In this episode, Jon Larkin is joined by fellow queer horror fanatic soap writer Steve Hughes! The man responsible for bringing Silas the serial killer to UK soap Hollyoaks talks influences from 70s TV thrillers to Joan Collins, before helping write a love letter to an under-rated camp classic.
The Fan (1981) starred Lauren Bacall as an ageing actress being stalked by a psychotic admirer, but it took flak from all sides. LGBTQ audiences didn’t like how gays were portrayed, Bacall fans didn’t take kindly to their icon being embroiled in a slasher movie, and NOBODY liked how it was released so soon after John Lennon was murdered by his own crazed stalker.
So does The Fan deserve to be re-appraised? It’s got showtunes by Tim Rice, a cute male psycho and more fawning Broadway gays than Marie’s Crisis on Tony night. But is it any good?
Listen and find out!
Sleazy Queenz Spinoff Ep 1 - SAVAGE STREETS
103 - An American Werewolf in London
102 - The Lighthouse Valentine's Special!
Ep 101 - Inside/A L'Interieur
Ep 100 - The Old Dark House
Ep 99 - Poltergeist/The Lighthouse Review (spoiler free)
Ep 98 - Halloween 3
Ep 97 - Martin
Don’t Cancel the Clown – A Queer Reaction to It Chapter 2
Ep 95 - The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Ep 94 - Haute Tension/Switchblade Romance
Episode 93 - Houses of Wax
Midsommar Review
Episode 92 - Knife+Heart
Ep 91 - Possum
Ep 90 - Strip Nude For Your Killer
Ep 89 - Zombi 2/Zombie Flesh Eaters
Jordan Peele's US (Review)
Ep 87 - Night of the Hunter
Ep 86 - Dial Help ft. Rachael Nisbet
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