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LGBTQ horror podcast. Part of Bloody Disgusting's BloodyFM. Tweets by co-hosts @joelipsett.bsky.social and @tracedthurman.bsky.social | horrorqueers at gmail dot com

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Horror Queers @horrorqueers.bsky.social · 5h

Wipe that popcorn off your jacket and take the longest shower ever because we're discussing the queer-leaning throuple at the center of Stephen Chiodo's cult classic #KillerKlownsFromOuterSpace (1988)! Tagging in for the conversation is @deadringers.bsky.social co-host @paulisgreat2000.bsky.social!

Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988) feat. Paul Farrell

Podcast Episode · Horror Queers · 10/15/2025 · 1h 49m

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Horror Queers @horrorqueers.bsky.social · 5h

Plus: The Dickies' super fun theme song, "Klown mayhem," debating the usefulness of Debbie and why @tracedthurman.bsky.social can't stop laughing over the line "big BOOBS!"

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Horror Queers @horrorqueers.bsky.social · 5h

Join us as we dive into this plot-lite gem of a film, thanks to some impressively resourceful practical effects and set design, courtesy of the Chiodo Bros.. It's a gateway horror film that aims to entertain, and at that it most definitely does.

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Horror Queers @horrorqueers.bsky.social · 5h

Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988) feat. Paul Farrell

Podcast Episode · Horror Queers · 10/15/2025 · 1h 49m

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Horror Queers @horrorqueers.bsky.social · 7h

As we hit the mid-way point of #HQHalloween, why not take a breather? Hit up a healing retreat or stay at an Airbnb...of horror!

Our pick: @joelipsett.bsky.social's fave underrated queer entry, B&B (2017).

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Joe Lipsett @joelipsett.bsky.social · 1d

This movie is so fucking fun. More tomorrow…

Horror Queers @horrorqueers.bsky.social · 1d

Tomorrow on the Main Feed: avoid the woods and don't answer the door because the town is being invaded by KILLER KLOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE (1988)

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Horror Queers @horrorqueers.bsky.social · 1d

Tomorrow on the Main Feed: avoid the woods and don't answer the door because the town is being invaded by KILLER KLOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE (1988)

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Horror Queers @horrorqueers.bsky.social · 1d

Today on Patreon: Put on your sexy underwear and beware of boars because we're back in Venus, Oregon to discuss Renny Harlin's long overdue sequel, #TheStrangers:Chapter2 (2025).

Plus: hospital horror, fish eyed panic attacks, underwhelming flashbacks, and yet more speculation about the finale

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Joshua R. Pangborn @joshuarpangborn.sidekickproductions.org · 1d

This is a great way to celebrate Halloween thanks to the @horrorqueers.bsky.social ! But just a suggestion for those looking for a movie for October 26th: The Brooklyn Butcher! Get it on BluRay today at www.sidekickproductionsny.com/thebrooklynb...

Horror Queers @horrorqueers.bsky.social · 25d

Adjust your watch list accordingly…

An horror watchlist calendar for October

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Horror Queers @horrorqueers.bsky.social · 1d

Watching something in the @letterboxd.social Bottom 500 may not give you the best results, but perhaps you'll find something to like.

PREY (not that one; no not *that* one either) isn't good, but at least it has recognizable faces in it?

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Horror Queers @horrorqueers.bsky.social · 1d

As promised (threatened?), tomorrow we're headed back into the world of Renny Harlin's THE STRANGERS trilogy with a full-length Patreon episode on the second entry: CHAPTER 2.

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Horror Queers @horrorqueers.bsky.social · 2d

Yeah, sure, why not?

Bloody Disgusting @bloody-disgusting.com · 2d

M. Night Shyamalan will direct and co-showrun MAGIC 8 BALL for Mattel Studios, a live action television series adaptation of the iconic toy that's taking the form of a supernatural drama.

Brad Falchuk ("American Horror Story") writes and co-creates alongside Shyamalan.

‘Magic 8 Ball’ – M. Night Shyamalan Directing Supernatural TV Series for Mattel!

In the wake of Barbie‘s smash hit success at the box office, Mattel announced a movie adaptation of the iconic Magic 8 Ball toy, but that project has now morphed into a series. M. Night Shyamalan(!) h...

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Horror Queers @horrorqueers.bsky.social · 2d

The list of potential Danny Trejo films you could watch for today's prompt is nearly endless, so why not go with this bizarro little one? #HqHalloween

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Horror Queers @horrorqueers.bsky.social · 3d

Love that one.

Horror Queers @horrorqueers.bsky.social · 3d

It's #HQHalloween Sunday and the kids aren't alright. Which film hates kids enough for you to watch for today's prompt?

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Horror Queers @horrorqueers.bsky.social · 3d

Oh yes, that one is hilariously alarmist!

Horror Queers @horrorqueers.bsky.social · 3d

That’s quite the poster

Horror Queers @horrorqueers.bsky.social · 4d

Let's spend this #HQHalloween Saturday educating ourselves about the Satanic Panic.

Yes, there are several fictional titles, but why check out a celebrated doc like SATAN WANTS YOU?

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Daniel Taylor @happynatto.bsky.social · 4d

Day 10: Udo Kier

The Editor

What a wild homage to giallo films. It always makes me happy when I can spot references now, but I’ve still got a long, long list of gialli to get to.

#HQHalloween

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Horror Queers @horrorqueers.bsky.social · 4d

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Film Updates @thefilmupdates.bsky.social · 4d

A new look at ‘THE VAMPIRE LESTAT’ has been released.

Horror Queers @horrorqueers.bsky.social · 5d

Your weekend homework: return to Venus to check the hospital, the stables, and the woods for masked figures.

Tuesday on Patreon we're doing a deep dive into THE STRANGERS: CHAPTER 2

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Horror Queers @horrorqueers.bsky.social · 5d

ICYMI: LURKER is now streaming on Mubi.

Be sure to check out one of @joelipsett.bsky.social’s fave films of the year, then listen to our full length discussion on Patreon

Horror Queers @horrorqueers.bsky.social · Aug 26

Today on Patreon: What's the difference between love and obsession?

That's the question being asked in LURKER, Alex Russell's homoerotic ode to parasocial relationships.

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Horror Queers @horrorqueers.bsky.social · 5d

Today is officially the day SHIVERS turns 50, so you’re required to listen to our episode on this Canadian classic.

Horror Queers @horrorqueers.bsky.social · 7d

In celebration of its 50th anniversary, we're revisiting David Cronenberg's classic "sex slug" film, #shivers (1975). C/W: sexual assault, statutory rape

Shivers (1975)

Podcast Episode · Horror Queers · 10/08/2025 · 1h 53m

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Scott agrees: FREE LINK @scottdagostino.ca · 5d

IT’S UDO KIER DAY 🖤

Horror Queers @horrorqueers.bsky.social · 25d

Adjust your watch list accordingly…

Horror Queers @horrorqueers.bsky.social · 5d

Celebrate the 1/3 mark of #HQHalloween month with queer icon Udo Kier. Here's an early entry in his filmography that sounds wild.

Anyone seen it?

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Horror Queers @horrorqueers.bsky.social · 6d

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We love a 🐍 movie!

Bloody Disgusting @bloody-disgusting.com · 6d

Move over, Anaconda, there’s a new snake movie on the way. 20th Century Studios has emerged victorious in a heated bidding war over the real-time python survival thriller CRUSH.

‘Crush’ – 20th Century Studios Victorious in Bidding War Over Python Survival Thriller

Move over, Anaconda, there’s a new snake movie on the way. Deadline reports that 20th Century Studios has emerged victorious in a heated bidding war over the python survival thriller Crush. The snake-...

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