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SURPRISE SIDNEY!

We decided to throw away the schedule to talk all about the newest edition of one our favorite franchises!

Be warned! This is nothing but spoiler filled and we NEED to TALK about IT!

Join us as we go to TCQ Movie Theater as we discuss this vicious, bloody, meta-good time!

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Oh my god Jackie you can't just ask people what's wrong with their face...

Kicking off our "Scream-akes: The Requel"  themed month is. A. DOZY. 

Nick and Raymond discuss the remake of "A Nightmare on Elm Street" from 2010! They discuss the gloriously bad CGI, Jackie Earle Haley voice choices, and Rooney Mara questioning her acting career! It is a wonderful beginning to their favorite themed months!

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Thank you for your patience and understanding as we had to take some time off away from the store...but without further ado...

HELLO QUEERDOS! We have missed you all and are ecstatic that we are BACK once again! 

We have a "lost tape" that was meant to be released back in October of 2022. Here it is in all of its glory as we discuss the absolutely terrifying and 80s nostalgic "A Nightmare on Elm Street" from 1984! 

Nick and Raymond discuss 80s flare, the elaborate dream sequences and wonderful practical effects! It's a hilarious breakdown of the very first trek into the dreamscape! Join us!

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Continuing our "ICONS" month with a trip to the wedding chapel! 

This week Nick and Raymond discuss the hilariously wild sequel to the "Child's Play" franchise! We are talking, "Bride of Chuck" from 1998!

Jennifer Tilly, meta-humor, superb voice acting, horrible teen leads...and what everyone has been waiting for...PUPPET SEX! 

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It is the BEST time of the year Queerdos! Halloween! 

What better way to kick off our themed month of "ICONS" than with the original 1978 classic, "Halloween"! 

*que lightning and thuder* 

Nick and Raymond are beyond elated to talk about our true love, our ultimate spooky month flick! We gush about John Carpenter, Debra Hill, and of course... the ultimate scream queen... Jamie Lee Mother F**king Curtis! 

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It's time to call the corners everyone...

Closing out our "Back to School" month of September is the ULTIMATE witchy goth dream! 

This week Nick & Raymond discuss the 1996 classic, "The Craft"! Much to talk about from the fashion, the memorable dialogue, the core cast of actresses, AND Ray talks about their connection to Nancy!

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After taking a week off, we are BACK! It's time to get ready for rush week!

We are talking the offensive, yet very hilarious, Sorority Row from 2006! 

Much to discuss sisters as we dissect the film not many remember from the early 00's! Raymond discovers the film for the first time, Nick quotes almost the whole movie, and the lasting impression of 00's fashion makes its mark! 

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Welcome back students to a brand new month!

The bell has rung on our theme of "Back to School" as we discuss the 90's meta-teen-sci-fi-flick, "The Faculty" from 1998!

There is much to discuss! From Kevin Williamson's take on alien invaders, the hot young and STAR STUDDED cast, and the 90's time capsule love of it all! 

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Closing out our themed month of "Third Times the Charm" is a dreamscape run by an infamous villain! 

Our last in our line-up is "A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors"! 

Nick and Raymond are stoked to talk 80's insane practical special effects, a very charming core cast of victims, the incomparable Robert Englund, and the surprising connection of queer community and the Dream Warriors!

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Welcome back to TCQ Video! Do we have a doozy of a film for you this week!

Our "Third Times the Charm" theme is bringing us on a terrifying ride to our deaths! Nick and Raymond talk all about "Final Destination 3"! 

They discuss their favorite queen of the earlly 2000s, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, the deliciously gory-over-the-top-kills, their fear of roller coasters...and Raymond goes on a rant about Nicole Kidman's AMC ad! It's a lot to unpack and we cannot wait for the ride!

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Welcome back to the store and WELCOME to SEASON 3!!!

Nick and Raymond, your favorite VHS store employees, are kicking their third season off with the third in the Scream franchise!

The queers are heading to Hollywood to act in the newest Stab film! Along the way they'll talk production on the hectic Scream set, the ever changing script, and their truthful love for this odd film! It's time for a new season with the stoners and they can't wait to begin! 

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Welcome back our lovely queeridos! Before we say goodbye for the season...

Let us celebrate our favorite TOPS and BOTTOMS of season 2! 

Not to mention our first real ranking episode of one of our favorite horror franchises...SCREAM! We will be ranking the Scream franchise as our send off episode! We will be taking a break from the store for the summer and be back before you know it! 

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts, thank you, thank you, THANK YOU! Our sophomore season has been everything we wished and more. We couldn't have done any of it without our listeners and support from you all! 

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Our last flick of our themed month, April Fools', AND our last flick of season 2! 

How else do we conclude a wild, insane, and spooky stupid season? By talking one of horror comedies BEST. 

Coming from across the pond is Edgar Wright's 2004 smash hit, "Shaun of the Dead"! Much to discuss, much to laugh at, and a wonderful cap to a wonderful season. Thank you so much for listening and joining us this season at TCQ Video! 

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The next stop in our April Fools’ Month is a visit from the frightfully hilarious Mistress herself…

We discuss the wonderful, the spooky, the icon, "Elvira Mistress of the Dark" from 1988!

So much to talk about, the looks, the jokes, the puns, the body, the endless supply of top notch 80's camp!

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Hello stoner fans!

To celebrate our second annual 420 episode, we have invited our fellow stoney friends to compete in a scorching set of games!

We compete in the very first Stoner Olympics! Three teams participate in stoner trivia, horror trivia, bong rips, and we get to know our lovely guests a bit better! It's a highly hilarious and fantastic episode bringing together great guests, our love of horror, and celebrating the wonder plant that is weed!

Smoke responsibly and enjoy the holiday!

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It's April Fools' month at TCQ Video and we are celebrating with killer horror comedies! 

Switching us off is the hilarious Christopher Landon slasher, "Freaky"! 

Nick and Ray talk the meta-ness of it all, if they are attracted to Vince Vaughn, the echoing noise of dick slapping, and why this film kind of fell under the radar! 

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Your seven days are up and it's time for our last week in our "Scream-akes" month! 

Nick and Raymond venture into the wet and wild well of 2002's "The Ring"! 

Much to discuss! The eerie and gloomy vibes, Naomi Watts screaming, and how this remake fits into our love for the Remake Renaissance! 

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It's time to get groovy and talk one of our favorite remakes! 

This week's trek in our "Scream-akes" month is into the cabin to talk all about "Evil Dead" from 2013!

Gory limbs, possessions, foul mouthed demons, and a truly bloody good time is discussed this week! 

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Put on your spectral glasses and join your ghostly guides as we talk our next step in our "Scream-akes" Month!

This week's recommended rental is 2001's "Thir13en Ghosts"! And boy oh boy is it a doozy!

We talk Mathew Lillard's spit takes, the EXCELLENT ghost designs, only being able to see Tony Shalhoub as Monk, and if this movie is as good as we remember! 

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Welcome to the stage.....THE TEXAS CHAINSAW DRAG BRUNCH!

This week's trek in our "Scream-akes" month is in the demented and brutal remake of a horror classic! "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" from 2003!

Joining us talk a heavy weight remake is a very special guest joining us once again... Oombi Flores!

We talk the hottest damn cast, Jessica Biel screaming, Leather Faces drag room, and why we love this hard R movie so much!

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The theme this month is "SCREAMAKES!" It's a month to celebrate, what we like to call, the Remake Renaissance of the early 2000s! 

Kicking us off is the moody teen horror slasher all dressed up in Juicy Couture tracksuits... "House of Wax"! We talk all about the Paris Hilton starring remake! The full behind the scenes on set drama, the surprisingly detailed SPFX, and if this movie is just as bad as we remember?  

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This week is our very first LISTENER PICKED EPISODE! You all have spoken and we have answered!

We are talking about the extremely divisive and strange, James Wan’s “Malignant”!

It’s all on the table, the twists and turns, the acting, the style, and of course…GABRIEL!

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Ready for a modern day slasher with some bite? 

Kicking off our second week in our "February Free-For-All" month is Adam Wingard's "You're Next"!

Raymond and Nick have much to say about the black comedy horror romp! From world's worst in-laws, to brutal kills, and one of the best Final Girls to grace our screens in quite some time!

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This week, we are celebrating our 1 year anniversary as a show! (Yay!)

In order to say thank you to our listeners and as a way to mark the occasion, we feature listener submissions, some classic bloopers, and discuss our TOP's and BOTTOM's in our FIRST ranking segment! Help Nick and Ray remember their first year as a show!

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We want to give a special thanks to our first year's guests! Every single person who has given us the honor of having them over the store has been the best parts of the year! Thank you SO much! 

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In our last week of January, we dive right back into the filmography of our one and only...John Carpenter! (duh.)

We wear our sunglasses at night, discover the alien overlords and talk all about the insane action from 1988's "They Live"! 

Nick and Raymond discuss their absolute lustful feelings for Roddy Piper, the films not so subtle feelings toward capitalism in the 80s, 5 min long fight sequences, and what Raymond thinks of the character Holly.

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Call the store and leave a message! Click "message" and press record! We want to hear from you!

It's Raymond's birthday so you know what that means! Time to go-go not cry-cry in this week's recommended rental!

To celebrate one of our star employee's, Raymond has picked 2007's pulp-filled-action-packed-flick, "Planet Terror"! 

Nick and Raymond are beyond excited to talk about one of their favorite directors, Robert Rodriguez, discuss the bloody good gore effects, and the overall feel and impact of the first half to the Grindhouse experience! 

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It is the end of the holiday season and the end of our Slay Bells month! 

We are ringing in the end of the year with our last film of 2021! It is time to talk the return of our queen Toni Collette in 2015's "Krampus"! 

It's time to get merry and have a holiday ball with one of our absolute personal favs! Thank you for listening to us this year Queeridos we appreciate every single one of you! 

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Bat Nipples. Need we say more?

This week we celebrate the greatest of holidays...NICK'S BIRTHDAY! In order to enjoy the merriest of birthdays, we asked the listeners to pick from Nick's top choices and you all chose..

The caped crusader's ultimate adventure into the campy, the bizarre, THE QUEER, "BATMAN & ROBIN"! from 1997!

Oh boy, oh boy! Ray and Nick waste no time in talking about one of their favorite "bad" movies!

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Hello Queeridos! Our second week in our "Slay Bells" month continues with a divisive Christmas Horror Flick with an edge!

We are talking all about 2017's "Better Watch Out"! A vicious indie that has Nick and Raymond split about their feelings! They discuss the Australian-American production, the wild doorknobs on set, tonal shifts and if this 'horror comedy' is actually funny? 

Sit back, pop in the VHS copy, smoke a bowl and enjoy the show!

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Want to get into the holiday spirit? Listen to Raymond's "XXXmas" playlist to get into the mood!

Happy Holiday's Queeridos!  

We are kicking off a new themed month with the chaotic and cheerful holiday classic, "Gremlins" from 1984! 

The queens gather round the roaring fire to talk their favorite sub-genre...HOLIDAY HORROR! 

Our new themed month, Slay Bells, starts off with a childhood classic for Nick and Raymond! They do their best Gremlin impressions, Nick's childhood crush on Billy, and still some how find time to praise the main villains!  

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It is finally time to end this hangover with a cult classic!

Ending our "Halloween Hangover" month, is the child killing, Daddy Tom Atkins staring, insane trip in a franchise that is...."Halloween III: Season of the Witch"!

We talk stellar practical special effects, our deep love (and lust) for Tom Atkins, the highs and lows of one of our favorite 80's films, and even mention some wonderful merchandise that this film has inspired! 

Sit back, pop in the VHS copy, smoke a bowl and enjoy the show!

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Picking up a shift at TCQ Video are the lovely ladies of Destination 180 this week!

They're dropping by the store to help with our "Halloween Hangover" themed month and to talk a legendary Disney Channel Original movie! We are all talking... "Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge!" from 2001!

While talking the super nostalgic tween film; we play a hilarious game of "Would You Rather?", discuss the true hero of the series Sophie, and stick around until the end to hear some exclusive updates on Destination 180's upcoming season! 

Leave us a message about how you felt about Halloweentown 2! We want to know if you'd Rent it, Return it, or Buy it!

Welcome back, Queeridos!

It's the season of the witch B*TCH! and we are telling our favorite scary stories! This week in our Halloween Hangover month, we venture into a highly anticipated film adaptation! We are talking André Øvredal's gateway horror flick, "Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark" from 2019!

Nick and Raymond discuss their first memories with the book, the INSANE practical special effects, the tones and themes that surprised us and....who the f*ck is the movie aimed at?

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Welcome to TCQ Video Store! 

Kicking off the month of November is our very first trek into the dividing genre of found footage AND our first time talking about an anthology flick! We are talking 2012's "V/H/S"!

The cult classic film divides Nick and Raymond on the genre of found footage and they also talk the films depiction of male nudity in contrast of the source material! You won't want to miss this wild ride!

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Link to our "HALLOWEEN KILLS" guest spot with Fear the Talking Queers!

This week's recommended rental closes out our Halloween Whore-ers month! We check out the very 90's "Halloween H20: 20 Years Later"!

Your favorite rental store employees, Nick and Raymond, talk about their boy Michael Myers one last time with his family reunion in sunny California! They talk all things production hell, on set injuries, mask debacles, and of course...JOSH HARTNETT'S HAIR! It's a wonderfully fall and hilarious way to end October with our favorite boogie man!

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Make tonight a horror night and come on down to TCQ Video Store!

For this week's recommended rental we have the gruesome and menacing "House of 1000 Corpses"! Your favorite video store employee's dive deep into Rob Zombie's directorial debut! 

We talk about styling choices, the INSANE script, Raymond's unfortunate incident at Halloween Horror Nights, and Nick's first full time watching the movie! 

Sit back, pop in the VHS copy, smoke a bowl and enjoy the show!

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Welcome BACK, BACK, BACK, BACK, again our lovely queeridos!

Your favorite video store employee's are starting a new season! New season, new look, new style, who this? 

Starting off our sophomore season, is the highly anticipated sequel to the 1996 sleeper hit... "Scream 2" directed by Wes Craven and written by Kevin Williamson! This is the third time these two have graced our store and we cannot wait to discuss another wild production history!

We talk all things gay and spooky, the insanity of development, an extremely STACKED hot young cast, and and even more baffling outcomes to this college killer classic!  

Come on back to your favorite VHS rental store and enjoy this slashing good time of a flick!

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It's time to ki-ki-ki-ma-ma-ma....

Welcome to our final film of season one! The Carpenter Queens are so stoked to visit one of horror's favorite flicks, all told through a shiny new lens! The Queens are talking the polarizing remake that is 2009's "Friday the 13th"!!!

For our final film, your favorite TCQ Video employee's talk all things the bigger/faster/stronger Jason, the massive amounts of nudity, their own feelings about the infamous franchise, and if they think the films new reworked tale is effective! 

Come on in and celebrate the last flick we cover for season 1!

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Join us MICHAEL! 

This week's Summer Getaway is to the sunny "Murder Capital of the World" in Santa Carla! We venture to the boardwalk to talk all things sexy-goth-vamp boys in Joel Schumacher's "The Lost Boys" from 1987!

The Carpenter Queens talk peak 80s fashion and music, excellently sleek SPFX, wonderful one-liners, and the whole cast that could step on us. 

Come on down to TCQ Video and talk some maggot eating good times!

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Welcome Queeridos to a tropical island getaway!

We've set our sights for Isla Nublar and we plan on learning a thing or two about DINOS! 

This week's rental is Steven Spielberg's classic, "Jurassic Park" (1993)! We unearth our favorite childhood film to discuss this horror gate-way movie! While talking the 3-year production of the film, we also discuss the immaculate score and sound design, and spend quite a bit of time discussing Raymond's sexual awakening with Jeff Goldblum. 

This nostalgia filled episode is one you won't want to miss!

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Creature designs, meta-reference after reference after reference, and Sigourney F**KING Weaver! Need we say more?

The Carpenter Queens start off our month long vacation by getting away from it all and locking ourselves up in....Drew Goddard's "The Cabin in the Woods" from 2012! 

For our first trip in our "Summer Getaways" month, we party it up in a secluded cabin deep in the forest. Listen in as we discuss our most divisive film to date for the queens! It's a good ol' time talking one of Raymond's favorite films!

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It's time to finish out our "Summer Blockbusters" Month with a dip in Amity Islands infamous waters! 

We are talking the monster of all films! Steven Spielberg's smash hit, "JAWS"! The very first summer blockbuster!

This week Nick and Raymond discuss this infamously bad production history, Bruce the shark causing tension on set, Nick's infatuation with Hooper, and why this film still holds up after all these years! It's a fun summer time film that closes out our month of heavy hitters!

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The Carpenter Queens are hosting the ultimate horror fight night event! We are talking the bloody, the absurd, the weirdly homophobic, and the offensive "Freddy Vs. Jason"! 

Everyone's favorite horror icons go head-to-head in 2003's horror blockbuster! Of course, we discuss the development hell in order for this film to be made. Kane Hodders unfortunate replacement, the plot holes of this insane script, and why we still adore this awfully fun popcorn flick! 

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Welcome back to your favorite local video store! A new month, means a new theme!

The queens head to Derry, Maine to start off our "Summer Blockbuster" Series! Nick and Raymond face off against the infamous Pennywise the Dancing Clown in 2017's mega-hit "IT: Chapter One"! Directed by Andy Muschietti! 

We also talk about our wonderfully gay-horror vacation, the extremely gifted young cast, the insane child-like version of the classic clown portrayed by Bill Skarsgård, and our nostalgia for everything Stephen King!

It's a giant fun sized episode to really kick start this months line up of excellent flicks!

Grab your popcorn, avoid the sewers, and hang out with your favorite stoner queens!