Trae Dean

Welcome aboard Polyester Airlines for another trip back in time to the decade when Sonny and Cher were our King and Queen. Even though summer just started, your captain, Patrick Walsh, is taking you back to school because your final destination is September 9, 1973; the night SATAN'S SCHOOL FOR GIRLS premiered as the ABC Wednesday Night Movie! A young woman goes undercover at an exclusive all-girls fine arts academy to investigate her sister's mysterious death and finds herself entangled i...

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 &...

This episode first aired on December 21, 2012. Show notes TBA SOCKET is currently available for free on YouTube here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3iFFr05Y3g Follow director Sean Abley at GayOfTheDead on Instagram SOCKET was written & directed by Sean Abley and stars Derek Long, Matthew Montgomery, Alexandra Billings, Allie Rivenbark and Rasool Jahan Mentioned in this episode: Network Plug with music This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - ht...

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...

Watch ARNOLD for free on Youtube or buy the gorgeous new Blu-Ray from Vinegar Syndrome. Say goodbye to ScreamQueenz with ARNOLD, a delightfully bizarre but tragically forgotten horror comedy of 1973. In the first five minutes of ARNOLD, a gold-digging flight attendant marries a corpse...and that's the least weird thing that happens for the rest of the movie. It's the kind of movie that makes you ask, "Are the straights ok???" ARNOLD combines classic Gothic horror elements like a creepy ...

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...

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...

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...

THE DARK SIDE OF THE RAINBOW: Part 1 - "Queer Stereotypes" Don't you hate it when your favorite disco is also an ancient Templar shrine and you die in a freak foam party accident and your soul is forced to walk the earth for the next 700 years? ME TOO! Pride Month is off to a very silly start with the adorable yet kinda problematic 2006 French comedy POLTERGAY. Boogie down with my very special guest TRAE DEAN ("DAMN YOU, UNCLE LEWIS!") and me on this madcap tour through the Gay Afterlife. PO...

"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 ...

"For a short person, you have long sentences." Start your holiday season with our MILDLY INAPPROPRIATE HOLIDAY SPECIAL where we discuss a film that is at best tangentially related to either the holiday season or the usual format for the show. This year, we're diving into the 1980 murder mystery spoof THE PRIVATE EYES starring comedy legends TIM CONWAY ("The Carol Burnett Show". "Dorf on Golf" and DON KNOTTS ("The Andy Griffith Show", "Three's Company", "The Ghost & Mr. Chicken") In THE PRIVATE...

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...

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 ...

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...

COUNTDOWN TO HALLOWEEN: Day 12 Despite talking about a children's movie, three grown adult men's inability to say the word "veg" without giggling make this episode unsuitable for.... well, anybody. This leg of our journey towards every horror fans Night of Nights takes another slight detour into children's fare with the surprisingly naughty WALLACE AND GROMIT: CURSE OF THE WERERABBIT. A more gentle touch is required for this show, because I'm joined by everyone's favorite FraidyCat: DOUG S...

It's our EIGHTH ANNIVERSARY, so... I'm throwing a "house" party... A haunted house party! Hopefully special guest TRAE DEAN can protect us

Time to set sail once again with my favorite mystery-solving queens, TRAE DEAN and DOUG SHAPIRO. This time, we join PETER USTINOV, BETTE DAVIS, MAGGIE SMITH and ANGELA LANSBURY as HERCULE POIROT tries to crack a bizarre on-board homicide in a land older than time in DEATH ON THE NILE. (Live cobra not included!)

Listener TRAE DEAN stops int to talk about the electrifying erotic gay sci fi thriller, SOCKET. We’re sure you’ll get a charge out of it....

Special guests TRAE DEAN and KAREN MACK are here to discuss a tale with an important lesson: NEVER get between an undead prom queen and her tiara...EVER!