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The Dangers of Sex and Cruising in Gay Erotic Thriller ‘Stranger by the Lake’ [Horror Queers Podcast]
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What a sexy delight Erotic Thriller Month has been! We’ve tackled a diverse batch of films within the subgenre over the last four weeks, including Brian De Palma’s controversial classic Dressed to Kill, Paul Feig’s bisexual suburban noir A Simple Favor, and the Wachowski sisters’ sexy neo-noir Bound.
Have we saved the best for last? Well that would depend on how unsimulated you like your gay sex!
In writer/director Alain Guiraudie‘s French gay thriller, Franck (Pierre Deladonchamps) frequently visits a nude beach, cruising for anonymous gay sex. He strikes up a friendship with outsider Henri (Patrick D’assumçao), but spends most of his time seeking out the enigmatic Michel (Christophe Paou).
When Franck stays late one evening, however, he sees Michel drown another man in the lake. Can he be sure what he saw or turn off his attraction to the sexy man with the moustache? Will Franck’s craving for love and sex be his doom?
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Episode 249 – Stranger by the Lake (2013)
We’re wrapping up Erotic Thriller Month with the gayest text of all: French writer/director Alain Guiraudie’s Stranger by the Lake (2013).
This is one of Joe’s favorite queer horror texts because it covers so many topics: cruising, sex and death, voyeurism, body image, gay microcosms, STIs, toxic relationship, homophobia, and gay friendships.
And that’s before we tackle the unsimulated sex, discuss using condoms for blowjobs, debate the ambiguous ending(s), and cringe over pervy Eric.
Plus: finding Franck frustrating, moustache inspirations, naturalistic lighting and sound, and why Henri is our favorite character.
Cross out Stranger by the Lake!
Coming up on Wednesday: We’re celebrating 250 episodes with a late-90s classic in Tim Burton’s Sleepy Hollow (1999).
P.S. Subscribe to our Patreon for nearly 265 hours of additional content! This month we’re discussing A Haunting in Venice, The Nun 2, and two audio commentaries: one on Underworld and one on Saw II. Plus: a special episode on 2021’s The Voyeurs to coincide with all of the Erotic Thrillers on the Main Feed.
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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