Maya Murphy

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

"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...

This episode, we're taking on a real brain-bender: the French film "Titane"'; a whirlwind of sex, death, cars, and a whole heap of existential questions. The movie is a tough cookie, but MAYA MURPHY and I here to break it down and make it all a bit simpler for you. Together we’ll explore the layers of this challenging but rewarding yet deeply f***ed up film. Trust me, there’s more than just the hyperviolence, graphic nudity and car sex surface to uncover. So buckle up, because we’re about ...

Happy Halloween, my Beautiful Screamerz! To celebrate our favorite holiday, I'm tackling one of the most polarizing, controversial and underestimated films of the year: the Canadian experimental slasher film IN A VIOLENT NATURE. [Currently Streaming on Shudder] Did you love it? Or did you hate it? What happens when you strip a horror movie of all humanity? Is it a fascinating examination of human psychology, horror voyeurism and audience ethics? Or is it a boring slog with a few good kills a...

BLACK FRIDAY SALE: Save 20% off your entire order of fabulous cold process soaps handmade by Matt Knife when you use Promo Code: STARRY at bit.ly/baronvonsoap ***** Hollywood. A town where the streets are paved with broken dreams. But for the fortunate few, it is a place where dreams come true. All it takes is luck... Ambition... And Sacrifice. STARRY EYES is a haunting, disturbing that looks into the darkest regions of human nature and asks the question: How much would you give up to ge...

On the surface, SISSY is your standard bully/revenge slasher. Underneath, there's soooo much more. In fact, there's so much I have to split this episode on it into two parts! My extra special guests for the #WomenInHorrorMonth selection are NICOLE DAVIS (Movie-Go-Round) and MAYA MURPHY (Rosewater, "Damn You, Uncle Lewis!"). SISSY is currently available on Shudder or wherever you rent movies. SISSY was directed by HANNAH BARLOW & KANE SENES, written by HANNAH BARLOW and stars AISHA DEE, HANN...

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...

CW: suicide, child abuse, child endangerment, sexual violence, dark psychological themes. Love bites. Love bleeds. Love lives. Love dies. Love begs. Love pleads. Love is Grimm. The final stop on our "Dark Side Of Rainbow" tour leads us into the darkest, most dangerous reaches of the forest where the only monsters are us. GRIMM LOVE is a fictionalization of the infamous "German gay cannibal case" in which Armin Meiwes killed and ate his willing victim Bernd Brandes. Yet despite the grisly sens...

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...

While I'm in Palm Springs, please enjoy the full episode of our PATREON-exclusive podcast cast, "DAMN YOU, UNCLE LEWIS!" - A "Friday the 13th: The Series" Retrospective. If you enjoyed what you heard, consider becoming a PATRON at www.patreon.com/screamqueenz. First aired on Patreon in September 2020, we're discussing perhaps one of the most disturbing episodes of the show ever: "FAITH HEALER", Season 1, Episode 13. Fortunately, "Fath Healer" was directed by Canadian Body Horror legend DAVID ...

"Will you love me...til the day you die?" Those crazy shopkeepers from My Very Curious Curio Shop are taking over this episode of ScreamQueenz to bring you this full episode of "DAMN YOU, UNCLE LEWIS!", our Patreon Exclusive Podcast dedicated to FRIDAY THE 13th: THE SERIES. Originally airing in May 2020, MAYA MURPHY and TRAE DEAN are on hand to help me tackle one of the series' most infamous and beloved episodes of all time, "VANITY'S MIRROR". A disturbed teen girl gets bloody revenge on her t...

"He's family..." Our salute to CANADIAN HORROR movies continues with a chat about the deeply unsettling (and tragically out-of-print at this time) psychosexual thriller, PIN from 1988. A young man develops an unhealthy attachment to Pin, his father's medical anatomy doll and reigns terror upon anyone who threatens his fractured reality. To help me navigate this dark and twisted path, I am delighted to have MAYA MURPHY ("Damn You, Uncle Lewis!") and real-life Canadian JOE LIPSETT (Horror Queers ...

You survived Election Day. But can you survive another FRIDAY THE 13th SPECTACULAR!! Celebrate the unluckiest day of the year with a peak behind The Paywall with another full episode of our Patreon-exclusive FRIDAY THE 13th: THE SERIES retrospective podcast, "DAMN YOU, UNCLE LEWIS!" In "The Poison Pen", Ryan and Micki must go undercover as monks to infiltrate a monastery in order to retrieve a cursed quill pen that spells Doomsday for anyone who crosses its owner's path. My trusty but snarky ...

“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...

Here's an amuse-bouche taste of Episode 5 of DAMN YOU, UNCLE LEWIS, the Patreon-exclusive FRIDAY THE 13th: THE SERIES retrospective podcast featuring MAYA MURPHY ("21st Century Demon Fighter", "Nightwing: Escalation, Guest Host THE LURE) and the Manly Man from Texas and ScreamQueenz Gold Star Guest TRAE DEAN ( EVIL UNDER THE SUN, THE FIRST NUDIE MUSICAL) In "Hellowe'en", the Curious Goods crew (ROBEY, JOHN D. LEMAY, CHRIS WIGGINS) decide to throw a Halloween party at the store, but wind up acci...

Take a peek behind the Patreon Paywall with this full episode of the Patron Exclusive series, DAMN YOU, UNCLE LEWIS!, A Friday the 13th: The Series retrospective featuring Maya Murphy and Trae Dean. Episode 34 covers "A Cup of Time" in which Ryan, Micki and Jack (Paul D. Le May, Robey, Chris Wiggins) must track down a cursed teacup which an up and coming rock singer (Hillary Shepard) is using to kill homeless people in exchange for staying supernaturally young. Mentioned in this episode: Blis...

Enjoy a taste of the exclusive new Friday the 13th: The Series spinoff podcast available exclusively at Patreon! Find out how you can join the ranks of my SuperScreamerz by clicking HERE. Join Maya, Trae and I on 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. Bound boobs, gu...

Kick off ScreamQueenz Season Ten with a sneak peek at our upcoming Patreon exclusive series, SOMETIMES UNCLE LEWIS DOES DREADFUL THINGS, where my co-hosts TRAE DEAN and MAYA MURPHY salute FRIDAY THE 13th: THE SERIES, cursed goods, bad fashion and all things ROBEY. Pick up the complete FRIDAY THE 13TH: THE SERIES box set at the official ScreamQueenz Amazon Affiliate Store! https://amzn.to/31FIMN4 Mentioned in this episode: Bliss Book Pick up the gnarly new survivor horror novel BLISS by Brando...

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...

COUNTDOWN TO HALLOWEEN: DAY 10 In which a campy sci fi movie hides a tragic gay history and a Hollywood mystery still unsolved after almost 60 years... When invaders from space invade a small town to turn the earth into a breeding farm for giant man-earting gargons, things aren't as terryfying as they planned. This invasion seems a bit...swishy. You're not wrong. I'm joined this time around by actor-singer-supervillan MAYA MURPHY MAYA MURPHY and BEYOND THE BOX SET's co-host JOHN PAUL ...