Scream Queen Podcast
Step into the chilling world of horror and true crime! Join me each week on my podcast as I dissect iconic horror movies, uncover their deeper meanings, and connect them to real-life true crime events. Whether you're a film buff or a true crime enthusiast, this is your ultimate destination for dark storytelling and sharp analysis.
Latest Episodes
The film follows a homeless woman who is eight months pregnant and fleeing an abusive relationship. Seeking a fresh start, she finds refuge in a halfway house, only to uncover that the people running it are harboring sinister motives, and young women begin vanishing around her.
Meat, is a dark psychological thriller written and directed by LaRae Wilson that was released and streams on Tubi.
My theme is Motherhood in May. Uncovering the horrors of pregnancy. Believe it or not, pregnancy isn’t this miraculous beautiful experience much of the media portrays to be. Pregnancy is a story of body horrors more akin to the Alien franchise chest burster then the fairy tale version we like to tell ourselves.
Today I am talking with director/writer Danny Perez about his film Antibirth.
In a desolate community full of drug-addled Marines and rumors of kidnapping, a wild-eyed stoner named Lou wakes up after a wild night of partying with symptoms of a strange illness and recurring visions as she struggles to get a grip on reality while stories of conspiracy spread.
Resources:
- https://hellhorror.com/movies/antibirth-review-48075.html
- https://www.slugmag.com/arts/film/film-reviews/antibirth/
- https://bloody-disgusting.com/reviews/3377678/sundance-review-antibirth-gross-hell/
- https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/antibirth-sundance-review-856872/
- https://youtu.be/lJB8lo2rvGM?si=EGNBfNyCyvxINyvR
- https://short-history.com/russian-humanzee-human-ape-experiments-fa7f54598f49
- https://www.iflscience.com/scientists-claims-humans-successfully-conceived-a-humanzee-but-history-suggests-otherwise-45835
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3333870/?ref_=fn_t_1
Stalker Jane Interview
Written/Director Roger Glenn Hill
Jane, a stalker, becomes involved with her band-crush Demetri, a budding rock star, for whom she does terrible things to ensure his rise to stardom. While Jane schemes to support the band with bloody and chaotic effect the reality of his situation slowly dawns on Demetri, but is it too late?
This is my 63rd episode and my theme for April is Beauty is a Beast, Exploring beauty standards through the lens of horror.
I have special guest Plastic Martyr to talk about this campy classic and revolutionary film. She quotes the movie like the professional actress she is. We dive into the themes of friendship, beauty standards, conspiracy theories, and codependent relationships. You don't want to miss Plastic Martyr talking about her favorite film.
Guest:
Plastic Martyr
https://linktr.ee/plasticmartyr?utm_source=linktree_profile_share
Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryan_Johnson
- https://time.com/collections/future-of-living/7341335/bryan-johnson-longevity/
- https://www.wired.com/story/big-interview-bryan-johnson/#:~:text=Millions%20of%20dollars%20in%20treatments%2C,script%20has%20everything%E2%80%94except%20an%20ending.
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104070/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk
On today's episode of Indie Horror Highlights, I interviewed Danishka Esterhazy the director of Match (2025).
- Written by Al Kaplan and Jon Kaplan.
- Starring Humberly González, Shaeane Jimenez, Dianne Simpson, and Jacques Adriaanse.
logline:
After Paola is matched with a handsome online suitor, she arrives for a first date to discover a house full of dark and terrifying secrets.
This is my 62nd episode and my theme for April is Beauty is a Beast, Exploring beauty standards through the lens of horror.
The Substance was primarily inspired by writer-director Coralie Fargeat’s personal struggles with body image, the societal pressure on women to remain young, and the feeling of being "erased" after turning 50. She aimed to express the "violence of control" women face, channeling her own feelings of inadequacy and fears of aging into a surreal, exaggerated horror format.
Sources:
https://people.com/kris-jenners-viral-facelift-everything-to-know-11844291
For Indie Horror Highlights I interview writer/director/actor Ricky Glore.
Bobby Sweet is a country music legend and has been the world-renowned face of "Sweet Meats" since establishing his first restaurant with his wife in 1978. How did this restaurant take off so quickly and what makes the meat so darn sweet? Sometimes a "secret ingredient" should stay that way. They always say, "you'd be disgusted if you knew what you were really eating!" They might be right.
Tagline: Meat. Murder. Music. Delicious!
Available to stream on Troma Now
https://www.instagram.com/glorericky?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==
This is my 61th episode and my theme of the month is Manic March, where we analyze the manic female archetype in horror.
The protagonist May, is characterized as "manic" primarily through her sudden, drastic shifts in energy and her increasingly erratic, obsessive behavior as her mental state deteriorates. While she begins the film as painfully shy and socially anxious, her "manic" qualities emerge as a response to repeated rejection.
Guest Info:
Oriana Nichelle - Where she covers all things horror and she is a third of the Never Split Up Podcast.
https://linktr.ee/oriananichelle?utm_source=linktree_profile_share
Sources:
In this episode, I interview Writer/Director Roger Conners for his new Indie Slasher Meat.
After a night of drugs and debauchery results in the fatal overdose of an underage gay man, an innocent bystander is left to take the blame. Upon his release from prison, the guilty party becomes the focus of an eccentric killers revenge.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt16113974/
https://www.instagram.com/thescreamqueer?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==
https://www.instagram.com/meatthemovie?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==
This is my 60th episode and my theme of the month is Good for Her February. Where the trauma and torment women, children, and men go through doesn’t have to end at her suffering. It might be a fantasy to get revenge in the way the movies show it but it’s a cathartic escape from the reality we live in when justice is rare. Meir Zarchi said he was inspired to make the film after helping a young woman who had been brutally raped.
My guest Kellie from Final Girls Podcast and I recount the events in the film and analyze it through a feminist lens.
Guest:
- Kellie from Final Girls Podcast
- https://www.final-girls.com/
Resources:
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077713/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk
- Men, Women, and Chainsaws by Carol J. Clover