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Introverted But Willing To Discuss Tori AmosS2E11 Tori Amos is DTF! The Spicy Season 2 FinaleA wise man (not really, it was just Matt Mazur) once said "Tori Amos invented sex," and in this season finale, we’re proving it. Whether she's falling in love in the snow or commanding the piano bench, Tori knows how to turn it up a notch. We’ve got a "DTF" playlist ready for you to enjoy the winter chill that bends. We’re introverted, we’re obsessed, and we’re ready to discuss the steamier side of Tori Amos.One Night Stand: TA DTF playlist
2025-12-291h 24
SCREAM with Ryan C. Showers276 - 'The Final Scream' Discussion with Writer Joe ValleseIn today's episode, Ryan talks with Joe Vallese ("It Came from the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror"), writer of "The Final Scream." Since the premiere on Friday, Ryan and Joe discuss their third and final spec script collaboration, imagining an end to the Sidney Prescott-Gale Weathers storyline, featuring Mark Kincaid and Sidney's young daughters since the "Scream 7" film to be released in February will be much different. Ryan and Joey discuss the "rebirth" and prequel aspects to this story, as well as the character development and divisive personal choices for the legendary characters. The Prequel/Rebirth of Maureen Prescott The T...
2025-12-231h 38
SCREAM with Ryan C. Showers275 - 'The Final Scream' Full Script by Joe ValleseIn this milestone 275th episode, Ryan presents "The Final Scream," the third and final spec script written by Joe Vallese (LA-Times Bestselling Writer of "It Came from the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror"). This script envisions what Scream 7 could have looked like had Sidney been married to Mark Kincaid and if the story followed her as a mother to young children. This is the third Sidney Prescott-Gale Weathers script written by Joe Vallese for this podcast, after "Scream 7" (episode 112) and "Screams (episode 155). Introduction with Ryan and Joey Cast List The Final Scream
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SCREAM with Ryan C. ShowersEXCLUSIVE: 'The Final Scream' Scene with Sidney & Gale and Cast/Character ListPlease enjoy this sneak peek at "The Final Scream," a script by Joe Vallese, premiering on Friday, December 19, 2025 on this podcast. This trailer features the character/cast list for the story, and a short scene with Sidney and Gale reviewing the history of Ghostface. Tune in Friday for the full script! Follow us at @ScreamWithRCS on X, Instagram, and Facebook.
2025-12-1406 min
SCREAM with Ryan C. Showers'The Final Scream' Script by Joe Vallese, Coming Dec. 19 (Trailer)"The Final Scream," the third and final spec script written LA-Times best-selling writer, Joe Vallese, will be released on the SWRCS podcast on December 19, 2025, on the heels of the Scream (1996) anniversary and the holiday season. This script follows "Scream 7" (the end of the Carpenter sister era, episode 112) and "Screams (a Gale-centric script, episode 155). "The Final Scream" completes this SWRCS trilogy by focusing on Sidney's family (two younger daughters, unlike Tatum in the upcoming Scream 7) and her marriage to Mark Kinciad (not Evans, like in the upcoming Scream 7). The plot is: Sidney Prescott's sense of...
2025-11-2807 min
OCL Sound WavesRead With Pride 17: Spooky SeasonListen in as members of OCL's Ocean Pride Committee discuss LGBTQIA+ representation in the classic horror novel Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu. Other works mentioned in this episode include:It Came From the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror edited by Joe ValleseWe Mostly Come Out at Night: 15 Queer Tales of Monsters, Angels & Other Creatures edited by Rob CostelloTwilight by Stephanie MeyerJennifer's Body directed by Karyn KusamaBury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. SchwabLove Bites...
2025-11-1848 minIntroverted But Willing To Discuss Tori AmosS2E10 SCARY Tori! The darkest, scariest, and most feral Tori Amos momentsThere’s not just one Tori Amos.There’s the mystical Tori. The one who whispers and stirs your soul with a single, dramatically drawn breathy sigh. Ethereal and enchanted. Imagine her as a church choir girl sun, faerie moon and a mermaid rising if you’re into astrology. Then there’s the sensual Tori. The one who moves like honey, undulating on the piano bench, eyes half-closed, turning her microphone into a… lover. Desire and divinity inhabit the same body, and she always finishes on top. ;) And then there’s the Tori who bares her...
2025-10-311h 34
Trans Embodiment PodcastHalloween Horror: Reclaiming the MonsterPicture it — the moon is full, the fog is thick, and the monster… is us! In this episode, RJ (they/them) dives fang-first into the history of trans representation in horror — from monstrous mirrors and misunderstood villains to the beautiful, bloody art of reclaiming our power.
P.S. My deepest apologies for the late drop. I need time to come to terms with my extreme voice dysphoria while editing this episode :(
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2025-10-2035 minIntroverted But Willing To Discuss Tori AmosS2E9 Our Top 10 Favorite Tori Amos Songs with special guest John Philip ShenaleWe are honored to have a producer, composer, arranger, multi-instrumentalist, musical visionary in our presence. He's worked alongside some of the biggest legends in music history, and he also happens to be Tori Amos' longtime write or die right-hand man across many decades and many projects. Most recently, this dynamic duo collaborated on the wildly whimsical soundtrack that accompanies the New York Times best-selling children's book Tori and the Muses, please welcome our friend, the maestro, John Philip Shenale.We've heard you love our list making so we're coming at you with yet another list. This time...
2025-10-031h 30Introverted But Willing To Discuss Tori AmosS2E8 Tori Tea Time - we answer your questions about new music, tour 2026 and more!In this episode, we open the mailbag and dive into your burning questions. Will there be a 2026 tour? Is a new album on the horizon? We share our takes, speculate wildly, and cover the topics you most wanted to hear about.
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Introverted But Willing To Discuss Tori AmosS2E7 Tori Amos and the Media featuring Rich JuzwiakWe’re doing things a bit differently as we welcome our very first guest for a very special episode, where we’ll attempt to scratch the surface of Tori’s complicated relationship with the media over the past three decades. We’ll explore not only how she’s been represented (and misrepresented) by an often unforgiving and unflattering press, but also the ways in which Tori’s intuition and perceptiveness allowed her to have the upper hand, talking circles around and discomfiting her inquisitors, and making clear that she wouldn’t back down from her ideals or be silenced by patriarchal...
2025-08-041h 43
Who's There? PodcastEp. 211: Joe Vallese (Editor of “It Came From the Closet”)Show Notes: We’re back from our break! I hope everyone had a great Pride Month. Enjoy this week’s episode with Joe Vallese, the editor of the anthology IT CAME FROM THE CLOSET, Queer Reflections on Horror. He chats with me about how he fell in love with horror, his favorite LGTBQ+ horror, what it was...
2025-06-301h 12
Who's There? A Podcast About Horror FansEp. 211: Joe Vallese (Editor of "It Came From the Closet")Show Notes:We’re back from our break! I hope everyone had a great Pride Month. Enjoy this week’s episode with Joe Vallese, the editor of the anthology IT CAME FROM THE CLOSET, Queer Reflections on Horror. He chats with me about how he fell in love with horror, his favorite LGTBQ+ horror, what it was like to put together ICFTC and get it published, the possibility for a sequel, and more!Joe’s Socials: Buy IT CAME FROM THE CLOSET: https://www.feministpress.org/books-a-m/it-came-from-the-closet?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAa...
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Introverted But Willing To Discuss Tori AmosS2E6 The 20 Most Underrated Tori Amos SongsIn this episode, we ponder what it means for a Tori Amos song to be “underrated.” Is “underrated” in this context even something definable? Or is it ultimately subjective and personal to the individual listener? Is a song underrated because Tori rarely or never performs it? Or is it a song that’s been played so many times that we’ve taken it for granted and can no longer hear the genius and the grit that went into its creation? Or perhaps it lives on a latter-day Tori record that’s less celebrated, less heard by the ge...
2025-06-281h 59
Book Lounge by LibbyPride in Publishing: How Queer Stories Shape ReadersHappy Pride 🌈💖! In this episode of Book Lounge by Libby, we’re celebrating LGBTQ+ voices and the power of queer storytelling.
In the first half of the show, Joe sits down for heartfelt, honest conversations with authors Andrew Joseph White, Juno Dawson, Susie Dumond, and Emily Austin. Each shares their unique experience as a queer writer—what inspires them, the challenges they face, and the joy of connecting with readers who see themselves in their stories.
Then, our guest hosts Carmen, Cece, Jananie, Kayla, and Meara return to the lounge with a list of incredible Pride Month...
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SCREAM with Ryan C. Showers227 – Scream Fandom Generations & 'The Final Scream' Script Preview (Season 4 Finale)In the season four finale, Ryan is joined by Ivan to discuss the post-modernism and different six generations or eras of the Scream fandom. Additionally, LA-Times Bestselling Writer, Joe Vallese, joins Ryan to commemorate the two-year anniversary of the "Scream 7" spec script and preview "The Final Scream" Introduction Two years of the "Scream 7" script "The Final Scream" preview Generations I and II Generations III and IV Generations V and VI "Last Kiss" Find us on Patreon, Instagram, Facebook, X, TikTok, BlueSky, and Youtube. Host & CEO: @ScreamWithRCS Producers: @squirrelandspud9 @ninnetimes @joneshiphop @tjonesfilms Taylor Swift Song of the D...
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Introverted But Willing To Discuss Tori AmosS2E5 The Tori Amos Effect: It's Giving "Tori"We are Introverted but Willing to Discuss Tori Amos, as always, but on this episode, we’re gonna need some thoughts and prayers because we’re going to talk about something else… sorta.No, we’re not giving a Father Lucifer bridge-style middle finger to our audience. We are instead going to share our playlists of music by other artists that remind us of our favorite Tori Amos music.Let’s face it: being a Tori fan isn’t always glamorous and cool. Sometimes we are judged. Sometimes we are called obsessive. Sometimes “people” don’t like us playing our gir...
2025-05-251h 57
Introverted But Willing To Discuss Tori AmosS2E4 The Tori Amos Country AlbumGreetings to the cowboys, the snakes, and the kin among us. Tonight we have a real southern tale to tell. Somewhere out past the cat’s whiskers and royal palm, where the air hangs heavy with history, there’s a sound—low, humming, ancient. Maybe it’s a siren calling from a forgotten Southern shore, or the echo of Datura blooming under an October moon. Or maybe—just maybe—it’s the land calling back.Tonight, we’re following that sound through Tori Amos’ most Southern-infused songs—the ones laced with heat, history, and a little bit of blood memory.Now, let’s pu...
2025-04-131h 23Introverted But Willing To Discuss Tori AmosS2E3 Tori Amos' Silliest SongsKnown for her dramatic intensity and often-dark, broodingly romantic compositions, Tori Amos has perhaps unfairly gotten a reputation for being very, very serious. To be fair, sometimes she is (and we love it!). However, contrary to popular belief, when you take a closer look, Tori also has an extremely funny side. Her particular tongue-in-cheek brand of wit often translates directly into key songs that provide moments of oppositional levity and sweet relief amidst some of her most emotionally-searing sonic landscapes. Tori Amos’ “Silly Songs” have always been a part of the fabric of her musica...
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Horror Nerds at ChurchHNAC Covers My Bloody Valentine (1981)Pace (they/them), Emily (they/them), and Suzannah (she/her) take a trip up to Valentine Bluffs to talk about the iconic early 80s slasher My Bloody Valentine. Media Mentioned: -It Came from the Closet edited by Joe Vallese-The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer -The National AIDS Memorial Quilt -"On Martin Luther and Horror Movies" by Pace WarfieldSupport us on Patreon! Buy some merch! Subscribe to our newsletter! Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter for all the latest updates about upcoming fi...
2025-03-202h 06Introverted But Willing To Discuss Tori AmosS2E2 The 20 Best Tori Amos SongsTori Amos’ expansive body of work over the past 30-plus years has covered most musical terrain. From confessional outpourings of emotion, to thunderously-programmed electronic beats, blips and whirrs, to stinging guitar-driven diatribes directed at the religious Right, Tori has become known as both an architect and an adventurer, as well as a consummate player. She has transcended the “singer-songwriter” or “girl with a piano” labels once assigned to her to become one of the most important figures in contemporary popular music. With hundreds of beloved, canonical songs under her belt, it would be a fool’s errand to try and discern...
2025-02-221h 18Introverted But Willing To Discuss Tori AmosS2E1 The Sticky Inner Hive of the Tori Amos B-sides & Non-Album TracksOn a storied, starry night in Nashville, in 2023, Tori Amos stopped what she was doing, and asked the audience if she should release a record full of unreleased songs. While we don’t yet have an exact answer on the fate of this project, it got us thinking: what existing songs would we add to our own personal B-sides & Non-album tracks playlists? The possibilities are infinite!
In this new episode, Joey, Kristen, and Matt kick off the second season of their podcast chatting about some of their favorite redheaded singer-songwriter’s most sought-after compositions and the complex history behind song...
2025-01-171h 13Introverted But Willing To Discuss Tori AmosSeason 2 is here!We have a new name! Messing with the Master: Tori Amos is now Introverted But Willing To Discuss Tori Amos! Join us to talk about our favorite redhead 👩🏻🦰
2025-01-1401 minIntroverted But Willing To Discuss Tori AmosS1E15 Make the Yuletide GayGayGayGayGay! Bonus holiday episodeIt's a HOLIDAY (POSSE) BONUS! In this very special holiday episode of 'Messing With The Master', we delve into Tori Amos's holiday music across many decades, exploring her artistic evolution, personal memories of that amazing Midwinter Graces promo tour, and the significance of family in her work. We discuss the impact of Tori's upbringing and her respect for holiday traditions, while acknowledging that The Woman We Call Tori can rock the fuck out of anything, including Christmas music.
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2024-12-131h 21Introverted But Willing To Discuss Tori AmosS1E14 Boys for Pele / It’s Gotta Be Big (Super Sized Season Finale)In terms of narrative, composition and sheer scope as a record, Boys for Pele is one of the most audacious “pop” records to come out of the 1990s. Make no mistake: despite its twisty narrative, mysteriously confrontational lyrics and non-traditional take on song structure, Pele was a considerable mainstream success, selling more than 2 million copies worldwide and going platinum in the United States. Part harrowing journey into darkness and fury, part coming to terms with the aftermath of a shattered psyche, Boys for Pele might actually be the anti-pop record. Ironically, Tori’s biggest-selling single off the record (her biggest-selling single...
2024-10-221h 59
Closeted History: LGBTQ+ Stories of the PastIt Came From The Closet Editor Interview w/ Joe Vallese | Ep 19Ready to read this collection for yourself? ➡️ https://bookshop.org/a/81838/9781952177798In this episode, we interview the editor of It Came From The Closet, a collection of essays blending LGBTQ+ experiences with horror. We discuss the inspiration behind focusing on queer stories in the genre, how essays were selected, and the recurring themes throughout the collection. The editor shares insights on amplifying diverse LGBTQ+ voices in horror, why the genre resonates with queer communities, and the impact he hopes the collection will have on discussions around representation.Want access to e...
2024-09-261h 00
Horror JoyQueer Horror with Eric LaRoccaIn this episode Brian and Jeff celebrate queer horror. We explore how horror has become a space for queer expression, challenging societal norms and offering a unique perspective on both classic and contemporary horror.Our guest, Eric LaRocca, a popular and prolific author of queer horror, will join us to discuss:The Monster Within: How horror reflects our deepest fears and anxieties about identity and belonging.Queer Liberation through Horror: How the horror genre provides a space for queer individuals to challenge societal norms and express their identities.The "New Queer Horror": Exploring the emergence of...
2024-09-2343 minIntroverted But Willing To Discuss Tori AmosS1E13 Night of Hunters / There Has Been a Shattering“I think the thing that just astounds me about Tori is that she can take a bit of something like a melody or harmonic sequence for some of these pieces that were the inspiration and create something truly her own, showing how truly powerful her own creative stamp is. I think of Night of Hunters as a 70-minute song with 30 pieces of music held together by 13 sets of interlocking lyrics. Now that’s composing!
Tori was able to keep the narrative in my head at all times, very articulated and intricate. T would make sure I totally got it, explaining ever...
2024-09-011h 37Introverted But Willing To Discuss Tori AmosS1E12 Strange Little Girls / Mommy MakeoversWith Strange Little Girls, Tori Amos approached the covers album as concept album, offering reinterpretations of 12 diverse male-authored tracks from the perspectives of an assortment of female characters. The project was inspired originally by by the homophobic and misogynistic messages which Amos believed to be prevalent in popular song at the beginning of the 21st century.
“People were talking to me about how popular music was getting more violent,” she recalled in Piece by Piece. “Male songwriters were saying these really malicious things … and I really felt … that a generalized image of the antiwoman, antigay heterosexual man had hijacked Western male heter...
2024-08-101h 39Introverted But Willing To Discuss Tori AmosS1E11 Unrepentant Geraldines / Take Your Daughter to Work DayAs she turned 50 in the spotlight, Tori Amos’ 2014 album Unrepentant Geraldines dropped and was greeted with headlines trumpeting the singer-songwriter’s “return to form” and “comeback”. But here’s the kicker: she never went anywhere.
Although she had written a musical for the stage (The Light Princess, 2013), and composed a 21st century song cycle (Night of Hunters, 2011), Unrepentant Geraldines was Amos’ first record of entirely original compositions in five years, since Abnormally Attracted to Sin (2009). If that album found Amos floating above a palette of darkly-glowing synths and sultry beats, then Geraldines was firmly grounded in what many would deem the Amos “signat...
2024-07-231h 51Introverted But Willing To Discuss Tori AmosS1E10 To Venus and Back / A Stroke of VenusContent warning: this episode discusses pregnancy and child loss. Please take care while listening.
On this week's episode, we book a round trip ticket To Venus and Back. Tori's surprisingly prompt follow -up to 1998's From the Choirgirl Hotel. After an epic world tour, Tori had implied that she'd be taking a break from recording for a while and planned to release a live album with a few new bonus tracks. As Tori's want to do, those bonus tracks developed into a full -blown 11 -track album with a bonus live disc that was released on September 21st, 1999, my 17th birthday...
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Contracast65. Horror QueerNeste episódio, os alunos Leonardo "Leo" Pasa e Luiza Alves conversam com Andrezza Postay — psicóloga e professora, doutoranda em Escrita Criativa na PUCRS —sobre o surgimento e a transformação do gênero horror em uma perspectiva queer: o Horror Queer.
Sugestões de Horror Queer:
Vídeo Game
The Last of Us Parte 1
Filmes
Bodies Bodies Bodies
Entrevista com o Vampiro
Hellraiser
Love Lies Bleeding
Death Becomes Her
Nosferatu
Pânico ...
2024-06-2841 minIntroverted But Willing To Discuss Tori AmosS1E9 American Doll Posse / Posse Popping and Wig SnatchingEver feel like just being someone else? With the regal and roaring opus American Doll Posse, Tori Amos gave her listeners permission – and a psychic road map – to become the characters who hide in plain sight in all of our brains; even the “character” of ourselves. With healthy doses of showmanship and flamboyance, American Doll Posse saw Amos sonically embracing a towering, modern production style tinged with classic and country rock elements. No stranger to being a sonic character actress exploring roles, ADP’s real gag was stunningly Cindy Sherman-esque: Amos would manifest her characters in a new way, by literally be...
2024-06-272h 00Introverted But Willing To Discuss Tori AmosS1E8 Ocean to Ocean / And Then, Still She GaveContent warning: this episode briefly discusses DV and suicide. Please take care while listening.
“So what if you find you like to tango alone?" Tori Amos asks in the final moments of “Birthday Baby," the closing track of her 15th solo album Ocean to Ocean, released on October 21, 2021. An ode to the unexpected ways we collectively learned to both mourn and celebrate during the years-long isolation of the COVID-19 crisis, the song vacillates between a rousing eleven o'clock musical number and something a David Lynch character might sob inconsolably to while draped over a diner jukebox.
This juxtaposition is the essenc...
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SCREAM with Ryan C. ShowersEpisode 156 – "SCREAMS" Commentary with Ryan and JoeyLast week, you heard Ryan's performance of the Gale-centric "SCREAMS," a spec script written by LA-Times bestselling writer Joe Vallese ("It Came from the Closet"). Now, Ryan and Joe deep dive into the script, its themes, the character arcs of Gale and Sidney, the killers, and heavy themes of the media, true crime, and murder. In addition, Ryan and Joe discuss the process of creating this story after the success of Episode 112 and the Scream 7 spec script. Read the full "SCREAMS" script by subscribing at Patreon.com/screamwithrcs Introduction The Process The Structure Sidney's...
2024-04-302h 13Introverted But Willing To Discuss Tori AmosS1E7 Little Earthquakes / When Pianos Refused To Be GuitarsContent warning: this episode discusses SA. Please take care while listening.
Objectively speaking, Tori Amos’ Little Earthquakes is one of the all time great debut records. On the latest episode of Messing With The Master, Kristen, Matt and Joe lovingly look back and contextualize this seminal album, which laid down the foundation for the mythology of Tori and created a language all her own. The bracing new musical vocabulary of Little Earthquakes truly signaled the birth of a star.
Very few– if any– albums from debut artists sustain the kind of power and resonance of Little Earthquakes. Amos dared to make the...
2024-04-291h 53
SCREAM with Ryan C. ShowersEpisode 155 – "SCREAMS" Spec Script by Joe ValleseThis week, Ryan performs and reads out (like an audiobook) "SCREAMS," a spec script written by LA-Times bestselling writer Joe Vallese ("It Came from the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror"). This is a Gale Weathers centric story about true crime, the media, and Gale's controversial legacy. Sidney Prescott is a co-lead with Gale, and Kirby Reed plays a prominent role against Ghostface. This is a standalone story, but also follows the Scream 7 script written by Joe and performed by Ryan in Episode 112. Read the full script by subscribing at Patreon.com/screamwithrcs Introduction Hello F...
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SCREAM with Ryan C. ShowersEpisode 154 – Scream v. Alien: Franchise Similarities & ContrastsThis week, Ryan covers the Alien franchise in relation to Scream, in particular the way Alien (1979), Aliens (1986), Alien 3 (1992), and Alien: Resurrection (1997) mirror the first four Scream films. In addition, the podcast panel discusses Ellen Ripley's legacy as a final girl. Ryan is joined by podcast editor Albert Padilla (host of The Cantina Cast podcast) and Quentin Harrison for this epic coverage of everything Xenomorph and Ghostface. Tune in next week for "SCREAMS" - a spec script written by LA-Times Bestselling Writer Joe Vallese. It will be read aloud like an audiobook on the podcast. "Screams" is a Gale Weathers...
2024-04-162h 05Introverted But Willing To Discuss Tori AmosS1E6 From the Choirgirl Hotel / Checkout Anytime, But You Can Never LeaveContent warning: this episode discusses child and pregnancy loss. Please take care while listening.
Tori Amos’ blazing fourth album From The Choirgirl Hotel claims a rightful place amongst legendary music by contemporaries such as Madonna, PJ Harvey, Hole, Beck and many others who released similarly iconic work in 1998.At a career high point, Amos intuitively plugged in a full band to achieve the record’s signature space-rock atmosphere and conjured some of her most electric live shows to date. Yet, inexplicably, she still was forced to face down misogynistic criticism in all corners of the male-dominated world of music journalism, even...
2024-04-131h 53
From Page to ScreamThe Exorcist: Part ThreeJoin us as we plunge into The Abyss to cover Part Three of Blatty's terrifying novel.
We thought this would be our final Exorcist episode ... not a chance! This conversation got away from us, with some difficult topics.
⚠️Content Warning: r*pe and themes of child sexual abuse.⚠️
Join us again next week for our fourth and (we promise!) final Exorcist episode.
In the meantime, you can support us on Patreon for bonus episodes on the powerhouse that is Legion / The Exorcist III and the other - quite frankly, dreadful - Exorcist sequels.
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2024-04-111h 53Introverted But Willing To Discuss Tori AmosS1E5 The Beekeeper / TBK, TBHIn this episode, Joey, Kristen, and Matt discuss Tori Amos' 2005 album The Beekeper. They explore the intersection of The Beekeeper with Tori's book with Ann Powers, Piece by Piece, 2000s fashion, and Tori's last record with major record labels before her emancipation day.
Joey shares his track listing, focusing on the theme of betrayal. Kristen shares her track listing, a modern take on the 3 Marys, and Matt's track list is inspired by the 1973 film Ash Wednesday, featuring Elizabeth Taylor where she plays a woman willing to get her man back by going to any length. Themes include European history, betrayal...
2024-03-301h 45Introverted But Willing To Discuss Tori AmosS1E4 Abnormally Attracted to Sin / A Beautiful Rich Woman Wandering in a K-holeContent warning: brief discussions of suicide. Please take care while listening.
In this episode, Joey, Kristen, and Matt discuss Tori Amos' 2009 album 'Abnormally Attracted to Sin'. They explore the background of the album, including Tori's independence from major record labels and her collaboration with John Philip Shenale.
The hosts also discuss the playfulness and dark themes present in the album, as well as the influence of Tori's previous album 'American Doll Posse'. The hosts delve into the visualettes that accompanied the album and the alternate narratives they presented. They explore the idea of Tori as a character actress, the experimentation i...
2024-03-131h 30
SCREAM with Ryan C. Showers"SCREAMS" Script Trailer - Coming April 23SCREAMS is a spec script written by Los Angeles Times bestselling writer, Joe Vallese ("It Came from the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror"). It is a Gale Weathers-centric story, featuring Sidney Prescott and Kirby Reed in prominent roles. SCREAMS explores true crime, the media, content creation, and the controversial legacy of Gale Weathers. This script is a sequel to the "Scream 7" script written by Vallese, released on this podcast in June, Episode 112. The SCREAMS script will be read aloud and performed like an audiobook by Ryan on SCREAM with Ryan C. Showers on April 23, 2024, and available on the podcast...
2024-03-0101 minIntroverted But Willing To Discuss Tori AmosS1E3 Under the Pink / Tori Turned me GayOn this week’s episode of Messing with the Master, Matt, Joey, and Kristen travel to a (sonic) desert garden in Taos, New Mexico, to explore Tori's sophomore album Under the Pink. Joey explains how Tori Amos turned him gay, Matt recalls how a Drag Queen at the Gold Coast brought Tori into his life, and Kristen discusses being emotionally unavailable as the Heterosexual-in-Residence. Themes of queer identity, womanhood, betrayal, and romance are explored.
Under the Pink playlists: KK, JV, MM
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2024-02-271h 15
Introverted But Willing To Discuss Tori AmosS1E2 Native Invader / Ralph Nader InvaderContent warning: This episode includes discussions of SA, DV, suicide. Take care while listening.
On this week’s episode of Messing with the Master, Kristen, Matt and Joey unpack the mystical complexities of Tori Amos’ 2017 gem, Native Invader, which chillingly encapsulates the doomsday tensions of the era in an atmospheric sonic snapshot of the personal, the political and the otherworldly.
The year prior to the album’s release saw Amos in full-fledged activist mode with her contribution to the Netflix documentary Audrie & Daisy - the soaring original song “Flicker” - making global headlines as she once again lent her voice to victims...
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Introverted But Willing To Discuss Tori AmosS1E1 Scarlet's Walk / Scarlet's WokThree lifelong Tori Amos fans reflect on the iconic singer-songwriter’s catalog by thoughtfully and intentionally reorganizing each album into fresh playlists that explore Tori’s musical legacy as well their own interconnected personal narratives and friendship, which began with a shared passion for Tori’s music over 20 years ago.
This week on the first episode of Messing with the Master, Joey, Kristen, and Matt are taking a sonic road trip across a post 9/11 America with one of Tori’s undisputed masterpieces, Scarlet’s Walk, which this past fall celebrated its 20th anniversary.
Scarlet's Walk playlists: Joey | Kristen | Matt
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2024-02-051h 24
Squawk PodIs the Apple Vision Pro Worth $3,500? Plus, Tee Time with AT&T CEO John Stankey 02/02/24Becky Quick and Joe Kernen are live at AT&T Pebble Beach Pro Am. The two sit down with AT&T CEO John Stankey to discuss sponsoring the golf tournament, the company’s latest earnings report, future of communications, and more. Plus, back in New York, Andrew Ross Sorkin is trying on the Apple Vision Pro along with The Wall Street Journal’s Senior Personal Technology Columnist Joanna Stern. She gives her take on the new Apple product, how it compares to other mixed reality headsets, and if it’s worth the $3,500 price tag. Also, the U.S. economy added...
2024-02-0232 min
Introverted But Willing To Discuss Tori AmosSeason 1 Preview: Episode 1 Scarlet's WalkA quick preview of Joey, Matt, and Kristen discussing Scarlet's Walk. The first episode of Messing with the Master coming February 2024! :D
2024-02-0100 min
SCREAM with Ryan C. ShowersEpisode 138 - Courteney Cox's 'Shining Vale' Showrunner Jeff Astrof Interview & Season 2 Review This week Jeff Astrof, the showrunner of "Shining Vale," returns to the podcast with Ryan to discuss season two of the horror-comedy television series starring Scream Queen Courteney Cox. Jeff describes the writing process of season two, shares stories from the set, and discloses exclusive information about season three. Then, bestselling author of "It Came From the Closet" Joe Vallese joins Ryan to review "Shining Vale" season two, available for Patreon subscribers of the podcast. Listen to the full review on Patreon.com/screamwithrcs Introduction Jeff Astrof Interview Season 3 Screams Tease Shining Vale Season 2 Writing, Horror and Comedy Courteney Cox...
2023-12-1245 min
Bring Me The Axe! Horror Podcast28: Silent Night, Deadly Night w/guest Joe ValleseThis week, Bryan and Dave are joined by author, Joe Vallese, and hope that Santa will judge them to be good because they definitely don't want to get on his bad side as they dive head first into 1984's Santa slasher movie, Silent Night, Deadly Night. The movie that went too far. The movie that put the chill on 80's slasher movies for a couple of years. The movie that parent groups organized and protested against. Did it deserve such treatment? Not really but what's America good for if not full-blown moral panics in the face of imaginary monsters.
2023-12-111h 44Squawk PodProperty Brothers in the House, Hakeem Jeffries Wants Unity in Congress 11/16/23House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries shares insights on the recently passed short-term funding bill, what's at stake in the next round of spending talks on Capitol Hill, and the potential for bipartisan collaboration in Congress. Plus, the Property Brothers, Drew and Jonathan Scott, delve into the challenge of rising housing costs, offer renovation tips, and explore strategies for creating a more sustainable and improved home. In other news, New York City takes legal action against Pepsi, while Target CEO claims customers are saying ‘a big thank you’ for locking up merchandise. Hakeem Jeffries - 14:43Drew...
2023-11-1630 minSquawk PodPresidential Candidate Nikki Haley: “Everywhere Donald Trump goes, chaos follows him” 11/15/23Nikki Haley, former U.S. ambassador to the UN, former governor of South Carolina and 2024 presidential candidate, discusses the state of the 2024 presidential race, why she believes she can be a viable alternative to former president Donald Trump, whether she would accept a hypothetical offer to be his VP pick, and more. Wholesale prices in October posted their biggest decline in 3½ years, providing another indication that the worst of the inflation surge may have passed. Wall Street also had its eyes on Washington as the House of Representatives passed a bill to avert a government shutdown. Plus, CNBC’s Rober...
2023-11-1534 minSquawk PodShutdown Insights from the Speaker of the House, Cathie Wood on Bitcoin ETFs 11/14/23On today’s super-sized episode, October's inflation remained unchanged, hinting at a possible easing of high prices in the U.S. economy. House Speaker Rep. Mike Johnson discusses Capitol Hill negotiations to avert a government shutdown and the 2024 presidential election. Meanwhile, Cathie Wood, ARK Invest CEO, covers ARK Invest's new ETFs, SEC approval of bitcoin ETFs, and broader topics like autonomous driving and Tesla. Plus, Starbucks unionized workers are planning a walkout on “red cup day”, and XRP drops after news of a fake BlackRock-managed XRP ETF.In this episode:Cathie Wood, @CathieDWoodMike Johnson, ...
2023-11-1445 min
Our First Fears11 - Pet Sematary with Joe ValleseOn episode 11 of Our First Fears, Pushcart Award nominee, Joe Vallese shows me the path beyond Stephen King's Pet Sematary and up into the haunted hills where the buried-dead have a tendency to rise and wreak havoc on the living. Together, we explore how certain aspects of stories that frightened our childhood-selves can end up being quite different from what gets to us as grown-ups. We talk unreliable narrators and characters, whether or not too much research might be a bad thing for writers, and how, and at what age, we humans begin to process our own mortality.
2023-10-041h 15Squawk PodBarry Sternlicht Takes on the Economy, and Meme Stock Mania Returns 9/29/23Barry Sternlicht, the hospitality and real estate investor, discusses the risks to the economy from union strikes and the Federal Reserve’s interest rate policy. Washington inches closer to a shutdown as House members have failed to come up with a consensus government funding deal – setting up a busy weekend in the Capitol. GameStop activist Ryan Cohen is becoming the retailer’s CEO, nearly three years after the “Meme Stock Mania” showcased individual investors betting on the mall retailer against hedge funds shorting the stock. Author Ben Mezrich remembers fondly the GameStop craze and the story in the new movie “Dumb Mo...
2023-09-2936 minSquawk PodA Deadline Looms for Kevin McCarthy and Coinbase Goes to Washington 9/28/23With just days to go before a government funding deadline, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy criticizes a short-term Senate government funding bill — stoking more fears that a shutdown could take place — saying the measure would not bolster border security. Crypto trading platform Coinbase is leading a lobbying effort in Washington to find lawmakers supportive of developing new laws for the crypto industry. CEO Brian Armstrong discusses his goals for “Stand with Crypto Day.” Plus, the highlights of the second debate for Republican Presidential candidates, Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan’s biggest worries and Delta walks back controversial changes to its SkyMiles pr...
2023-09-2838 min
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2023-09-0800 min
BLOODHAUSEpisode 81: The House of the Devil (2009) (w/special guests Joe Vallese and Heather Robb)Drusilla and Josh are back with a packed episode on Ti West’s House of the Devil with special guest Joe Vallese from It Came From the Closet and also actress, musician, writer Heather Robb. From wiki: “The House of the Devil is a 2009 American horror film written, directed, and edited by Ti West, starring Jocelin Donahue, Tom Noonan, Mary Woronov, Greta Gerwig, A. J. Bowen, and Dee Wallace.The plot concerns a young college student who is hired as a babysitter at an isolated house and is soon caught up in bizarre and dangerous events as she...
2023-09-041h 10
Tales In Our TimesEP08. Horror NarrativesIn this episode, George and Janet talk about one of George’s favorite literary genres—Horror. The many ways in which we can relate to narratives centered around otherness and the toll of trauma responses take center stage this week, as we trace Horror’s history through gothic Europe into the modern American tradition. See below for books mentioned! (Lots for this episode!)Intro song Bookmark and editing by Quatroizer.Logo art by Gabriel de Mello.Books Mentioned:The Boy Who Drew Monsters by Keith DonohueIt Came from the Cl...
2023-07-2845 minSquawk PodAI Avalanche, NYC Congestion Tax & Twitter Unravels 7/10/23Competitive pressure is propelling industries into the future with artificial intelligence. Alan Patricof, Primetime Partners chairperson and co-founder, discusses the state of the A.I. boom and why he thinks it’s a potential accident waiting to happen. Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) discusses New York City’s congestion tax, the financial impact on commuters from New Jersey, and more. User traffic on Twitter has slowed since the launch of Meta’s text-based platform Threads, which has already surpassed 100 million sign-ups since its debut last week. Plus, Janet Yellen’s visit to China and Sen. Schumer’s request for the FDA to l...
2023-07-1025 min
The Village Podcast from The BookshelfCan We Ever Really Know Anything?Steph and Candice start with a regional conversation about moving around neighbourhoods, but end up bringing it to the esoteric about self and relationships. They also talk memoirs and horror, more Stephen King, AI, and somehow even Hallmark movies. Books The Go Between: A Portrait of Growing Up Between Different Worlds by Osman Yousefzada Soul Culture: Black Poets, Books and Questions that Grew Me Up by Remica Bingham-Risher It Came From the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror edited by Joe Vallese Frankissstein by Jeanette Winterson From...
2023-04-0849 minSquawk PodTrump's Hush Money Indictment & Fed Inflation Gauge Cools 3/31/23Former President Donald Trump has been indicted by a grand jury for hush money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels just before the 2016 election. It marks the first time a former U.S. president has been charged with a crime. CNBC’s Eamon Javers reports on Trump’s indictment and what it means for the future of the Republican party. The Fed’s key inflation gauge rose slightly less than anticipated in February, providing some hope that interest rate hikes are helping ease price increases. Jason Furman, former chair of the Council of Economic Advisers and Harvard economics professor, discus...
2023-03-3125 minSquawk PodPushing Pause on AI & Bank Failures; Who’s to Blame? 03/30/23House lawmakers tore into top U.S. bank regulators at congressional hearings this week about how Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank collapsed practically overnight. Daniel Tarullo, former Fed governor and Harvard Law School professor, discusses what went wrong with Silicon Valley Bank, if de-regulation had any impact on the collapse, and who is at fault. Elon Musk and dozens of other technology leaders have called on AI labs to pause the development of systems that can compete with human-level intelligence. Michael Wolf, Activate co-founder and CEO, discusses his concerns with artificial intelligence but says you can’t stop the...
2023-03-3031 minSquawk PodSalesforce Debuts Einstein GPT & JP Morgan Sues Jes Staley over Jeffrey Epstein Ties 03/09/23Salesforce is the latest tech powerhouse to join the ChatGPT mania, now offering Einstein GPT. The offering draws on OpenAI’s technology that’s taken the tech industry by storm. Salesforce Service Cloud CEO Clara Shih discusses the future of generative A.I., details behind the company’s contract with ChatGPT, and how much data goes back to ChatGPT. Credit and debit spending per household decelerated in February to 2.7% year-over-year according to Bank of America’s consumer spending data. Liz Everett Krisberg, head of the Bank of America Institute, discusses the state of the consumer, when more normal spending patterns w...
2023-03-0931 minSquawk PodThe Economic Balance: Powell's Warnings, Biden's Tax Plan, and Buffett's Bet on Oil 03/08/23Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testified to the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee and warned that interest rates may rise higher than expected as inflation continues to show signs of increasing. The remarks led to a drop in stocks and an increase in Treasury yields. President Biden is set to propose a tax increase on those earning more than $400,000 to extend Medicare's solvency by 25 years. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries joins to discuss how the tax increase will help the country’s healthcare system and how will affect taxpayers. Plus, the Democratic Minority Leader touches on the Fed’...
2023-03-0832 min
More PagesWe're Back At It In 2023And...we're back! We've got a wrap up of 2022 and a run down of 2023 so far.
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Books mentioned:
Birds of America by Lorrie Moore
Exhalation by Ted Chiang
Daughters of the Deer by Danielle Daniel
The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd
Dirty Birds by Morgan Murray
Girly Drinks: A History of Women and Alcohol by Mallory O'Meara
A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon (coming soon)
Mothered by Zoje Stage (coming soon)
I Am Homeless If This Is Not My Home by Lorrie Moore (coming soon)
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2023-02-031h 03Squawk PodTroubles on the Tarmac & Changes in the WWE Ring 01/11/23The FAA suffered a computer outage, grounding and delaying thousands of flights across the country. CNBC’s Phil LeBeau discusses the ripple effects of the outage and the ongoing modernization of the airline industry. As the dust settles on the GOP’s hold in Congress, New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu discusses what’s next for the Republican Party. He addresses revisions to the U.S. tax code, efforts to limit big government, and rumors that he is considering a run for President. Plus, FTX is headed back to bankruptcy court, and World Wrestling Entertainment is reinstating its former CEO, despite h...
2023-01-1131 min
Straight White American JesusMonster in the Mirror: Ep. 4 -Meet the BeetleChristian nationalism is a kind of con game. And of all the authors examined in this podcast, the one most likely to appreciate that con would be Richard Marsh, author of the 1897 horror novel The Beetle. A one time con artist himself, Marsh treats the gender fluidity of his shapeshifting monster as a con game, a scam that defrauds God himself. Today, we're going to talk about how The Beetle's view of transgenderism illuminates the complex of hate, fear, and fascination with which Christian nationalists tell some of their most vicious lies: the ones about LGBT+ people....
2022-12-0712 minPremium Ad-Free: Straight White American JesusMonster in the Mirror: Ep. 4 -Meet the BeetleChristian nationalism is a kind of con game. And of all the authors examined in this podcast, the one most likely to appreciate that con would be Richard Marsh, author of the 1897 horror novel The Beetle. A one time con artist himself, Marsh treats the gender fluidity of his shapeshifting monster as a con game, a scam that defrauds God himself. Today, we're going to talk about how The Beetle's view of transgenderism illuminates the complex of hate, fear, and fascination with which Christian nationalists tell some of their most vicious lies: the ones about LGBT+ people....
2022-12-0712 min
FRIGHT SCHOOL229 - No Better Daddy Than Father Christmas (w/ Ashley) - Violent Night (2022)Season’s Grieving Fright School! It’s the Ghoultide! We welcome Ashley back to the Wes Craven Memorial Library In PERSON! We discuss the death of Christine McVie. Joe watched CHRISTMAS WITH YOU. We took a field trip to see VIOLENT NIGHT. It was not what Joshua was expecting, but we had fun! Spoilers abound, Boils and Ghouls! David Harbour stokes our Santa Zaddy fetishes while bludgeoning bad guys with a sledgehammer. Merry f*#@?&% Christmas!Recommended Reading/Viewing:Official trailer Violent Night (2022)The 3rd Annual Geekscape Holiday Livestream Spectacular!Joshua joined GEEK...
2022-12-051h 04Squawk PodPorch Pirates & Glitter Bombs with YouTuber Mark Rober 11/29/22With about 3 billion views on his channel, YouTuber Mark Rober is onto something with his science and engineering videos for kids. He explains the geek hidden in the goofy, and why subscribers–kids and adults–keep on clicking. Rober shares how he brings his NASA engineering background to kids' education, and one superfan hosts a Q&A with the STEM influencer in a conversation exclusive to Squawk Pod. Becky’s son Kyle asks questions like only a dedicated fan can. Plus, after a week of unrest across China, CNBC’s Eunice Yoon reports from Beijing that the CCP might consider a...
2022-11-2936 minFRIGHT SCHOOL228 - Hattie With A Lot More Tit - Barbarian (2022)Welcome back to Fright School! Joshua clarifies that from the day after Labor Day until the day before Thanksgiving is Halloween so Mariah needs to keep her song to herself until THEN! Joe went to Baltimore because she is a werkin’ gurl! Joshua celebrated 30 years of X-Men The Animated Series over on Geekscape! We chat about the new adaptation of INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE. This week we watched BARBARIAN! It was basically an extended infomercial about how AIRBNB is ruining neighborhoods and killing any promise of affordable housing for the labor class. Also, incest mutant monsters.
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2022-11-211h 07FRIGHT SCHOOL227 - Hell Priestx - Hellraiser(s)Welcome back to Fright School! Joshua recounts the Oingo Boingo concert. Why can’t people just show up and watch the concert?! This week we finally discuss Clive Barker’s HELLRAISER! Joe survived his first watch! We explore the further regions of Queerness in the work of Barker. We also chat about HULU’s HELLRAISER reboot.
Recommended Reading/Viewing:
Official trailer HELLRAISER (1987)
Official trailer HELLRAISER (2022)
Hellbound Hearts: What Makes Hellraiser Queer by RIley Wade
Queer & Now & Then: 1987 By Michael Koresky
Femme Regard SYNC Kickstarter!
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2022-11-141h 16FRIGHT SCHOOL226 - Halloween Everywhere All At Once - Halloween Ends (2022)Welcome back to Fright School! We begin this week’s episode with an ode to Leslie Jordan. We discuss favorite moments in his career, the archetype of the “Sissy,” and prioritizing authenticity over safety. Joshua totally forgets to discuss Jordan’s American HORROR Story guest appearances but he was feeling verklempt. Joe went Halloweening as a member of the First Wive’s Club. This week we close the book (possibly? maybe? probably not?) on the odyssey of Laurie Strode and Michael Myers with HALLOWEEN ENDS. Is it a low key remake of CHRISTINE? Is it lacking in the feminist efforts of...
2022-11-071h 10Squawk PodBillionaire Investor Ron Baron on Elon Musk, Twitter and the Economy 11/04/22Baron Capital CEO and Founder Ron Baron joins Becky Quick at the 29th annual Baron Conference, a gathering of Baron-invested businesses at Lincoln Center in New York City. The conference is back in person for the first time since 2019 celebrating 40 years since the fund was founded. They discuss the current volatility in the economy and actions by the Fed. Baron is also a big investor in Elon Musk and speaks more on Tesla, his purchase of Twitter and where he sees the companies going in the future. Plus, the U.S. reports 261,000 new jobs in October, beating expectations.
2022-11-0433 minSquawk PodThe Windfall Tax; Twitter’s Advertiser Exodus 11/02/22The Biden Administration is highlighting the record high profits of big oil companies by proposing the implementation of a windfall profit tax. National Economic Council Director Brian Deese calls for gas companies to lower their prices and reduce the high margins they’re charging. However, the proposal for this tax remains controversial as the midterm elections approach. Plus, the Twitter soap opera’s latest episode: Axios’ Dan Primack on Elon Musk’s first few days as Chief Twit – questions of moderation, revenue, verification and keeping advertisers from heading to the door. In this episode:Brian Deese, ...
2022-11-0224 min
Skylight Books Podcast SeriesSKYLIT: ”IT CAME FROM THE CLOSET”Horror movies hold a complicated space in the hearts of the queer community: historically misogynist, and often homo- and transphobic, the genre has also been inadvertently feminist and open to subversive readings. Common tropes--such as the circumspect and resilient "final girl," body possession, costumed villains, secret identities, and things that lurk in the closet--spark moments of eerie familiarity and affective connection. Still, viewers often remain tasked with reading themselves into beloved films, seeking out characters and set pieces that speak to, mirror, and parallel the unique ways queerness encounters the world. It Came from the Closet features twenty-five essays by wr...
2022-10-311h 30FRIGHT SCHOOL225 - I Put a Spell on TWO - Hocus Pocus 2 (2022)HAPPY HALLOWEEN FRIGHT SCHOOL! Let’s celebrate Hocus Pocus 2!
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2022-10-3157 min
Smarty Pants#254: For the Love of HorrorTeenagers with knives, invading insects, vampire children, crazed surgeons, wronged actors out for revenge—the horror genre has a haunted house for everyone, no matter your taste. Despite treating women like disposable straws, or lumping the queer and disabled together as monsters, scary movies have long been celebrated by the people most likely to be before the opening credits are done. For this year’s season of scares, editor Joe Vallese asked 24 queer and trans writers to consider the horror movies that matter to them, from Halloween to Hereditary and all points in between. The resulting collection, It Came from...
2022-10-2830 minFRIGHT SCHOOL224 - 'Twas a Township! - Hocus Pocus (1993)Welcome back to Fright School! What a month we have been having! We finally checked out Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights! Joshua made his annual trek to Knott’s Scary Farm. Joe, acting as a Horror Sherpa in his own right, navigated The Scare Zone at Del Mar Fairgrounds! This week, we’re taking a look back at HOCUS POCUS! We put our nostalgia goggles on to discuss the rather horrifying elements of the story, Bette Midler’s strange draw, and wonder about the obsession with virginity…
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Official trailer HOCUS POCUS (1993)
This O...
2022-10-2459 minFRIGHT SCHOOL223 - Another Movie We Made Up (w/ Marissa) - Little Monsters (1984)Welcome back to Fright School! We are stoked to have our other favorite JERSEY GHOUL, Marissa, back in the Wes Craven Memorial Online Learning Annex! We’re discussing DAHMER and true crime, books we’re reading including TENDER IS THE FLESH, and Marissa suggests 101 JUMP SCARES on Shudder. This week we’re looking under our beds for LITTLE MONSTERS! We love us some “creepy 80s shit!” We wonder if kids are more or less sheltered these days? Marissa helps us with some suggestions for new gateway horror.
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2022-10-171h 10
All the Books!All the Backlist! October 14, 2022This week, Danika talks about two great sapphic horror books to read this spooky season!Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher and never miss a book.Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news.This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW:The Luminous Dead by Caitlin StarlingCarmilla by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu and edited by...
2022-10-1413 min
Another Book on the Shelf105 - 4th Anniversary HangoutIt's time for a fall hang out episode, which means it's also our podcast anniversary! We're celebrating 4 years of awesome books, reading discoveries, and so much more. In four years, we've recorded 105 episodes that have listeners in over 70 countries, and we're pretty proud of that! A huge thank you to all our listeners who've been with us over the years, and a welcome to all our new listeners!
Show Notes
Shout out to Coach House Books and House of Anansi Press, as always. We love reading and chatting about the books they send us.
2022-10-121h 00
The Perfect Movie SoundtrackSCREAM(S) 1 & 2 w/ Joe Vallese!Is Scream the end of Gen X? Is Scream 2 the beginning of the WB? Did we find the crux of the Big Soundtrack Era? Joshua invites Joe Vallese to talk about his book IT CAME FROM THE CLOSET in this exceedingly literary episode of The Perfect Movie Soundtrack.THE VIDEO BONUS -- A short conversation about movies that scare us that didn't make the episode:https://youtu.be/zn0ZxoWX9iEJoe's Book -- IT CAME FROM THE CLOSET:https://www.feministpress.org/books-a-m/it-came-from-the-closetSPOTIFY PLAYLISTS:...
2022-10-111h 56
Book Club of OneEpisode 81: [It] ... Finds a way.How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy by Jenny Odell
It Came from the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror Edited by Joe Vallese
How to Win the War on Truth: An Illustrated Guide to How Mistruths Are Sold, Why They Stick, and How to Reclaim Reality by Samuel C. Spitale, Illustrations by Allan Whincup
But I Live: Three Stories of Child Survivors of the Holocaust Edited by Charlotte Schallie
‘Harrow County, Vol. 1: Countless Haints By Cullen Bunn (Writer) , Tyler Crook (Artist, Letterer)
2022 Cumulative Featured Books vi...
2022-10-1118 minFRIGHT SCHOOL222 - Spooky. Funny. Light-hearted. ME. (w/ Jacki) - Ghostbusters (1984)Welcome back to Fright School! We are once again joined by Jacki from JERSEY GHOULS and THE LIST WE MISSED podcasts! We get caught up by discussing the Nicolas Cage renaissance, Big Gulps of White Claw, Pearl Jam, and hometown venues with 50 different names. This week we continue our salute to Kindertrauma with 1984’s GHOSTBUSTERS! Being one of Jacki’s gateways into horror, she reflects on internalizing the spooky funny comfort of the film. We also discuss THE REAL GHOSTBUSTERS cartoon series, AFTERLIFE, and the 2016 reboot.
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2022-10-101h 06
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2022-10-0410h 59
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Horror movies hold a complicated space in the queer community: historically misogynist, and often homo- and transphobic, the genre has also been inadvertently feminist and open to subversive readings. I...
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Through the lens of horror—from Halloween to Hereditary—queer and trans writers consider the films that deepened, amplified, and illuminated their...
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Explore the Latest Full Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, Arts & EntertainmentIt Came from the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror by Joe VallesePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/613933 to listen full audiobooks. Title: It Came from the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror Author: Joe Vallese Narrator: Tori Barron, Krystal Hammond, André Santana, Aven Shore, Em Grosland, Aida Reluzco, Mark Sanderlin, Hope Newhouse, Lindsey Dorcus, Daniel Henning, Joel Froomkin, Graham Halstead, Mike Cooper, Ron Butler, Vikas Adam Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 59 minutes Release date: October 4, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Arts & Entertainment Publisher's Summary: Through the lens of horror—from Halloween to Hereditary—queer and trans writers consider the films that deepened, amplified, and illum...
2022-10-0403 minListen to Latest Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Social ScienceIt Came from the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror by Joe VallesePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/613933to listen full audiobooks.
Title: It Came from the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror
Author: Joe Vallese
Narrator: Tori Barron, Krystal Hammond, André Santana, Aven Shore, Em Grosland, Aida Reluzco, Mark Sanderlin, Hope Newhouse, Lindsey Dorcus, Daniel Henning, Joel Froomkin, Graham Halstead, Mike Cooper, Ron Butler, Vikas Adam
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 10 hours 59 minutes
Release date: October 4, 2022
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1
Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1
Genres: Social Science
Publisher's Summary:
Through the lens of horror—from Halloween to Hereditary—queer and trans writers consider the films that deepened, amplified, and illuminated their...
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Hybrid Pub Scout PodcastEpisode 71: Joe Vallese, Editor of It Came from the ClosetJoe Vallese joins us to talk about the queer horror anthology It Came from the Closet, which he conceived of and edited with The Feminist Press.Read the episode transcript: https://hybridpubscout.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/71-Joe.Vallese-transcript.pdfFind us on...Our website: hybridpubscout.comFacebook: www.facebook.com/hybridpubscout/Twitter: twitter.com/hybridpubscoutInstagram: www.instagram.com/hybridpubscoutpod/Our newsletter: eepurl.com/gfajR9
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SCREAM with Ryan C. ShowersEpisode 047: Courteney Cox Special: Scream 6 Rumors & "Shining Vale" ReviewWelcome to the Courteney Cox Special. Join Ryan and podcast contributor Joe Vallese, editor of "It Came From the Closet" horror anthology publishing in October, for a conversation about Cox's new product line Home Court, rumors surrounding "Scream 6" involving Gale's more prominent role, and a comprehensive review of her new show "Shining Vale" on STARZ. Season one of "Shining Vale" aired its finale last week, and it completely up-ended the show. Listen to Ryan and Joey's deconstruction of the meaning of the finale means and specifically discuss Courteney's career-best work. Introduction with Brent the Boyfriend Joey...
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SCREAM with Ryan C. ShowersEpisode 043 – Patreon Premiere: "Screams" OpeningIn the premiere episode of the "SCREAM with Ryan C. Showers" Patreon, Ryan reads aloud a fan-written opening of "Screams" by NYU writing professor, Joe Vallese. This fan fiction features an opening scene featuring Sidney Prescott and Gale Weathers being stalked by new Ghostface killers. After the reading, Ryan is joined by Joe and Amar Karim to discuss the structure of the opening scene and character/plot development. From there, the crew discusses how this is an example of how our Scream Queens could be put to good use in future films and be integrated into the storyline of...
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