Queer.Horror.Movies

The curated portfolio of film journalist Joe Lipsett

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. Titles include:

  • 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:

  • 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:

  • 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:

  • Knife + Heart feat. Anya Stanley (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 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: