• Los Angeles Comic-Con "Problematic Films" SPECIAL EPISODE
    Jun 3 2026

    In this special episode of Queer Horror: A Film Guide - The Podcast, we present a live recording of the Los Angeles Comic-Con "Problematic Films" panel, moderated by Sean Abley. Panelists include QHAFG contributor and Midnight Mass podcast co-host Michael Varrati, QHAFG cover artist Brendan Haley, Horror Movie Survival Guide podcast co-host Teri Gamble, and comic artist and film critic William O. Tyler.

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    Queer Horror: A Film Guide - The Podcast is a 30 minute deep(ish) dive into a classic (or not-so-classic) horror film found in the 500-page encyclopedia of genre films with LGBTQ content, Queer Horror: A Film Guide. Each episode Sean Abley, creator/co-editor of Queer Horror: A Film Guide, asks one of the contributors to pick a film they wrote about for the book that deserves even more queer analysis. Guests include co-editor Tyler Doupé, contributors Calpernia Addams, Daniel W. Kelly, Brian Kirst, Michael Varrati, and special guest Heather O. Petrocelli, PhD.

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    57 mins
  • The Mad Doctor w/ Brian Kirst
    May 27 2026

    Queer Horror: A Film Guide creator/co-editor Sean Abley and "Big Gay Horror Fan's" Brian Kirst suss out the super-gay subtext of The Mad Doctor (1941).

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    Queer Horror: A Film Guide - The Podcast is a 30 minute deep(ish) dive into a classic (or not-so-classic) horror film found in the 500-page encyclopedia of genre films with LGBTQ content, Queer Horror: A Film Guide. Each episode Sean Abley, creator/co-editor of Queer Horror: A Film Guide, asks one of the contributors to pick a film they wrote about for the book that deserves even more queer analysis. Guests include co-editor Tyler Doupé, contributors Calpernia Addams, Daniel W. Kelly, Brian Kirst, Michael Varrati, and special guest Heather O. Petrocelli, PhD.

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    26 mins
  • Bite Marks w/ Daniel W. Kelly
    May 20 2026

    Queer Horror: A Film Guide creator/co-editor Sean Abley and O.G. contributor Daniel W. Kelly of Boys, Bears and Scares, dig their bear teeth into Mark Bessenger's gay vampire indie, Bite Marks.

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    Queer Horror: A Film Guide - The Podcast is a 30 minute deep(ish) dive into a classic (or not-so-classic) horror film found in the 500-page encyclopedia of genre films with LGBTQ content, Queer Horror: A Film Guide. Each episode Sean Abley, creator/co-editor of Queer Horror: A Film Guide, asks one of the contributors to pick a film they wrote about for the book that deserves even more queer analysis. Guests include co-editor Tyler Doupé, contributors Calpernia Addams, Daniel W. Kelly, Brian Kirst, Michael Varrati, and special guest Heather O. Petrocelli, PhD.

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    28 mins
  • Titane w/ Heather O. Petrocelli, PhD
    May 13 2026

    Queer Horror: A Film Guide creator/co-editor Sean Abley in conversation with Heather O. Petrocelli, PhD., author of Queer for Fear: Horror Film and the Queer Spectator. Sean and Heather go hard on a film Sean does not enjoy - Julia Ducournau's Titane (2021)!

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    Queer Horror: A Film Guide - The Podcast is a 30 minute deep(ish) dive into a classic (or not-so-classic) horror film found in the 500-page encyclopedia of genre films with LGBTQ content, Queer Horror: A Film Guide. Each episode Sean Abley, creator/co-editor of Queer Horror: A Film Guide, asks one of the contributors to pick a film they wrote about for the book that deserves even more queer analysis. Guests include co-editor Tyler Doupé, contributors Calpernia Addams, Daniel W. Kelly, Brian Kirst, Michael Varrati, and special guest Heather O. Petrocelli, PhD.

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    45 mins
  • Psycho Beach Party w/ Michael Varrati
    May 6 2026

    Queer Horror: A Film Guide creator/co-editor Sean Abley and contributor Michael Varrati in conversation about Charles Busch's stage play-turned horror comedy film, Psycho Beach Party (2000).

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    Queer Horror: A Film Guide - The Podcast is a 30 minute deep(ish) dive into a classic (or not-so-classic) horror film found in the 500-page encyclopedia of genre films with LGBTQ content, Queer Horror: A Film Guide. Each episode Sean Abley, creator/co-editor of Queer Horror: A Film Guide, asks one of the contributors to pick a film they wrote about for the book that deserves even more queer analysis. Guests include co-editor Tyler Doupé, contributors Calpernia Addams, Daniel W. Kelly, Brian Kirst, Michael Varrati, and special guest Heather O. Petrocelli, PhD.

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    32 mins
  • Mascara w/ Calpernia Addams
    Apr 29 2026

    Queer Horror: A Film Guide creator/co-editor, Sean Abley, and contributor Calpernia Addams do a deep dive on the Charlotte Rampling vehicle, Mascara (1987).

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    Queer Horror: A Film Guide - The Podcast is a 30 minute deep(ish) dive into a classic (or not-so-classic) horror film found in the 500-page encyclopedia of genre films with LGBTQ content, Queer Horror: A Film Guide. Each episode Sean Abley, creator/co-editor of Queer Horror: A Film Guide, asks one of the contributors to pick a film they wrote about for the book that deserves even more queer analysis. Guests include co-editor Tyler Doupé, contributors Calpernia Addams, Daniel W. Kelly, Brian Kirst, Michael Varrati, and special guest Heather O. Petrocelli, PhD.

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    30 mins
  • WonderCon Queer Horror: A Film Guide Panel SPECIAL EPISODE
    Mar 4 2026

    In this special episode of Queer Horror: A Film Guide - The Podcast, we present a live recording of the WonderCon Queer Horror: A Film Guide panel, moderated by Sean Abley. Panelists include QHAFG contributor Calpernia Addams, contributor and Midnight Mass podcast co-host Michael Varrati, QHAFG cover artist Brendan Haley; writer/director and Captain Samouflage comic creator Sam Irvin; and actor and Horror Movie Survival Guide podcast co-host Teri Gamble.

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    Queer Horror: A Film Guide - The Podcast is a 30 minute deep(ish) dive into a classic (or not-so-classic) horror film found in the 500-page encyclopedia of genre films with LGBTQ content, Queer Horror: A Film Guide. Each episode Sean Abley, creator/co-editor of Queer Horror: A Film Guide, asks one of the contributors to pick a film they wrote about for the book that deserves even more queer analysis. Guests include co-editor Tyler Doupé, contributors Calpernia Addams, Daniel W. Kelly, Brian Kirst, Michael Varrati, and special guest Heather O. Petrocelli, PhD.

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    44 mins
  • Wrong Turn 4: Bloody Beginnings w/ Brian Kirst
    Feb 25 2026

    Queer Horror: A Film Guide creator/co-editor Sean Abley and "Big Gay Horror Fan's" Brian Kirst dig into what's right (and queer) about Wrong Turn 4: Bloody Beginnings.

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    Queer Horror: A Film Guide - The Podcast is a 30 minute deep(ish) dive into a classic (or not-so-classic) horror film found in the 500-page encyclopedia of genre films with LGBTQ content, Queer Horror: A Film Guide. Each episode Sean Abley, creator/co-editor of Queer Horror: A Film Guide, asks one of the contributors to pick a film they wrote about for the book that deserves even more queer analysis. Guests include co-editor Tyler Doupé, contributors Calpernia Addams, Daniel W. Kelly, Brian Kirst, Michael Varrati, and special guest Heather O. Petrocelli, PhD.

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    28 mins