Scream Queen Podcast

On today's episode of Indie Horror Highlights, I interviewed Danishka Esterhazy the director of Match (2025).
Written by Al Kaplan and Jon Kaplan.
Starring Humberly González, Shaeane Jimenez, Dianne Simpson, and Jacques Adriaanse.
logline:
After Paola is matched with a handsome online suitor, she arrives for a first date to discover a house full of dark and terrifying secrets.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt37436190/

This is my 62nd episode and my theme for April is Beauty is a Beast, Exploring beauty standards through the lens of horror.
The Substance was primarily inspired by writer-director Coralie Fargeat’s personal struggles with body image, the societal pressure on women to remain young, and the feeling of being "erased" after turning 50. She aimed to express the "violence of control" women face, channeling her own feelings of inadequacy and fears of aging into a surreal, exaggerated horror format.
Sources:
https://people.com/kris-jenners-viral-facelift-everything-to-know-11844291
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt17526714/

For Indie Horror Highlights I interview writer/director/actor Ricky Glore.
Bobby Sweet is a country music legend and has been the world-renowned face of "Sweet Meats" since establishing his first restaurant with his wife in 1978. How did this restaurant take off so quickly and what makes the meat so darn sweet? Sometimes a "secret ingredient" should stay that way. They always say, "you'd be disgusted if you knew what you were really eating!" They might be right.
Tagline: Meat. Murder. Music. Delicious!
Available to stream on Troma Now
https://www.troma.com
https://www.instagram.com/glorericky?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==

This is my 61th episode and my theme of the month is Manic March, where we analyze the manic female archetype in horror.
The protagonist May, is characterized as "manic" primarily through her sudden, drastic shifts in energy and her increasingly erratic, obsessive behavior as her mental state deteriorates. While she begins the film as painfully shy and socially anxious, her "manic" qualities emerge as a response to repeated rejection.
Guest Info:
Oriana Nichelle - Where she covers all things horror and she is a third of the Never Split Up Podcast.
https://linktr.ee/oriananichelle?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=ae938ac5-c6d4-4629-9806-c58b1396b580
Sources:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0303361/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk
https://horror.fandom.com/wiki/May_(2002)
https://youtu.be/zO5pyeXJMck?si=j5309Y558w__kaYY
https://www.ripleys.com/stories/living-doll

In this episode, I interview Writer/Director Roger Conners for his new Indie Slasher Meat.
After a night of drugs and debauchery results in the fatal overdose of an underage gay man, an innocent bystander is left to take the blame. Upon his release from prison, the guilty party becomes the focus of an eccentric killers revenge.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt16113974/
https://www.instagram.com/thescreamqueer?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==
https://www.instagram.com/meatthemovie?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==