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The Diva Worship and Queer Romance at the Center of ‘Creature from the Black Lagoon’ [Horror Queers Podcast]
A Movie of Dicks.
We’ve certainly had an interesting Pride month so far! After heading across the pond for some “Faerie Tale Queertre” in The Wolves of Kromer, we checked in with Pauline and her surgeon skills in Excision before reappraising the vastly underrated Bones. Now, we’re going classic with our first foray into the world of Universal Monsters with Jack Arnold‘s Creature from the Black Lagoon!
In the film, remnants of a mysterious animal have come to light in a remote jungle, and a group of scientists intends to determine if the find is an anomaly or evidence of an undiscovered beast. To accomplish their goal, the scientists (Antonio Moreno, Richard Carlson, Julie Adams, Richard Denning, Whit Bissell) must brave the most perilous pieces of land South America has to offer. But the terrain is nothing compared to the danger posed by an otherworldly being that endangers their work and their lives.
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Episode 131 – Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
Pray you didn’t forget your bug spray, because we’re heading deep into the Amazon to hang with our favorite queer villain the Gill-Man in Jack Arnold’s contribution to the Universal monsters: Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)!
Join us as we do an in-depth production history of this classic film before going on a brief tour of what it was like to be queer in the ’50s (hint: it wasn’t fun!). We’ll then analyze the obviously queer relationship between Mark (Richard Denning) and David (Richard Carlson) while giving a queer reading to the Gill-Man himself.
Plus, a rundown of the many cancelled remakes, ass-squeezing swimsuits, underwater facials with creamy white goo and did Anaconda just completely rip off this movie (we have the receipts!)?
Cross out Creature From the Black Lagoon!
Coming up on Wednesday: We’re heading back to college to check in with the lovely ladies on Sorority Row!
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Here at Halloweenies, we love practical effects—there’s a reason why one of our categories is called “Great Graphics.” Well, consider this a full-length “Great Graphics” episode, where we talk to the effects team behind the titular puppet of Pinocchio Unstrung, in theaters this Friday. As the latest installment in the Twisted Childhood Universe, Pinocchio ups the franchise’s game by featuring a villain that’s entirely practical, created with a stunning mix of animatronics and, of course, puppetry.
So, take a seat at the workbench for a spirited interview between Halloweenie co-host Dan Caffrey and MASTERS FX President and Founder (and special effects legend in his own right) Todd Masters, Pinnochio Lead artist and Designer Kiana Larson, and Lead Animatronics Joshua Raymond. Learn how they pulled off such a dazzling and terrifying puppet, where they think the effects industry is headed, the movies that made them want to be FX artists, a few tidbits of Nightmare On Elm Street history, and more.
Pinocchio himself might even pop by for an appearance.
Stream the episode below and get tickets now for Pinocchio Unstrung. 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, Chucky, Alien, and Universal Monsters. This year? Hellraiser AND The Omen.
You can also become a member of their Patreon, The Rewind, for hilariously irreverent commentaries (e.g. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Gremlins, Child’s Play) and one-off deep dives on your favorite rentals (e.g. Saw, 28 Days Later, Manhunter, Near Dark). Each month promises something new and unexpected from the wildest corners of the genre.
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