Hellbent (2004)/Killer Unicorn (2018) feat. Sam Wineman

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4.8 • 854 Ratings

🗓️ 3 June 2020

⏱️ 93 minutes

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To kick off Pride Month, we're hosting a double feature tracing the journey of the all-too-rare queer slasher film (things sure have changed in the last 15 years!). The two films up for discussion? 2004's 'Hellbent' and 2018's 'Killer Unicorn'. Joining us is Sam Wineman, the director of Shudder's upcoming queer horror documentary! First up, we're heading to Los Angeles to attend the West Hollywood Halloween Carnival in Paul Etheredge's 'Hellbent'. After marvelling at the fact that this film was even able to get made, we'll discuss the film's lengthy production, portrayals of various queer archetypes and how each of us sought out queer media in the early 2000s. Next, we're walking the streets of Brooklyn to party it up at the Annual Enema Party (because that's a thing) in Drew Bolton's 'Killer Unicorn'. We'll discuss the in-your-face queerness of the film, which is both good (a queer love scene, poppers representation and some very, very queer-themed deaths) and bad (drug abuse stereotypes, mean characters and an ill-advised & mishandled rape subplot). It's going to be a party to die for, y'all! Questions? Comments? Snark? Connect with us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. Or join our Facebook Group to connect with other listeners! > Trace: @tracedthurman > Joe: @bstolemyremote > Sam: @SamWineman And for more resources on #BlackLivesMatter, please visit: Info: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/# Donations: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/bail_funds_george_floyd Support the boys on Patreon and shop our online store for your very own Horror Queers merchandise! Check out the NEW online articles on Bloody Disgusting Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Come to me.
0:01.4	Focus features invites you to succumb to the darkness.
0:05.2	Osferatu.
0:06.1	From director Robert Eggers comes a masterpiece of horror.
0:10.1	He is coming.
0:14.0	This creature is a force more powerful than evil.
0:18.5	It is death itself.
0:21.6	Nalsferatu.
0:22.6	We did our under 17 anime without parent.
0:25.6	Only in theater's Christmas Day.
0:27.6	Special engagement in Dolby and IMAX.
0:29.6	Hey folks, before we dive into our month-long pride coverage, Trace and I just wanted to do a quick note. Obviously, we look at the show as
0:40.2	entertainment and we try to have a lot of fun with it. And fun we have. Yeah. But I think to suggest
0:47.7	that it's also not informed by politics would be irresponsible. And given the current state of affairs in the world, I think we
0:56.2	also need to take just this moment to acknowledge the fact that we are publicly pronouncing that
1:01.3	yes, of course, horror queers publicly stands with Black Lives Matter. Absolutely. So one of the
1:07.2	things that we did want to do was acknowledge that everybody should be taking a stand in this in the way that they feel most comfortable with.
1:16.4	And that's particularly given that, you know, we do have a lot of white listeners.
1:21.0	And this is an opportunity for us to show our support.
1:24.3	We're celebrating Pride this month.
1:26.2	And Pride has a intricate connection to the
1:30.0	black community. So part of this is that we are all in this together, and it's an opportunity
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