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Sean aka Gay of the Dead

@gayofthedead

A total queer πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ Horror journo who primarily writes abt LGBTQ content / filmmakers. Bylines: Fangoria, Second Sight Book: QUEER HORROR: A FILM GUIDE Patreon: GAY OF THE DEAD: CONVERSATIONS W/LGBTQ FILMMAKERS WORKING IN HORROR. www.patreon.com/gayofthedead

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@jamesgunn.bsky.social loves Dick.

06.03.2026 20:37 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

And the original is only 17 minutes long.

06.03.2026 19:40 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Heavy Metal Parking Lot
Heavy Metal Parking Lot YouTube video by vacantmoon

Can't believe no one has mentioned this in this thread:

HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT.

Genius. (And inspired several other Parking Lot docs...)

06.03.2026 19:33 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It's REAL raw, but I love it.

06.03.2026 19:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Official Trailer URGH! A MUSIC WAR (1981, OMD, Oingo Boingo, Klaus Nomi)
Official Trailer URGH! A MUSIC WAR (1981, OMD, Oingo Boingo, Klaus Nomi) YouTube video by Trailer World

URGH! A MUSIC WAR is a great capsule of the new wave and punk scene in Los Angeles of the late 70s.

06.03.2026 19:29 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

C'mon people, there has to be a new home for Joe Bob!

06.03.2026 19:27 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sez you, Wordle

06.03.2026 08:12 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm in! I thought it was, like, cold whipped ranch, but it's just used like whipped cream on top. Plus nuggets? Sweet and savory is definitely my jam. I dip cheeseburgers into chocolate shakes all the time. I'M IN.

05.03.2026 21:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Queer Horror: A Film Guide WonderCon
LIVE podcast moderated by me and featuring Calpernia Addams, Teri Gamble (in this clip) Brendan Haley, Sam Irvin, Michael Varrati.
Available on all platforms incl FREE on my Patreon!
www.patreon.com/GayoftheDead

open.spotify.com/show/2qdxmdj...

05.03.2026 20:21 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

He sure wanted to.

05.03.2026 18:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I spent an afternoon and evening with one of the people responsible for Michael Jacksonβ€˜s death.

05.03.2026 03:31 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Your instincts are correct!

04.03.2026 02:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Many years ago Ahmet Zappa and I sold an animated pilot to Klasky-Csupo (the Rugrats people) called BENCH PRESSLY: THE WORLD’S STRONGEST PRIVATE DICK. Basically Dick Tracy set in Vegas of the future. During casting I suggested Bruce Campbell, but no one at the company knew who he was
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03.03.2026 08:49 πŸ‘ 45 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

(cont) Bruce was fun to work with, a nice guy, and a good sport about the whole situation. I’m not sure what β€œtreatable but not curable” means, but I’ll keep a good thought for him in hopes he’ll be able to make more horror fans’ dreams come true like he did for me.

03.03.2026 08:49 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

(cont) We kept up just long enough for the pilot not to sell, and that was that. Sidebar: Bruce had recently played my friend Tuc Watkins’ gay lover on Showtime’s Beggars & Choosers, and was more than happy to chat about that.
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03.03.2026 08:49 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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(cont) This was 2003, the same week BUBBA HO-TEP was released. At the LA screening I texted Bruce while we were in line, he came out and made a bee-line for my friends and I. We chatted and took a pic. I won’t lie - it was a really cool week to be a horror person. 5/

03.03.2026 08:49 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

(cont) He read the script and eventually agreed to audition. The Klasky-Csupo folks were convinced, & he was cast. Also cast - Tim Curry. Cut to: weeks later, Ahmet and I are giving Bruce & Tim voice acting direction in the recording studio.
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03.03.2026 08:49 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

(cont) I explained the pilot & the situation, & asked if I could send him the script. I included my phone number, and in defiance of how things work in Hollywood, he called me directly 20 minutes later. I was shocked. We chatted abt the pilot, I told him he would have to audition (not my choice)
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03.03.2026 08:49 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

(cont) I knew they would make Bruce audition, which at that point he didn’t do - he was β€œoffer only” by then. But I really thought he would be great. Bruce had a website back then where you could just email him directly, so in complete defiance Hollywood protocol, I did.
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03.03.2026 08:49 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Many years ago Ahmet Zappa and I sold an animated pilot to Klasky-Csupo (the Rugrats people) called BENCH PRESSLY: THE WORLD’S STRONGEST PRIVATE DICK. Basically Dick Tracy set in Vegas of the future. During casting I suggested Bruce Campbell, but no one at the company knew who he was
1/

03.03.2026 08:49 πŸ‘ 45 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

You misspelled Scream 4

02.03.2026 20:48 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Hmmm not that I remember, but I have a recurring low boil inflammatory situation that I take it for during the dqy and it works.

02.03.2026 18:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Totally. Ibuprofen is a anti-inflammatory, and it just calms everything down in me. Give it a shot! When it starts happening to me, I just get up and take a couple, and within about 20 minutes everything has calmed down. I also take it when I have insomnia. It seems to work for that too.

02.03.2026 16:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

My cure for that is taking ibuprofen when it happens. Works every time!

02.03.2026 15:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I made 20 and sold them all except one XS. I may do another round tho … :)

02.03.2026 08:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ’œ you this much:
βœ‹β€¦β€¦β€¦β€¦β€¦β€¦β€¦β€¦β€¦β€¦πŸ€š

02.03.2026 08:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I completely understand this body math

02.03.2026 08:05 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Pridezilla! Created by me!

02.03.2026 08:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Every personal trainer I’ve ever had has been confounded by my body type goal, which is β€œhigh school football coach gone to pot”

02.03.2026 07:42 πŸ‘ 56 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

My husband and I saw the last screening of THE HUNT at the Cinerama Dome on March 15, 2020, turned on our phones to the EBS notice the city was shutting down for Covid the next day. That poster stayed on the marquee for almost a year.

02.03.2026 07:36 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0