The Seventh Victim (1943) feat. David Demchuk

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4.8 • 854 Ratings

🗓️ 24 November 2021

⏱️ 115 minutes

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Stay away from the wine because we, along with celebrated queer author David Demchuk, are covering our first Val Lewton film:The Seventh Victim (1943). The HEAVILY queer coded text is a nice alternative to our Universal Monster films, though we recommend having a comedy for when you finish because this movie is grim and nihilistic! Also, should we become Satanists? Because the Palladists don't seem that bad! Up for discussion: disdain for the male characters, Lewton's classic "cat jump" sequence, and Frances' emotional outburst as confirmation of a lesbian relationship. Plus: Joe gushes over Jean Brooks' performance, Trace cannot remember the poet's name, and David questions Redi's decision to put the logo of her secret society on a perfume bottle. Questions? Comments? Snark? Connect with the boys on Twitter, Instagram, Youtube, Letterboxd and/or Facebook, or join the Facebook Group to get in touch with other listeners > Trace: @tracedthurman > Joe: @bstolemyremote > David: @spo0ky_dad / Website: daviddemchuk.com Be sure to support the boys on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:23.9	available at participating retailers rated r from paramount pictures good morning afternoon or evening
0:36.0	and welcome to the bloody Disgusting Network.
0:40.5	The following show is just horrifying.
0:45.6	Beware.
0:48.2	Music You're obsessed with her and you're obsessed with her daughter!
1:03.1	All right, easy, Geraldo.
1:04.4	And welcome back to horror queers.
1:14.7	We're talking, your food won't digest and your wine will sour.
1:18.6	We're talking a precursor to both Psycho and Rosemary's Baby.
1:22.8	And we're talking Gene Brooks's bangs.
1:26.2	And I'm Joe.
1:28.6	Well.
1:30.9	What, you got nothing to say to that?
1:32.7	No, I was going to say that shower scene, but you've already taken psychos.
1:36.3	Hold on one second, wait.
1:38.5	Oh, okay.
1:39.8	And I'm Trace, and we're talking rational Sataness?
1:44.2	Uh-huh, uh-huh.
1:45.2	We're talking The Seventh Victim, everybody, and ooh boy, I hope you got a comedy to watch afterwards.
1:51.1	I was going to say, are you feeling nihilistic?
1:53.5	Because this movie is like, hi, the world sucks.
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