291 | Queens of the Dead

  • Unrated

  • Runtime: 1hr 41min

  • Directed by Tina Romero

  • Written by Tina Romero and Erin Judge

  • Stars: Jaquel Spivey, Katy O'Brian and Quincy Dunn-Baker

  • Premiered at Tribeca Film Festival June 7, 2025

  • Released in US October 24, 2025 (limited)

  • RT: 88% critics / 71% audience 

  • Currently available to rent

    Synopsis

    The drag night Yum is preparing for their Easter show in a converted warehouse in Brooklyn when a zombie outbreak occurs. Now the performers and a few outsiders are sheltering in place and trying to figure out their escape. 

Horror Homework

This episode:

  • The Fly  - 1986 - David Cronenberg - Hulu

  • Bram Stoker’s Dracula - 1992 - Francis Ford Coppola - Netflix

Next time:

  • Bride of Frankenstein  - 1935 - James Whale - HBO

  • Carnival of Souls - 1962 - Herk Harvey - HBO, Prime, basically everywhere


Join us again in two weeks when we will be reviewing Man Finds Tape, currently available to rent.

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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