Queer Horror Cult

What do you get when you cross the Hollywood tropes surrounding mentally ill women with the can-do indie spirit of regional horror films? This episode, of course! Taking a cue from both Kier-La Janisse's "House of Psychotic Women" and Stephen Thrower's "Nightmare USA," Aria and Lori discuss the ways in which depictions of "female PsYcHoSiS" are represented in films that exist beyond the pearly gates of studio filmmaking, with explorations of "Pigs" (1973), "Let's Scare Jessica to Death" (1971), and "The Witch Who Came From the Sea" (1976).

Audio clip from the trailer for "House of Psychotic Women" (aka "Blue Eyes of the Broken Doll") (1974).

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Join Lori and Aria as they lose all cred and prove what posers they truly are in discussing an all-time favourite, the pitch-perfect thriller "Green Room" (2015)! Thankfully film connoisseur Nicole Boychuk from the band I Hate Sex is here to keep things punk and disorderly with some tales from the tour van!

Audio clips from "The Return of the Living Dead" (1985) and "Green Room" (2015).

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Much like a divorced dad, Lori and Aria have returned for their bi-weekly visit with a look at "The Brood" (1979) and "Possession" (1981), proving that staying together for the kids can often end with monstrous consequences.

Audio clip from "Psycho Goreman" (2020).

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This week, Aria and Lori dive into technological perversion on the motorway with a look at Crash (1996) and Titane (2021).

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This week Queer Horror Cult goes to confession to profess our undying love for these Catholic-themed horror movies. Religious righteousness and unhinged boogeymen collide with a look at "Alice, Sweet Alice" (1976), "The Pit and the Pendulum" (1991), and "Saint Maud" (2019).

NOTE: The spoiler warning for "Alice, Sweet Alice" comes at 17 minutes and 20 seconds, so skip ahead to 25 minutes and 9 seconds if you don't wanna know whodunnit.

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If the premise behind this week's episode has any truth to it, we are so beyond done for. This week is a look at mental and moral degradation through the viewing of extreme cinema with a conversation on "Censor" (2021) and "Berberian Sound Studio" (2012).

Audio clip from David Cronenberg, interviewed for "Heart of the Matter" (1979-2000).

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What do you get when the sole survivor of a horrific, fascist hate mob teams up with a group of left-wing anarchists? This week's episode, of course! Join Aria and Lori as they get political with the unsung gem, Canadian exploitation thriller "Siege" (1983).

MAJOR SPOILERS FOR "SIEGE" (1983).

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Remember the good ol' days of loveable giant mascot-suited entertainers serving up family friendly laughs and even worse pizza? Well maybe you need the prescription adjusted on those rose-coloured glasses, for these technicolor animatronic monstrosities are out for blood! This week, Aria and Lori talk dark nostalgia with a look at "Willy's Wonderland" (2021) and "The Banana Splits Movie" (2019), so come on down to the Super Happy Fun Room and join the laughs to keep from crying!

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Reaching back into the archives for this week, with an episode recorded about a year ago that never got released, with some new (extremely strange) takes that Lori is prepared to defend to the death, in a very chaste look at "Cherry Falls" (2000).

Audio clip from "King of the Hill" (1997)

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This week, Lori and Aria are once again locked in conflict with the Discourse™ as they unpack the need for less-than-perfect, flawed representation in queer characters. Listen along as we lionize lesbian scumbags in cinema through an examination of "All Cheerleaders Die" (2013), "I Care a Lot" (2020), and, for the second time, "Knife+Heart" (2018).

Audio clip from the Pope of Trash himself, John Waters.

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Ahoy! This week, Lori and Aria talk gender essentialism, how it fuels bigotry, and how it can be used to subvert itself, as they dive into the French queer arthouse morass of sexual confusion and gender collapse. So kick back with your fave takeout from femboy hooters, and all aboard for a voyage into the spoiler-filled territory of deconstructing "The Wild Boys" (2017)!

Audio clip from "Frankenhooker" (1990).

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Oh boy. Pride month is once again upon us, so we're back at it. Let's ease back into things with a conversation about some of the most fun we've had in the past year as we take a look at Canada's own PG: Psycho Goreman (2020).

Audio clips from The Cure - "Boys Don't Cry" and "PG: Psycho Goreman" (2020)

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This week, Aria and Lori are putting on their tinfoil hats, pulling out their fillings, and burning off their fingerprints with a look at three paranoid horror films. Films discussed are "The Thing" (1982), "Bug" (2006), and "Someone's Watching Me!" (1978).

Audio clip from "The Wrong Guy" (1997).

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This week, Aria and Lori get political as they look at the topic of resource extraction, expansionism, and colonialism in terms of the films "Alien" (1979), "Congo" (1995), and "Underwater" (2020).

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This week, Aria and Lori pull themselves away from the internet long enough to talk about the internet. Movies discussed are "Pulse" (2001), "Pulse" (2006), "The Card Player" (2004), and "Open Windows" (2014).

Audio clip from "Kids' Guide to the Internet" (1997).

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This week Lori and Aria look at some truly inexplicable films, all centred around big cats. Movies discussed are "Wild Beasts" (1984), "Roar" (1981), and the Netflix mini-series "Tiger King" (2020).

Audio clip from "The Making of Roar"

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This week Aria and Lori look at a pair of April Fool's themed movies, with "April Fool's Day" (1986) and "Slaughter High" (1986).

MAJOR SPOILERS FOR "APRIL FOOL'S DAY" (1986) AND "SLAUGHTER HIGH" (1986).

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This week Aria and Lori hunker down and do some social distancing while discussing adaptations of H.P. Lovecraft's The Color Out of Space. Movies discussed this week are "Color Out of Space" (2019), "The Curse" (1987), and "Die, Monster, Die!" (1965).

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This week, Aria and Lori dive into a trio of films by filmmaker Bong Joon Ho, examining "Memories of Murder" (2003), "The Host" (2006), and "Parasite" (2019).

The episode contains MAJOR SPOILERS for "Memories of Murder," "The Host," and "Parasite"

Audio clip from "Society" (1989).

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This is it, folks. Episode 69. Nice. As such, Lori and Aria set out to really capture the essence of sex in horror, which results in a harrowing, misguided journey of existentialism and cinematic dread. Films discussed this week are "Caligula" (1979), "Knife + Heart" (2018), "Emanuelle in America" (1977), "Bat Pussy" (197?), "Porno Holocaust" (1981), "Singapore Sling" (1990), and, last but definitely not least, "Society" (1989).

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Women in Horror Month is in full swing, and this week Aria and Lori return to a topic from last year, with more women getting revenge! This time, the focus is on a trio of Japanese genre films, with discussions of "Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion" (1972), "Sex and Fury" (1973), and Audition (1999).

Audio clip from "Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion" (1972).

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This week, Lori and Aria wanna go down to the picture show, and are talking carnage at the cinema. Get some popcorn, take a seat, and kick back for some movie-house mayhem, with "Drive In Massacre" (1976), "Demons" (1985), "Dead End Drive-In" (1986), and "Popcorn" (1991).

Audio clip from "The Return of the Living Dead" (1985).

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This week Lori and Aria are digging into the perfect pairing of the highly-aesthetic giallo film with the fashion world of modelling. Films discussed are "Blood and Black Lace" (1964), "Strip Nude For Your Killer" (1975), and "Death Walks at Midnight" (1972).

Audio clip from "The Neon Demon" (2016)

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This week Gutter Flicks returns as Lori delves into two very similar video nasties that definitely make for uncomfortable viewing. Films discussed include "The Last House on the Left" (1972), "The Virgin Spring" (1960), "The Last House on the Left" (2009), and "Night Train Murders" (1975).

WARNING: This episode deals with sexual violence.

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This week, Aria and Lori dive into some social media horror/cult movies and examine the condition known as "being perpetually online." Other talking points include depictions of mental illness in film, and a shared dislike for true crime. Movies discussed this week are, "Assassination Nation" (2018), "Like Me" (2017), "Ingrid Goes West" (2017), and "Tragedy Girls" (2017).

Audio clip from "Tragedy Girls" (2017).

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Still riding the wave of holiday sickness, Lori and Aria get extra delirious this week with one of the most off-the-wall cult movies of the 90s, Tammy and the T-Rex (1994).

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This week, Lori and Aria get a triple-dose of christmas terror with a look at "Black Christmas" (1974), "Black Christmas" (2006), and "Black Christmas" (2019).

This episode contains spoilers for the aforementioned films, as well as some discussion of sexual assault.

Audio clip from "Black Christmas" (1974)

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This week, Aria and Lori dive into the surrealistic nightmare that was the early 90s by watching and discussing some music videos by Butthole Surfers, The Cramps, and Primus, and then talk about Alex Winter's cult-classic comedy freak-fest, "Freaked" (1993).

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This week Lori and Aria are returning to their catholic roots with some nunsploitation and religious-flavoured terror. Movies examined are "The Killer Nun" (1979), "The Other Hell" (1981), and "Darlin'" (2019).

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This week, Aria and Lori take a look at rural horror, examining the films "The Eyes of My Mother" (2016) and "Jug Face" (2013).

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This week Lori and Aria finally explore one of their all-time favourite filmmakers, John Waters, looking specifically at how his brand of trash infects the melodrama genre with "Polyester" (1981).

Audio clip from "Frontier Psychiatrist" by The Avalanches.

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This week, Aria and Lori go into a cult classic dear to both their hearts, Gregg Araki's "The Doom Generation" (1995). Talking 90's nihilism, bisexual experimentation, homophobic and biphobic discourse, and generally absurd situations, this gem is definitely worth your time.

MAJOR SPOILERS FOR THE DOOM GENERATION.

DISCUSSIONS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE WITHIN.

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Surprise! Bonus Halloween episode! This week Lori and Aria begin by looking at horror movies set during Halloween parties, specifically watching "Murder Party" (2007), "Idle Hands" (1999), and "Night of the Demons" (1988). Then it's a look back at the past year of the podcast on the anniversary of the first episode, complete with top ten lists of movies covered throughout the year. It's time to celebrate, so won't you join us?

Audio clip from "Halloween" by The Misfits

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'Twas the night before Halloween, and it was time to cozy up with Aria and Lori as they chat Italian zombie movies! This week is full of buck-wild absurdity, with looks at "Zombie" (1979), "Nightmare City" (1980), and "Cemetery Man" (1994).

Audio clip from "The Zombie" by C.W. Stoneking

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This week Lori and Aria keep it extra spooky with an exploration of witchcraft in film and history, examining the films "Mark of the Devil" (1970), "The VVitch" (2015), "The Guardian" (1990), "Hagazussa" (2017), and the Netflix series "Marianne" (2019).

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Spooky castles and ghostly murders make up this week's episode as Lori and Aria dive into some gothic horror flicks. Ranging from a classic to genre hybrids to contemporary takes on gothic horror, discussed this week are "Black Sunday" (1960), "The Red Queen Kills Seven Times" (1972), "Crimson Peak" (2015), and ever-so-slightly, "Gothic" (1986).

Audio clip from "A Shout Out from Tara and Raven"

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This week we sit down with Nicole Boychuk to discuss her co-curated film series, Not Your Final Girl, as well as a look into Jean Rollins' "Fascination" (1979). In addition, Lori and Aria discuss the lesbian vampire as depicted in "Dracula's Daughter" (1936), "Vampyros Lesbos" (1971), and "Daughters of Darkness" (1971).

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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).

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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.

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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 Barbara Crampton and Jeffrey Combs! Let's live, let's laugh, and let's Lovecraft* through discussions of "Re-Animator" (1985), "From Beyond" (1986), and "Castle Freak" (1995).

*Let's also never forget that Lovecraft was an intolerable racist and glossing over that fact because he wrote some spooky stories would be just about the worst idea.

Audio clip from "The Thing" (1982).

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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).

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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).

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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).

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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 FOR "THUNDERCRACK!" (1975).

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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).

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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).

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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 Feast" (1963).

Audio clip from "Blood Feast" (1963).

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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

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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).

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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: This episode features discussions of abortion, anti-choice rhetoric, and misogyny rooted in phobic attitudes towards sex work.

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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).

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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).

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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).

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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), and the X-Files episode, "Die Hand Die Verletzt" (1995).

WARNING: This episode contains reference to sexual abuse, as well as spoilers for the films covered.

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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).

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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).

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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).

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Let the existential times roll as Lori & Aria take a stroll through the nuclear wasteland, seeking refuge from radiation sickness in such genre gems as "Threads" (1984), "Rats: Nights of Terror" (1984), "Hell Comes to Frogtown" (1988), and "Final Flesh" (2009).

Audio clip from "Hardware" (1990).

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Aria & Lori really sink their teeth into this week's topic as they rearrange some guts in the cannibal genre! Bring a hearty appetite and really dig in to "Cannibal Holocaust" (1980), "Ravenous" (1999), "Cannibal Flesh Riot!" (2007), and "Raw" (2016).

Audio clip from "Troll 2" (1990).

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This week, Lori and Aria bask in the hell world their local election results have created and do an appropriately-themed episode all about kids getting fucked up. If the government is determined to totally fuck over the future generations, why not watch some movies that follow suit? Movies discussed are "Cooties" (2014), "Mom and Dad" (2017), and "Who Can Kill a Child?" (1976).

Audio clip from "Cooties" (2014).

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This week, Aria and Lori look at a sampling of movies that feature iterations of the killer lesbian trope. Movies discussed are "What Keeps You Alive" (2018), "High Tension" (2003), and "Windows" (1980).

Audio clip from Cameron Esposito's "Same Sex Symbol" (2014).

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This week Aria and Lori get into a discussion on class and depictions of poverty in horror, discussing Candyman (1992), Street Trash (1987), and C.H.U.D. (1984).

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Ciao, giallo fans! Lori and Aria are back with another episode of Queer Giallo Cult. This week the discussion focuses on the movies where the killers target and punish (a very normative sense of) femininity. Movies discussed are "What Have They Done to Solange?" (1972), "Torso" (1973), and "Don't Torture a Duckling" (1972).

THIS EPISODE CONTAINS MAJOR SPOILERS FOR THE MOVIES DISCUSSED

Audio clip from "All Women Are Bad" by The Cramps

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Tune in this week as Lori and Aria bask in the warming glow of the cathode ray. Television terror hits your ears as the discussion includes "TerrorVision" (1986), "Demons 2" (1986), and "Videodrome" (1983).

Audio clip from "Repo Man" (1984)

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This week we go SPOILER heavy as we take a deep dive into Jordan Peele's new movie "Us" (2019).

SPOILERS for "Us" (2019)

Articles referenced are:

https://shadowandact.com/the-ending-of-us-explained-review

and

https://www.vox.com/2019/3/22/18277163/us-movie-ending-what-happened-adelaide-red-explained

Hans Christian Anderson's "The Shadow":

http://hca.gilead.org.il/shadow.html

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Yee-haw! Lori and Aria are taking a quick survey of Hicksploitation this movie, so saddle-up as we look at class, fear of the disfigured other, and cultural taboo in "Wrong Turn" (2003), "The Hills Have Eyes" (1977/2006), and "Tucker and Dale Vs. Evil" (2010).

Audio clip from "Wrong Turn 2: Dead End" (2007)

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This week Aria and Lori are talking horror movies based on popular urban legends, discussing "Unfriended: Dark Web" (2018), "Alligator" (1980), "When a Stranger Calls" (1979), and Urban Legend (1998).

Audio clip from "Freaky Stories" (1997)

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Aria and Lori get real sleazy this week as they take a deep dive (six feet deep, to be exact) into necrophilia! Talking pathology, the internet, and exploring the films "Nekromantik" (1987), "Nekromantik 2" (1991), "Beyond the Darkness" (1979), and "Lucker: The Necrophagist" (1986). So grab a shovel and get yer hands dirty, because this week, what you crave may just be at the bottom of the grave!

Audio clip from "You're Next" (2011)

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This week Aria returns to discuss Horror Noire, and then, joined by returning guest Erin, the trio have a round-table about their favourite final girls, as well as women and girls in horror.

SPOILERS FOR ALIEN 3 AND SLEEPAWAY CAMP

Audio clip from "The Final Girls" (2015)

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Although Aria is absent from this episode, join Lori in introducing guest host Erin for a special, double-length episode recorded in a hotel room in Berlin, where they attended Final Girls Berlin Film Festival! Continuing the trend for February's Women in Horror Month, this is a stellar film festival dedicated to women in horror, both behind and in front of the camera. Going over everything from feature film screenings and short film blocks to the panels and general excitement going down at the festival, tune in to hear it all. Plus, an interview with festival co-directors Eli & Sara!

Films discussed: "Nancy" (2018), "Good Manners" (2017), "Tigers Are Not Afraid" (2017), "Hounds of Love" (2016), and too many shorts to list!

Audio clip from "Atomic Blonde" (2017)

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In a particularly heavy episode, Lori & Aria look at the ways in which women are harmed by, and seek revenge for, gendered and sexualized violence in "Slumber Party Massacre" (1982), "Ms. 45" (1981), and "The Woman" (2011).

WARNING: This episode contains frank discussions of depictions of gendered and sexualized violence.

Audio clip from "Ms. 45" (1981).

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It's February! It's Black History Month! It's Women in Horror Month! Here's the first themed episode for the month, where Aria & Lori look at tales of revenge from beyond the grave in black horror!

WARNING: Episode contains discussions of racial violence and domestic abuse.

Audio clip from "Re-Animator"

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This week Lori and Aria take a break from the horror of it all and get National Geo-Sapphic with the first instalment of The Miseducational Series, an examination of exploitation disguised as "educational" films. Joining the show is the inaugural guest, porn-expert and long-time friend Amy. The explicit tag is well earned in this exploration of sexploitation "social hygiene" films that purport to give an intimate glimpse into the life of the lesbian, with "Chained Girls" (1965) and "Daughters of Lesbos" (1968). Won't you join us for our filthiest episode yet?

Warning: This episode contains extremely graphic language.

Audio clip from "Chained Girls" (1965)

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Lori and Aria class up the joint as they partake in an evening of snuff films. Rather, films about snuff films. This week we discuss (WITH MAJOR SPOILERS) "8mm" (1999), "Tesis" (1996), and "The Life and Death of a Porno Gang" (2009).

Audio clip from "Cannibal Holocaust" (1980).

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Join Aria and Lori on episode lucky 13, where we talk about deranged boys and their loving mothers. We've got the all time classic Pamela Voorhees in Friday the 13th (1980), the raucous darkly comedic nightmare that is Mother's Day (1980), and the 42nd street sleaze classic Maniac (also 1980). Spoilers for all three, but totally worth a listen anyways!

Audio clip from "Serial Mom" (1994)

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Lori and Aria are talkin' cuddly feline companions as we examine murderous cats in horror. We've got party boats with "The Uninvited" (1988), a sleazy millionaire playboy in "Night of a 1000 Cats" (1972), a woman with her priorities right by making her horde of cats the heirs to her fortune in "Eye of the Cat" (1969), some X-Files fun with the season 3 episode "Tesos Los Bichos" (1996), a dystopic cat food company where pussy eats YOU in "The Corpse Grinders" (1971), and some very unfortunate familial relations with Sleepwalkers (1990). The feminine as monstrous? An attack on heterosexuality? Join us as we unpack all this and more!

Audio clip from "A Dirty Shame" (2004)

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Bustin' past the gross cliches, Lori and Aria are talking representations of twins in horror on this week's episode. Focusing on David Cronenberg's "Dead Ringers" (1988), Frank Henenlotter's "Basket Case" (1982), and "Dead Hooker in a Trunk" (2009) by Jen & Sylvia Soska.

Sound clip from "Scary Movie 3" (2003).

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Join Lori and Aria as they hit their tenth episode with the obligatory rundown of requisite holiday horror, with "Silent Night, Bloody Night" (1972), "P2" (2007), and "The Children" (2008).

Audio clip from "Female Trouble" (1974)

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This week Lori and Aria keep it in the family as they talk Oedipal/Electra complexes in horror, looking specifically at Burial Ground: The Nights of Terror (1981), Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker (1981), and Julie Darling (1983).

Audio clip from "The Loved Ones" (2009).

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This week Lori and Aria are dissecting the depiction of sex work on the silver screen with a range from tired tropes to subversive screen-time. Films discussed include Cam (2018), Sugar Cookies (1973), Frankenhooker (1990), and Vampire Hookers (1978).

Audio clip from "King of the Hill."

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We've got a special bonus episode to continue the discussion from Episode 7: "Queer Giallo Cult" in which we're talking Four Flies on Grey Velvet (1971).

THIS EPISODE FEATURES MAJOR SPOILERS FOR "FOUR FLIES ON GREY VELVET"

Audio clip from "Four Flies on Grey Velvet" (1971)

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This week Lori and Aria go Italian and give a brief primer on the Giallo film and more, before getting into the finer points of the hilarity that is LGBTQ+ "representation" in Giallo.

Films discussed: The Bird with the Crystal Plumage, A Lizard in a Woman's Skin, The Case of the Bloody Iris, and Tenebrae

Sound clips from "A Dirty Shame," "The Bird with the Crystal Plumage," "The Case of the Bloody Iris," and "Tenebrae."

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This week Lori and Aria prove that they are in no way Economics majors as they talk capitalistic horror via Dawn of the Dead (1978 AND 2004), They Live (1988), and Chopping Mall (1986).

Audio clips from "They Live," "Dawn of the Dead," and "Repo Man."

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Join Aria and Lori as they discuss body horror classic The Fly (1986), and a Lovecraft double-feature of From Beyond (1986) and Dagon (2001), as allegorical of heteronormative society's anxiety over trans bodies. Plus we get into our fave body horror glow-ups!

This episode contains spoilers for The Fly (1986), From Beyond (1986), and Dagon (2001).

CONTENT NOTE: This episode contains discussion of transphobia and anti-trans violence/rhetoric.

Audio clip from "Sleepaway Camp 2: Unhappy Campers," "From Beyond," "The Fly," and "Dagon."

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Dystopic reality, roving queer vigilante gangs, and Fiona Dourif? This week we're talk everything Purge, and we're getting deep! Join us for our thoughts on the films and the television series as they pertain to, and reflect on, society.

THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR THE PURGE FILMS AND SERIES.

Audio clip from "Pink Flamingos"

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As the days grow colder and shorter, gather around the garbage fire and stay cozy as Lori and Aria talk about their favourite character archetype, the Dirtbag Diva! They'll run through some of their favourite trash-fire women in horror and their best moments, and then talk about how these cinematic sleazes function as outsiders to normalcy within their respective films.

Films discussed: 68 Kill, Absurd, American Mary, Antibirth, The Evil Dead, Excision, The Exorcism of Emily Rose, and Tragedy Girls

Audio clips from 68 Kill, American Mary, Antibirth, The Evil Dead, Excision, and Tragedy Girls

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In our special bonus Halloween 2018 episode, we discuss the new "Halloween" (2018)! And by discuss, Lori and Aria perform a full-blown autopsy as they deconstruct the film to study it in terms of trauma and the boogeyman. Further discussion looks at the film in terms of how a classic, golden-era slasher can be reborn in 2018.

THIS EPISODE CONTAINS MAJOR SPOILERS FOR THE FILM "HALLOWEEN" (2018).

THIS EPISODE CONTAINS AN IN-DEPTH DISCUSSION OF ISSUES OF TRAUMA AND ASSAULT.

Audio clip from "Halloween" (1978)

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Welcome to the inaugural episode of Queer Horror Cult! Join your hosts, Lori and Aria, as they discuss the horror they grew up with that informed their love of the genre, as well as their queer horror roots.

Audio clip from "But I'm A Cheerleader" (1999)

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