Rise of the Gay Cinephiles

Formerly known as Horror. Cult. Trash. Other., Rise of the Gay Cinephiles is a queer film, TV & pop culture podcast that covers everything from what’s happening in Real Housewives to what’s newly released in cinemas. Every two weeks, you can expect hosts Chris and Gary to talk about their four favourite films they’ve been watching, two older films and two new releases, as well as talking about everything else they’ve been watching on TV and on the big screen alongside any other random things that may or may not lead to extensive tangents. Sit back, relax, and enjoy listening to two gay cinephiles talking about what they’ve been watching and various other hot topics!
Episodes
Episodes



Tuesday Jun 24, 2025
The A-Z of the Video Nasties DPP List #3 - From The Burning to Devil Hunter
Tuesday Jun 24, 2025
Tuesday Jun 24, 2025
Welcome to Rise of the Gay Cinephile's alphabetical journey through all 72 films on the Video Nasties DPP List!
This week, we're discussing Tony Maylam's slasher classic, The Burning; William Asher's progressive queer slasher, Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker; Luigi Cozzi's Alien rip-off, Contamination; Gary Sherman's hidden 80s gem, Dead & Buried; Peter Maris' painfully boring Delirium; and the bottom of the barrel trash that is Jess Franco's Devil Hunter.
You can find us on Instagram and Threads over at @gaycinephilesrise and on Twitter over at @gaycinesrise.
If you would like to support the podcast, head over to buymeacoffee.com/gaycinesrise - it’s completely optional and any support will go a long way with helping us continue to run the show!
If you'd like to contact us, message us on Instagram or Twitter; alternatively, email us at riseofthegaycinephiles@gmail.com.
Our theme song is Katie by Gary's old band, One Week Stand—you can check them out on all online music streaming platforms.



Tuesday Jul 08, 2025
The A-Z of the Video Nasties DPP List #4 - C is for Cannibal
Tuesday Jul 08, 2025
Tuesday Jul 08, 2025
Welcome to Rise of the Gay Cinephile's alphabetical journey through all 72 films on the Video Nasties DPP List!
This week is a cannibal special episode and we're discussing Antonio Margheriti's wild Taxi Driver rip-off, Cannibal Apocalypse; Umberto Lenzi's cult classic, Cannibal Ferox; Ruggero Deodato's controversial game changer, Cannibal Holocaust; Eloy de la Iglesia's queer character study with no cannibalism, The Cannibal Man; and Alain Deruelle's boring and forgettable Cannibal Terror.
You can find us on Instagram and Threads over at @gaycinephilesrise and on Twitter over at @gaycinesrise.
If you would like to support the podcast, head over to buymeacoffee.com/gaycinesrise - it’s completely optional and any support will go a long way with helping us continue to run the show!
If you'd like to contact us, message us on Instagram or Twitter; alternatively, email us at riseofthegaycinephiles@gmail.com.
Our theme song is Katie by Gary's old band, One Week Stand—you can check them out on all online music streaming platforms.



Tuesday Jul 22, 2025
The A-Z of the Video Nasties DPP List #5 - D is for Don't
Tuesday Jul 22, 2025
Tuesday Jul 22, 2025
Welcome to Rise of the Gay Cinephile's alphabetical journey through all 72 films on the Video Nasties DPP List!
This week is a "don't" special episode and we're discussing Joseph Ellison's creepy character study, Don't Go in the House; James Bryan's goofy slasher b-movie, Don't Go in the Woods... Alone!; Lawrence Foldes' bottom of the barrel trash cannibal film, Don't Go Near the Park; and S.F. Brownrigg's highly problematic yet massively boring Don't Look in the Basement.
You can find us on Instagram and Threads over at @gaycinephilesrise and on Twitter over at @gaycinesrise.
If you would like to support the podcast, head over to buymeacoffee.com/gaycinesrise - it’s completely optional and any support will go a long way with helping us continue to run the show!
If you'd like to contact us, message us on Instagram or Twitter; alternatively, email us at riseofthegaycinephiles@gmail.com.
Our theme song is Katie by Gary's old band, One Week Stand—you can check them out on all online music streaming platforms.



Tuesday Aug 05, 2025
Tuesday Aug 05, 2025
Welcome to Rise of the Gay Cinephile's alphabetical journey through all 72 films on the Video Nasties DPP List!
This week, we're discussing Stephen Carpenter and Jeffrey Obrow's Christmas slasher, The Dorm That Dripped Blood; Abel Ferrara's punk rock b-movie classic, The Driller Killer; Tobe Hooper's gritty and sleazy Eaten Alive; Sam Raimi's game changing masterpiece, The Evil Dead; and Eric Weston's super 80s Satanic computer horror, Evilspeak.
You can find us on Instagram and Threads over at @gaycinephilesrise and on Twitter over at @gaycinesrise.
If you would like to support the podcast, head over to buymeacoffee.com/gaycinesrise - it’s completely optional and any support will go a long way with helping us continue to run the show!
If you'd like to contact us, message us on Instagram or Twitter; alternatively, email us at riseofthegaycinephiles@gmail.com.
Our theme song is Katie by Gary's old band, One Week Stand—you can check them out on all online music streaming platforms.



Tuesday Aug 19, 2025
The A-Z of the Video Nasties DPP List #7 - From Faces of Death to The Funhouse
Tuesday Aug 19, 2025
Tuesday Aug 19, 2025
Welcome to Rise of the Gay Cinephile's alphabetical journey through all 72 films on the Video Nasties DPP List!
This week, we're discussing John Alan Schwartz's abysmal shock and snoozefest, Faces of Death; Robert A. Endelson's progressive Blaxploitation flick, Fight for Your Life; Paul Morrissey's high camp Flesh for Frankenstein; Frank Roach's baffling and boring zombie film, Frozen Scream; and Tobe Hooper's creepy slasher, The Funhouse.
You can find us on Instagram and Threads over at @gaycinephilesrise and on Twitter over at @gaycinesrise.
If you would like to support the podcast, head over to buymeacoffee.com/gaycinesrise - it’s completely optional and any support will go a long way with helping us continue to run the show!
If you'd like to contact us, message us on Instagram or Twitter; alternatively, email us at riseofthegaycinephiles@gmail.com.
Our theme song is Katie by Gary's old band, One Week Stand—you can check them out on all online music streaming platforms.



Friday Sep 05, 2025
Friday Sep 05, 2025
Welcome to Rise of the Gay Cinephile's alphabetical journey through all 72 films on the Video Nasties DPP List!
This week, we're discussing Cesare Canevari's Nazisploitation trash, The Gestapo's Last Orgy; Andy Milligan's super gay and super fun The Ghastly Ones; Lucio Fucli's Gates of Hell Trilogy finale, The House by the Cemetery; James Kenelm Clarke's camp erotic thriller, The House on Straw Hill; and Ruggero Deodato's messy yet one note House on the Edge of the Park.
You can find us on Instagram and Threads over at @gaycinephilesrise and on Twitter over at @gaycinesrise.
If you would like to support the podcast, head over to buymeacoffee.com/gaycinesrise - it’s completely optional and any support will go a long way with helping us continue to run the show!
If you'd like to contact us, message us on Instagram or Twitter; alternatively, email us at riseofthegaycinephiles@gmail.com.
Our theme song is Katie by Gary's old band, One Week Stand—you can check them out on all online music streaming platforms.



Tuesday Sep 16, 2025
Tuesday Sep 16, 2025
Welcome to Rise of the Gay Cinephile's alphabetical journey through all 72 films on the Video Nasties DPP List!
This week, we're discussing Gregory Goodell's partially camp, partially bland Human Experiments; Murray Markowitz's bizarre tonal rollercoaster, I Miss You, Hugs and Kisses; Meir Zarchi's infamous I Spit on Your Grave; Dario Argento's phenomenal Suspiria sequel, Inferno; and Nico Mastorakis' horny and trashy b-movie, Island of Death.
You can find us on Instagram and Threads over at @gaycinephilesrise and on Twitter over at @gaycinesrise.
If you would like to support the podcast, head over to buymeacoffee.com/gaycinesrise - it’s completely optional and any support will go a long way with helping us continue to run the show!
If you'd like to contact us, message us on Instagram or Twitter; alternatively, email us at riseofthegaycinephiles@gmail.com.
Our theme song is Katie by Gary's old band, One Week Stand—you can check them out on all online music streaming platforms.



Tuesday Oct 07, 2025
The A-Z of the Video Nasties DPP List #10 - From Killer Nun to Love Camp 7
Tuesday Oct 07, 2025
Tuesday Oct 07, 2025
Welcome to Rise of the Gay Cinephile's alphabetical journey through all 72 films on the Video Nasties DPP List!
This week, we're discussing Giulio Berruti's high camp nunsploitation giallo, Killer Nun; Wes Craven's horror classic, The Last House on the Left; Aldo Lado's surprisingly great Last House rip-off, Late Night Trains; Jorge Grau's cult zombie film, The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue; and Lee Frost's boring nazisploitation trash, Love Camp 7.
You can find us on Instagram and Threads over at @gaycinephilesrise and on Twitter over at @gaycinesrise.
If you would like to support the podcast, head over to buymeacoffee.com/gaycinesrise - it’s completely optional and any support will go a long way with helping us continue to run the show!
If you'd like to contact us, message us on Instagram or Twitter; alternatively, email us at riseofthegaycinephiles@gmail.com.
Our theme song is Katie by Gary's old band, One Week Stand—you can check them out on all online music streaming platforms.



Tuesday Oct 14, 2025
Tuesday Oct 14, 2025
Welcome to Rise of the Gay Cinephile's alphabetical journey through all 72 films on the Video Nasties DPP List!
This week, we're discussing Ovidio G. Assonitis' birthday based slasher, Madhouse; Umberto Lenzi's ridiculously boring, Man from Deep River; Jack Weis' camp Blood Feast rip-off, Mardi Gras Massacre; and Romano Scavolini's gritty, sleazy and creepy slasher film, Nightmares in a Damaged Brain.
You can find us on Instagram and Threads over at @gaycinephilesrise and on Twitter over at @gaycinesrise.
If you would like to support the podcast, head over to buymeacoffee.com/gaycinesrise - it’s completely optional and any support will go a long way with helping us continue to run the show!
If you'd like to contact us, message us on Instagram or Twitter; alternatively, email us at riseofthegaycinephiles@gmail.com.
Our theme song is Katie by Gary's old band, One Week Stand—you can check them out on all online music streaming platforms.



Tuesday Oct 28, 2025
The A-Z of the Video Nasties DPP List #12 - N is for Night
Tuesday Oct 28, 2025
Tuesday Oct 28, 2025
Welcome to Rise of the Gay Cinephile's alphabetical journey through all 72 films on the Video Nasties DPP List!
This week is a "night" special episode and we're discussing René Cardona's hilarious trashterpiece, Night of the Bloody Apes; James C. Wasson's Bigfoot slasher film, Night of the Demon; Miguel Iglesias Bonns' Daninsky werewolf sequel, Night of the Howling Beast; Bruno Mattei's Dawn of the Dead rip-off, Night of the Zombies; and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang director, Ken Hughes' genuinely great slasher film, Night School.
You can find us on Instagram and Threads over at @gaycinephilesrise and on Twitter over at @gaycinesrise.
If you would like to support the podcast, head over to buymeacoffee.com/gaycinesrise - it’s completely optional and any support will go a long way with helping us continue to run the show!
If you'd like to contact us, message us on Instagram or Twitter; alternatively, email us at riseofthegaycinephiles@gmail.com.
Our theme song is Katie by Gary's old band, One Week Stand—you can check them out on all online music streaming platforms.




