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Queer Horror: A Film Guide - The Podcast
Sean Abley
Frequency: 1 episode/12d. Total Eps: 13

The creator, co-editors, and contributors to QUEER HORROR: A FILM GUIDE do a deep dive into one of the films they wrote about for the book. Host: Sean Abley. Guests: Tyler Doupe, Calpernia Addams, Daniel W. Kelly, Brian Kirst, Michael Varrati, Dr. Heather O. Petrocelli
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TransAmerican Killer with Calpernia Addams
Season 1 · Episode 1
jeudi 8 janvier 2026 • Duration 28:03
Queer Horror: A Film Guide creator/co-editor, Sean Abley, and contributor Calpernia Addams do a deep dive on the notorious mid-2000s sleaze film, TransAmerican Killer.
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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.
Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter w/ Michael Varrati
Season 1 · Episode 2
mercredi 21 janvier 2026 • Duration 28:49
Queer Horror: A Film Guide creator/co-editor Sean Abley and contributor Michael Varrati in conversation about Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter (2001).
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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.
Chopper Chicks in Zombie Town w/ Heather O. Petrocelli, PhD
Season 1 · Episode 3
mercredi 28 janvier 2026 • Duration 34:21
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 academic on one of Heather's favorite films, Chopper Chicks in Zombie Town.
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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.
American Psycho w/ Tyler Doupé
Season 1 · Episode 4
mercredi 4 février 2026 • Duration 29:36
Queer Horror: A Film Guide creator/co-editor Sean Abley and co-editor Tyler Doupé dig out the gay in American Psycho.
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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.
WonderCon Queer Horror: A Film Guide Panel SPECIAL EPISODE
Season 1 · Episode 7
mercredi 4 mars 2026 • Duration 43:59
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.
Wrong Turn 4: Bloody Beginnings w/ Brian Kirst
Season 1 · Episode 6
mercredi 25 février 2026 • Duration 28:11
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.
Stripperland w/ Daniel W. Kelly
Season 1 · Episode 5
mercredi 18 février 2026 • Duration 25:37
Queer Horror: A Film Guide creator/co-editor Sean Abley and O.G. contributor Daniel W. Kelly peel back the layers of the Zombieland homage? Parody? Stripperland to find the gay in a zombie stripper apocalypse.
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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.
Mascara w/ Calpernia Addams
Season 1 · Episode 8
mercredi 29 avril 2026 • Duration 30:18
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.
Psycho Beach Party w/ Michael Varrati
Season 1 · Episode 9
mercredi 6 mai 2026 • Duration 31:34
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.
Titane w/ Heather O. Petrocelli, PhD
Season 1 · Episode 10
mercredi 13 mai 2026 • Duration 44:42
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.









