Screaming Queenz

Screaming Queenz Ep 14 - Bride of Frankenstein

"She's alive! ALIVE!" 

Queer director James Whale invited us to the wedding of the century when he brought us The Bride of Frankenstein. Theatrical, operatic, and one of the most beautifully made horror movies in history, The Bride was unapologetically gay. From its overtly camp villain Dr Pretorius to its shunned mistunderstood outcast The Monster, there was a hell of a lot for a queer audience to get their claws into, and we celebrate everything from Una O'Connor's camp turn as Minnie to Valerie Hobson's devastating maribou trim.

We do talk about the horror too. And then we take a look at Gods and Monsters, the gorgeous James Whale biopic starring Sir Ian McKellen and Brendan Fraser.

So get your best wedding frock on and we'll see you at the buffet table. Be warned though... we always die at weddings!

Screaming Queenz Ep 13 - Wicca, Please! Part 1

"We are the weirdos, Mr!"

Why do queer audiences identify so much with witches? From evil queens to high school outcasts, we've always been down with the Wicca.

In this episode we're joining the Bitches of Eastwick and strutting through the school halls in slow-mo with 90s highschool witchcraft horror The Craft. Then we debate whether Hocus Pocus is actually any good, before rounding out the 90s with The Blair Witch Project. Somewhere in there we squeeze in American Horror Story Coven, and Jonathan Butler reveals the shocking truth about his chinchillas...

Oh and has anyone else spotted the 'going out cunting' line in Blair Witch? Listen and hear it for yourself!

Part 2 to follow...

Screaming Queenz Ep 12 - Sleepaway Camp!

Get out your crop top and cut-off denims and plaster on that 80s porno 'tash. We're going to camp. And camp it is. Arguably one of the most queer horror movies ever made, Sleepaway Camp has caused controversy over the years thanks to THAT ending. Not to mention the comedy paedophile chef, rather dangerous use of heated curling tongs and more male flesh on show than a Jeff Stryker movie. But is it transphobic, or just a misunderstood product of its time?

Listen to our take on the movie - and get involved. Email us your feedback! screamingqueenz@gmail.com.

Screaming Queenz Ep 11 - Conjuring Argento

The Conjuring 2 - is it as good as Ghostwatch? Find out from me and Stephen who braved the noisy multiplex to see if Bill Wilkins and the Demonic Nun are more terrifying than chavs on their Smartphones. Then we're going back to Argento for a look at the stunning art horror of Suspiria - was there ever a more queer setting than a dance school/college of the occult? We climb through razorwire and swoon in ballet class and then we're off to the Upper West Side of NYC for Inferno, where a trawl through 1980 Central Park after dark does not end well, especially when there are psycho hot dog vendors at large.

Pour yourself a gin, sit back and enjoy. SUBSCRIBE on iTunes. Email us your feedback at screamingqueenz@gmail.com.

Screaming Queenz Ep 10 - Classic Horror? Says Who? Part 2

In the second part of our read on 'classic' horror we actually don't like - Joss Whedon and Francis Ford Coppola are well and truly thrown under the bus! Oh yes. The scariest thing about Dracula was Keanu Reeves' accent, but then it did have that beautiful and camp Annie Lennox song! As for Cabin in the Woods, I'm here for Chris Hemsworth shirtless, but is the rest of the movie just arrogant pretentious wank? Mr Butler is coming for the Whedonites. Stephen Moore needs more tonic in his gin. And Martin Fenerty is unimpressed by EVERYTHING except Hemsworth and Lennox...

Screaming Queenz Ep 9 - Classic Horror? Says Who? (part 1)

We're getting controversial in this 2-part special. You might love The Shining, but I think it's cold and boring. You might puke pea soup at the thought of The Exorcist... but Stephen thinks it's over-rated and not real horror! Yes we're going there. Those classics that people hail as horror masterpieces are getting thrown under the bus. This week The Shining and The Exorcist, next time Coppola's Dracula and Cabin in the Woods...

So join 3 queens and a frustrated heterosexual gasping every time we slag Kubrick off. It's a fun ride!

Screaming Queenz Episode 8 - Black Philip is my Homeboy

We thought we'd bring ourselves up to speed and take a look at some of the current crop of fright flicks making waves in the horror community. We're getting our broomsticks and baby-paste to fly off with The Witch, and it's pretty clear we alll wanna be under Black Philip's spell, although you should never try to breast-feed a crow. Then we're looking after creepy Brahms the doll in The Boy, taking on a slightly-hot-but-psychotic tattooed stalker in Hush, before descending into hell with big butch Turkish cops in Baskin! AND we still found time to come up with a gay porn alternative to Blumhouse! BUM HOUSE ALL THE WAY. Put your smart phone away and pay attention!

Screaming Queenz Episode 7 - Freddy's Dead, Stop Remaking Him!

The last in our 3-part series looking at the Nightmare on Elm St franchise. From the clusterfvck of Freddy's Dead right through to the even more ill-advised remake, we're pulling no punches. We're drunk. We're not sure we can forgive Kelly Rowland for saying 'faggot' but she does have nice streaks in her hair. Can Heather Langenkamp act convincingly as Heather Langenkamp? Is Roseanne the poor man's Divine? All this and more in this foul-mouthed, gin-soaked edition of our queer horror podcast.

Please subscribe on iTunes, please leave us a review, please email us your feedback at screamingqueenz@gmail.com. PLEASE!

Screaming Queenz Episode 6 - Nightmare on Elm St (2 of 3)

The second in our epic Nightmare on Elm Street review. There's 80s power rock, comedy punchlines and a major league hunk, not to mention Nancy's batwing jumper and fake pearls. Must mean we're talking Dream Warriors, Dream Master, and the shoulda-been-aborted Dream Child! There's gin being poured, there's bad language, and a hell of a lot of spoilers. You've been warned!

Screaming Queenz Episode 5 - Nightmare on Elm St (1 of 3)

In this first of a 3-part special, we look at the Nightmare on Elm Street series from a queer eye view. Starting with the first film, we riff on everything from Johnny Depp's crop-top to Ronee Blakley's Joan Crawford-style overacting. Then things get sweaty, camp and downright silly with "the gayest horror movie ever made" Nightmare on Elm St 2: Freddy's Revenge. It's all jockstraps and Fu Man Fingers, but we do talk about the scary stuff too!

SPOILER ALERT, and a healthy dose of dirty talk...