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SUMMARY:Frisky Business BOOty Bash
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, October 11th\, Captain Quackenbush’s Sound Space will bethe scene of a spine-chilling Scream Queen show!\n\nFrisky BusinessBurlesque will be paying tribute to classic movie monsters andcreeptastic characters with performances of burlesque\, dance\, andGORE.\n\nSEE beautiful\, bewitching apparitions!!!\n\nHEAR the conjuring of ghoulish music to get your pulse pounding!!!\n\nCostumes encouraged! Prizes awarded for best costumes! We’re alsobringing back our Scream Queen contest 😱 We will award the bestscreamer with the crown so come with those pipes warmed up!\n\nDoors open at 7pm\n\nShow begins at 8pm\n\n18+ only\n\nThis show will have an air purifier sponsored by Clear the Air ATX ☁️😷 Masks are encouraged!
URL:https://www.thedarkersideofaustin.com/event/frisky-business-booty-bash/
LOCATION:Captain Quackenbush’s Coffeehouse\, 5326 Menchaca Road\, TX\, 78745\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alternative,Burlesque,Cabaret,Drag,Event,Goth,Horror,LGBTQ+,Performance
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SUMMARY:POLYESTER in Odorama + CECIL B. DEMENTED With John Waters
DESCRIPTION:The Paramount Theatre PresentsPolyester in Odorama+Cecil B. DementedWith John Waters LIVEThe Paramount TheatreFriday\, October 17\, 2025 \nDoors: 7pmPolyester: 8pmCecil B. Demented: 10:30pm \nDouble Feature: This ticket gets you into both films\, but you are also welcome to attend just one. The second film will screen after a brief intermission. \nThe Pope of Trash himself\, John Waters\, returns to the Paramount to provide a live\, in-person commentary for POLYESTER\, screening in glorious Odorama\, followed by a live introduction of CECIL B. DEMENTED\, celebrating its 25th anniversary! If you joined us for last year’s deliriously filthy double feature of PINK FLAMINGOS and FEMALE TROUBLE – or heard about it later and were filled with punishing regret – you know this is a night you do not want to miss! \nYour ticket purchase includes an Odorama card fabricated by Kaleidoscope Concepts\, the same company entrusted to create the cards that were included with the Criterion Collection Blu-Ray of Polyester in 2019 \nPOLYESTER in Odorama1981\, 86min/color\, DCPDirected by: John WatersCast: Divine\, Tab Hunter\, Edith Massey\, David Samson\, Mink Stole\, and Stiv Bators. \nJohn Waters reteams with Divine to pay loving tribute – in the darkly comedic way only they could – to the Technicolor melodrama masterpieces of Douglas Sirk (ALL THAT HEAVEN ALLOWS\, MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION) and the publicity genius of William Castle (13 GHOSTS\, THE TINGLER). Divine and Tab Hunter stand in for Jane Wyman and Rock Hudson and skewer 80s suburban domesticity\, and the audience is right there with them thanks to Odorama scratch-and-sniff cards that give you 10 reasons to rethink having a sense of smell. \nCECIL B. DEMENTED25th Anniversary!2000\, 88min/color\, DCPDirected by: John WatersCast: Melanie Griffith\, Stephen Dorff\, Alicia Witt\, Adrian Grenier\, Mink Stole\, Ricki Lake\, Michael Shannon\, and Patricia Hearst. \nJohn Waters assembles a knockout cast for this riff on the 1974 Patricia Hearst kidnapping\, with Melanie Griffith starring as an A-list actress who gets kidnapped by an outlaw filmmaking collective led by the title character (Stephen Dorff) and is forced to star in his increasingly unhinged masterpiece. \nhttps://www.facebook.com/events/1049975287056268/
URL:https://www.thedarkersideofaustin.com/event/polyester-in-odorama-cecil-b-demented-with-john-waters/
LOCATION:Paramount Theatre
CATEGORIES:Concert,LGBTQ+,Screening
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251031T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251031T235900
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SUMMARY:🪦HALLOWED GRAVES 🪦Boneyard Burlesque by Haus of Brimstone x Velvet Nox Productions
DESCRIPTION:The air is beginning to change\, and it’s time for something bone chilling…\n\nHaus of Brimstone x Velvet Nox present\n🪦 HALLOWED GRAVES🪦\nBoneyard Burlesque\nOctober 31\, 2025\nDoors 7pm; Show 8pm \n Sterling Stage Austin\n6134 E HWY 290\nAustin\, TX 78752\n\nIt’s Halloween! Do you like dead things\, undead things\, and the smell of freshly turned earth? Well\, we’ve got the show for you! It’s a bone-ified graveyard shin(bone?)dig with more creepers and crawlers than you can shake a shovel at. Take a walk in the graveyard and be dazzled by a deadly collection of skeletons\, ghosts\, ghouls\, zombies\, and a horde of other fabulous creatures that probably don’t smell great! You may even find a werewolf\, a mummy\, eerie nocturnal critters\, and ancient graveyard deities… Who knows what the graveyard will hold?\n\nKey Details:\n🪦Haus of Brimstone x Velvet Nox Productions presents: Hallowed Graves\n📅October 31st\n🕑Doors 7pm; Show 8pm\n📍Sterling Stage Austin\, 6134 E HWY 290\, Austin\, TX 78752\n🔞Ages 18+\n🎟️GA\, Preferred\, and VIP available\n🍸Full Bar & Light Concessions available\n🎁Raffle & Vendors\n🅿️Free Onsite Parking\n💀I want to get off Mr. Bones’ Wild Ride\n \n\nFeaturing the downright ghastly…\n\nAlexander the Great\nCherry Sinatra\nCimmeria Steel\nDev Developpe\nGinger Snaps\nHarley Brimstone\nHeloïse Graves\nHibiscus Bloom & Kitty McSparkles\nIrene Straddler\nGod Syndrome\nLilith Allure\nLilith Azazel\nLuci LaShell & Stella Belle\nRoc Gaude\nSeraph the Shapeshifter\nSir Beauregard Elliot\, Esq\nSlade DeBever\nViridian Moon\nand\nWyatt Diamond\n\nand Tickets are now…. UNDEAD!
URL:https://www.thedarkersideofaustin.com/event/%f0%9f%aa%a6hallowed-graves-%f0%9f%aa%a6boneyard-burlesque-by-haus-of-brimstone-x-velvet-nox-productions/
LOCATION:Sterling Stage Austin\, 6134 E Hwy 290\, Austin\, TX\, 78752
CATEGORIES:Burlesque,Cabaret,Drag,Event,Horror,LGBTQ+,Performance,Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260214T183000
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SUMMARY:Cupid's Chaos
DESCRIPTION:Join us for Trans Mission’s inaugural event. A night to remember full of anti-Valentines day chaos\, live music\, debauchery\, kink workshops\, flash tattoo\, local makers and more.\n\nLive music by Snatchwitch\, Lili Lonelyhearts\, Maiden Mother Crone\, For Ritchie and  Shelby Spector.  Performances by Traumada\, Impulse Purchase\, Khemo Valentine\, O.E Khunt.\n\nShop with featured vendors like Queer Audacity Tattoo\, Tankgirl Tattoo\, Happy Feelings Tarot\, Cindy Tarot Reader\, Queeriosities\, Purple Moss Vintage\, Raw & Rainbow\, and Fortuna Major Silver + more.\n\n10% goes to: Queertopia\, An org that creates community empowerment by amplifying and celebrating Queer/ Trans\, Black\, and Indigenous voices and takes direct action to combat the housing inequity that has swept Austin Texas.
URL:https://www.thedarkersideofaustin.com/event/cupids-chaos/
LOCATION:Crow Bar Austin\, 523 Thompson Lan\, Austin\, Texas\, 78742
CATEGORIES:Alternative,Art,BDSM,Benefit,Concert,Drag,Event,Exhibition,Fetish,Hardcore,LGBTQ+,Metal,Punk,Shopping,Witchcraft
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ORGANIZER;CN="Trans Mission":MAILTO:trans.x.mission@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260603T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260603T230000
DTSTAMP:20260515T205912Z
CREATED:20260515T205912Z
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SUMMARY:2026 Pride Movie & Music Series - Times Square & Maien Mother Crone
DESCRIPTION:The Bloody Rose Boutique Pride Movie & Music Series returns! We are back on North Loop at Barrett’s Too (formerly Double Trouble) with one film and one punk band and vendors every Wednesday night in June! \n_Films_June 3 – Times SquareJune 10 – Psycho Beach PartyJune 17 – Slumber Party MassacreJune 24 – Elvira Mistress of the Dark \n_Bands_June 3 – Maiden Mother CroneJune 10 – TEMPTRIXJune 17 – Naga BrujoJune 24 – Dednamez \n_Vendors_Bloody Rose Boutique – dark things for dark peopleQueeriosities – Original handcrafted t-shirts\, hats\, stickers + more.Sara Froelich – VHS and more \n_Location_Barrett’s Too103 N Loop Blvd E\, Austin\, TX 78751 \nALL AGESFREE ADMISSION \n************************************* \n__Times Square__ \nIn his 1999 monograph Times Square Red\, Times Square Blue\, Samuel R. Delany describes the cross-class sexual and social contact that made Times Square central to his and other gay men’s lives. The civic and commercial redevelopment projects targeting the neighborhood meant\, he argues\, “major demolition\, destruction\, and devastation in what had established itself not only in the American psyche\, but in the international imagination\, as one of the world’s most famous urban areas.” – Screen Slate \n__Psycho Beach Party__Originally a 1987 stage play by Charles Busch\, a drag performer and PBP screenwriter\, Psycho Beach Party is the quintessentially queer horror comedy satire and parody of the early-2000s\, and we don’t talk about it enough. This could be due to the popularity of another horror comedy parody of the same year: Scary Movie (2000). However\, while Scary Movie has queer characters\, they are marred by extremely pervasive stereotypes that have persisted in film\, especially horror\, for decades. Psycho Beach Party\, on the other hand\, has more to offer horror queers than Scary Movie. It was created by a queer individual and satirizes 1950s/1960s conservatism and family values. This campy summer flick that draws from films like Psycho (1960) and Surf Party (1964) deserves more recognition for its creativity and proud queerness. – Horror Press \n__Slumber Party Massacre__Amy Holden Jones’ Slumber Party Massacre (1982) is like a queer-coded haunted house\, with jumpscares and gags around every corner.  \nIn many ways\, this fast-paced 80s slasher doesn’t seem to deviate from the tropes and stereotypes prevalent in the genre at the time. Trish (Michele Michaels) and her group of friends throw a slumber party while her parents are out of town\, but of course\, a murderer is on the loose. Girls stay home alone for the first time\, break their parent’s rules\, and get punished for their moral delinquencies by a blindly murderous man with a drill. However\, once you consider that it was directed\, produced and written by women (the screenwriter is queer feminist author Rita Mae Brown)\, you start to see the movie through a queer lens. Also\, once you learn that it was originally written to be a parody but later changed to be a straight-up slasher\, you can see the elements of comedy and self-awareness. The inclusion of subtle queer subtext subverts these overplayed tropes and adds a layer of camp over the film. Plus\, it’s always fun to play ‘find the queer subtext’\, sometimes even inserting a bit of your own.  -Queer Fear Film Festival \n__Elvira Mistress of the Dark__Elvira: Mistress of the Dark\, is an utter delight\, the perfect Halloween film. The premise concerns a local-TV horror host who longs to parlay her talents into a Vegas showgirl career (which is Peterson’s career trajectory\, only in reverse). In an effort to scrape together the money for her show\, she lands in the tiny conservative town of Falwell\, Massachusetts\, where her mysterious recently departed aunt may have left behind the resources Elvira needs. The story vibrates with queerness — not explicitly\, but so plainly in the subtext I don’t know how heterosexuals can even make sense of what they’re seeing. There’s name of the town\, of course (a reference to the anti-gay preacher Jerry Falwell)\, and then there are the villains of the piece\, a self-appointed club of moral crusaders who consider Elvira to be a poor influence on the local kids due to her sexuality\, and they want to expel her by any means necessary. What queer person can’t identify with that? – The Stranger \nhttps://www.facebook.com/events/891111523979979/
URL:https://www.thedarkersideofaustin.com/event/2026-pride-movie-music-series-times-square-maien-mother-crone/
LOCATION:Barrett’s Too
CATEGORIES:Concert,Event,LGBTQ+,Screening
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260607T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260607T200000
DTSTAMP:20260515T210101Z
CREATED:20260515T210101Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260515T210101Z
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SUMMARY:Sir Rat Kink Bingo
DESCRIPTION:Hello\, Mischiefs! \nIt’s that time again\, Kink Bingo is back every first Sunday of the month! Join our fabulous hosts\, Daddy Randy\, Simone Riviera and Hexa Dulce\, for an fun bingo featuring the hottest prizes from: \n• Slut Monkey• Sir Rat Leather (Gear & Toys)• Breedwell• Oxballs• Miss Barkley Candles• Camp Nakte \nDress to express yourself—whether you’re sporting gear\, leather\, a uniform\, or anything in between. Everyone’s welcome to join in the fun. \nSee you there! \nhttps://www.facebook.com/events/1989319021688113/?event_time_id=1989319038354778
URL:https://www.thedarkersideofaustin.com/event/sir-rat-kink-bingo-4/
LOCATION:The Austin Eagle\, 8201 Cross Park Dr B2\, Austin\, 78754
CATEGORIES:Fetish,LGBTQ+
ORGANIZER;CN="The Austin Eagle":MAILTO:noreply@facebookmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260610T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260610T230000
DTSTAMP:20260515T210022Z
CREATED:20260515T210022Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260515T210022Z
UID:10006381-1781118000-1781132400@www.thedarkersideofaustin.com
SUMMARY:2026 Pride Movie & Music Series - Psycho Beach Party & Temptrix
DESCRIPTION:The Bloody Rose Boutique Pride Movie & Music Series returns! We are back on North Loop at Barrett’s Too (formerly Double Trouble) with one film and one punk band and vendors every Wednesday night in June! \n_Films_June 3 – Times SquareJune 10 – Psycho Beach PartyJune 17 – Slumber Party MassacreJune 24 – Elvira Mistress of the Dark \n_Bands_June 3 – Maiden Mother CroneJune 10 – TEMPTRIXJune 17 – Naga BrujoJune 24 – Dednamez \n_Vendors_Bloody Rose Boutique – dark things for dark peopleQueeriosities – Original handcrafted t-shirts\, hats\, stickers + more.Sara Froelich – VHS and more \n_Location_Barrett’s Too103 N Loop Blvd E\, Austin\, TX 78751 \nALL AGESFREE ADMISSION \n************************************* \n__Times Square__ \nIn his 1999 monograph Times Square Red\, Times Square Blue\, Samuel R. Delany describes the cross-class sexual and social contact that made Times Square central to his and other gay men’s lives. The civic and commercial redevelopment projects targeting the neighborhood meant\, he argues\, “major demolition\, destruction\, and devastation in what had established itself not only in the American psyche\, but in the international imagination\, as one of the world’s most famous urban areas.” – Screen Slate \n__Psycho Beach Party__Originally a 1987 stage play by Charles Busch\, a drag performer and PBP screenwriter\, Psycho Beach Party is the quintessentially queer horror comedy satire and parody of the early-2000s\, and we don’t talk about it enough. This could be due to the popularity of another horror comedy parody of the same year: Scary Movie (2000). However\, while Scary Movie has queer characters\, they are marred by extremely pervasive stereotypes that have persisted in film\, especially horror\, for decades. Psycho Beach Party\, on the other hand\, has more to offer horror queers than Scary Movie. It was created by a queer individual and satirizes 1950s/1960s conservatism and family values. This campy summer flick that draws from films like Psycho (1960) and Surf Party (1964) deserves more recognition for its creativity and proud queerness. – Horror Press \n__Slumber Party Massacre__Amy Holden Jones’ Slumber Party Massacre (1982) is like a queer-coded haunted house\, with jumpscares and gags around every corner.  \nIn many ways\, this fast-paced 80s slasher doesn’t seem to deviate from the tropes and stereotypes prevalent in the genre at the time. Trish (Michele Michaels) and her group of friends throw a slumber party while her parents are out of town\, but of course\, a murderer is on the loose. Girls stay home alone for the first time\, break their parent’s rules\, and get punished for their moral delinquencies by a blindly murderous man with a drill. However\, once you consider that it was directed\, produced and written by women (the screenwriter is queer feminist author Rita Mae Brown)\, you start to see the movie through a queer lens. Also\, once you learn that it was originally written to be a parody but later changed to be a straight-up slasher\, you can see the elements of comedy and self-awareness. The inclusion of subtle queer subtext subverts these overplayed tropes and adds a layer of camp over the film. Plus\, it’s always fun to play ‘find the queer subtext’\, sometimes even inserting a bit of your own.  -Queer Fear Film Festival \n__Elvira Mistress of the Dark__Elvira: Mistress of the Dark\, is an utter delight\, the perfect Halloween film. The premise concerns a local-TV horror host who longs to parlay her talents into a Vegas showgirl career (which is Peterson’s career trajectory\, only in reverse). In an effort to scrape together the money for her show\, she lands in the tiny conservative town of Falwell\, Massachusetts\, where her mysterious recently departed aunt may have left behind the resources Elvira needs. The story vibrates with queerness — not explicitly\, but so plainly in the subtext I don’t know how heterosexuals can even make sense of what they’re seeing. There’s name of the town\, of course (a reference to the anti-gay preacher Jerry Falwell)\, and then there are the villains of the piece\, a self-appointed club of moral crusaders who consider Elvira to be a poor influence on the local kids due to her sexuality\, and they want to expel her by any means necessary. What queer person can’t identify with that? – The Stranger \nhttps://www.facebook.com/events/937503032454292/
URL:https://www.thedarkersideofaustin.com/event/2026-pride-movie-music-series-psycho-beach-party-temptrix/
LOCATION:Barrett’s Too
CATEGORIES:Concert,Event,LGBTQ+,Screening
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260617T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260617T160000
DTSTAMP:20260515T210128Z
CREATED:20260515T210128Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260515T210128Z
UID:10006387-1781701200-1781712000@www.thedarkersideofaustin.com
SUMMARY:2026 Pride Movie & Music Series - Slumber Party Massacre & Naga Brujo
DESCRIPTION:The Bloody Rose Boutique Pride Movie & Music Series returns! We are back on North Loop at Barrett’s Too (formerly Double Trouble) with one film and one punk band and vendors every Wednesday night in June! \n_Films_June 3 – Times SquareJune 10 – Psycho Beach PartyJune 17 – Slumber Party MassacreJune 24 – Elvira Mistress of the Dark \n_Bands_June 3 – Maiden Mother CroneJune 10 – TEMPTRIXJune 17 – Naga BrujoJune 24 – Dednamez \n_Vendors_Bloody Rose Boutique – dark things for dark peopleQueeriosities – Original handcrafted t-shirts\, hats\, stickers + more.Sara Froelich – VHS and more \n_Location_Barrett’s Too103 N Loop Blvd E\, Austin\, TX 78751 \nALL AGESFREE ADMISSION \n************************************* \n__Times Square__ \nIn his 1999 monograph Times Square Red\, Times Square Blue\, Samuel R. Delany describes the cross-class sexual and social contact that made Times Square central to his and other gay men’s lives. The civic and commercial redevelopment projects targeting the neighborhood meant\, he argues\, “major demolition\, destruction\, and devastation in what had established itself not only in the American psyche\, but in the international imagination\, as one of the world’s most famous urban areas.” – Screen Slate \n__Psycho Beach Party__Originally a 1987 stage play by Charles Busch\, a drag performer and PBP screenwriter\, Psycho Beach Party is the quintessentially queer horror comedy satire and parody of the early-2000s\, and we don’t talk about it enough. This could be due to the popularity of another horror comedy parody of the same year: Scary Movie (2000). However\, while Scary Movie has queer characters\, they are marred by extremely pervasive stereotypes that have persisted in film\, especially horror\, for decades. Psycho Beach Party\, on the other hand\, has more to offer horror queers than Scary Movie. It was created by a queer individual and satirizes 1950s/1960s conservatism and family values. This campy summer flick that draws from films like Psycho (1960) and Surf Party (1964) deserves more recognition for its creativity and proud queerness. – Horror Press \n__Slumber Party Massacre__Amy Holden Jones’ Slumber Party Massacre (1982) is like a queer-coded haunted house\, with jumpscares and gags around every corner.  \nIn many ways\, this fast-paced 80s slasher doesn’t seem to deviate from the tropes and stereotypes prevalent in the genre at the time. Trish (Michele Michaels) and her group of friends throw a slumber party while her parents are out of town\, but of course\, a murderer is on the loose. Girls stay home alone for the first time\, break their parent’s rules\, and get punished for their moral delinquencies by a blindly murderous man with a drill. However\, once you consider that it was directed\, produced and written by women (the screenwriter is queer feminist author Rita Mae Brown)\, you start to see the movie through a queer lens. Also\, once you learn that it was originally written to be a parody but later changed to be a straight-up slasher\, you can see the elements of comedy and self-awareness. The inclusion of subtle queer subtext subverts these overplayed tropes and adds a layer of camp over the film. Plus\, it’s always fun to play ‘find the queer subtext’\, sometimes even inserting a bit of your own.  -Queer Fear Film Festival \n__Elvira Mistress of the Dark__Elvira: Mistress of the Dark\, is an utter delight\, the perfect Halloween film. The premise concerns a local-TV horror host who longs to parlay her talents into a Vegas showgirl career (which is Peterson’s career trajectory\, only in reverse). In an effort to scrape together the money for her show\, she lands in the tiny conservative town of Falwell\, Massachusetts\, where her mysterious recently departed aunt may have left behind the resources Elvira needs. The story vibrates with queerness — not explicitly\, but so plainly in the subtext I don’t know how heterosexuals can even make sense of what they’re seeing. There’s name of the town\, of course (a reference to the anti-gay preacher Jerry Falwell)\, and then there are the villains of the piece\, a self-appointed club of moral crusaders who consider Elvira to be a poor influence on the local kids due to her sexuality\, and they want to expel her by any means necessary. What queer person can’t identify with that? – The Stranger \nhttps://www.facebook.com/events/1267389938901689/
URL:https://www.thedarkersideofaustin.com/event/2026-pride-movie-music-series-slumber-party-massacre-naga-brujo/
LOCATION:Barrett’s Too
CATEGORIES:Concert,Event,LGBTQ+,Screening
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260624T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260624T230000
DTSTAMP:20260515T210151Z
CREATED:20260515T210151Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260515T210151Z
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SUMMARY:2026 Pride Movie Series - Elvira: Mistress of the Dark & Dednamez
DESCRIPTION:The Bloody Rose Boutique Pride Movie & Music Series returns! We are back on North Loop at Barrett’s Too (formerly Double Trouble) with one film and one punk band and vendors every Wednesday night in June! \n_Films_June 3 – Times SquareJune 10 – Psycho Beach PartyJune 17 – Slumber Party MassacreJune 24 – Elvira Mistress of the Dark \n_Bands_June 3 – Maiden Mother CroneJune 10 – TEMPTRIXJune 17 – Naga BrujoJune 24 – Dednamez \n_Vendors_Bloody Rose Boutique – dark things for dark peopleQueeriosities – Original handcrafted t-shirts\, hats\, stickers + more.Sara Froelich – VHS and more \n_Location_Barrett’s Too103 N Loop Blvd E\, Austin\, TX 78751 \nALL AGESFREE ADMISSION \n************************************* \n__Times Square__ \nIn his 1999 monograph Times Square Red\, Times Square Blue\, Samuel R. Delany describes the cross-class sexual and social contact that made Times Square central to his and other gay men’s lives. The civic and commercial redevelopment projects targeting the neighborhood meant\, he argues\, “major demolition\, destruction\, and devastation in what had established itself not only in the American psyche\, but in the international imagination\, as one of the world’s most famous urban areas.” – Screen Slate \n__Psycho Beach Party__Originally a 1987 stage play by Charles Busch\, a drag performer and PBP screenwriter\, Psycho Beach Party is the quintessentially queer horror comedy satire and parody of the early-2000s\, and we don’t talk about it enough. This could be due to the popularity of another horror comedy parody of the same year: Scary Movie (2000). However\, while Scary Movie has queer characters\, they are marred by extremely pervasive stereotypes that have persisted in film\, especially horror\, for decades. Psycho Beach Party\, on the other hand\, has more to offer horror queers than Scary Movie. It was created by a queer individual and satirizes 1950s/1960s conservatism and family values. This campy summer flick that draws from films like Psycho (1960) and Surf Party (1964) deserves more recognition for its creativity and proud queerness. – Horror Press \n__Slumber Party Massacre__Amy Holden Jones’ Slumber Party Massacre (1982) is like a queer-coded haunted house\, with jumpscares and gags around every corner.  \nIn many ways\, this fast-paced 80s slasher doesn’t seem to deviate from the tropes and stereotypes prevalent in the genre at the time. Trish (Michele Michaels) and her group of friends throw a slumber party while her parents are out of town\, but of course\, a murderer is on the loose. Girls stay home alone for the first time\, break their parent’s rules\, and get punished for their moral delinquencies by a blindly murderous man with a drill. However\, once you consider that it was directed\, produced and written by women (the screenwriter is queer feminist author Rita Mae Brown)\, you start to see the movie through a queer lens. Also\, once you learn that it was originally written to be a parody but later changed to be a straight-up slasher\, you can see the elements of comedy and self-awareness. The inclusion of subtle queer subtext subverts these overplayed tropes and adds a layer of camp over the film. Plus\, it’s always fun to play ‘find the queer subtext’\, sometimes even inserting a bit of your own.  -Queer Fear Film Festival \n__Elvira Mistress of the Dark__Elvira: Mistress of the Dark\, is an utter delight\, the perfect Halloween film. The premise concerns a local-TV horror host who longs to parlay her talents into a Vegas showgirl career (which is Peterson’s career trajectory\, only in reverse). In an effort to scrape together the money for her show\, she lands in the tiny conservative town of Falwell\, Massachusetts\, where her mysterious recently departed aunt may have left behind the resources Elvira needs. The story vibrates with queerness — not explicitly\, but so plainly in the subtext I don’t know how heterosexuals can even make sense of what they’re seeing. There’s name of the town\, of course (a reference to the anti-gay preacher Jerry Falwell)\, and then there are the villains of the piece\, a self-appointed club of moral crusaders who consider Elvira to be a poor influence on the local kids due to her sexuality\, and they want to expel her by any means necessary. What queer person can’t identify with that? – The Stranger \nhttps://www.facebook.com/events/2378782815967166/
URL:https://www.thedarkersideofaustin.com/event/2026-pride-movie-series-elvira-mistress-of-the-dark-dednamez/
LOCATION:Barrett’s Too
CATEGORIES:Concert,Event,LGBTQ+,Screening
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