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Hazel & Katniss & Harry & Starr Podcast

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My podcasting partner, Brenna Clarke Gray, and I record a weekly podcast called Hazel & Katniss & Harry & Starr, which dissects young adult literature, their filmic adaptations and everything in between. The podcast also has a mandate to highlight Canadian literature and Canadian writers. Podcasts are broken into three categories:

1. Chapters: These full-length episodes focus on a young adult book and its corresponding film or television show adaptation.

Book Two

  • The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (June 2, 2020)
  • The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (May 19, 2020)
  • Sierra Burgess Is A Loser & The Half Of It (May 12, 2020)
  • Trinkets (May 5, 2020)
  • Percy Jackson & The Olympians (April 21, 2020)
  • The DUFF (April 7, 2020)
  • I am Not Okay With This feat. Terry Mesnard (March 24, 2020)
  • Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (March 10, 2020)
  • To All The Boys I’ve Loved 2: PS I Still Love You feat. Jen Crocker (Feb 25, 2020)
  • Z For Zachariah (Feb 11, 2020)
  • Looking for Alibrandi (Jan 28, 2020)
  • Anne of Green Gables / Anne with an E (Jan 14, 2020)
  • Let It Snow (Dec 25, 2019)
  • Little Women (Dec 17, 2019)
  • It’s Kind of a Funny Story (Dec 10, 2019)
  • Tschick (Why We Took The Car / Goodbye Berlin) (Dec 3, 2019)
  • The Golden Compass / His Dark Materials feat. Heather Cyr (Nov 26, 2019)
  • Watership Down (Nov 19, 2019)
  • Speak feat. Lucia Lorenzo (Nov 12, 2019)
  • Howl’s Moving Castle (Nov 5, 2019)
  • Looking for Alaska (Oct 29, 2019)
  • Something Wicked This Way Comes (Oct 22, 2019)
  • Nancy Drew (Oct 15, 2019)
  • Archie / Riverdale (Oct 8, 2019)
  • Emma / Clueless feat. Brennan Klein (Oct 1, 2019)
  • The Hunger Games feat. Alex Heeney (Sept 24, 2019)
  • Ghost World feat. CC Stapleton (Sept 17, 2019)
  • The Maze Runner (Sept 10, 2019)
  • Harry Potter and The Philosopher’s Stone feat. Hannah McGregor (Sept 3, 2019)
  • After (Aug 26, 2019)
  • Every Day (Aug 20, 2019)
  • The Giver (Aug 13, 2019)
  • Josie And The Pussycats (Aug 6, 2019)

Book One

  • Mysterious Skin (June 25, 2019)
  • I Love You, Beth Cooper (June 18, 2019)
  • Everything, Everything (June 11, 2019)
  • Gossip Girl (May 27, 2019)
  • The Virgin Suicides (May 20, 2019)
  • Paper Towns (May 13, 2019)
  • The Stand-In / The Perfect Date (May 7, 2019)
  • Orange Marmalade feat. Paul Le (April 30, 2019)
  • The Changeover (April 23, 2019)
  • The Lesser Blessed (April 16, 2019)
  • Ella Enchanted (April 9, 2019)
  • Chilling Adventures of Sabrina feat. Emily von Seele (April 2, 2019)
  • Divergent (March 26, 2019)
  • Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda / Love, Simon (March 19, 2019)
  • Mortal Engines (March 12, 2019)
  • Persepolis (March 5, 2019)
  • The Mortal Instruments (Feb 26, 2019)
  • The Umbrella Academy (Feb 19, 2019)
  • The Kissing Booth (Feb 12, 2019)
  • The Fault In Our Stars (Feb 5, 2019)
  • The Hate U Give (Jan 29, 2019)
  • A Discovery of Witches (Jan 22, 2019)
  • Scott Pilgrim (Jan 15, 2019)
  • The Scarlet Letter / Easy A (Jan 8, 2019)
  • Dumplin’ (Dec 18, 2018)
  • Before I Fall (Dec 11, 2018)
  • To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before (Dec 4, 2018)
  • Warm Bodies (Nov 27, 2018)
  • The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Nov 27, 2018)

2. Appendixes: These mini bonus episodes range in content. Typically they offer a forecast of notable seasonal or upcoming titles, or a select one-off topic for discussion that falls outside of the guidelines of a Chapter, such as:

  • Never Have I Ever (June 9, 2020)
  • The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (May 26, 2020)
  • May & June 2020 Forecast (April 28, 2020)
  • Never Rarely Sometimes Always (And More Sex!) (April 14, 2020)
  • Sex in YA (March 31, 2020)
  • Netflix Algorithms & The Expanding Universe of Ashley Garcia (March 17, 2020)
  • More Sex Education & March/April 2020 Forecast (March 3, 2020)
  • Sex Education S2 (Feb 18, 2020)
  • Feb 2020 Forecast (Feb 4, 2020)
  • Definition of YA (Jan 21, 2020)
  • Jan 2020 Forecast (Jan 7, 2020)
  • Bingeworthy (Dec 31, 2019)
  • 2019 Wrap Up (Dec 31, 2019)
  • Homework Report (June 4, 2019)
  • 2019 YA Forecast Part 2 (June 4, 2019)
  • Sex Education (Jan 15, 2019)
  • YA Forecast 2019 (Jan 1, 2019)
  • YA Holiday (Dec 25, 2018)

3. Excerpts: These mini bonus episodes are interviews conducted with Canadian YA authors discussing one of their most popular or celebrated texts. Typically one episode is released each month:

  • Kai Cheng-Thom, Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars: A Dangerous Trans Girl’s Confabulous Memoir (Oct 2019)
  • Tim Wynne-Jones, The Starlight Claim (Sept 2019)
  • Tanaz Bhathena, The Beauty of the Moment (April 2019)
  • Steven Bereznai, I Want Superpowers! (Feb 2019)
  • Carrianne Leung, The Wondrous Woo (Jan 2019)
  • Kevin T. Johns, M School (Dec 2018)

Horror Queers

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My writing partner, Trace Thurman, and I write monthly editorials for Bloody Disgusting entitled Horror Queers. The series focuses on films with LGBTQ themes, a high camp quotient or both.

Podcast (New for 2019!)

Horror Queers has launched as a podcast as part of the Bloody Disgusting Podcast Network. Tune in weekly on your podcatcher of choice (iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, Soundcloud, TuneIn) for new episodes:

  • The Craft feat. Valeska Griffiths (June 24, 2020)
  • Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker feat. FriGay the 13th (June 17, 2020)
  • Lord of Illusions (June 10, 2020)
  • Hellbent / Killer Unicorn feat. Sam Wineman (June 3, 2020)
  • The Handmaiden feat. Jenny Nulf (May 27, 2020)
  • Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II feat. Leigh Monson (May 20, 2020)
  • Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island feat. Haleigh Foutch (May 13, 2020)
  • Grace feat. Anya Stanley (May 6, 2020)
  • A Nightmare on Elm Street (April 29, 2020)
  • Poltergeist 2: The Other Side feat. Tyler Jensen & Roman Chimienti (April 22, 2020)
  • Reefer Madness (April 15, 2020)
  • American Psycho feat. Eric Charmelo (April 8, 2020)
  • April Fools Day (April 1, 2020)
  • Vamp feat. Cecil Baldwin (March 25, 2020)
  • The Ranger feat. Annie Rose Malamet (March 18, 2020)
  • Jason X (March 11, 2020)
  • The Blob feat. Meagan Navarro (March 4, 2020)
  • Zombeavers (Feb 26, 2020)
  • Martyrs (Feb 19, 2020)
  • Single White Female feat. Double A Horror Highway (Feb 12, 2020)
  • Hellraiser: Bloodline (Feb 5, 2020)
  • The Boy Next Door feat. Matt Donato (Jan 29, 2020)
  • All Cheerleaders Die (Jan 22, 2020)
  • Hostel: Part II (Jan 15, 2020)
  • Scream 2 (Jan 8, 2020)
  • Speed Dating 2 (Jan 1, 2020)
  • American Horror Story: Asylum feat Emily VanDerWerff (Dec 18, 2019)
  • Black Christmas feat. Alex Wiggins (Dec 11, 2019)
  • Blade: Trinity (Dec 4, 2019)
  • The X-Files: I Want To Believe feat. Ari Drew (Nov 27, 2019)
  • Jawbreaker (Nov 20, 2019)
  • Alien: Covenant feat. Drew Dietsch (Nov 13, 2019)
  • Interview With The Vampire (Nov 6, 2019)
  • A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge Live From Fantastic Fest (Nov 1, 2019)
  • Phantom of the Paradise feat. BJ Colangelo (Oct 30, 2019)
  • House on Haunted Hill (Oct 23, 2019)
  • The People Under The Stairs feat. Carter Smith (Oct 16, 2019)
  • The Perfection (Oct 9, 2019)
  • I Know Who Killed Me feat. Anthony Hudson (Oct 2, 2019)
  • Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation feat. Stephanie Crawford (Sept 25, 2019)
  • Cursed feat. Tim O’Leary (Sept 18, 2019)
  • Jason Goes To Hell feat. Alice Collins (Sept 11, 2019)
  • IT: Chapter One feat. Michael Roffman (Sept 4, 2019)
  • The Loved Ones feat. Dirty Little Horror (Aug 28, 2019)
  • Good Manners (Aug 21, 2019)
  • Tragedy Girls feat. Dani Ryan (Aug 14, 2019)
  • Audition (Aug 7, 2019)
  • ParaNorman feat. Brenna Clarke Gray (July 31, 2019)
  • Orphan feat. Sade Sellers (July 24, 2019)
  • In The Flesh feat. David Opie (July 17, 2019)
  • Scream: Resurrection (July 10, 2019)
  • Lake Placid feat. Brian Particelli (July 10, 2019)
  • Tales From the Crypt Presents: Demon Knight feat. Sarah-Tai Black (July 3, 2019)
  • Ginger Snaps feat. Ariel Fisher (June 26, 2019)
  • Seed of Chucky feat. Chris Eggertsen (June 19, 2019)
  • Final Destination feat. Terry Mesnard (June 12, 2019)
  • Knife + Heart (June 5, 2019)
  • Otto; Or Up With Dead People feat. Kyle Turner (May 29, 2019)
  • The Brood (May 22, 2019)
  • Calvaire / The Ordeal (May 15, 2019)
  • Fatal Frame feat. Jenny Nulf (May 8, 2019)
  • The Wicker Man feat. Cap Blackard (May 1, 2019)
  • Cemetery Man (April 24, 2019)
  • Psycho 2 feat. Michael Varrati (April 17, 2019)
  • Oculus (April 10, 2019)
  • Stage Fright (April 3, 2019)
  • Daughters of Darkness feat. Ale Gonzalez (March 27, 2019)
  • Ravenous (March 20, 2019)
  • Cherry Falls feat. Brennan Klein (March 13, 2019)
  • The Rage: Carrie 2 (March 6, 2019)
  • Always Shine (Feb 27, 2019)
  • Lyle feat. Stacie Ponder (Feb 20, 2019)
  • Happy Death Day (Feb 13, 2019)
  • Dead Ringers (Feb 6, 2019)
  • Swimfan (Jan 30, 2019)
  • Jennifer’s Body (Jan 23, 2019)
  • Hostel (Jan 16, 2019)
  • Scream (Jan 16, 2019)
  • Speed Dating (Jan 16, 2019)

Patreon Podcast

If you want even more Horror Queers, you can subscribe to our Patreon account for more exclusive content:

  • June 2020: Creature Feature Theme
    • Audio Commentary: Sneaks on a Plane (2006)
    • Full episodes: Deep Rising (1998) and Arachnophobia (1990)
    • Minisodes: “Thirstiest Horror Crushes” and “Scream 5 Predictions”
  • May 2020: Possession Theme
    • Audio Commentary: Evil Dead – Unrated Cut (2013)
    • Full episodes: The Taking of Deborah Logan (2014) and Insidious (2010)
    • Minisodes: “Memorable Mothers” and “Celebrating F13th at 40”
  • April 2020: Home Invasion Theme
    • Audio Commentary: You’re Next (2011)
    • Full episodes: Hush (2016) and The Strangers (2008)
    • Minisodes: “Trapped in Your House Horror” and “Best Opening Scenes”
  • March 2020:
    • Audio Commentary: Hollow Man (2000)
    • Full episodes: The Invisible Man (2020) and The Hunt (2020)
      Minisodes: “Spoilers in Trailers” and “Flawless 5 Star Horror”
  • Feb 2020:
    • Audio Commentary: Valentine (2001)
    • Full episodes: Gretel & Hansel (2020) and Blumhouse’s Fantasy Island (2020)
    • Minisodes: “The 2020 Hereditaries” and “Worst First Date Horror”
  • Jan 2020:
    • Audio Commentary: Scream (1996)
    • Full episodes: The Grudge (2020) and Underwater (2020)
    • Minisodes: “Q1 Most Anticipated Horror” and “Is January Horror Bad?”
  • Dec 2019:
    • Full episodes: Black Christmas (2019) and Into The Dark: Midnight Kiss (2019)
    • Minisodes: “Best Horror of the 2010s” and “Best Horror of 2019”
  • Nov 2019:
    • Full episodes: Doctor Sleep (2019) and Primal (2019)
    • Minisodes: “Horror Gatekeepers: What are They and Why Do They Suck?” and “Must-Includes in a Holiday Horror Movie Night”
  • Oct 2019:
    • Full episodes: In The Tall Grass (2019) and Zombieland 2: Double Tap (2019)
    • Minisodes: “TIFF/Fantastic Fest Wrap Up” and “Most Annoying Final Girl”
  • Sept 2019:
    • Full episodes: 3 From Hell (2019) and IT: Chapter Two (2019)
    • Minisodes: “Stephen King” and “PG-13 vs R”
  • August 2019:
    • Full episodes: 47 Meters Down: Uncaged (2019) and Ready Or Not (2019)
    • Minisodes: “Controversial Horror Hot Takes” and “Do Horror Fans Lack Empathy?”
  • July 2019:
    • Full episodes: Midsommar (2019) and Crawl (2019)
    • Minisodes: “4th of July Horror” and “Aquatic Horror”
  • June 2019:
    • Full episodes: Ma (2019) and NOS4A2 (AMC, 2019)
    • Minisodes: “Comfort Food Horror” and “Most Anticipated Third Quarter Horror Releases 2019”
  • May 2019:
    • Full episodes: Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019) and The Perfection (2019)
    • Minisodes: “Traumatizing or Triggering experiences” and “Remakes”
  • April 2019:
    • Full episodes: Pet Semetary (2019) and The Curse of La Llorona (2019)
    • Minisodes: “SXSW Recap” and “Best Pranks in Horror”
  • March 2019: The Last House On The Left (2009) and Us (2019)
  • Feb 2019: Velvet Buzzsaw (2019) and Happy Death Day 2U (2019)
  • Jan 2019: Escape Room (2019) and Glass (2019)

Written Editorials

Monthly posts are available on Bloody Disgusting. The series has covered the following films: