We accept her, we accept her! In this episode, Laney brings the cult classic Freaks to chat about with Carson. Topics include marginalized bodies, disability in horror, and a little bit of the history of film and censorship. Trapeze through this movie about able bodies taking advantage of disabilities, the difference between exploitation and opportunity, and representation in film over the span of nearly a century.

Gooble gobble, gooble gobble!

Mentions: Alok Vaid-Menon, Cherry 2000, the bargain bin of Blockbuster, and lost media

Content warning: discussions of child sexual abuse, violence towards minors, alcoholism, child neglect

One, two, don’t let your nightmares come true! Returning to classic 80’s slashers, Laney and Carson discuss the infamous Freddy Krueger and the introduction of the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise. While going back to Wes Craven and his Scream rules, we critique the classic teen slasher genre and its focus on the horrors of teen sexuality, and question how slight variations in narrative change the way an audience reacts to a villain. Carson brings insights from his favorite queer horror essay anthology (It Came From The Closet, essay “The Trail of His Flames” by Tucker Lieberman), and Laney asks some important question about the film’s hole-riddled plot. So pull out your hidden second coffee pot and set all your alarm clocks, and conquer the nightmare with us, or never never sleep again!

Content warning: brief discussions of child abuse and sexual violence

Now you know what we are, now you know what YOU are! Laney and Carson travel to the Murder Capital of the World for this episode on Lost Boys! In this episode, we discuss queer vampires, the Satanic Panic, and a pure Freudian slip about one of Laney’s favorite K-pop groups. We dissect film through the queer lens, theory of disidentification (José Esteban Muñoz 1999), and the many versions of vampire metaphors used in media. Join us, drink some of this, be one of us!