Happy Halloween, freaky cuties! This one is a long time coming and I can't believe I haven't covered it yet. I just needed the perfect guest. Queer horror academic and scholar Morgan Woolsey joins me to discuss John Carpenter's low budget opus, Halloween. We talk about gender and sex in the slasher genre, the perils and definition of the final girl trope, why the iconic soundtrack works so well, and much more.

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The final part of a two part episode on Alfred Hitchcock's horror masterpiece, Psycho. In this installment, Lucé Tomlin-Brenner and I talk in depth about the infamous shower scene and reckon with the film's legacy in queer horror.

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I am back after a hiatus. I discuss some housekeeping items at the top of the show and encourage listeners to check my social media for a statement I made regarding what has been going on with me. My instagram is @girlsgutsgiallo

Tis the season! Recurring guest and Halloween historian Lucé Tomlin-Brenner joins me for part I of a four hour discussion about Alfred Hitchcock's horror masterpiece, Psycho. In this part we discuss the making of the film as well as the first half of the movie in a traditional GGG scene by scene analysis. We discuss movie going culture in pre 1960, censorship, and how much we love Anthony Perkins.

Morbid YouTuber/tattoo artist Darby Valentine joins me for the first GGG discussion! We chat about this infamous West German horror nasty. We discuss female necrophiliacs, punk culture in 1980s Germany, and romantic gore.

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Morbid YouTuber/tattoo artist Darby Valentine joins me for a discussion about this infamous West German horror nasty. We chat about female necrophiliacs, punk culture in 1980s Germany, and romantic gore.

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This episode is dedicated to the iconic David Lynch. The first two hours are FREE, but to listen to the entire four hour long episode, sign up at Patreon.com/GirlsGutsGiallo!

Carr Conaway is back to discuss another David Lynch masterpiece. This is one of favorite movies and we leave no stone unturned. We analyze the film scene by scene and discuss various theories about the plot, symbolism, and iconography. We attempt to unravel the mystery of this enigmatic work and take our time discussing topics like lesbian yearning, old Hollywood legends, dream logic, and so much more.

Pro Domme and artist Micha Malvada joins me to discuss George Franju's horror masterwork. We discuss the political climate of France post-WWII, George Franju's politics, medical horror, and more.

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Not feeling the holiday spirit? Neither are we! Comedian Honey Pluton joins me for an episode that will surely land us on some kind of list (if we aren't on there already!) We discuss a collection of films that embody the anti-Amerikkkan insurgent spirit. We also rant about our unhinged political beliefs.

Happy Halloween, perverts! Recurring guest and Halloween historian Lucé Tomlin-Brenner joins me for a chat about horny horror. What is the difference between horror that is simply psychosexual vs. erotic? Why are we horny for fear and violence? What is the state of erotic horror today? We discuss these questions as well as our personal canon of horny horror icons like Jean Rollin, Jess Franco, Paul Morrissey, and David Cronenberg.

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We are celebrating Folsom Weekend on Girls, Guts, & Giallo! Director/artist Michelle Handelman joins me for an interview about her paradigm shifting, transgressive documentary on the leatherdykes of San Francisco. BloodSisters: Leather, Dykes and Sadomasochism (1995) is screening at the Roxie Theater Saturday 9/28, which is one of the theaters it originally was shown at back when it was first released. It’s a very special screening. Michelle and I talk about the making of the film, San Francisco in the 90s, leather culture then vs. today, and much more. The first part of this interview is available for free. To hear the whole conversation, sign up at patreon.com/girlsgutsgiallo.

Watch the film over on bloodsistersthemovie.com where you’ll find it available through Kino Lorber and Kanopy.

Video artist Liz Zito joins me to discuss a film whose killer bears her name: the infamous Maniac! We talk Italian-American horror, masculinity, women who love grindhouse, and more.

This is the free version of my episode with Vita Breva on the cult classic film, The Wicker Man. To access the full episode, subscribe to my Patreon at patreon.com/girlsgutsgiallo or sign up on Spotify or Apple subscriptions. You don't want to miss the full version!

As a director associated with the Cinema of Transgression movement, Charles Pinion made three SOV horror classics in the late 80s/early to mid 90s: Twisted Issues (1988), Red Spirit Lake (1993), and We Await (1996). In this interview, Charles and I discuss his filmmaking career, as well as his foray into the porn industry. The director generously shares his stories in this full two hour interview, the first part of which is available for free. For the whole interview, sign up at patreon.com/girlsgutsgiallo.

This is part two of a two part episode. Filmmaker Carr Conaway guests on this highly requested episode. A titan of the neo-noir movement, Blue Velvet is one of David Lynch's masterpieces. This is a traditional GGG episode with a scene by scene analysis. Join us for discussions of Freudian theory, the neo-noir genre, and David Lynch's career in the 1980s.

Part I of II! My gay goth brother Travis Merriman guests on the show to gush blood over Neil Jordan's homoerotic vampire classic.

Part II of my discussion with Annaliese about Ms. 45. We continue to analyze the film in full!

Annaliese joins me for a rigorous, sometimes emotional, discussion of Abel Ferrara's famous rape revenge exploitation film starring Zoe Lund. This is Part I. Part II comes out next week. This was a great discussion and I know you all will enjoy it. We talk about what the film means to us as survivors, why we dislike most discourse about survivorship, and begin to discuss the film in depth. Happy Halloween, freaks!

Scottish critic Michael Gillespie joins me for a discussion about this subversive '90s sleeper hit.

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