ScreamQueenz: Where Horror Gets GAY!

COUNTDOWN TO HALLOWEEN: DAY 5 If you don't have enough brie for your party guests, the results can be deadly... This episode is a PATRON'S PICK selected by the show supporters at PATREON, so I'm flying solo this time. Just you. Just me. DEAD BODY, directed by BOBBIN RAMSEY, is the story of 9 plucky young people, fresh out of high school, out for one last celebration at a friend's isolated luxury cabin in the woods. What could possibly go wrong? When an innocent suggestion of a hide-and-seek style party game to fill the lull in the evening's festivities is suggested, the fun is most definitively over, because someone is playing "Dead Body" for real. SInce it's just me this time, enjoy a much shorter show than the Pod-A-Thon has put out this far. But please don't forget the very serious issue we're dealing with underneath all the fun we're having, and DONATE! The COUNTDOWN TO HALLOWEEN POD-A-THON is a fundraising effort by the ScreamQueenz podcast to assist NEW ALTERNATIVES in their efforts to get homeless LGBT teenagers in New York City off the streets, not just for tonight, but for good. I'm giving you 21 shows in 21 days. In return, I'm asking you to please give New Alternatives $21. You can make donations in any amount at http://fundraise.newalternativesnyc.org/sq

COUNTDOWN TO HALLOWEEN: DAY 4 What is more delicious? Selling your soul to Satan... Or just taking off your damn corset? Tonight, I'm joined by VANESSA MCENERY from THE V.D. CLINIC PODCAST to discuss ROBERT EGGARS controversial film, THE WITCH . Whether you loved it or hated the movie, you're bound to get a new insight on the experience when Vanessa is on the scene! The COUNTDOWN TO HALLOWEEN POD-A-THON is a fundraising effort by the ScreamQueenz podcast to assist NEW ALTERNATIVES in their efforts to get homeless LGBT teenagers in New York City off the streets, not just for tonight, but for good. I'm giving you 21 shows in 21 days. In return, I'm asking you to please give New Alternatives $21. You can make donations in any amount at  http://fundraise.newalternativesnyc.org/sq

COUNTDOWN TO HALLOWEEN: DAY 3 Into each life, a little rain must fall. So too, into each movie marathon, one stinker must ruin the fun... THE BYE BYE MAN is one of the worst horror movies to get a mainstream release in ages. The best company, therefore, would be guests who would pull no punches.  And CINDY KINNARD-DIAMOND and STACY PARKER from CREEPY KITCH are exactly the perfect guests. Buckle in, kids.  It's gonna get gross in here.   The COUNTDOWN TO HALLOWEEN POD-A-THON is a fundraising effort by the ScreamQueenz podcast to assist NEW ALTERNATIVES in their efforts to get homeless LGBT teenagers in New York City off the streets, not just for tonight, but for good. I'm giving you 21 shows in 21 days. In return, I'm asking you to please give New Alternatives $21. You can make donations in any amount at http://fundraise.newalternativesnyc.org/sq

COUNTDOWN TO HALLOWEEN: DAY 2 It seems the dark and dangerous path we must travail through this haunted labyrithian forest on our journey towards Halloween includes an actual labyrinth! For this leg of our voyage through the unknown, we are talking about a movie, while even though it cannot remotely be classified as horror,  it manages encapulates the spirit that drives Halloween: the spirit of unbridled imagination and creativity that begets a world where anything can happen. Oh, and also, #WhimsyKills . We're talking about the insanely delightful film DAVE MADE A MAZE directed by the delightfully insane BILL WATTERSON. It's a movie that will teach that you can indeed build something out of nothing. It will make you believe a cardboard box and fly!  And most importantly, it's a film that finally answers that age-old question: "Where's that beard at? Appropropriately, beards are indeed on the face of all three people in the booth tonight. I'll be hanging out with CHRISTOPHER GRONLUND from the NOT ABOUT LUMBERJACKS podcast   and MICHAEL HOWIE from DEFENDER RADIO. All three of us are sterling representatives of the CUT THE BULLSHIT PODCASTING community. If you're a podcaster, newbie or seasoned pro, CTB is a fantastic hive-mind resource that favors individuality and creativity over selling you a whole lot of overpriced B.S. Although after this episode airs, JEREMY ENNS will be regretting he had anything to do with the three of us meeting each other.     The COUNTDOWN TO HALLOWEEN POD-A-THON is a fundraising effort by the ScreamQueenz podcast to assist NEW ALTERNATIVES in their efforts to get homeless LGBT teenagers in New York City off the streets, not just for tonight, but for good. I'm giving you 21 shows in 21 days. In return, I'm asking you to please give New Alternatives $21. You can make donations in any amount at http://fundraise.newalternativesnyc.org/sq

The Second Annual COUNTDOWN TO HALLOWEEN POD-A-THON has officially begun! Our first stop on this treacherous tour brings us a big gay serving of big gay horror classics served with a big gay modern twist.  TALES OF POE is a anthology of three of Edgar Allen's classic tales of terror, treachery and melancholy, "The Tell-Tale Heart"."The Cask of Amontillado" and the poem "Dreams".  All have been modernized, stylized and had a few extra buckets of grue tossed about by the out, proud and ferocious co-directors BART MASTRONARDI and ALAN ROWE KELLY If that wasn't enough to peak your interest, the cast is positively brimming with Scream Queens from the 1980's. With ADRIENNE KING, AMY STEEL, CAROLINE WILLIAMS, LESLEH DONALDSON and DEBBIE ROCHON along for the ride, this ain't the Edgar Allen Poe Sister Mary Roundhole made ya read in the fourth grade! Oh.  There's also a Village Person. RANDY JONES is here too, and his performance will leave you sizzling RANDY JONES .I am delighted to have returning to the show for this first leg of our Pod-A-Thon journey that singularly sensational spinner of gleefully gruesome tales of sex and death, the one and only DANDY DARKLY. And get ready for a treat!  You're going to hear Dandy perform the story "Homesick" from his earlier show MYTH MOUTH! Holy shit, all this excitement....and it's only Day One!!! If you enjoyed "Homesick", be sure to check out MYTH MOUTH in its entirety on KILLY DWYER's fantabulous comedy/indie music podcast MOCK-U-MENTAL on RADIO FREE BROOKLYN For those in  the New York City area. I urge you to see DANDY DARKLY'S ALL ABOARD  performing this weekend, October 11-14th at UNDER ST. MARK'S. For more information, visit www.Dandy.Darkly.com The COUNTDOWN TO HALLOWEEN POD-A-THON is a fundraising effort by the ScreamQueenz podcast to assist NEW ALTERNATIVES in their efforts to get homeless LGBT teenagers in New York City off the streets, not just for tonight, but for good. I'm giving you 21 shows in 21 days. In return, I'm asking you to please give New Alternatives $21. You can make donations in any amount at

While the show is back in production, it's not the glitzy splashy relaunch I had hoped for. In business terms, this is a "soft opening". In ScreamQueenz dirty mind terms, "a soft moist opening". With all the mega production already in process for the COUNTDOWN TO HALLOWEEN MARATHON starting October 10 and the SCREAMQUEENZ: LIVE! show on November 18th, there's no time to talk about a movie this week. Enjoy LISTENER VOICEMAIL and two brand new SCREAMQUEENZ OF THE WEEK. I've had a revelation on how the intent behind my producing this show needs to be from now on, so get ready, kids. Let's just say that his podcast cast is about to go INSIDE OUT! ******************************************************************** Our new ScreamQueen of the Week JEFFREY NEWMAN and his new friend, Larry. Please visit Jeffrey Newman's organization BACKPACKS FOR THE STREET    They provide backpacks brimming with food and personal items to the homeless, and you can help. Donate, volunteer, or following the Amazon link to buy the items provided in the backpacks!

The long hiatus is almost over! To tide you over until the RELAUNCH on SEPTEMBER 14th, please enjoy this guest stint I did on CREEPY KITCH with those lovely crazy ladies, CINDY KINNARD-DIAMOND and STACY PARKER. We'll be tackling LEPRECHAUN 3 and STEPHEN KING's SLEEPWALKERS, so expect a lot of terrible Irish accents, cat tangents, incest jokes and a sequel pitch Hollywood is too chicken to make! Plus, SMOOCHIE WATCH, smokin' hjot horror crushes, questionable AIDS metaphors, baby orgies, and a new SCREAMQUEEN OF THE WEEK is crowned!

Take a trip back in time with me to the year 1972, because it's time for THE NIGHTMARE CLOSET to creak open again! Delight as I reopen the childhood trauma inflicted upon me by watching SILENT NIGHT BLOODY NIGHT at far too young an age.   Since the show is still on hiatus, this is a rebroadcast of an episode previously only available exclusively to PATREON subscribers. Christmas is going to be a drag this year in this tiny town, because something evil has come home for the holidays...and it's got an axe. MARY WORONOV, JOHN CARRADINE and PATRICK O'NEAL  star in the grim grindhouse tale of Yuletide mayhem that scared me so badly, it took forty years for me to rewatch it.   ***************************************** If you're hankering for another LGBT themed horror podcast, you simply must subscribe to the simply delectable FRIGAY THE 13TH  Hosts Matty and Andrew manage to pull off the ingenious concept of blending the Real Life Horror of current events with On-Screen Horrors. Add a big heaping dose of gay fabulousness to the mix, and you've got a show that's  fresh, funny, insightful and...pardon the pun....cutting edge.  

Come celebrate the ScreamQueenz EIGHTH ANNIVERSARY SHOW with me! But wait, it's also coincidentally time for another FRIDAY THE 13th SPRECTACULARRR episode! And two of those HUGE events happening at once is enough to make me BREAK MY HIATUS for one show only So come party down with the SCREAMQUEENZ FRIDAY THE EIGHT-TEENTH HIATAL HERNIA SPECTACUVERSARY! SHOW!!! Our main topic is the horror comedy HOUSE made by a trifecta of F-13 alumni: SEAN S, CUNNINGHAM, STEVE MINER AND HARRY MANFREDINI. I'm joined by very special guest TRAE DEAN who will do his best to protect us all from kids with mullets, slimy demons and deep V's. Also, a major announcement for the future of the show and how you can help. ******************************************* With the podcast on hiatus until September while this hosting issue gets settled, I strongly recommend these four shows, each delightful in their own unique way to keep your ear happy until ScreamQueenz returns in full on September! YOU MUST REMEMBER THIS Host KARINA LONGWORTH hosts this brilliant look into the "secret and/or forgotten histories of Hollywood's first century".  If you think you know Hollywood scandals, Karina's spilling some delicious, well-researched T for you! Great Place to Start: The SIX DEGREES OF JOAN CRAWFORD series (Episodes 87-92) because what ScreamQueen can get enough of Joan C!   YOU MUST REMEMBER MANSON  Karina Longworth strikes gold again with this terrifyingly intimate look into Charles Manson, the infamous murders and his not-so-well known ties to the Hollywood scene. Great Place to Start: The Beginning.  Karina's work is so intricately layered that the only way to grasp the full horror and tragedy of this dark era of Tinseltown's history is to start at Episode 1 MY DAD WROTE A PORNO Never has a scary movie ever made me shriek in abject horror than any single episode of MDWAP has.  Join James, Jamie and Alice as they try each week to read the next chapter of Belinda Blinked, the "erotic" series of novels penned by James' dad, ROCKY FLINTSONE. Marvel at Rocky's utter disconnect from grammar, human conversation, story structure, basic anatomy and...well, how sex works. Great place to start: Technically, you could just jump in anywhere, but where's the fun in that? Start at the beginning, because despite its literary flaws, Rocky's tale has a host of fun recurring characters, truly disturbing patterns and utterly charming banter from the long-suffering hosts to hook you deep and hard.  And get in that game now, before Rocky discovers butt stuff...  *shudder* A GAY AND A NON GAY Dammit I can't get this section to format properly, but despite its simple premise (one host is gay, one isn't, they chat for 30 minutes), A GAY AND A NON GAY is exactly the show the world needs right now.  Warm, funny and insightful.  If everyone got along the way Tim and Dan do, the world would be a much better place. Great Place to Start:  Pick an episode.  Any episode.  You can't go wrong.  

Celebrate LGBT PRIDE MONTH with one of the worst gay horror films in existence: DEAD BOYZ DON'T SCREAM! When a group of hunky male models attend a photo shoot at a remote mountain ranch, they find themselves falling prey to an unseen killer determined to see them all dead. Bad acting, gratuitous full frontal nudity and belly laughs ensue. Since the show is still on hiatus, this is a FLASHBACK to episode 35, and I am joined by JASON "FOZZIE" NELSON who still hasn't forgiven me for making him watch this. ********************* Be sure to join me this Sunday night for a free online group screening of this hilarious yet odious piece of cinema. Register with RABBIT TV for free and request friendship with me, PatrickSQ! Dead Boys Don't Scream Screening Sunday, June 24th 9pm EST https://rabb.it/PatrickSQ

Even though the show is on hiatus, I just can't quit you! Enjoy a peek at THE FINAL REEL, the exclusive ScreamQueenz feed available only through Patreon. So you'll be getting two previously released episode of bloodcurdling goodness. First, a spoiler-free look into the Lovecraftian depths of THE VOID. A ragtag group of very confused people battle against the rising forces of indescribable Evil during the night shift at a remote hospital. Things are going to get tentacle-y. Then, some vintage killer kitty camp with the 1973 made-for-tv movie THE CAT CREATURE.  After an amulet is stolen from a recently discovered sarcophagus, its occupant's undead spirit takes the form of an adorable kitteh kat to take revenge on modern day Los Angeles.  MEREDITH BAXTER and GALE SONDERGAARD in this unexpectedly charming yet utterly ridiculous example of the TV trash I cut my teeth on. And, finally, another spoiler-free chit chat about the indie hit, IT STAINS THE SANDS RED. After trying to escape L.A. during a zombie uprising, sex worker BRITTENY ALLEN is stranded  in the middle of Death Valley after her car is attacked by the shufflind dead.  Armed only with a clunky pair of heels, a bottle of vodka and a bag of cocaine, she must survive not only the desert. but the lone zombie who is in constant unstopping unrelenting pursuit of her. If you like what you heard, and you want to find out how to become a PATRON and receive exclusive bonus shows every month,!visit http://www.patreon.com/screamqueenz  

THIS EPISODE WAS SPONSORED BY PATRON CHRIIS SCHAFER! (Main segment begins at 10:00) My apologies for the lateness of the episode.  My hosting company was bought out by another larger corporation, and I've been locked out of the account for over a week. It's my birthday show, so to celebrate I'm putting one listener's taste in movies to the test and making another QUEEN FOR A DAY! Listener STEVE YOTT must face both my possible wrath and also the THE FIRING SQUAD for recommending the Canadian summer camp thriller, SOLO. Will I be showering Steve with praise, cookies and tiaras galore for uncovering an undiscovered gem? Or will I be publicly peppering him with imaginary bullets and blatant sexual innuendo and with groping, sweaty hands of the boys with their cocks a gunning. A troubled teen gets a chance to work as a summer camp counselor, but first she must pass her two night solo camping excursion test on a secluded forest island. But it turns out she isn't alone after all. And she'll be lucky to get out alive. This episode is also the first one sponsored by Patron CHRIISS SCHAFFER who gets to pick whatever movie he wants me to cover on the show. Chriis has selected the Women's Prison Karate Zombie exploitation flick SHADOW: DEAD RIOT starring TONY TODD in a dollar store Rasta wig and a huge supporting cast of exposed jiggling inmate breasts. Can Michelle Obama interpret her visions in time to stop the zombie uprising? Can warden Elise Keaton save her prisoners from mutant babies and a yard full of dinosaur ghosts? Does anyone in this facility own a top? Plus, celebrity voicemails galore and a very special announcement.

(Main segment begins at 6:45) Alternative Movie Posters by Scott Woolston This time, I'm releasing the episode with a brand new intro and without the horrendous mixing problems! I'm thrilled to have CHRYSTEN PEDDIE and DAN COHEN from the KILLING YOUR DARLINGS podcast joining me once again to talk about one of my all-time favorite horror movies, THE WICKER MAN from 1973!   When Inspector Howie (EDWARD WOODARD) visits the mysterious community of Summerisle to investigate reports of a missing child, he finds himself in more trouble than he could ever imagine. CHRISTOPHER LEE, BRITT EKLAND and INGRID PITT co-star in what has been called "the CITIZEN KANE of British Horror". Also, find out what's going on with that cat in a particularly aromatic edition of SMOOCHIE WATCH. ****************** Be sure to check out Chrysten and Dan on KILLING YOUR DARLINGS: a nostalgia podcast in which they revisit those movies you loved as a kid....but how will they hold up now that you're all grown up?

  (Main segment begins at 9:00) It's that glorious day once once again: that day that all horror fanatics look forward to with a tasty mixture of dread and anticipation. It's FRIDAY THE 13th!  And that means only one thing to the ScreamQueenz listeners...it's time for another FRIDAY THE 13th SPECTACULAR! Since we've already covered all the F13 films in the series, we're taking a looking at the 1986 whodunnit APRIL FOOL'S DAY produced by FRANK MANCUSO JR (F13 2-7, F13: The Series) and starring the series' beloved Final Girl AMY STEEL (F13 Part 2). Joining me once again are my favorite wacky Californians ALLISON NOWACKI and BRYAN POLK. But the real horror awaits when Allison realizes there are NO BOOBS in this movie. I may not survive. Also, fat kitties, hair dye fails and a visit from some friendly gay ghosts.      

(Main segment begins at 25:00) I'm back after my stint in the ok hospital, and so is THE CRAPSHOOT! Since I missed getting an episode to you earlier in the month, you're getting a double dose of Direct To Video horror movies that I picked at random in search of that elusive diamond in the shitpile. THE LIMEHOUSE GOLEM is a blood-drenched Victorian-era murder mystery set against the lurid yet hypnotic world of the bawdy music hall scene. Can BILL NIGHY catch a killer so brutal he'd make JACK THE RIPPER go pale? ARBOR DEMON pits FIONA DOURIF and JAKE BUSEY against an unseen unstoppable supernatural force that's determined to scare you out of ever going camping again! But the big question is...are these movies any good?  Or are they just more CRAP? Also, all the details of my battle back to health, Cat vs. Nurse, Spongebob Hamilton, a call to horror filmmakers to raise their own bar, and why THE SHAPE OF WATER is not only the best movie of the year...it's the QUEEREST!