Queer.Horror.Movies

The curated portfolio of film journalist Joe Lipsett

XOXO Horror Podcast

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XOXO Horror is a podcast dedicated to exploring and expanding the range of voices contributing to the contemporary horror genre.

Series 1 (February 2019)

February is not only Valentine’s Day, but also Women in Horror Month (WiHM):

Women in Horror Month is an international, grassroots initiative, which encourages supporters to learn about and showcase the underrepresented work of women in the horror industries. Whether they are on the screen, behind the scenes, or contributing in their other various artistic ways, it is clear that women love, appreciate, and contribute to the horror genre.

To complement the 10th anniversary of this great initiative, throughout February 2019 XOXO Horror shone a light on female horror film writers. The immensely talented women who agreed to participate in this project reflect a range of backgrounds and specialties, but individually and collectively they are producing some of the most exciting, innovative, reflective, and critical and boundary-pushing writing about horror films in the field.

XOXO Horror is available on the following podcatchers: iTunes, Soundcloud, Spotify

  • Andrea Subissati on Ellen Burstyn in The Exorcist
  • Stacie Ponder and Suspiria
  • Stephanie Crawford and Marcia Gay Harden in The Mist
  • Zena Dixon and Summer Of Fear
  • Gena Radcliffe and An American Werewolf In London
  • Meagan Navarro and Revenge
  • Beatrice Loayza and 28 Days Later
  • Valeska Griffiths and The Craft
  • Ashlee Blackwell and The Invitation
  • Alex West and Shelley Duvall in The Shining
  • Ale Gonzalez and The VVitch

Hazel & Katniss & Harry & Starr Podcast

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My podcasting partner, Brenna Clarke Gray, and I record a weekly podcast called Hazel & Katniss & Harry & Starr, which dissects young adult literature, their filmic adaptations and everything in between. The podcast also has a mandate to highlight Canadian literature and Canadian writers. Podcasts are broken into three categories:

1. Chapters: These full-length episodes focus on a young adult book and its corresponding film or television show adaptation.

Book Two

  • The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (June 2, 2020)
  • The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (May 19, 2020)
  • Sierra Burgess Is A Loser & The Half Of It (May 12, 2020)
  • Trinkets (May 5, 2020)
  • Percy Jackson & The Olympians (April 21, 2020)
  • The DUFF (April 7, 2020)
  • I am Not Okay With This feat. Terry Mesnard (March 24, 2020)
  • Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (March 10, 2020)
  • To All The Boys I’ve Loved 2: PS I Still Love You feat. Jen Crocker (Feb 25, 2020)
  • Z For Zachariah (Feb 11, 2020)
  • Looking for Alibrandi (Jan 28, 2020)
  • Anne of Green Gables / Anne with an E (Jan 14, 2020)
  • Let It Snow (Dec 25, 2019)
  • Little Women (Dec 17, 2019)
  • It’s Kind of a Funny Story (Dec 10, 2019)
  • Tschick (Why We Took The Car / Goodbye Berlin) (Dec 3, 2019)
  • The Golden Compass / His Dark Materials feat. Heather Cyr (Nov 26, 2019)
  • Watership Down (Nov 19, 2019)
  • Speak feat. Lucia Lorenzo (Nov 12, 2019)
  • Howl’s Moving Castle (Nov 5, 2019)
  • Looking for Alaska (Oct 29, 2019)
  • Something Wicked This Way Comes (Oct 22, 2019)
  • Nancy Drew (Oct 15, 2019)
  • Archie / Riverdale (Oct 8, 2019)
  • Emma / Clueless feat. Brennan Klein (Oct 1, 2019)
  • The Hunger Games feat. Alex Heeney (Sept 24, 2019)
  • Ghost World feat. CC Stapleton (Sept 17, 2019)
  • The Maze Runner (Sept 10, 2019)
  • Harry Potter and The Philosopher’s Stone feat. Hannah McGregor (Sept 3, 2019)
  • After (Aug 26, 2019)
  • Every Day (Aug 20, 2019)
  • The Giver (Aug 13, 2019)
  • Josie And The Pussycats (Aug 6, 2019)

Book One

  • Mysterious Skin (June 25, 2019)
  • I Love You, Beth Cooper (June 18, 2019)
  • Everything, Everything (June 11, 2019)
  • Gossip Girl (May 27, 2019)
  • The Virgin Suicides (May 20, 2019)
  • Paper Towns (May 13, 2019)
  • The Stand-In / The Perfect Date (May 7, 2019)
  • Orange Marmalade feat. Paul Le (April 30, 2019)
  • The Changeover (April 23, 2019)
  • The Lesser Blessed (April 16, 2019)
  • Ella Enchanted (April 9, 2019)
  • Chilling Adventures of Sabrina feat. Emily von Seele (April 2, 2019)
  • Divergent (March 26, 2019)
  • Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda / Love, Simon (March 19, 2019)
  • Mortal Engines (March 12, 2019)
  • Persepolis (March 5, 2019)
  • The Mortal Instruments (Feb 26, 2019)
  • The Umbrella Academy (Feb 19, 2019)
  • The Kissing Booth (Feb 12, 2019)
  • The Fault In Our Stars (Feb 5, 2019)
  • The Hate U Give (Jan 29, 2019)
  • A Discovery of Witches (Jan 22, 2019)
  • Scott Pilgrim (Jan 15, 2019)
  • The Scarlet Letter / Easy A (Jan 8, 2019)
  • Dumplin’ (Dec 18, 2018)
  • Before I Fall (Dec 11, 2018)
  • To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before (Dec 4, 2018)
  • Warm Bodies (Nov 27, 2018)
  • The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Nov 27, 2018)

2. Appendixes: These mini bonus episodes range in content. Typically they offer a forecast of notable seasonal or upcoming titles, or a select one-off topic for discussion that falls outside of the guidelines of a Chapter, such as:

  • Never Have I Ever (June 9, 2020)
  • The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (May 26, 2020)
  • May & June 2020 Forecast (April 28, 2020)
  • Never Rarely Sometimes Always (And More Sex!) (April 14, 2020)
  • Sex in YA (March 31, 2020)
  • Netflix Algorithms & The Expanding Universe of Ashley Garcia (March 17, 2020)
  • More Sex Education & March/April 2020 Forecast (March 3, 2020)
  • Sex Education S2 (Feb 18, 2020)
  • Feb 2020 Forecast (Feb 4, 2020)
  • Definition of YA (Jan 21, 2020)
  • Jan 2020 Forecast (Jan 7, 2020)
  • Bingeworthy (Dec 31, 2019)
  • 2019 Wrap Up (Dec 31, 2019)
  • Homework Report (June 4, 2019)
  • 2019 YA Forecast Part 2 (June 4, 2019)
  • Sex Education (Jan 15, 2019)
  • YA Forecast 2019 (Jan 1, 2019)
  • YA Holiday (Dec 25, 2018)

3. Excerpts: These mini bonus episodes are interviews conducted with Canadian YA authors discussing one of their most popular or celebrated texts. Typically one episode is released each month:

  • Kai Cheng-Thom, Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars: A Dangerous Trans Girl’s Confabulous Memoir (Oct 2019)
  • Tim Wynne-Jones, The Starlight Claim (Sept 2019)
  • Tanaz Bhathena, The Beauty of the Moment (April 2019)
  • Steven Bereznai, I Want Superpowers! (Feb 2019)
  • Carrianne Leung, The Wondrous Woo (Jan 2019)
  • Kevin T. Johns, M School (Dec 2018)

Horror Queers

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My writing partner, Trace Thurman, and I write monthly editorials for Bloody Disgusting entitled Horror Queers. The series focuses on films with LGBTQ themes, a high camp quotient or both.

Podcast (New for 2019!)

Horror Queers has launched as a podcast as part of the Bloody Disgusting Podcast Network. Tune in weekly on your podcatcher of choice (iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, Soundcloud, TuneIn) for new episodes:

  • The Craft feat. Valeska Griffiths (June 24, 2020)
  • Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker feat. FriGay the 13th (June 17, 2020)
  • Lord of Illusions (June 10, 2020)
  • Hellbent / Killer Unicorn feat. Sam Wineman (June 3, 2020)
  • The Handmaiden feat. Jenny Nulf (May 27, 2020)
  • Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II feat. Leigh Monson (May 20, 2020)
  • Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island feat. Haleigh Foutch (May 13, 2020)
  • Grace feat. Anya Stanley (May 6, 2020)
  • A Nightmare on Elm Street (April 29, 2020)
  • Poltergeist 2: The Other Side feat. Tyler Jensen & Roman Chimienti (April 22, 2020)
  • Reefer Madness (April 15, 2020)
  • American Psycho feat. Eric Charmelo (April 8, 2020)
  • April Fools Day (April 1, 2020)
  • Vamp feat. Cecil Baldwin (March 25, 2020)
  • The Ranger feat. Annie Rose Malamet (March 18, 2020)
  • Jason X (March 11, 2020)
  • The Blob feat. Meagan Navarro (March 4, 2020)
  • Zombeavers (Feb 26, 2020)
  • Martyrs (Feb 19, 2020)
  • Single White Female feat. Double A Horror Highway (Feb 12, 2020)
  • Hellraiser: Bloodline (Feb 5, 2020)
  • The Boy Next Door feat. Matt Donato (Jan 29, 2020)
  • All Cheerleaders Die (Jan 22, 2020)
  • Hostel: Part II (Jan 15, 2020)
  • Scream 2 (Jan 8, 2020)
  • Speed Dating 2 (Jan 1, 2020)
  • American Horror Story: Asylum feat Emily VanDerWerff (Dec 18, 2019)
  • Black Christmas feat. Alex Wiggins (Dec 11, 2019)
  • Blade: Trinity (Dec 4, 2019)
  • The X-Files: I Want To Believe feat. Ari Drew (Nov 27, 2019)
  • Jawbreaker (Nov 20, 2019)
  • Alien: Covenant feat. Drew Dietsch (Nov 13, 2019)
  • Interview With The Vampire (Nov 6, 2019)
  • A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge Live From Fantastic Fest (Nov 1, 2019)
  • Phantom of the Paradise feat. BJ Colangelo (Oct 30, 2019)
  • House on Haunted Hill (Oct 23, 2019)
  • The People Under The Stairs feat. Carter Smith (Oct 16, 2019)
  • The Perfection (Oct 9, 2019)
  • I Know Who Killed Me feat. Anthony Hudson (Oct 2, 2019)
  • Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation feat. Stephanie Crawford (Sept 25, 2019)
  • Cursed feat. Tim O’Leary (Sept 18, 2019)
  • Jason Goes To Hell feat. Alice Collins (Sept 11, 2019)
  • IT: Chapter One feat. Michael Roffman (Sept 4, 2019)
  • The Loved Ones feat. Dirty Little Horror (Aug 28, 2019)
  • Good Manners (Aug 21, 2019)
  • Tragedy Girls feat. Dani Ryan (Aug 14, 2019)
  • Audition (Aug 7, 2019)
  • ParaNorman feat. Brenna Clarke Gray (July 31, 2019)
  • Orphan feat. Sade Sellers (July 24, 2019)
  • In The Flesh feat. David Opie (July 17, 2019)
  • Scream: Resurrection (July 10, 2019)
  • Lake Placid feat. Brian Particelli (July 10, 2019)
  • Tales From the Crypt Presents: Demon Knight feat. Sarah-Tai Black (July 3, 2019)
  • Ginger Snaps feat. Ariel Fisher (June 26, 2019)
  • Seed of Chucky feat. Chris Eggertsen (June 19, 2019)
  • Final Destination feat. Terry Mesnard (June 12, 2019)
  • Knife + Heart (June 5, 2019)
  • Otto; Or Up With Dead People feat. Kyle Turner (May 29, 2019)
  • The Brood (May 22, 2019)
  • Calvaire / The Ordeal (May 15, 2019)
  • Fatal Frame feat. Jenny Nulf (May 8, 2019)
  • The Wicker Man feat. Cap Blackard (May 1, 2019)
  • Cemetery Man (April 24, 2019)
  • Psycho 2 feat. Michael Varrati (April 17, 2019)
  • Oculus (April 10, 2019)
  • Stage Fright (April 3, 2019)
  • Daughters of Darkness feat. Ale Gonzalez (March 27, 2019)
  • Ravenous (March 20, 2019)
  • Cherry Falls feat. Brennan Klein (March 13, 2019)
  • The Rage: Carrie 2 (March 6, 2019)
  • Always Shine (Feb 27, 2019)
  • Lyle feat. Stacie Ponder (Feb 20, 2019)
  • Happy Death Day (Feb 13, 2019)
  • Dead Ringers (Feb 6, 2019)
  • Swimfan (Jan 30, 2019)
  • Jennifer’s Body (Jan 23, 2019)
  • Hostel (Jan 16, 2019)
  • Scream (Jan 16, 2019)
  • Speed Dating (Jan 16, 2019)

Patreon Podcast

If you want even more Horror Queers, you can subscribe to our Patreon account for more exclusive content:

  • June 2020: Creature Feature Theme
    • Audio Commentary: Sneaks on a Plane (2006)
    • Full episodes: Deep Rising (1998) and Arachnophobia (1990)
    • Minisodes: “Thirstiest Horror Crushes” and “Scream 5 Predictions”
  • May 2020: Possession Theme
    • Audio Commentary: Evil Dead – Unrated Cut (2013)
    • Full episodes: The Taking of Deborah Logan (2014) and Insidious (2010)
    • Minisodes: “Memorable Mothers” and “Celebrating F13th at 40”
  • April 2020: Home Invasion Theme
    • Audio Commentary: You’re Next (2011)
    • Full episodes: Hush (2016) and The Strangers (2008)
    • Minisodes: “Trapped in Your House Horror” and “Best Opening Scenes”
  • March 2020:
    • Audio Commentary: Hollow Man (2000)
    • Full episodes: The Invisible Man (2020) and The Hunt (2020)
      Minisodes: “Spoilers in Trailers” and “Flawless 5 Star Horror”
  • Feb 2020:
    • Audio Commentary: Valentine (2001)
    • Full episodes: Gretel & Hansel (2020) and Blumhouse’s Fantasy Island (2020)
    • Minisodes: “The 2020 Hereditaries” and “Worst First Date Horror”
  • Jan 2020:
    • Audio Commentary: Scream (1996)
    • Full episodes: The Grudge (2020) and Underwater (2020)
    • Minisodes: “Q1 Most Anticipated Horror” and “Is January Horror Bad?”
  • Dec 2019:
    • Full episodes: Black Christmas (2019) and Into The Dark: Midnight Kiss (2019)
    • Minisodes: “Best Horror of the 2010s” and “Best Horror of 2019”
  • Nov 2019:
    • Full episodes: Doctor Sleep (2019) and Primal (2019)
    • Minisodes: “Horror Gatekeepers: What are They and Why Do They Suck?” and “Must-Includes in a Holiday Horror Movie Night”
  • Oct 2019:
    • Full episodes: In The Tall Grass (2019) and Zombieland 2: Double Tap (2019)
    • Minisodes: “TIFF/Fantastic Fest Wrap Up” and “Most Annoying Final Girl”
  • Sept 2019:
    • Full episodes: 3 From Hell (2019) and IT: Chapter Two (2019)
    • Minisodes: “Stephen King” and “PG-13 vs R”
  • August 2019:
    • Full episodes: 47 Meters Down: Uncaged (2019) and Ready Or Not (2019)
    • Minisodes: “Controversial Horror Hot Takes” and “Do Horror Fans Lack Empathy?”
  • July 2019:
    • Full episodes: Midsommar (2019) and Crawl (2019)
    • Minisodes: “4th of July Horror” and “Aquatic Horror”
  • June 2019:
    • Full episodes: Ma (2019) and NOS4A2 (AMC, 2019)
    • Minisodes: “Comfort Food Horror” and “Most Anticipated Third Quarter Horror Releases 2019”
  • May 2019:
    • Full episodes: Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019) and The Perfection (2019)
    • Minisodes: “Traumatizing or Triggering experiences” and “Remakes”
  • April 2019:
    • Full episodes: Pet Semetary (2019) and The Curse of La Llorona (2019)
    • Minisodes: “SXSW Recap” and “Best Pranks in Horror”
  • March 2019: The Last House On The Left (2009) and Us (2019)
  • Feb 2019: Velvet Buzzsaw (2019) and Happy Death Day 2U (2019)
  • Jan 2019: Escape Room (2019) and Glass (2019)

Written Editorials

Monthly posts are available on Bloody Disgusting. The series has covered the following films: