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!
Episode 64 - Hostel, Part 2
NAZISPLOITATION! Ilsa She Wolf of the SS
Episode 62 - Terrifying The Strangers with Ghost Stories in a Quiet Place
Episode 61 - Hostel, Part 1
Episode 60 - Dream Home
Episode 59 - ROPE - Swooning for Leopold&Loeb
Episode 58 - Silence of the Lambs
Episode 57 - My Bloody Valentine Original v Remake
Episode 56 - SCREAM
Episode 55 - The Birds
Episode 54 - Ghost Stories For Christmas
Episode 53 - Nosferatu vs The Manster!
Episode 52 - The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
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Screaming Queenz Ep 50 - Halloween
Screaming Queenz Ep 49 - Plan 9 vs Ghostshark!
Screaming Queenz Ep 48 - The Bad Seed
Screaming Queenz Ep 47 - So Bad It's Good Part 1
Screaming Queenz Ep 46 - Strait Jacket
Screaming Queenz Ep 45 - The Greasy Strangler!
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