NOT A Horror Movie Episodes

Better say your prayers, because another vintage ScreamQueenz Episode has escaped from the asylum and is heading your way! This time we're heading all the way back to Episode 14, released on Halloween Night, 2010, for a spine-chilling exploration of the Victorian elegance and nightmarish whimsy that awaits within Third Rail Projects' STEAMPUNK HAUNTED HOUSE. Step into a world where the steam-powered technology of yesteryears collides with the eerie shadows of a haunted theater. Imagine ...

In this second part of our FRIDAY THE 13TH THE SERIES SPECTACULAR celebraton of Richard Benner and his queer masterwork OUTRAGEOUS! (1977), we are delighted to share with you our conversation with actor RICHERT EASLEY who played Perry in the film. Richert shares candid behind-the-scenes tales of making this rags-to-riches gay classic and its lasting impact on the LGBT+ community. But that's not all! You'll also find out The inside scoop on Richert's time working on Broadway's most scan...

This is a Two-Part Episode! Part Two featuring an interview with RICHERT EASLEY from the cast of Outrageous! will air starting Saturday, December 13th! *************************************** It's Part Three of the FRIDAY THE 13TH THE SERIES SPECTACULAR, and this time we are shining a spotlight on RICHARD BENNER, screenwriter of "And Now the News" and writer/director of the lost queer classic masterpiece OUTRAGEOUS! (1977). In this delightful, bittersweet tale of unlikely buddies and ch...

Another vintage episode of ScreamQueenz has risen from the tomb! This time, it's an excerpt from Episode 44 originally published on October 31, 2011 in which I'm joined by Scott the Satyr to discuss some more Halloween Haunted Attractions. I'll be guiding you through the psychosexual chills of Manhattan's notorious BLACKOUT HAUNTED HOUSE. Meanwhile, Scott put the TRICK into TRICK OR TREAT as he recounts tales of picking up horny vampires at KNOTT'S SCARY FARM. This podcast uses the ...

This episode of ScreamQueenz contains graphic descriptions of disturbing sexual acts. Discretion advised. ***** Kick off the Halloween season with this Flashback to one of our most popular and shocking Vintage ScreamQueenz episodes when my special guest Kristin Quinn and I visited New York City's most controversial attractions, The VORTEX HAUNTED HOUSE. No ghosts or goblins lurk inside the Vortex. Instead, it's a descent into a psychosexual nightmare you must travel through alone. In pi...

If you enjoyed this episode, say THANK YOU and SUPPORT THE SHOW with a one-time donation at bit.ly/sqthankyou ***** Once upon a time on a cold and lonely farm in the cold and lonely mountains lived a couple who were also cold and lonely and very very sad. Then one day, they found a most unusual little girl named Ada. They decided to raise Ada as their own. It seemed all their prayers were answered! But who...or what...is Ada? Friend or fiend? Angel or demon? Miracle or monster? The movie LAMB i...

As proof that ScreamQueenz has not podfaded, please accept the Flashback to one of the most popular and beloved of our classic episodes: that time TRAE DEAN and DOUG SHAPIRO dropped by to discuss the gayest Agatha Christie murder mystery of all, EVIL UNDER THE SUN. EVIL UNDER THE SUN is currently available for streaming on BRITBOX and for rental from all the usual sources. Note: This episode was recorded 13 years ago. I was a lot coarser and less sensitive than I am now. I apologize for my off...

Come along with me and my special guest, Pastor Ben Fitzgerald-Fye, as we venture into the eerie, mystical and very queer world of the 2016 Australian film, Boys in the Trees. This unique coming-of-age tale set on Halloween Night is far from your typical horror movie, blending genres to create a uniquely captivating, enchanting, and chilling atmosphere. As we journey into the deep dark woods with the characters of Boys in the Trees, we'll not only encounter ghosts, monsters and werewolves. We'l...

What happens when you combine the comedic genius of Don Knotts, a haunted house, and a cast of hilarious character actors? You get the 1966 comedy classic, The Ghost and Mr. Chicken! For this special birthday episode of ScreamQueenz, we're joined by the fabulous TRAE DEAN from "DAMN YOU, UNCLE LEWIS!" and STEPHEN WANGNER, founder of the Don Knotts Appreciation Society, to discuss the sheer brilliance of this movie and its enduring legacy. We'll dive into the wacky world of Don Knotts' comedy, e...

The previously announced episode on ZOMBIE STRIPPERS (2008) has been moved back until Friday, April 21. The following is an episode of IT CAME FROM THE '70s that first aired exclusively on Patreon on October 14, 2022. ***** Welcome aboard Polyester Airlines direct flight to November 1, 1976: the night NBC aired the Halloween episode of LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE, "The Monster of Walnut Grove". While playing a Halloween prank, Laura thinks she sees Mr. Oleson decapitate his wife with a sword, b...

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...

"For a short person, you have long sentences." Secret passages Shady staff members Corny jokes Humor that really didn't age well Squeaky mammary glands Dead pigeons Gay subtext I had to hammer in Wookalar attacks Not only will I be donning my gay apparel, but I'm also reuniting my gayest guest hosts, DOUG SHAPIRO and TRAE DEAN! THE PRIVATE EYES was directed by LANG ELLIOTT and stars DON KNOTTS, TIM CONWAY, GRACE ZABRISKIE, TRISHA NOBLE and BERNARD FOX. ***** isit us ...

"This entire murder has been...catered!" You are cordially invited to spend the weekend with the world's greatest detectives in a spooky old mansion! Enjoy an invisible dinner, a fiendish murder, and the chance to win a million dollars if you can solve this devious crime! Get ready to laugh your *** off, because our topic this time is NEIL SIMON's classic murder mystery spoof MURDER BY DEATH from 1976 featuring one of the brilliant comedy ensemble casts ever put on film. My partner in crime i...

(This episode initially posted missing about 30 minutes of the show. This is the complete version. My apologies for any confusion.) Take a journey back in time with us to a world of mythological monsters, petulant gods, men in miniskirts and marauding MAGGIE SMITHs. I'm finishing off our pre-holiday look at Horror-Adjacent Comfort Films with a chat on 1981's CLASH OF THE TITANS directed by DESMOND DAVID and starring HARRY HAMLIN, LAURENCE OLIVIER, CLAIRE BLOOM, BURGESS MEREDITH and the eternall...

In ABBOTT & COSTELLO's charmingly SPOOKTACULAR comedy THE TIME OF THEIR LIVES, two ghosts (LOU COSTELLO & MARJORIE REYNOLDS) falsely accused of being traitors during the Revolutionary War must find a lost letter from George Washington that will prove their innocence and break their curse...all while scaring the pants of their manor home's current residents! Despite sharing almost no scenes together, this is one of the comic duo's best comedies and one of my all-time favorite comfort films. To s...

Once upon a time, two fierce young filmmakers set out to make a documentary about the legend of Mark Patton. They were never heard from again... In this fourth installment of my casual chats with out gay horror filmmakers, I'm honored to have with me TYLER JENSEN and ROMAN CHIMIENTI, the co-directors of the smash hit documentary SCREAM QUEEN! MY NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET. In addition to discussing the challenges of piecing together a cohesive and powerful story as it unfolds in real time, we discu...

“It was never too late to exchange the things you believed defined you for something better.” -Guillermo Del Toro To kick off Pride Month, I've chosen to discuss GUILLERMO DEL TORO's Oscar-winning fantasy film, THE SHAPE OF WATER. On the surface, the story appears to be simply a sci fi Beauty and the Beast/Creature From the Black Lagoon mashup. Look closer, and you'll see a story of people who are considered "less than" by a cruel and soulless society who rise up to fight against that system...

This episode is part of the EVERY DAY IS HALLOWEEN Fundraiser Benefiting New Alternatives for Homeless LGBT Youth. Help save a life this holiday season. Donate to New Alternatives at bit.ly/sqpodna or via Facebook at bit.ly/sqpodfb Show NOtes TBA Mentioned in this episode: Bliss Book Pick up the gnarly new survivor horror novel BLISS by Brandon Halsey on Amazon! "It's like 28 DAYS LATER meets THE STAND meets TRAINSPOTTING!" Bliss Promo This podcast uses the following third-party services for...

This episode is part of the EVERY DAY IS HALLOWEEN Fundraiser Benefiting New Alternatives for Homeless LGBT Youth. Help save a life this holiday season. Donate to New Alternatives at bit.ly/sqpodna or via Facebook at bit.ly/sqpodfb **** SERIAL MOM, directed by legendary homosexual and self-proclaimed "Pope of Filth" JOHN WATERS, stars KATHLEEN TURNER in a tour-de-fabulous performance as Beverly Sutphin, a seemingly perfect suburban wife and mother who just might also be the perfect killing machi...

Join me on this super casual mini episode where I catch you up on my summer hiatus, my trip to Podcast Movement, my terrifying visit to MORTEM MANOR, the Orlando area's leading haunted house attraction (I laughed. I screamed. I peed a little.), and the state of the upcoming COUNTDOWN TO HALLOWEEN POD-A-THON (Starting October 17th). And since I can't leave you without some movie discussion, enjoy mini reviews of the 70's gay porn slasher KNIFE + HEART, the gory queer short film THE QUIET ROOM, a...

(Main Segment Begins at 18:00) "Anyone who can swallow two Sno-Balls and a Ding-Dongshouldn't have any trouble with pride."-Steve Guttenburg __________________________________________________________________________________ Gay Pride Month in New York City is almost over,and we're sending it off with a great big FLAMING bang!We're taking a departure from the world of gore-streaked world of horrorto talk about the greatest, glittery-est, humpiest disco dancin'roller boogyin' gay/not-gay semi-b...

To round out #WomenInHorrorMonth, we are talking about a little film from Poland called THE LURE ("Córki dancingu") the debut directial feat from Agnieszka Smoczynska. Join me on a trip to Warsaw in the 1980's where two sisters (Marta Mazurek & Michalina Olszanskaare) about to make a splash on the Polish musical scene by becoming an overnight nightclub singing sensation. Oh, did I mention those sisters are mermaids? No, not the cutesy kind of mermaids. The RIP OUT YOUR THROAT AND EAT YOUR HE...

For this year's HIGHLY APPROPRIATE HOLIDAY SPECIAL, I've once again chosen a topic that proved so complex to edit, getting the show out almost killed me. But at long last, here's a look at the most entertaining animated feature no one ever saw, TWICE UPON A TIME. In this delightful animated feature produced by GEORGE LUCAS, an unlikely band of otherworldly heroes must band together to stop the evil Synonymous Botch from turning the world into nonstop nightmare party. To help me through this de...

Get ready for another journey back in time to the GOLDEN AGE OF RADIO with a wintery-themed episode of LIGHTS OUT guaranteed to chill you more than any Artic Vortex ever will! In "Poltergeist", three young women on vacation in the country take a shortcut through an abandonded, snow-covered cemetery that turns out to be their first and last mistake. Please try to make a donation to one of the charities mentioned by our new SCREAMQUEEN OF THE WEEK, the woofalicious Mr. SHAWN EWERT. SCREAMQUEEN ...