Episodes
This week, I'm chatting with The Filmgal Podcast about our recent obsession: AMC's original series Interview with the Vampire (based on Anne Rice's novels). What's better than gay vampires? Oh, gay BLACK vampires. Tune in for our discussion on starting a podcast, comparing the series to the movie, and our love for vampire media. ⁠Support Palestine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Guest...
Published 10/19/24
If you've been listening to the podcast for atleast the last year, hopefully you understand the gravity of this episode. Adam Cesare is the author of the YA series Clown in a Cornfield and various other horror reads. Tune into our conversation about cultism, toxic online behavior, and the iconography of horror masks. ⁠Support Palestine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Guest...
Published 10/03/24
Noah is back on the podcast to gab about the transformative experience of watching Jennifer's Body. Tune in as we discuss queer awakenings, homoerotic friendships, and the cultural shift that this film causes! ⁠Support Palestine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Guest Form⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠| ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitte⁠r⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠|⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠20% OFF...
Published 09/19/24
If you’re a listener of this podcast, then you love horror: whether you love to watch it or not. Debut author Emily C. Hughes has a book for the whole spectrum of horror fans. Tune in for our discussion on acknowledging the problematic people behind the most iconic horror films, writer tips, and Emily’s traumatic first watch of Event Horizon Find Emily --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/urhorrorpodcast/support
Published 09/05/24
Season 8 premieres in just a week with guest Emily C Hughes, author of Horror for Weenies. In the meantime, lets catch up on the last month! Tune in for a peek into the live recording from HVHF. ⁠Support Palestine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Guest Form⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠| ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitte⁠r⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠|⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠20% OFF...
Published 08/29/24
The last episode of the season is always bittersweet. But this week's movie of choice couldn't be any better of a note to end on. Join Avery in the discussion of the so-called "Scream rip-off", the dread of transitioning to adulthood, and why the author of the original novel didn't like the adaptation. ⁠Support Palestine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Guest...
Published 07/25/24
We're rounding out the last bit of summer by talking slashers. There's truly no better movie to start with than the highly anticipated MaXXXine: directed by Ti West. Tune in for a discussion on Giallo film, 80's Hollywood, and sharksploitation (???) ⁠Support Palestine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Guest...
Published 07/11/24
To wrap up Pride Month, we're taking it back to last Pride when Avery discussed Black Queer Horror and the standout characters in the sub-genre. ⁠⁠Support Palestine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Guest Form⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠| ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitte⁠r⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠|⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠20% OFF FANGORIA⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠URHorror Merch⁠ --- Support...
Published 06/27/24
Author Lindsay King-Miller's Summer 2024 book The Z Word reminds us that Pride started as a riot. As June gets co-opted by Corporate America, her story shines a light on the radicalism that inherently flows through the LGBTQ+ community. Join the discussion on zombies, drag queens, and body diversity in media. ⁠Support Palestine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Guest...
Published 06/13/24
It’s officially Pride Month: the time of year when I discuss queer horror the most. What's scarier than the treatment of queer characters in Hollywood, though? The impending doom of AI. Chuck Tingle’s Summer 2024 novel Bury Your Gays tackles both. Join Avery and Chuck in discussing their queer experiences, the exploration of trauma in horror, and Chuck’s writing process as a neurodivergent author. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/urhorrorpodcast/support
Published 05/30/24
It's another week, another episode, and another spoiler free advanced review. The Strangers (2008) is beloved by all horror fans for the mark it made in the mid-2000s. Can this new trilogy from Lionsgate meet the standards? Tune in on Avery's discussion of the advanced screening, Madelaine Petsch's performance, and just how foundational The Strangers: Chapter 1 is. ⁠Support Palestine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Guest...
Published 05/16/24
Welcome back to another summer at Camp Unbound & Rewound: you'll never want to leave. Season 7 opens with a review of the newest horror film from ScreenGems: Tarot. Join Avery in discussing this directorial debut, burying your gays, and the art of practical effects. Support Palestine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Guest...
Published 05/03/24
For the last episode of Season 6 and of Women’s History Month, Avery invites a Brooklyn filmmaker who’s building her reputation as a woman in horror! Tune in for Avery & Audrey’s discussion of the films that inspired her recent short, the theme of desire in horror, and the women in horror that inspire them. Find Audrey: https://www.audreylorber.com/ Support Palestine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Guest...
Published 03/28/24
The end of Black History Month is the start of Women's Month. And who would Avery be if she didn't celebrate the women in horror? Join Avery and Author Jenny Kiefer in their discussion of her debut horror novel, how horror has shaped their queer experience, and the haunted tales of Kentucky. BUY A MYSTERY BOOK BOX Follow Jenny: https://twitter.com/_jennykiefer?lang=en Support Palestine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SubStack Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Guest...
Published 03/14/24
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Published 03/01/24
It's the Black horror movie that could... have been something better. Tune in to hear us blerds discuss the potential and failure of Octavia Spencer's horror debut! Check out Blerdy Massacre ⁠Support Palestine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Guest Form⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠| ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitte⁠r⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠|⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠20% OFF FANGORIA⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠URHorror Merch⁠ --- Support...
Published 02/16/24
There is no better way to celebrate the first day of Black History Month than by talking about our history of horror. Celebrate the Black directors, writers, and actors who made space for the horror we have today! Support Palestine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SubStack Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Guest Form⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠| ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitte⁠r⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠|⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠20% OFF...
Published 02/02/24
Leave it to Matthew Lillard and Josh Hutcherson to revive Avery's gamer era. Join her and gaming guest Carla for this discussion of the 2014 PC game that took raise a whole generation of horror fans and gamers! Carla's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carlavtattoos/ Support Palestine⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠SubStack Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Guest...
Published 01/19/24
For the first episode of Season 6, we're taking a look at the movies that Avery is most looking forward to this year! Get your Letterboxd out and get ready to add 'em to your watchlist. Stay tuned in until the end for the a mini spoiler-free review Blumhouse's first entry of 2024 NIGHT SWIM Support Palestine⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠SubStack Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Guest...
Published 01/05/24
Before we kick off the first season of 2024, Avery looks back at her top moments of the show from 2023. Support Palestine⁠⁠ ⁠⁠SubStack Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Guest Form⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠| ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitte⁠r⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠|⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠20% OFF FANGORIA⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠URHorror Merch⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/urhorrorpodcast/support
Published 01/03/24
For the last episode of the season, we're ringing in the holiday season in perfect fashion. Joined by horror content creators Lucy Ba'al and Alea Jones, Avery discusses the classic Christmas horror franchise. Tune in for the ultimate battle of which movie takes the belt for the best! Support Palestine⁠ ⁠SubStack Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Guest Form⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠| ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitte⁠r⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠|⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠20% OFF...
Published 12/01/23
Count your blessings and grab two plates. This Thanksgiving could be your last. That is... if you're a Kristy. Jonk Lobster, horror game streamer and movie fan, joins Avery to discuss the 2014 Thanksgiving slasher, holiday horror, and their anticipated projects post-strike! Support Palestine⁠ ⁠SubStack Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Guest Form⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠| ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitte⁠r⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠|⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠20% OFF FANGORIA⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ---...
Published 11/17/23
In this feminist horror film, Jonny's otherness stands besides just being Black and queer. Join Avery in this non-spoiler discussion of the symbolism of blood in horror, the strongest elements of the film, and the context of a Black protagonist in the Shudder original Perpetrator . Support Palestine SubStack Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Guest Form⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitte⁠r⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠|⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠20% OFF...
Published 11/10/23
We all feel lazy sometimes: especially Avery this week. So, instead of focusing on one topic or movie, she's talking about everything horror related in the past two weeks: Halloween Horror Nights Orlando, The Exorcist: Believer, NYCC, and disappointing nostalgic horror movies. Tune in for a chill chat: just you and Avery. SubStack Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Guest Form⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠| ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠20% OFF...
Published 10/19/23