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Jul 3, 20232 min read

Analyzing the Queer-Coded Killer in ‘The Hitcher’ [Horror Queers Podcast]

Fairy man. We spent June discussing a cisgender male demon trapped in a female body, genderfluid dinosaurs and evil weaves, so we’re kicking off July with a film that’s a bit more grounded: Robert Harmon‘s classic cautionary tale The Hitcher! In The Hitcher, Jim (C. Thomas Howell) picks up a hitchhiker named John Ryder (Rutger Hauer) while […] The post Analyzing the Queer-Coded Killer in ‘The Hitcher’ [Horror Queers Podcast] appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Trace Thurman

Jan 4, 20222 min read

‘The Hitcher’: 1986 Horror Classic Being Restored for 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray Release This Year!

Writer Eric Red had teased last year that 1986 classic The Hitcher was finally getting a Blu-ray release, and the release was subsequently confirmed by Second Sight Films. Second Sight, the company behind the recent 4K Ultra HD release of George Romero’s Dawn of the Dead, had unfortunately also revealed, however, that a 4K release would not be […]

John Squires

The Hitcher

Sep 22, 20216 min read

Faux-Grindhouse at its Finest: Celebrating 10 Years of ‘Hobo with a Shotgun’!

Nostalgia is a curious thing, especially when it comes to film. Multi-media empires have been built on filmmakers revamping the entertainment of their youth for new audiences, but it’s extremely difficult for modern productions to capture the spirit of older movies without turning into exaggerated parodies. Of course, there are exceptions to every rule, and […]

Luiz H. C.