The latest edition of Fantast Fest is set to commence at the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar in Austin, TX, from September 21st – 28th, unleashing a slew of face-melting premieres, cinema celebrations, and live events. That includes a special event from Bloody FM’s Horror Queers Podcast, marking their return to the festival.
“We are so thrilled to be returning to Fantastic Fest, the home of our first live show. And what better way to celebrate than to take a tour of the last decade of queer horror at the festival,” Horror Queers’ hosts Joe Lipsett and Trace Thurman said in a statement.
Each week hosts Lipsett and Thurman discuss a horror film with LGBTQ+ themes, a high camp quotient, or both. For their special A Decade of Queer Horror Live Event, the hosts will take attendees on a tour of the past ten years of queer horror. More specifically, they’ll traverse Fantastic Fest-screened queer horror films starting in 2014.
“From the queer iconography of The Babadook to the fisting of Swallowed, the Horror Queers have you covered. After going through the decade, settle in for a lengthy discussion of 2014’s uber-queer remake/sequel, The Town That Dreaded Sundown.”
And that’s only the tip of the iceberg in this deep-dive examination.
A Decade of Queer Horror takes place on Tuesday, September 26, 2023, at 2 pm in Austin, and you can grab tickets to the live event here.
The Horror Queers previously appeared at Fantastic Fest in 2019, where they celebrated the 34th anniversary of A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge with special guests Mark Patton (Jesse), Robert Rusler (Grady), and Kim Myers (Lisa) for their live recording. This special event was included as part of Fantastic Fest’s queer horror sidebar programming.
Don’t miss this rare live appearance from the Horror Queers, and stay tuned for Bloody Disgusting’s festival coverage.
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