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Trigger warning: conversion camps, conversion therapy, honey pots, shock therapy, aversion therapy, torture, nudity, transphobia, biphobia, homophobia, gaslighting, homophobic violence. rape, sexual assault. It used to be that when you started looking for horror movies with queer content to talk about during Pride you had to settle for a lot of "feels queer" and "this straight person is a queer icon" or "queer subtext". I have good news and bad news.  The Good News: "They/Them" from Peacock stars a dozen or so explicitly queer teen characters. The Bad News: This movie is an absolute stinker that has no idea what it is or what it wants to do. We go from shock therapy to Glee style musical numbers of P!NK songs. It's all handled with the precision and subtlety of a Dick Cheney hunting trip.  Other good news: it does seem that non-binary people are invisible and free to move around with no restriction of gender or plot. Other bad news: The ending of this thing should be saved for the last day of June because it is sure to propel you directly into Gay Wrath. It is next level bad. It somehow manages to be both nonsensical and undercut the entire rest of the movie. Wait till you hear about the unquestioning love and faith that a black trans woman has in the local police! Recommendations:Literally anything else. We do not recommend this movie. We barely even recommend this podcast, but here we are. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

This week we're watching another movie from the guy that brought you the beach that makes you old, Knock at the Cabin (2023) Director: M Night Shyamalan Writers: Paul Tremblay, M. Night Shyamalan, Steve Desmond Stars: Dave Bautista, Jonathan Groff, Ben Aldridge, Nikki Amuka Bird, and Rupert Grint Recommendations:  Kev - The Mist / The Rapture / Sunshine Steve - Cube Emily - Mindhunter / Yellowjackets Ben - The Matrix Resurrections Jeremy - M3gan, The Last of Us Where to Follow: Kevin is on Twitter @electricdracula Steve is on Twitter @dead_anchoress and on the Talking Comics Podcast Emily is on Twitter @megamoth and online at Megamoth.net Ben is on Twitter @benthekahn and online at benkahncomics.com Jeremy is on Twitter @jrome58 and online JeremyWhitley.com ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Trigger Warnings: Domestic abuse, gaslighting, hallucination, torture, blood and guts, extreme violence, compound fractures, police, mental health. They said it was impossible, but here's the movie with a disability twist that might actually be too dumb to criticize. Your mileage may vary, but James Wan's Malignant is definitely going to elicit some reaction from you! Wan is the most recent AAPI director we're highlighting this week, with a huge slew of horror and non-horror movies and a massive production company of his own in Atomic Monster, there are few genre directors with more influence...which is sort of the only reason I can imagine this movie got made at all. Recommendations:M3ganStar Trek: Strange New WorldsThese Fleeting ShadowsGunpowder MilkshakeNobodyRenfieldBanshees (from Scout Comics)John WickThe Seattle Underground (the actual place, not many of the other things probably named this in popular culture) ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

AAPI Heritage month continues as we highlight pacific islander director Taika Waititi and talk about the original film that spawned the FX tv masterpiece. Our friend Carrie Tupper joins us to talk about the movie that proposes: what if Louie from Interview with a Vampire, Dracula from Bram Stoker's Dracula, Edward from Twilight, and Nosferatu were roommates in New Zealand. The answers may surprise you! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

We open up AAPI (Asian American and Pacific Island) Heritage month by talking about our girl Karyn Kusama and The Invitation. You know how sometimes you have a tragic divorce and your ex runs off and joins a cult for six months with her new husband? And then when they do come back they want to tell you all about the joy of death show you videos about euthanasia? And you know how your new black girlfriend thinks all of this is perfectly normal and is very cool with being shut up in a scary LA villa with a bunch of death obsessed cultists and never raises the slightest objection to any of this and acts like you're crazy for thinking it's at all strange? And then you find out your friend that supposedly has been running late left you a message saying they actually showed up early and you're pretty sure he's dead?Has this ever happened to you? ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Sometimes you set out to make a fairy tale about monsters and end up with a touching portrait of an escapist child in the Spanish Civil War. And sometimes you end up with a story about a fish that fucks. I bet you can't guess which one won best picture?We call it a wrap on Guillermo Del Toro month by talking about The Shape of Water. The big twist? Not an S shape, like you would think. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

It's Pan's Labyrinth! It's a fairy tale set against the backdrop of the Spanish Civil War - and please be forewarned, this is definitely not for kids. TW: Child Endangerment, War, Fascism, Extreme Violence Where to Follow:Carrie Tupper: @mermaidshells, and at Kamikaze ComicEmmanuel: @elipscomb2Emily: @megamoth, and at Megamoth.netBen: @benthekahn, and at benkahncomics.comJeremy: @jrome58, and at JeremyWhitley.com ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Guillermo Del Toro month continues with his first movie about the Spanish Civil War, The Devil's Backbone. It's a story about fighting fascists, angry orphans, and deciding whether you want to be redeemed or damned for your pride. It is also horny in ways you might not be expecting. So hide all your gold bars, fuel up your truck, and take a shot of dead baby liquor - it's time for Progressively Horrified! Recommendations: Susan - Jojo Rabbit Ivy - The Others, His House, The Haunting Ben - Matilda Jeremy - All About My Mother ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Greg Silber and Tina Horn join The Horror Squad to talk about Ari Aster's cult and folk-horror Midsommar (2019). TW: Abuse, Suicide, Ableism, Rape/Sexual Assault, Torture. The Basics Director: Ari Aster Writers: Ari Aster Stars: Florence Pugh, Jack Reynor, William Jackson Harper, Will Poulter, and Vilhelm Blomgren. Recommendations Greg - The RitualTina - “The Satanic Death Cult is Real” “The Nib”, DeprogEmily - Heilung, Insomnia, MoominBen - EurotripJeremy - Old Gods of Appalachia Where to Find Us Online @ProgressivelyHorrified on Twitter or progressivelyhorrified@gmail.comGreg: Twitter - @GregSilberTina: Twitter: @tinahornsass and at www.tinahorn.netEmily: Twitter @megamoth, and at Megamoth.netBen: Twitter @benthekahn, and at benkahncomics.comJeremy: Twitter @jrome58, and at JeremyWhitley.com Theme: “Epic Darkness” by Mariokhol06, provided royalty free from Pixabay ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Recommendations Greg - The Shining by Stephen King, Therapy Emily- The VVitch Ben - Ladybird Jeremy - Hellbender Contacts Emily: Twitter - @megamoth, Web - Megamoth.netBen: Twitter - @BentheKahn, Web - BenKahnComics.comJeremy: Twitter - @Jrome58, Web - JeremyWhitley.comGreg: Twitter - @GregSilber ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Emmanuel and Jay join The Horror Squad to talk about everything from domestic abuse to police brutality in the 1995 comedic horror anthology/frame tale Tales from the Hood, directed by Rusty Cundieff and written by Rusty Cundieff and Darin Scott. The Basics Director: Rusty Cundieff Writers: Rusty Cundieff and Darin Scott Stars: Clarence Williams III, Joe Torry, De'aundre Bonds, Samuel Monroe Jr., Corbin Bernson, David Alan Grier, Paula Jai Parker, Rosalind Cash, Tom Wright, and Wings Hauser Recommendations Emmanuel - Long Way Down (2017) by Jason Reynolds  Jay - Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971)Emily - Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities (2022 - )Ben - Tales from the Crypt Presents: Demon Knight (1995) Jeremy - Horror Noire Anthology (2021)  Where to Find Us Online @ProgressivelyHorrified on Twitter or progressivelyhorrified@gmail.comEmmanuel: Twitter: @elipscomb2Jay: Twitter: @cynicalangstEmily: Twitter @megamoth, and at Megamoth.netBen: Twitter @benthekahn, and at benkahncomics.comJeremy: Twitter @jrome58, and at JeremyWhitley.com Theme: “Epic Darkness” by Mariokhol06, provided royalty free from Pixabay ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

A trio of mercenaries attempting to save a drug dealer end up having to fight supernatural curses and face their own trauma in this Senegalese thriller. The Horror Squad is joined by friend of the show Emmanuel Lipscomb, who you can catch on most recently on episode 124 - "Nickels, Nickels, Nickels". Content Warning - This episode contains descriptions of child molestation and human trafficking, and our hosts ranked this movie as scary. The Basics Director: Jean Luc Herbulot Writers: Jean Luc Herbulot and Pamela Diop Stars: Yann Gael, Evelyne Ily Juhen, Roger Sallah, Mentor Ba, and Bruno Henry Recommendations Emmanuel - Resolution (2012) and The Endless (2017)Emily - Trigun (1995 - 1997)Ben - The Unknown Soldier (2017)Jeremy - City of God (2002) and Children of Men (2006) Where to Find Us Online@ProgressivelyHorrified on Twitter or progressivelyhorrified@gmail.comEmmanuel: Twitter: @elipscomb2Emily: Twitter @megamoth, and at Megamoth.netBen: Twitter @benthekahn, and at benkahncomics.comJeremy: Twitter @jrome58, and at JeremyWhitley.com Theme: “Epic Darkness” by Mariokhol06, provided royalty free from Pixabay ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

This episode is about His House (2020), which is a movie about the haunting of a couple fleeing war in South Sudan. Scare Level: Really DisturbingTrigger Warnings: child endangerment and death, depictions of genocide, and trauma Director: Remi Weekes Wunmi Mosaku, Ṣọpẹ Dìrísù , and Matt Smith  Writers: Remi Weekes, Felicity Evans, and Toby Venables  Stars:  Wunmi Mosaku, Ṣọpẹ Dìrísù , and Matt Smith Where to Find Us:Alicia: Twitter: @aliciawhitleyEmily: Twitter @megamoth, and at Megamoth.netBen: Twitter @benthekahn, and at benkahncomics.comJeremy: Twitter @jrome58, and at JeremyWhitley.com ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

This episode is about Master (2022) by Mariama Diallo. It's like Get Out, but for PWIs. Trigger Warning: Suicide, Self-Harm Recommendations:Jay - Grand Army (2020)Morgan - Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror (2019), Horror Noire: Blacks in American Horror Films from the 1890s to Present (2011) Emily- The Black Mage (series, 2017) and Born a Crime (2016)Jeremy - Multi-Facial (1995) and Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022) Where to Find Us:Jay: Twitter: @cynicalangstMorgan: Twitter: @DiversityHorror, and at Diversity in Horror on Blogspot Emily: Twitter @megamoth, and at Megamoth.netBen: Twitter @benthekahn, and at benkahncomics.comJeremy: Twitter @jrome58, and at JeremyWhitley.com ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

This episode is about Nope (2022), directed and written by Jordan Peele, starring Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, Stephen Yuen, and Brandon Perea - and also Keith "the Daddiest" David. Some relevant trigger warnings for this movie include: blood and guts, animal cruelty and violence, extreme tension, and jump scares  and our hosts ranked this movie as spooky.  Find us online:Jay: Twitter: @cynicalangstEmmanuel: Twitter: @elipscomb2Emily: Twitter @megamoth, and at Megamoth.netBen: Twitter @benthekahn, and at benkahncomics.comJeremy: Twitter @jrome58, and at JeremyWhitley.com ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

It's Emily's birthday! 🥳 To mark the occasion we are finally watching the much talked about Neon Genesis Evangelion!This is the second of a two part episode - so make sure to listen to Episode 122: "Neon Genesis Evangelion: Part 1 - The Moms We Piloted Along the Way" before listening to this one! In the meantime... Find us online:Jamie: Twitter @angryzenmaster, Instagram @jamienoguchiBronwyn: Twitter @shinybabyb, and @ThirstyOnToonEmily: Twitter @megamoth, and at Megamoth.netBen: Twitter @benthekahn, and at benkahncomics.comJeremy: Twitter @jrome58, and at JeremyWhitley.com ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

It's Emily's birthday! 🥳 To mark the occasion we are finally watching the much talked about Neon Genesis Evangelion!This is the first of a two part episode, so you can expect even more robots and angels next week.  In the meantime... Find us online:Jamie: Twitter @angryzenmaster, Instagram @jamienoguchiBronwyn: Twitter @shinybabyb, and @ThirstyOnToonEmily: Twitter @megamoth, and at Megamoth.netBen: Twitter @benthekahn, and at benkahncomics.comJeremy: Twitter @jrome58, and at JeremyWhitley.com ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★