness (1971)
Joe and Trace catch a train to France to spend time in a deserted hotel and drink milky blue liquor, picking up special guest Ale Gonzalez en route. The threesome can’t help but gush over Delphine Seyrig’s iconic performance as the Countess while gently mocking Blond Cher…er…Valerie (so bland!) and emasculated sissy Stefan.
Ale shares her encyclopedic knowledge about lesbian vampire films, Joe attempts to clarify the end of the film and Trace triumphs in his recognition of Stefan’s queer connection.
Plus: this week’s game includes THE BEST stunt casting for the remake (that will never be made)!
Cross out Daughters of Darkness!
Coming up Wednesday: we’re headed to an exclusive summer camp for young theatre performers to celebrate the 5th year anniversary of 2014’s Stage Fright. Spoilers: Trace gets mean.
– Joe & Trace
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