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Queer Horror Cult

#105 - Let the Bodies Keep the Score

Ep. 105
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Queer Horror Cult awakens from its slumber with a return to sicko mode as Aria and Lori discuss the weirdly horny horror of Brandon Cronenberg. This week, join in for a dissection of the collapse of psychic dualism with a look at "Antiviral" (2012), "Possessor" (2020), and "Infinity Pool" (2023).


As per usual, major spoiler warning for the three films discussed this week.


Audio clip from "Popcorn" (1991).


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