80'S Horror Episodes

The "We Hate Uncle Lewis Club" is back in session for another deep dive into FRIDAY THE 13TH: THE SERIES as we discuss Season One Episode Seven: "Doctor Jack". In "Doctor Jack", the crew discovers that an internationally renowned surgeon (played by Cliff Gorman, "The Boys in the Band") is using a scalpel that once belonged to Jack the Ripper. While he may never lose a patient, he's leaving a trail of slashed corpses behind wherever he goes, and it looks like Jack might be his next victim. ...

The "We Hate Uncle Lewis Club" is back in session for another deep dive into FRIDAY THE 13TH: THE SERIES as we discuss "The Great Montarro". The Curious Goods gang must go undercover at a magician's competition to stop a series of bizarre deaths revolving around a deadly new magic trick. You can expect: The Coffin of Blood! The Cabinet of Doom! The Pendulum of Death! A Pointy Box of Stabby Things! Disco Flamingo Micki! 80's Scream Queen Lesleh Donaldson! Wit, Wisdom &...

Due to microphone problems, Patrick was unable to record additional material to match the format of later episodes. The "We Hate Uncle Lewis Club" is back in session for another deep dive into FRIDAY THE 13TH THE SERIES as we discuss "Hellowe'en". In what is perhaps the most chaotic episode of the show ever, the Curious Goods crew throws a Halloween shindig at the store only to have the party crashed by the vengeful ghost of Uncle Lewis. He's escaped from Hell for the night and has until dawn...

Run for your life! Another vintage ScreamQueenz Episode has broken out of the Crypt and is heading your way! And it's a MUSICAL! This time, we're heading back to February 14, 2014, Episode #104 for the outrageous SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE 2. You can expect: Killer Corn Dogs! Psycho Chickens! Pus Fountains! Conflicting Courtneys! Tokyo Convertibles! Hand Sandwiches A Rockabilly Driller Killer! A Hot Wet & Wild Time with guests ROBERT R. BEST & ALENA ACKER. ...

The "We Hate Uncle Lewis Club" is back in session for another deep dive into FRIDAY THE 13TH: THE SERIES as we discuss "A Cup of Time". In "A Cup of Time", Lady Die (Hillary Shepard) is the hottest punk music act in the country. But little do her legions of fans know that she's been using a cursed teacup to drain the lifeforce out of homeless teenagers so that she can stay young and beautiful forever. You can expect: Horny Rats! Punk Rock Nursery Rhymes! Strangling Vines! Dead...

The "We Hate Uncle Lewis Club" is back in session for another deep dive into FRIDAY THE 13TH THE SERIES as we discuss "Cupid's Quiver". Love is in the air, and so is murder, because a disturbed college student has gotten his hands on a cursed Cupid statue with the power to make women love him...to death. You can expect- Forty-year-old college students! Unsexy sex scenes! Lasers! Bee Bombs! Wild Wiggery! Updates From Hawaii!! Snarky Yet Wise Commentary From Maya, Trae and...

Join Maya, Trae, and Patrick in the basement of The Very Curious Curio Shop for another meeting of The "We Hate Uncle Lewis Club" and another uproarious romp through Friday the 13th: The Series. In THE POISON PEN, Micki and Ryan must go deep undercover at a cloistered monastery to find out who has been using one of Uncle Lewis' diabolical doodads to deal out dastardly death to their fellow brothers with a simple stroke of a pen. You can expect- Bound Boobs! Gushing Gloryholes! Fl...

Welcome to the premiere episode of Damn You, Uncle Lewis where we dive deep into the world of the campy '80s Canadian television show that made antique shopping terrifying: FRIDAY THE 13TH: THE SERIES! Step into the creepy basement of My Very Curious Curio show for the monthly meeting of the "We Hate Uncle Lewis Club" as we explore the pilot episode of Friday the 13th: The Series, "The Inheritance" starring future Academy Award winner SARAH POLLEY and her killer antique dolly, Vida. (Currentl...

This episode originally aired on March 16, 2013. WITHOUT WARNING is currently available to stream on TUBI. Lock the door and bolt the windows, because Classic Episode 48 has just broken out of the ScreamQueenz Crypt! This time, my special guest KELLEY KOMBRINCK from NIGHT OF THE LIVING PODCAST joins me to discuss Greydon Clark's 1980 sci-fi schlockfest WITHOUT WARNING. A fun day at the lake turns into a living nightmare for a group of teens who must team up with a pair of grizzled old coot...

If you don't want the movie spoiled, watch THE KILLING HOUR on Tubi before listening! ***** This episode was originally published on Patreon on November 3, 2025. On this fourth Friday the 13th the Series Spectacular episode, we're focusing on ARMAND MASTRIOANNI who directed "Better Off Dead" and "Mesmer's Bauble" as well as eight episodes of the show we've yet to cover. While he's most famous for discovering Tom Hanks in the 1980 wedding night slasher HE KNOWS YOU'RE ALONE, we've chosen a ...

"DAMN YOU, UNCLE LEWIS!" OFFICIALLY LAUNCHES JANUARY 13, 2026 Watch FUNERAL HOME on Shudder or Tubi to avoid spoilers. We're counting down the days until Launch Day with another FRIDAY THE 13TH THE SERIES SPECTACULAR episode! This time we're celebrating the work of director WILLIAM FRUET with ten Friday the 13th episodes to his credit including "The Inheritance", "Vanity's Mirror", and "Face of Fear." But tonight we're focusing on his 1980 drive-in classic FUNERAL HOME (aka CRIES IN THE NIGHT...

"DAMN YOU UNCLE LEWIS" will be taking a hiatus from our usual coverage of FRIDAY THE 13TH THE SERIES episodes until the show launches publicly this fall. Until then, we've put together a series of FRIDAY THE 13TH THE SERIES SPECTACULAR episodes in which we celebrate some of our favorite F13 heavy-hitting writers, directors and stars by checking out their other work. First up, HELLO MARY LOU-PROM NIGHT 2 directed by BRUCE PITTMAN (And Now the News, The Mephisto Ring) and starring WENDY LYON...

"Angela" -Episode Art by MZK Art and Design . Follow them on Instagram @matthewzkesslerart And buy some fabulous gay soap from Baron Von Soap Our two-part NIGHT OF THE DEMONS SPECTACULAHHRR continues with the in-depth conversation with superfan MATT KNIFE. We'll delve into our personal histories with the movie as well as why it resonates so well with us as gay men. NIGHT OF THE DEMONS is currently available to stream on Shudder, Peacock and Tubi. Mentioned in this episode: Bliss Book...

It's campy. It's raunchy. It's gory. It's the beloved 1988 cult classic crowd pleaser, NIGHT OF THE DEMONS! In fact, I love this movie so much, I'm throwing a two-part SPECTACULAHHHR. Ten rambunctious teens throw a Halloween party in a spooky abandoned funeral parlor and end up raising hell.` In part of the SPECTACULAHHHR, I'm joined by everyone's favorite heterosexual podfaders and Night of the Demons virgins, ALLISON NOWACKI and BRYAN J. POLK. NIGHT OF THE DEMONS is available on SHUDDER,...

ScreamQueenz is still on hiatus for health reasons, so enjoy this peek behind the Patreon paywall at an episode of DAMN YOU, UNCLE LEWIS: The FRIDAY THE 13TH THE SERIES Retrospective Podcast. In this episode, we're discussing "Master of Disguise" from Season Two in which a cursed makeup kit wreaks deadly havoc on a movie set. Here's why this episode ROCKS: It's directed by Tom McLoughlin (Friday the 13th Part 6: Jason Lives, One Dark Night) It has the ONLY gay character in the entire franchi...

The movie discussed in this episode contains scenes of threats & acts of sexual violence. If you or someone you know needs help, please call the NATIONAL SEXUAL ASSULT HOTLINE at 1-800-656-HOPE(4673) or visit RAINN.org. Our month-long focus on SEAN S. CUNNINGHAM concludes with a look at his 1985 teen action thriller THE NEW KIDS (aka STRIKING BACK). After being orphaned, Loren & Abby must relocate to live with their uncle and quickly run afoul of the local gang of drug-pushing bullies. The situ...

In the FRIDAY THE 13TH Spectacular episode, my guests and I told our Friday the 13th stories. At the FRIDAY THE 13TH Afterparty, you get to tell yours! Get ready for an hour of Camp Crystal Lake tales told by fellow Screamerz: tales that are touching, funny, embarrassing and might just bring a tear to your eye. For more information about the FRIDAY THE 13TH Film Location Tours, visit www.CrystalLakeTours.com Visit us at www.ScreamQueenz.com Follow us on FACEBOOK INSTAGRAM & YOUTUBE. Get acces...

Thirteen years ago, I began the tradition of the FRIDAY THE 13th SPECTACULAR where I set out to discuss the FRIDAY THE 13th series in a way I hadn't heard before. Now, I'm thirteen years older. I'm thirteen years wiser. It's time to go back to where it all started. I'm going back to Camp Crystal Lake. But this time...I'm not going alone. I've enlisted the help of two fabulous out, gay horror filmmakers, BART MASTRONARDI ("Vindication", "Tales of Poe") and MICHAEL VARRATI ("Tales of Poe", "...

I've got COVID, so please enjoy this episode of "DAMN YOU, UNCLE LEWIS!" while I recover. Catch the episode we're discussing "Pipe Dream" on YouTube for free at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DpmX98KWT4 Ryan's long-absent father (guest star MICHAEL CONSTANTINE from "My Big Fat Greek Wedding) is getting married! But Uncle Lewis gave him a cursed pipe as a wedding gift. Can the Curious Goods crew retrieve the pipe and save Ray's soul before his dreams of happily ever after go up in smoke? My...

This episode is dedicated in loving memory to MARCEL FONTAINE. *********************************************************** "Keep away from Pumpkinhead unless you're tired of living. His enemies are mostly dead. He's mean and unforgiving." -from the poem PUMPKINHEAD by ED JUSTIN From the acrid, dust-choked desert comes a rural American folktale of vengeance, witchcraft and violent death. LANCE HENRIKSEN plays Ed Harley, a simple store owner in a backwater desert community, whose son Billy (MAT...

With Friday, May 13th looming on the calendar, it's time for another FRIDAY THE 13th SPECTACULAR episode! This time we're celebrating the work of JOHN CARL BUECHLER ("Friday the 13th Part 7: The New Blood") and his infamous 1986 cult classic TROLL. A banished troll king seeks to bring back his lost world of dark fairies by nefariously transforming the residents of a San Francisco apartment building into evil mystical creatures. Whimsical fantasy or antigay propaganda? YOU DECIDE! My special g...

Once upon a time...three handsome and available Queenz got together to talk about a movie. Come listen as we put the fairy in fairy tale. I'm joined this episode by TYLER JENSEN and ROMAN CHIMIENTI, the co-directors of SCREAM, QUEEN! MY NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET, to dig into STUART GORDON's bloody bedtime story, DOLLS. A ragtag group of lost travelers takes shelter from a storm by spending the night in a secluded mansion owned by a seemingly kindly toymaker, his wife and their army of bloodthir...

Our #WomenInHorrorMonth celebration continues with an in-depth look at the 1987 vampire Western hybrid NEAR DARK directed and co-written by future Oscar-winner KATHERYN BIGELOW (The Hurt Locker, Zero Dark Thirty, Point Break, Blue Steel). My very special guests are PAUL STEVENSON (Who Will Survive?) and KELLY HOGABOOM. (Beauty, the Beast and the B's) You can expect: -Neck chewin' -Pelt trackin' -Bar brawlin' -Chest oilin' -Trucker tweakin' -Lassooin ' -Transfusin' -Rootin' -Tootin' -...

Before SILENT NIGHT DEADLY NIGHT, there was another Psycho Santa out to ruin your Christmas. Directed by DAVID HESS, star of LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT, TO ALL A GOODNIGHT (1980) is the cautionary tale of a group of finishing school girls who decide to drug their housemother so that they can throw the Christmas party to end all Christmas parties. But before you can say, "What could possibly go wrong?", a killer in a Santa Claus crashes the party and puts an end to their holly jolly hootenanny. Oh,...