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[Horror Queers Podcast] Celebrating Christmas with a Killer Santa and Aversion Therapy in “American Horror Story: Asylum”
Knocking On Arden’s Back Chute.
For the second week in a row, Trace and I are celebrating the holidays. After stumbling into a jaundiced sorority massacre with Glen Morgan’s 2006 remake of Black Christmas last week, we’re ready to wrap up Horror Queers’ first year with a check up at the asylum…Ryan Murphy‘s to be exact.
Seven years after it first aired, we are revisiting Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Tim Minear’s American Horror Story: Asylum, the second iteration of FX network’s anthology series. This 13 episode season follows Sarah Paulson‘s Lana Winters and Evan Peters‘ Kit as they try to survive the insanity of Sister Jude (Jessica Lange) and Dr. Arden (Emmy winner James Cromwell)’s Briarcliff Manor, in addition to a whole host of other bizarre circumstances and characters that we’ve come to expect from AHS.
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Episode 53 – American Horror Story: Asylum (2012)
Just in time for the last episode of the year before the holidays, the boys hit the time machine and travel back to Briarcliff Manor circa 1964 to party with the oppressed queers of American Horror Story: Asylum. Joining us for the fun is Vox’s Emily VanDerWerff, who actually recapped the series back in 2012!
The second season of the FX anthology series is basically a Stefon skit: it has EVERYTHING! Aliens, Nazis, serial killers, lesbians, and even sexy, possessed nuns. Plus, in the three episodes we’re watching, Anne Frank (episodes 4-5) and a killer Santa (episode 8).
We’re digging into the Ryan Murphy-ness of it all with a debate about the quality of AHS, whether Murphy is a true queer ally, as well as how Emily came to love Sarah Paulson and why that terrible aversion therapy scene is so difficult to watch.
Also: is this show suggesting that Ian McShane’s Leigh Emerson became a killer Santa because he was gang-raped by five men?!
Cross out American Horror Story: Asylum!
The Podcast is taking a week off, but we will be back January 1st for a second round of Speed Dating. Thanks to everyone who gave us a listen in 2019!
– Joe & Trace
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The Halloweenies celebrate Alien Day (LV-4/26) with a Resurrection!
Join co-hosts Dan Caffrey, McKenzie Gerber, Michael Roffman, and Justin Gerber as they awaken from a cryosleep of 200 years aboard the Auriga. In the first of two episodes dedicated to Alien Resurrection, the gang talks the development, the production, Joss Whedon, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, and what this all this might be like under Danny Boyle’s direction.
Stream the first of two episodes below, and stay tuned for Pt. on May 3rd. Later in May, they will also cover both 2004’s Alien vs. Predator and 2007’s Alien vs. Predator: Requiem.
Subscribe to the Halloweenies via Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, RadioPublic, and RSS. New to the Halloweenies? Catch up with the gang by revisiting their essential episodes on past franchises such as Halloween, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th, Scream, The Evil Dead, and Chucky! This year? They’re looking to the stars with the Alien franchise.
You can also become a member of their Patreon, The Rewind, for hilariously irreverent commentaries (e.g. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Gremlins, Jaws), one-off deep dives on your favorite rentals (e.g. Killer Klowns from Outer Space, Invasion of the Body Snatchers ), and even spinoffs like their recent run Fortune & Glory: An Indiana Jones Podcast.
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