FriGay the 13th Horror Podcast 🏳️‍🌈

FriGay the 13th Horror Podcast 🏳️‍🌈

@frigay13.bsky.social

Co-hosts Andrew & @mattyzaddy.bsky.social explore horror—in real life & in the movies—from an LGBTQ+ perspective. *a proud, independent podcast* *DiscoverPod Award Winner*

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Episode 170: Halloween 2026 is OUT NOW! Long before plastic skeletons and sexy versions of literally every profession, there was the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain. We’re traveling back to Ireland’s Hill of Ward, also known as Tlachtga, a site traditionally associated with great Samhain fires.

Episode 170: Halloween 2026 is OUT NOW! What happens when a costume becomes the perfect disguise for a killer? We’re exploring the real-life horror of Halloween mask murders, where anonymity, deception, and the chaos of Halloween night can turn an ordinary costume into something truly sinister.

Episode 170: Halloween 2026 is OUT NOW! Twenty years after surviving her murderous brother, Laurie Strode has a new name, a new life, and some SERIOUS trauma. In "Halloween H20: 20 Years Later" we talk 90s slasher glamour, and an absolutely iconic showdown, and absolute Halloween perfection.

Episode 170: Halloween 2026 is OUT NOW! We’re diving into "Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers" where Paul Rudd makes his feature-film debut, the Thorn cult gets involved, and absolutely nobody in Haddonfield has learned to LOCK THEIR DAMN DOORS. Listen in to find out what we think!

Episode 169: Cornfields Are Terrifying is OUT NOW! Cornfields aren’t just creepy, they can actually help make a hot, humid summer day feel even more disgusting. Acres and acres of mature corn and you get the charming Midwestern phenomenon known as corn sweat, adding to an already muggy atmosphere.

Episode 169: Cornfields Are Terrifying is OUT NOW! Once you’re surrounded by rows of corn taller than you are, your sightlines disappear, landmarks vanish, and every direction starts looking exactly the same. Just ask the family who got lost inside a corn maze in Danvers, Massachusetts...

Episode 169: Cornfields Are Terrifying is OUT NOW! "Dark Harvest" takes us to a seemingly idyllic Midwestern town where every Halloween, teenage boys are sent into the cornfields to hunt down Sawtooth Jack — a pumpkin-headed nightmare whose death supposedly ensures the town’s survival.

Episode 169: Cornfields Are Terrifying is OUT NOW! In "Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest", those creepy little corn cultists leave rural Nebraska behind and bring He Who Walks Behind the Rows straight to Chicago. What did we think of this sequel effort? Listen in today!.

It’s your last chance to get caught up before the new episode drops tomorrow! Give it a listen today!

NEW EP 168: Surveillance is Terrifying 🎙️ Matty gets a doorbell cam (for research purposes), Ring paranoia wrecks neighborhoods, cops abuse Flock cams to stalk exes, + Blair Witch 2 & Paranormal Activity 2 reviews. Someone's watching. Listen now. #FriGay13 #getslayed

Episode 168: Surveillance is Terrifying is OUT NOW! Ring cameras were supposed to make us feel safer. But when your phone alerts you to every stranger, delivery driver, passing neighbor and raccoon committing crimes at 2 A.M. are you actually safer or just obsessively scrutinizing your neighborhood?

Episode 168: Surveillance is Terrifying is OUT NOW! Those little cameras popping up along roads and in neighborhoods? A system capable of tracking you have been spotted also raises some very creepy questions about privacy, access, data retention and just how much of our everyday should be recorded.

Episode 168: Surveillance is Terrifying is OUT NOW! "Paranormal Activity 2" asks an important question: What if you installed security cameras throughout your house for peace of mind… and instead got hours of footage proving that SOMETHING is absolutely in there with you? Listen in today!

Episode 168: Surveillance is Terrifying is OUT NOW! In "Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2" a group of witch-obsessed tourists wake up after a crazy night in the woods. Luckily, they recorded everything. Unfortunately the cameras remember things VERY differently. Turns out video may have another story.

It's a FRIGAY REWIND! Our usual summer hiatus is just a wee longer than usual. We'll let you know more in our next episode (all's well!) Until then, we're bringing back Episode 150: Spooky Season. Let us get you in the spirit of SPOOKY SEASON: grab a PSL, light those pumpkin candles, and listen in!

Episode 167: Popularity is Terrifying is OUT NOW! Popularity might seem like harmless high school drama, but the hierarchy of who’s in and who’s out can have devastating outcomes When cruelty earns laughs, likes, or social currency, the pressure to fit in can make people participate or stay silent.

Episode 167: Popularity is Terrifying is OUT NOW! This week, we’re heading back to Westerburg High with "Heathers", where shoulder pads are huge, friendships are toxic, and the most popular girls in school are literally getting murdered. We’re talking cliques, social status, and teenage cruelty.

Episode 166: Waterparks are Terrifying is... remembering the day the world's tallest waterslide became the site of an unimaginable tragedy. The 2016 Verrückt disaster at Schlitterbahn changed amusement ride safety forever and serves as a devastating reminder that bigger isn't always better.

Episode 166: Waterparks are Terrifying is... remembering that sometimes reality is scarier than fiction. The infamous Action Park is known for dangerous rides, undertrained staff, and injuries so common it earned nicknames like "Accident Park." Turns out the real horror wasn't under the water...

Episode 166: Waterparks are Terrifying is... proving that maybe the lazy river shouldn't have teeth. Before every killer fish movie that came after, the film "Piranha" turned a summer day at a water park into an all-you-can-eat buffet. Suddenly, "No Running" was the least of your concerns.

Episode 165: Beauty is Terrifying is opening the makeup bag of history and finding lead, arsenic, belladonna, and even radiation. For centuries, people have poisoned, burned, and permanently damaged themselves in pursuit of the perfect face. Beauty may be pain, but did it really need to be fatal?

Episode 165: Beauty is Terrifying is scrolling through the nightmare of online beauty trends. DIY chemical peels, at-home procedures, bone smashing, and influencers recommending products they may not understand, because a ring light and a discount code are the same thing as medical training, right?

This week on Episode 164: Pride Shouldn’t Be Terrifying, we’re talking about the horror that’s escaped the screen. Algorithms reward outrage, anonymous accounts amplify hate, and LGBTQIA+ people are increasingly finding themselves the targets of coordinated harassment just for existing online.