Girls, Guts, and Giallo

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. Sign up for my content at patreon.com/girlsgutsgiallo Check out Lucè's podcast It's Always Halloween! and sign up for more of her content at patreon.com/itsalwayshalloween

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.