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Trace Thurman @tracedthurman.bsky.social · 1d

Man, I missed Sigourney Beaver. #BouletBros #Dragula

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Trace Thurman @tracedthurman.bsky.social · 2d

Yeah I legit can’t believe a major studio gave this a $35 million budget *and* released it in theaters. The audacity! 😂

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Trace Thurman @tracedthurman.bsky.social · 2d

After last night’s #TerrorTuesday screening of #Species, it makes perfect sense that I’d make tonight’s #WeirdWednesday a screening of the much-maligned #SpeciesII because it’s better than the original. Well, maybe not “better,” but gorier, sleazier and sexier. 💅

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Trace Thurman @tracedthurman.bsky.social · 2d

It’s unclear whether he believes it’s bad or if he just knows that most people hated it. To me, WTRC broke that hot streak he was on (I’m a big fan of both 47 METERS DOWN films and THE STRANGERS: PRET AT NIGHT).

WTRC is just missing his trademark energy for me. It’s so lifeless and dull.

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Trace Thurman @tracedthurman.bsky.social · 2d

To be fair: the two female leads don’t have full frontal either. It’s just those 2 people in the cold open. I’d be more upset about it if we got it from the ladies and not the dudes.

Trace Thurman @tracedthurman.bsky.social · 2d

SHIVERS is such a fantastic debut feature. I would expect nothing less from Cronenberg!

Horror Queers @horrorqueers.bsky.social · 3d

In celebration of its 50th anniversary, we're revisiting David Cronenberg's classic "sex slug" film, #shivers (1975). C/W: sexual assault, statutory rape

Shivers (1975)

Podcast Episode · Horror Queers · 10/08/2025 · 1h 53m

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Trace Thurman @tracedthurman.bsky.social · 3d

Gotta love a cheeky marketing campaign. 😏 #BoneLake

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Trace Thurman @tracedthurman.bsky.social · 3d

Screening #Species for #TerrorTuesday tonight, in which the dumbest human beings ever written for the silver screen chase a sex alien around Los Angeles for nearly 2 hours. It’s a sleazy B-movie with an A-list cast (2 Oscar winners!) and a decent budget ($35 million). What’s not to like? 👽 🐍

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Trace Thurman @tracedthurman.bsky.social · 4d

Same! Rating makes no difference if the movie is good.

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Trace Thurman @tracedthurman.bsky.social · 4d

And given the #Predator franchise's track record at the domestic box office, this move makes sense.

Also: have some faith in Dan Trachtenberg, y'all!

box office numbers for the Predator film franchise

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Trace Thurman @tracedthurman.bsky.social · 4d

Given what we know about it (i.e., that there are no human characters in it), I honestly don't see a problem with #PredatorBadlands getting a PG-13 rating. The MPA only cares if the blood & gore is red and from a human body. They don't give 2 shits about non-red blood from fictional creatures.

Producer Explains Why ‘Predator: Badlands’ Was Meant to Be a Boundary-Pushing “PG-13” Movie

Outside of the Alien vs. Predator mashup movie, the core Predator franchise has always been a rated “R” affair, and director Dan Trachtenberg’s two contributions thus far – Prey and Predator: Killer o...

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Trace Thurman @tracedthurman.bsky.social · 4d

And it's not like I was rooting against it! I'm a big fan of 2, which I know a lot of people don't like. LINEAGE was just a series of really bad decisions.

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Trace Thurman @tracedthurman.bsky.social · 4d

As did I. 4 is so good!

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Trace Thurman @tracedthurman.bsky.social · 4d

Welp, I watched #HellHouseLLCLineage and it's even worse than I feared. I'm a huge fan of this franchise (save for 3....and now 5), but this is a colossal misfire. What a shame.

A ★ review of Hell House LLC: Lineage (2025)

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Horror Queers @horrorqueers.bsky.social · 8d

There’s a reason why we’re covering this on Patreon this month

Trace Thurman @tracedthurman.bsky.social · 9d

In theaters this weekend is the diabolically entertaining #BoneLake. This was one of my faves out of #FantasticFest last year, and that explosive climax is well worth the wait after all that edging. 😏

‘Bone Lake’ Review – Erotic Thriller Goes for the Jugular [FF 2024]

Erotic thrillers are a bit of a lost art, enjoying a Golden Age in the ’80s before tapering off in the mid-’90s around the time the genre was parodied in 1993’s Fatal Instinct. By the 2000s, notable e...

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Trace Thurman @tracedthurman.bsky.social · 8d

It is, and it's addressed in the film.

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Trace Thurman @tracedthurman.bsky.social · 9d

In theaters this weekend is the diabolically entertaining #BoneLake. This was one of my faves out of #FantasticFest last year, and that explosive climax is well worth the wait after all that edging. 😏

‘Bone Lake’ Review – Erotic Thriller Goes for the Jugular [FF 2024]

Erotic thrillers are a bit of a lost art, enjoying a Golden Age in the ’80s before tapering off in the mid-’90s around the time the genre was parodied in 1993’s Fatal Instinct. By the 2000s, notable e...

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Trace Thurman @tracedthurman.bsky.social · 9d

Do it! You can easily binge both seasons in an afternoon. Hope you enjoy!

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Trace Thurman @tracedthurman.bsky.social · 9d

Tears of joy. TEARS OF JOY 😭😭😭

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Trace Thurman @tracedthurman.bsky.social · 9d

Let's goooooooooooooo

‘Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair’: Quentin Tarantino Epic To Be Released As One Movie In Early December

Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair, Quentin Tarantino’s presentation of the revenge epic that was originally presented in two volumes, will be released by Lionsgate as one complete movie on December 5...

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Trace Thurman @tracedthurman.bsky.social · 10d

Oh, S2’s name was dubbed “Schmicago” lol.

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Trace Thurman @tracedthurman.bsky.social · 10d

LOVE the songs. S1 does musicals from the ‘40s & ‘50s, with most songs directly parodying a famous Broadway tune (Music Man, Oklahoma, Brigadoon, etc).

S2 does musicals from the ‘60s and ‘70s (Chicago, Sweeney Todd, Annie, etc.)

But S1 is a continuation of S2, so don’t skip S1.

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Horror Queers @horrorqueers.bsky.social · 10d

It's nearly October which means it's almost time to unveil our Halloween Patreon schedule.

What do you hope makes the cut?

Subscribe here for 460+ hours of bonus content: www.patreon.com/c/horrorqueers

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Trace Thurman @tracedthurman.bsky.social · 10d

Each season is six 30-minute episodes, essentially making each one a 3-hour musical. It’s so good! S2 is better than S1, IMO.

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Trace Thurman @tracedthurman.bsky.social · 10d

You're not anybody in America unless you're on TV, right?

Horror Queers @horrorqueers.bsky.social · 10d

Tomorrow on the Main Feed: we're kicking off October with a Gus Van Sant fave so check the weather, pack your ice skates, and stay away from teenage boys.

It's the 30th anniversary of TO DIE FOR (1995)

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