Podcast

Queer Horror: A Film Guide - The Podcast

Film History, Film Reviews, TV & Film

The creator, co-editors, and contributors to QUEER HORROR: A FILM GUIDE do a deep dive into one of the films they wrote about for the book. Host: Sean Abley. Guests: Tyler Doupe, Calpernia Addams, Daniel W. Kelly, Brian Kirst, Michael Varrati, Dr. Heather O. Petrocelli

Episodes
16
Releases
Weekly
Typical length
31 min
On air since
2026
Latest episode
1 week ago

Episodes

16 episodes, newest first

  1. Der Samurai w/ Daniel W. Kelly

    Season 2, Episode 16

    Show notes

    Queer Horror: A Film Guide creator/co-editor Sean Abley and contributor Daniel W. Kelly aka ScareBear Dan of Boys, Bears and Scares dig deep into the ramifications of repressing who you really are and cross-dressers who kill in der Samurai !

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    Queer Horror: A Film Guide - The Podcast is a 30 minute deep(ish) dive into a classic (or not-so-classic) horror film found in the 500-page encyclopedia of genre films with LGBTQ content, Queer Horror: A Film Guide. Each episode Sean Abley, creator/co-editor of QH:AFG, asks one of the book contributors to pick a film they wrote about for the book that deserves even more queer analysis. Guests include co-editor Tyler Doupé, contributors Calpernia Addams, Molly Henery, Daniel W. Kelly, Brian Kirst, Michael Varrati, and special guest Heather O. Petrocelli, PhD.

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    35 min
  2. Let Me In w/ Calpernia Addams

    Season 2, Episode 15

    Show notes

    Queer Horror: A Film Guide creator/co-editor Sean Abley and Calpernia Addams dig into not one, not two, but three versions of Let the Right One In, with the American remake Let Me In (2010) as the launchpad.

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    Queer Horror: A Film Guide - The Podcast is a 30 minute deep(ish) dive into a classic (or not-so-classic) horror film found in the 500-page encyclopedia of genre films with LGBTQ content, Queer Horror: A Film Guide. Each episode Sean Abley, creator/co-editor of QH:AFG, asks one of the book contributors to pick a film they wrote about for the book that deserves even more queer analysis. Guests include co-editor Tyler Doupé, contributors Calpernia Addams, Molly Henery, Daniel W. Kelly, Brian Kirst, Michael Varrati, and special guest Heather O. Petrocelli, PhD.

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    33 min
  3. Beyond the Valley of the Dolls w/ Heather O. Petrocelli, PhD

    Season 2, Episode 14

    Show notes

    Queer Horror: A Film Guide creator/co-editor Sean Abley in conversation with Heather O. Petrocelli, PhD., author of Queer for Fear: Horror Film and the Queer Spectator. Sean and Heather make the queer case for Beyond the Valley of the Dolls!

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    Queer Horror: A Film Guide - The Podcast is a 30 minute deep(ish) dive into a classic (or not-so-classic) horror film found in the 500-page encyclopedia of genre films with LGBTQ content, Queer Horror: A Film Guide. Each episode Sean Abley, creator/co-editor of QH:AFG, asks one of the book contributors to pick a film they wrote about for the book that deserves even more queer analysis. Guests include co-editor Tyler Doupé, contributors Calpernia Addams, Molly Henery, Daniel W. Kelly, Brian Kirst, Michael Varrati, and special guest Heather O. Petrocelli, PhD.

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    42 min
  4. Los Angeles Comic-Con "Problematic Films" SPECIAL EPISODE

    Season 1, Episode 13

    Show notes

    In this special episode of Queer Horror: A Film Guide - The Podcast, we present a live recording of the Los Angeles Comic-Con "Problematic Films" panel, moderated by Sean Abley. Panelists include QHAFG contributor and Midnight Mass podcast co-host Michael Varrati, QHAFG cover artist Brendan Haley, Horror Movie Survival Guide podcast co-host Teri Gamble, and comic artist and film critic William O. Tyler.

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    Queer Horror: A Film Guide - The Podcast is a 30 minute deep(ish) dive into a classic (or not-so-classic) horror film found in the 500-page encyclopedia of genre films with LGBTQ content, Queer Horror: A Film Guide. Each episode Sean Abley, creator/co-editor of Queer Horror: A Film Guide, asks one of the contributors to pick a film they wrote about for the book that deserves even more queer analysis. Guests include co-editor Tyler Doupé, contributors Calpernia Addams, Daniel W. Kelly, Brian Kirst, Michael Varrati, and special guest Heather O. Petrocelli, PhD.

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    57 min
  5. The Mad Doctor w/ Brian Kirst

    Season 1, Episode 12

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    Queer Horror: A Film Guide creator/co-editor Sean Abley and "Big Gay Horror Fan's" Brian Kirst suss out the super-gay subtext of The Mad Doctor (1941).

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    Queer Horror: A Film Guide - The Podcast is a 30 minute deep(ish) dive into a classic (or not-so-classic) horror film found in the 500-page encyclopedia of genre films with LGBTQ content, Queer Horror: A Film Guide. Each episode Sean Abley, creator/co-editor of Queer Horror: A Film Guide, asks one of the contributors to pick a film they wrote about for the book that deserves even more queer analysis. Guests include co-editor Tyler Doupé, contributors Calpernia Addams, Daniel W. Kelly, Brian Kirst, Michael Varrati, and special guest Heather O. Petrocelli, PhD.

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    26 min
  6. Bite Marks w/ Daniel W. Kelly

    Season 1, Episode 11

    Show notes

    Queer Horror: A Film Guide creator/co-editor Sean Abley and O.G. contributor Daniel W. Kelly of Boys, Bears and Scares, dig their bear teeth into Mark Bessenger's gay vampire indie, Bite Marks.

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    Queer Horror: A Film Guide - The Podcast is a 30 minute deep(ish) dive into a classic (or not-so-classic) horror film found in the 500-page encyclopedia of genre films with LGBTQ content, Queer Horror: A Film Guide. Each episode Sean Abley, creator/co-editor of Queer Horror: A Film Guide, asks one of the contributors to pick a film they wrote about for the book that deserves even more queer analysis. Guests include co-editor Tyler Doupé, contributors Calpernia Addams, Daniel W. Kelly, Brian Kirst, Michael Varrati, and special guest Heather O. Petrocelli, PhD.

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    28 min
  7. Titane w/ Heather O. Petrocelli, PhD

    Season 1, Episode 10

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    Queer Horror: A Film Guide creator/co-editor Sean Abley in conversation with Heather O. Petrocelli, PhD., author of Queer for Fear: Horror Film and the Queer Spectator. Sean and Heather go hard on a film Sean does not enjoy - Julia Ducournau's Titane (2021)!

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    Queer Horror: A Film Guide - The Podcast is a 30 minute deep(ish) dive into a classic (or not-so-classic) horror film found in the 500-page encyclopedia of genre films with LGBTQ content, Queer Horror: A Film Guide. Each episode Sean Abley, creator/co-editor of Queer Horror: A Film Guide, asks one of the contributors to pick a film they wrote about for the book that deserves even more queer analysis. Guests include co-editor Tyler Doupé, contributors Calpernia Addams, Daniel W. Kelly, Brian Kirst, Michael Varrati, and special guest Heather O. Petrocelli, PhD.

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    45 min
  8. Psycho Beach Party w/ Michael Varrati

    Season 1, Episode 9

    Show notes

    Queer Horror: A Film Guide creator/co-editor Sean Abley and contributor Michael Varrati in conversation about Charles Busch's stage play-turned horror comedy film, Psycho Beach Party (2000).

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    Queer Horror: A Film Guide - The Podcast is a 30 minute deep(ish) dive into a classic (or not-so-classic) horror film found in the 500-page encyclopedia of genre films with LGBTQ content, Queer Horror: A Film Guide. Each episode Sean Abley, creator/co-editor of Queer Horror: A Film Guide, asks one of the contributors to pick a film they wrote about for the book that deserves even more queer analysis. Guests include co-editor Tyler Doupé, contributors Calpernia Addams, Daniel W. Kelly, Brian Kirst, Michael Varrati, and special guest Heather O. Petrocelli, PhD.

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    32 min
  9. Mascara w/ Calpernia Addams

    Season 1, Episode 8

    Show notes

    Queer Horror: A Film Guide creator/co-editor, Sean Abley, and contributor Calpernia Addams do a deep dive on the Charlotte Rampling vehicle, Mascara (1987).

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    Queer Horror: A Film Guide - The Podcast is a 30 minute deep(ish) dive into a classic (or not-so-classic) horror film found in the 500-page encyclopedia of genre films with LGBTQ content, Queer Horror: A Film Guide. Each episode Sean Abley, creator/co-editor of Queer Horror: A Film Guide, asks one of the contributors to pick a film they wrote about for the book that deserves even more queer analysis. Guests include co-editor Tyler Doupé, contributors Calpernia Addams, Daniel W. Kelly, Brian Kirst, Michael Varrati, and special guest Heather O. Petrocelli, PhD.

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    30 min
  10. WonderCon Queer Horror: A Film Guide Panel SPECIAL EPISODE

    Season 1, Episode 7

    Show notes

    In this special episode of Queer Horror: A Film Guide - The Podcast, we present a live recording of the WonderCon Queer Horror: A Film Guide panel, moderated by Sean Abley. Panelists include QHAFG contributor Calpernia Addams, contributor and Midnight Mass podcast co-host Michael Varrati, QHAFG cover artist Brendan Haley; writer/director and Captain Samouflage comic creator Sam Irvin; and actor and Horror Movie Survival Guide podcast co-host Teri Gamble.

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    Queer Horror: A Film Guide - The Podcast is a 30 minute deep(ish) dive into a classic (or not-so-classic) horror film found in the 500-page encyclopedia of genre films with LGBTQ content, Queer Horror: A Film Guide. Each episode Sean Abley, creator/co-editor of Queer Horror: A Film Guide, asks one of the contributors to pick a film they wrote about for the book that deserves even more queer analysis. Guests include co-editor Tyler Doupé, contributors Calpernia Addams, Daniel W. Kelly, Brian Kirst, Michael Varrati, and special guest Heather O. Petrocelli, PhD.

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    44 min
  11. Wrong Turn 4: Bloody Beginnings w/ Brian Kirst

    Season 1, Episode 6

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    Queer Horror: A Film Guide creator/co-editor Sean Abley and "Big Gay Horror Fan's" Brian Kirst dig into what's right (and queer) about Wrong Turn 4: Bloody Beginnings.

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    Queer Horror: A Film Guide - The Podcast is a 30 minute deep(ish) dive into a classic (or not-so-classic) horror film found in the 500-page encyclopedia of genre films with LGBTQ content, Queer Horror: A Film Guide. Each episode Sean Abley, creator/co-editor of Queer Horror: A Film Guide, asks one of the contributors to pick a film they wrote about for the book that deserves even more queer analysis. Guests include co-editor Tyler Doupé, contributors Calpernia Addams, Daniel W. Kelly, Brian Kirst, Michael Varrati, and special guest Heather O. Petrocelli, PhD.

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    28 min
  12. Stripperland w/ Daniel W. Kelly

    Season 1, Episode 5

    Show notes

    Queer Horror: A Film Guide creator/co-editor Sean Abley and O.G. contributor Daniel W. Kelly peel back the layers of the Zombieland homage? Parody? Stripperland to find the gay in a zombie stripper apocalypse.

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    Queer Horror: A Film Guide - The Podcast is a 30 minute deep(ish) dive into a classic (or not-so-classic) horror film found in the 500-page encyclopedia of genre films with LGBTQ content, Queer Horror: A Film Guide. Each episode Sean Abley, creator/co-editor of Queer Horror: A Film Guide, asks one of the contributors to pick a film they wrote about for the book that deserves even more queer analysis. Guests include co-editor Tyler Doupé, contributors Calpernia Addams, Daniel W. Kelly, Brian Kirst, Michael Varrati, and special guest Heather O. Petrocelli, PhD.

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    26 min
  13. American Psycho w/ Tyler Doupé

    Season 1, Episode 4

    Show notes

    Queer Horror: A Film Guide creator/co-editor Sean Abley and co-editor Tyler Doupé dig out the gay in American Psycho.

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    Queer Horror: A Film Guide - The Podcast is a 30 minute deep(ish) dive into a classic (or not-so-classic) horror film found in the 500-page encyclopedia of genre films with LGBTQ content, Queer Horror: A Film Guide. Each episode Sean Abley, creator/co-editor of Queer Horror: A Film Guide, asks one of the contributors to pick a film they wrote about for the book that deserves even more queer analysis. Guests include co-editor Tyler Doupé, contributors Calpernia Addams, Daniel W. Kelly, Brian Kirst, Michael Varrati, and special guest Heather O. Petrocelli, PhD.

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    30 min
  14. Chopper Chicks in Zombie Town w/ Heather O. Petrocelli, PhD

    Season 1, Episode 3

    Show notes

    Queer Horror: A Film Guide creator/co-editor Sean Abley in conversation with Heather O. Petrocelli, PhD., author of Queer for Fear: Horror Film and the Queer Spectator. Sean and Heather go academic on one of Heather's favorite films, Chopper Chicks in Zombie Town.

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    Queer Horror: A Film Guide - The Podcast is a 30 minute deep(ish) dive into a classic (or not-so-classic) horror film found in the 500-page encyclopedia of genre films with LGBTQ content, Queer Horror: A Film Guide. Each episode Sean Abley, creator/co-editor of Queer Horror: A Film Guide, asks one of the contributors to pick a film they wrote about for the book that deserves even more queer analysis. Guests include co-editor Tyler Doupé, contributors Calpernia Addams, Daniel W. Kelly, Brian Kirst, Michael Varrati, and special guest Heather O. Petrocelli, PhD.

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    34 min
  15. Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter w/ Michael Varrati

    Season 1, Episode 2

    Show notes

    Queer Horror: A Film Guide creator/co-editor Sean Abley and contributor Michael Varrati in conversation about Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter (2001).

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    Queer Horror: A Film Guide - The Podcast is a 30 minute deep(ish) dive into a classic (or not-so-classic) horror film found in the 500-page encyclopedia of genre films with LGBTQ content, Queer Horror: A Film Guide. Each episode Sean Abley, creator/co-editor of Queer Horror: A Film Guide, asks one of the contributors to pick a film they wrote about for the book that deserves even more queer analysis. Guests include co-editor Tyler Doupé, contributors Calpernia Addams, Daniel W. Kelly, Brian Kirst, Michael Varrati, and special guest Heather O. Petrocelli, PhD.

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    29 min
  16. TransAmerican Killer with Calpernia Addams

    Season 1, Episode 1

    Show notes

    Queer Horror: A Film Guide creator/co-editor, Sean Abley, and contributor Calpernia Addams do a deep dive on the notorious mid-2000s sleaze film, TransAmerican Killer.

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    Queer Horror: A Film Guide - The Podcast is a 30 minute deep(ish) dive into a classic (or not-so-classic) horror film found in the 500-page encyclopedia of genre films with LGBTQ content, Queer Horror: A Film Guide. Each episode Sean Abley, creator/co-editor of Queer Horror: A Film Guide, asks one of the contributors to pick a film they wrote about for the book that deserves even more queer analysis. Guests include co-editor Tyler Doupé, contributors Calpernia Addams, Daniel W. Kelly, Brian Kirst, Michael Varrati, and special guest Heather O. Petrocelli, PhD.

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    28 min