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Predatory Lesbians and Witchy Spells in Nicolas Winding Refn’s ‘The Neon Demon’ [Horror Queers Podcast]

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Predatory Pussy.

May has been all over the place for Horror Queers. We began with super underrated DTV Mirror Mirror, stirred controversy with The Faculty (they’re all queer people – get over it), and revisited the legacy of Saw in time for Spiral‘s theatrical debut.

Now we’re dipping our toe into modelling with Nicolas Winding Refn‘s The Neon Demon (2016).

In the film, ingenue Jesse (Elle Fanning) arrives in Los Angeles and immediately causes a stir among the modelling community. Not only does she attract the attention of every creepy male, including motel owner Hank (Keanu Reeves) and photographers Dean (Karl Glusman) and Jack (Desmond Harrington), Jesse inspires plenty of jealousy among “older” models Sarah (Abbey Lee) and Gigi (Bella Heathcote).

But the one person Jesse should be most concerned about is actually make-up artist (predatory lesbian?) Ruby (Jena Malone), who has some nefarious – and delicious – plans for the young model.

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Episode 127 – The Neon Demon (2016) feat. DeVaughn Taylor

For this week’s episode, we’re headed to Los Angeles to become stars in the fashion industry with Nicolas Winding Refn’s The Neon Demon (2016). Tagging along for the cannibalism and necrophilia is Bloody Blunts Cinema Club‘s DeVaughn Taylor who has a unique appreciation for spooky nonsense and has a pretty killer theory about what Ruby, Sarah and Gigi are really up to. CW: sexual assault, necrophilia

Up for discussion: connections to American Psycho, Abbey Lee and Jena Malone appreciation, why Trace finds the film so uncomfortable and a sprawling discussion regarding accusations about the film’s misogyny.

Cross out The Neon Demon!

Coming up on Wednesday: We’re back in Little Red Riding Hood territory with 90s UK film, The Wolves of Kromer!

P.S. Subscribe to our Patreon for tons of additional content! For June, we’re tackling The Conjuring universe with a minisode ranking of all of the films, an audio commentary on James Wan’s franchise starter The Conjuring, plus a full-length episode on the latest The Devil Made Me Do It. Plus: a minisode Summer horror movie preview and a full-length episode on the new Pierce Brosnan/Illana Glazer pregnancy film False Positive.

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Joe is a TV addict with a background in Film Studies. He co-created TV/Film Fest blog QueerHorrorMovies and writes for Bloody Disgusting, Anatomy of a Scream, That Shelf, The Spool and Grim Magazine. He enjoys graphic novels, dark beer and plays multiple sports (adequately, never exceptionally). While he loves all horror, if given a choice, Joe always opts for slashers and creature features.

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The Double ‘Othering’ of David in ‘An American Werewolf in London’ [Horror Queers Podcast]

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After concluding March with Raja Gosnell’s Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (listen) and James Whale’s The Invisible Man (listen), we kicked off April with a discussion of  Anthony Minghella’s The Talented Mr. Ripley (listen).
Now we’re checking off another classic with John Landis‘ 1981 werewolf film, An American Werewolf in London.
In the film, American best friends David (David Naughton) and Jack (Griffin Dunne) are horrifically attacked while backpacking through the UK Moors. Jack is killed and David spends a month recuperating in the hospital, where he befriends attractive nurse Alex (Jenny Agutter) and kindly Dr. Hirsch (John Woodvine).
On the cusp of his release, the mangled corpse of Jack visits David, warning that on the full moon he will become a lycanthrope unless he kills himself. But David is unable to accept his fate and a series of terrible murders follow.
As the bodies (and the comedy) pile up, the question becomes: what will David, Alex, and Dr. Hirsch do to stop the deaths?
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Episode 277: An American Werewolf in London (1981)
Try not to wolf out because we’re talking about John Landis’ classic, An American Werewolf in London (1981). Backpacking along with us is Xero Gravity, who went on a werewolf binge and has recommendations!
Up for discussion: Alex’s underdeveloped character, urban set pieces, dirty movie theaters, and British rural horror.
Plus: a queer reading of David and Jack’s relationship, Jewish horror, an unsexy sex scene, and extended tangents about werewolf anatomy.

Cross out An American Werewolf in London!

Coming up on Wednesday: We’re undergoing a risky experimental treatment for a “different” kind of child with Netflix’s 2019 title, Eli.

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