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Queer Horror Cult

Queer Horror Cult

Welcome to the Queer Horror Cult, a podcast for deconstructing, analyzing, and just talking love of horror, genre, and cult cinema from a queer perspective. Join us as we discuss individual films, franchises, film movements, sub-genres, themes and aesthetics, and engage in interviews and round-table discussions. Episodes frequently feature full spoilers for the films being discussed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:33:57

#050 - Fake Shemp, Real Zombie

Queer Horror Cult ·

2019/10/02

This week, Aria and Lori are joined by two long-time friends, Kris and Kelsey, for an appreciation round-table of a mutual favourite: the Evil Dead series! Starting with "The Evil Dead" (1981), through "Evil Dead II" (1987), "Army of Darkness" (1992), "Ash Vs. Evil Dead" (2015-2018), and ending with the remake, "Evil Dead" (2013).Audio clip from "Ash Vs. Evil Dead" (2016). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:08:12

#049 - Queer Horror Cult Gets the Hose Again

Queer Horror Cult ·

2019/09/25

This week Lori and Aria dive into the question of transphobia and representation in "The Silence of the Lambs" (1991), as well as what they like or dislike about the movie in general.THIS EPISODE CONTAINS FRANK DISCUSSIONS OF TRANSPHOBIC RHETORIC.Audio clip from "Clerks II" (2006). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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#048 - Live, Laugh, Lovecraft

Queer Horror Cult ·

2019/09/18

As summer turns to fall, Aria and Lori turn to the simpler joys of life, focusing on what is really important--a stroll down the street with a loved one as the leaves change colour, an evening out with the squad, or an otherworldly abomination traversing dimensions to rip asunder our being from our mere flesh body as we move beyond the trappings of the mortal realm. That's right, this week we are looking at films based on the writings of H.P. Lovecraft! Specifically, Stuart Gordon films starring

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#047 - Hardbody Havoc

Queer Horror Cult ·

2019/09/11

This week Lori and Aria are workin' up a sweat with some body-toning, weight-lifting, aerobicizing madness as they look at a handful of hardbody horror and cult movies, all featuring gyms and fitness at their core. Films discussed included "Death Spa" (1989), "Killer Workout" (1987), and "Flexing With Monty" (2010).MAJOR SPOILERS FOR THE FILMS DISCUSSED.Audio clip from "Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy" (1996). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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#046 - Obligatory Cruising Episode

Queer Horror Cult ·

2019/09/04

This week, Aria and Lori take a deep dive into respectability politics by looking at the most obligatory film for queer horror podcasts, William Friedkin's "Cruising" (1980). We analyze the film through a lens informed by our collective favourite academic paper, "Sex in Public" by Lauren Berlant and Michael Warner.MAJOR SPOILERS FOR "CRUISING" (1980).Audio clip from "A Dirty Shame" (2004). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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#045 - Going Down Like a Shipwreck

Queer Horror Cult ·

2019/08/28

This week Lori and Aria are going down on the horror genre with some deep-sea aquatic horror! Movies discussed include "Leviathan" (1989), "Deep Rising" (1998), the Scooby Doo, Where Are You! episode "A Clue For Scooby Doo" (1969), and "The Rift" (1990).Audio clip from "Sealab 2021" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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#044 - The Spank Bank Think Tank and the Horniest...

Queer Horror Cult ·

2019/08/21

Aria is absent this week, and so the remaining two-thirds of the Spank Bank Think Tank reunite to explore the horniest of houses. Join Lori and returning special guest Amy as they prepare to spend the night in the deliriously perverted manor in "Thundercrack!" (1975). Discussions include the golden-age of porn, midnight movies, porn parodies, rampant bisexuality, and the John Waters-ness of it all.THIS EPISODE CONTAINS EXPLICIT DISCUSSION OF PORNOGRAPHY AND SEX.THIS EPISODE CONTAINS MAJOR SPOILERS

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#043 - There's Something About Mandy

Queer Horror Cult ·

2019/08/14

This week Aria joins Lori in taking a deeper look at Lori's favourite film of 2018, "Mandy". Topics explored include what makes "Mandy" metal, literary notions of the sublime and the existential dread that brings, Abraxas and the Gnostic notion of Quantum Entanglement, and a feminist perspective on the cult and their crimes.THIS EPISODE FEATURES MAJOR SPOILERS FOR THE FILM "MANDY" (2018).Audio clip from "Mandy" (2018). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:17:53

#042 - Miracle on 42nd Street

Queer Horror Cult ·

2019/08/07

This week Lori and Aria talk a stroll down New York's infamous sleaze street of decadence with a look at films that use 42nd street, during its heyday of New York exploitation, as a backdrop. Films discussed are "42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Block" (2015), "The Driller Killer" (1979), "Fleshpot on 42nd Street" (1973), and "The New York Ripper" (1982).Audio clip from "42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Block" (2015). Hosted on

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#041 - Gutter Flicks

Queer Horror Cult ·

2019/07/31

This week, Lori and Aria are too busy with life stuff to record a new episode, so please enjoy the pilot for the yet-to-be launched Patreon exclusive horror podcast Gutter Flicks! Gutter Flicks is an examination of the most notorious, controversial, extreme, and just flat-out weird movies that genre film history has to offer. Lori, joined by Aria, kicks things off with a brief history of the Video Nasty moral panic from the UK in the mid-1980s, and then get into it with the first gore flick, "Blood

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1:00:54

#040 - Car Troubles

Queer Horror Cult ·

2019/07/24

This week, Lori and Aria hate on cars as they are conceptualized in society, and get glee out of watching them smash up. Talking car culture and subverted freedom, as well as vehicular carnage while looking at "Death Race 2000" (1975), "Drive Angry" (2011), "Roadgames" (1981), and "Mad Max" (1979).Audio clip from "Jesus Built My Hot Rod" by Ministry Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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#039 - Horny For Haunted Houses

Queer Horror Cult ·

2019/07/17

This week Aria and Lori explore what goes bump in the night as they look at the haunted house movie as a mirroring of the breakdown of domestic life. Films discussed are "The Amityville Horror" (1979), "The Changeling" (1980), and "House on Haunted Hill" (1999).Audio clip from "House on Haunted Hill" (1999). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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#038 - Baby Shower Power Hour

Queer Horror Cult ·

2019/07/10

This week Aria and Lori explore the "biological truths" surrounding reproduction, and how horror films can unsettle this presupposed heteronormative structure. They are also completely bewildered by some of the absolutely wild movies covered, including "It's Alive" (1974), "Little Otik" (2000), "The Suckling" (1990), and "The Baby" (1973). Join us for some queer theory, social deconstruction, and jokes about people boning down.Audio clip from Cameron Esposito's "Marriage Material" (2016).WARNING:

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1:02:41

#037 - This Is 'Murica

Queer Horror Cult ·

2019/07/03

Join Lori and Aria as they celebrate American history with a slew of films that really take to task what constitutes the American dream, history, and tradition. Films discussed include "Two Thousand Maniacs!" (1964), Master of Horror episodes "Homecoming" (2005) and "The Washingtonians" (2007), and, finally, "Uncle Sam" (1996).Audio clip from "Cooties" (2014). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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#036 - Can-Con Slashathon

Queer Horror Cult ·

2019/06/26

This week Lori and Aria delve into a slice of Canadian cinema history by looking at slasher films originating from their home country. Films covered are "Prom Night" (1980), "My Bloody Valentine" (1981), "Terror Train" (1980), "Happy Birthday to Me" (1981), and "Visiting Hours" (1982).Audio clip from "Tusk" (2014). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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#035 - Good Times at the Grand Guignol

Queer Horror Cult ·

2019/06/19

This week Aria and Lori dive into the world of the theatrical in horror cinema. Starting with a brief history on the Grand Guignol, what soon follows is a Queer Horror Cult first, in that one of the films watched was absolutely hated across the board. Films discussed this week are "The Wizard of Gore" (1970), "Opera" (1987), "Stagefright" (1987), "The Wizard of Gore" (2007), and the "Tales From the Crypt" episode "Top Billing" (1991).Audio clip from "Wet Hot American Summer" (2001). Hosted on Acast

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#034 - Panic! at the Black Mass

Queer Horror Cult ·

2019/06/12

Do memories of chanting figures clad in black robes cloud your conscience? Does deja vu of human sacrifice haunt your mind? Then you may just be in the throes of a satanic panic! This week Aria and Lori play moral crusader as they investigate the Satanic Ritual Abuse Syndrome, with an examination of the book Michelle Remembers, followed by a dive into "Suffer, Little Children" (1983), "The House of the Devil" (2009), "The Devil's Rain!" (1975), so-called documentary "In the Name of Satan" (1990),

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1:30:40

#033 - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

Queer Horror Cult ·

2019/06/05

This week Lori and Aria are brandishing switchblades and travelling in packs, ya dig? Join in on the exploration of girl gang movies with "The Violent Years" (1956), "Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!" (1965), "Wonder Women" (1973), and "Switchblade Sisters" (1975).Audio clip from "Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!" (1965). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:31:23

#032 - Vampires...?

Queer Horror Cult ·

2019/05/29

This week were Aria and Lori are talking those vampire movies that hold ambiguity over how the vampire myth is being portrayed. Was there even anything supernatural afoot at all? Movies watched are "Vampire's Kiss" (1988), "Martin" (1977), "The Addiction" (1995), "Deathdream" (1974), and "Habit" (1995).Audio clip from "Habit" (1995). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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#031 - Do Fascists Dream of Electric Pigs?

Queer Horror Cult ·

2019/05/22

Join us this week as we question authority and blast through some action flicks where the cops are given too much power, with "Robocop" (1987), "R.O.T.O.R." (1987), "Demolition Man" (1993), and "Judge Dredd" (1995).Audio clip from "Robocop" (1987). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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