My Spooky Gay Family

91: Margaret White is a Failed Community Ren Faire Organizer (Carrie) with Jackie Beat

Have you ever wondered how Norma Desmond and Addison Dewitt related to the phenomenal Stephen King thriller, Carrie? Well wonder no more, because today Sam and Pissi are joined by the trail-blazing funny lady... Jackie Beat! She's going to explain exactly how those movie characters correlate, why this movie is so influential to young queer people, and even give you an insider's secret on just where Kevin Williamson got the idea for Scream. Enjoy!

90: Chickens Go In... Demons Come Out (The Conjuring- The Devil Made Me Do It)

Hey spooky folks! Thank you so much for your patience while Pissi recovered from the plague! This week we're returning with a brand new episode about Warner Bros. newest addition to the Conjuring franchise, "The Devil Made Me Do It". And as a special thank you for your patience last week, we invited Bob, Kevin, and Jess to join us! Enjoy this conversation about the meandering story work, strangely wet corpses, and even an admittedly lengthy conversation about veganism!

*NOTE*- This episode contains spoilers about pivotal plot points, characters, and events in the movie. You may want to wait til you've seen the film to listen!!!

Has Anybody Seen My Tambourine? [Rebroadcast - #44]

Unfortunately, we weren’t able to record a new episode this week because Pissi lost her voice. So we’re rebroadcasting one of our FUNNIEST and most beloved episodes (with the first appearance of Glenn the legal hampster!)—“Has Anybody Seen My Tambourine?” where we take a trip to 1986 and laugh our way through the cult classic The Worst Witch! 🎃🦇🧙‍♀️

89: An Exorbitant Eel, or One Hell of an Otter... (The Loch Ness Monster)

Welcome back, kids! Thanks for your patience while Pissi worked through her Pride schedule! We're back in full force chatting about sudden weight loss, a possible UFO sighting mid-recording, and of course the topic of the week... Scotland's own cryptid mascot, the Loch Ness Monster. Let us know your Nessie stories (or other lake dwellers!), we'd love to hear them!

88: Your Script is Bad and You Should Feel Bad! (A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge)

How can you be one of the most iconically gay horror movies, and also regarded as one of the most problematic movies in queer cinema? Just ask David Chaskin! This week we're loving (and hating) on one of the most infamous queer cinematic horror stories ever told, A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge. We're enjoying pride by discussing the good, the bad, and the VERY ugly in this movie, so buckle up, buttercup, we're not taking any prisoners!

87: Ted is the Gassiest Bunny Killer (A Quiet Place Part II)

If you sneeze in the forest, but there are no havoc-wreaking monsters there to kill you, did you even really make a sound? We're going to answer that question and more in this week's episode about John Krasinski's new horror sequel, A Quiet Place Part II. *WARNING*—This episode contains many spoilers about plot points, characters, and events from the movie. Be aware that if you listen before seeing the movie, these things will be ruined for you.

86: Unburied

Sam and Pissi are big readers, and you should be too! This week we're chatting with two authors from Dark Ink Books' new queer dark fiction collection, "Unburied". Authors Sarah Lyn Eaton and Laramie Dean join your favorite ghouls to discuss their writing process, Ancestors, ghosts, vampires... and even Bette Davis. So buckle up! It's gonna be a bumpy night.

85: F*ck Tom Bombadil! (Psycho 1960)

In a very heated discussion (not really), Sam and Pissi review a classic psychological thriller... Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho! The discussion covers everything from toilet flushing, to how much money Marion stole. From surprise boobies, to why the police officers in the 60s were all out creepy. We even read a new listener cryptid story, and contemplate just how unnecessary some of the characters (ok, maybe one particular one) are in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings.

84: Zero Degree Murder (John List)

Hey kids! This week is a heavy topic, but a surprisingly light conversation. We're delving back into the world of true crime with a local (to us) murder from the 70s—The John List murders. Be forewarned that, while we try to keep this conversation as fun and bubbly as you're used to, this does discuss a very brutal NJ crime and some listeners may find it disturbing. Otherwise, enjoy a conversation about tooth whitening, GSAs in the early 2000s, what the hell Taylor Ham is, Pissi's version of heaven, and why that heaven involves zapping John List every morning.

83: Cheryl is a Demonic Toddler! (The Evil Dead 1981)

After enjoying everything about Creepshow's short, "Public Television of the Dead", Sam and Pissi just couldn't resist revisiting an old favorite from the 80s horror classic lexicon... The Evil Dead! Join us as we discuss everything from guts and gore, to horrifyingly terror-inducing trees, to just what exactly is wrong with Cheryl's eyes... Enjoy!