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Announcing ‘Micro Queers’: A Weekly Discussion of Queer Horror Shorts!
The Horror Queers have been around for almost 3 years (first in article form, then in podcast form), and one of the goals we had in creating the podcast was not only to analyze various horror films through a queer lens, but also to help amplify queer voices in the horror genre.
Now we’re expanding that mandate to include queer voices working in the short film sector, with a new weekly segment called Micro Queers. Beginning today, we’re releasing a new minisode (roughly 15-20 minutes in length) every Friday that examines a horror short film that is freely available to the public and includes either queer content or is made by a creator that identifies as queer.
To kick this new series off, we’re discussing Brazilian genre director Maria Alice Arida’s film Instinct (click to view the short or watch it below), which chronicles the dangerous attraction between older gallery owner Isabelle and provocative new performance artist Camila. Be sure to watch the 18-minute short before you listen to our discussion!
If you would like to submit a short, simply send the link and a brief description of it to horrorqueers@gmail.com. If your short has made it into one or more festivals, be sure to include that information in your email.
As mentioned above, to qualify for coverage, both of the following must apply:
- The short must be freely available to the public (i.e. Vimeo or YouTube).
- The horror short must feature queer content and/or have a queer creator.
We’re extremely excited to start this new venture, which has been one of the most rewarding experiences of our tenure at Bloody Disgusting. Thank you all for sticking with us over the years and we hope that you enjoy “Micro Queers.”
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After winding down June with discussions of our vey first William Castle film Homicidal (listen) and queer director Roland Emmerich’s summer tentpole Independence Day (listen), we’re heading back to 1981 to check out Joe Dante‘s seminal werewolf film The Howling.
The Howling sees television journalist Karen White (Dee Wallace) attend a psychiatric retreat with her husband Bill (Christopher Stone) after being attacked and traumatized by local serial killer Eddie Quist (Robert Picardo). It isn’t long before Karen realizes that the retreat is actually a secret cult of werewolves, and they’ve already got their sights set on Bill.
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Episode 394: The Howling (1981)
Make note of that smiley face sticker and snag that conveniently-placed jar of acid because we’re talking Joe Dante’s stealth werewolf classic The Howling (1981)!
Join us as we discuss the film’s deviations from its source material before doing a deep dive into this very tongue-in-cheek, self-aware horror film. It honestly feels like a precursor to Scream, in many ways!
Plus: Roger Corman (again!) those incredible special effects, differentiating “color movies” from “movies in color,” and why queer icon Elisabeth Brooks has us going “Marsha, Marsha, Marsha!”
Cross out The Howling!
Coming Up Next: We’re tackling our very first Ken Russell film with a look at his controversial 1984 erotic thriller Crimes of Passion!
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