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Queer Rep in Horror Podcasts

Looking for your next fictional queer horror podcast? Check out our previous entries:

Alice Isn’t Dead

Archive 81

The Blood Crow Stories

The Bridge

Camp Here & There

The Final Girl Tapes

Finding Penny

Gone

Hello From The Hallowoods

How i Died

The Line

Mabel

The Magnus Archives

Misadventure by Death

MrCreepyPasta’s Storytime

Old Gods of Appalachia

The Polybius Conspiracy

Return Home

Sable

SPINES

Superstition

Under Pressure

Unwell

WOE.BEGONE

Is your favourite queer fiction horror podcast not present? Put it in the replies or tags and I’ll make it an entry!

Check out our other lists here.

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Queer Rep in Under the Electric Stars

Title: Under the Electric Stars

Status: Ongoing

    Creator, Writer, Producer: Eli Ramos

Cast: Rhea Anne, Rey Ángel Yoáli Olachea Martinez, Kevin Paculan, Christine Kim, Robin Guzman, Chaitrika Budamagunta, Rue Dickey, Philomena Sherwood, Katriel Rose, Setaareh Nikbin, Serena El-Hajali, Matheus Nogueira, John Patneaude, David McGuff

    Queer Creators: Yes

    Accessibility: Content warnings in episode descriptions, transcripts available on their website here.

Summary: Under the Electric Stars is a cyberpunk adventure about Metropolis West, one of the last cities standing after a nuclear war. Caine Reyes, the fastest driver in the Metropolis, has been trying to pay back the debt their family fell into years ago. After their bot gets broken, Caine runs into the rebel group Zero Zero and gets caught up in the rising revolution.

Tags: multiple non-binary main characters, mlm main character

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ID Tags: Caine: non-binary, Su-jin: non-binary, client 912/Indra: non-binary, Vic: mlm

More details: client 912/Indra uses neopronouns

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Queer Rep in Greater Boston

Title: Greater Boston

    Status: Ongoing

    Writers: Alexander Danner and Jeff Van Dreason

    Cast: Alexander Danner, Jeff Van Dreason, Lydia Anderson, Johanna Bodnyk, James Capobianco, Mario Da Rosa Jr., Kristin Dimercurio, Chad Ellis, James Johnston, Jordan Higgs, Braden Lamb, Mike Linden, Kelly McCabe, Michael Melia, Tanja Milojevic, Sam Musher, James Oliva, Julia Propp, Arun Sannuti, Summer Unsinn, Jessica Washington

    Queer Creators: Unknown

    Accessibility: Content warnings in episode descriptions, transcripts available here.

Summary: Greater Boston is a bi-monthly full-cast audio drama set in the Boston metro area, blending the real and the unreal, the historical and the fantastical. It all begins with the death of Leon Stamatis, a man so enamored of predictability that the least hint of uncertainty makes life unbearable. But by leaving the world, he has irrevocably changed it.

A speculative fiction podcast about an alternate-reality version of Boston featuring collisions between fact and fiction, comedy and drama, and a subway system that’s been converted into its own city.

Tags: wlw characters, multiple gay characters, asexual woman, queer polyamorous character, bisexual character, aroace character

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ID tags: Gemma: lesbian, Charlotte: wlw, Tyrell: gay, Chuck Octagon, Melissa: asexual, Dipshit Poletti: queer and polyamorous, Mallory: bisexual, Melissa: aromantic and asexual

Details and/or Spoilers: Gemma and Charlotte are married, Chuck and Andy are dating

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Queer Rep in Love and Luck

Title: Love and Luck

    Status: Hiatus, two complete seasons.

    Writer, Producer, Director, Editor: Erin Kyan

Cast: Erin Kyan, Lee Davis-Thalbourne, Roslyn Quin, Nicola Rummery, DL Turnbull, Ashe Connor, Justin Jones Li, Tahlia Celenn, Creatrix Tiara, Oscar Sabogal, Jai Moore, Abigail Michell, Shelley Dunlop, Ben Harberts, Gemma Mahadeo

    Queer Creators: Yes

    Accessibility: Links to transcripts available in episode description and on their website here, no content warnings per episode.

        CW: deals with homophobia and transphobia

Summary: Australia's first LGBT audio drama, Love and Luck is a fictional radio play podcast, told via voicemails.  It’s a slice of life queer romance story with a touch of magic.

The story is about two men who fall in love, learn they have magic powers, and use those powers to support and protect their community. The good guys win, no one gets killed, and queer people of all types are all loved and valued. 

Made for people who like healthy relationships and happy endings, Love and Luck’s goal is to bring a few minutes of warmth and happiness to listeners once a week.  

Set in Melbourne, Australia in the present day, the world of Love and Luck is populated with many real life queer Melbourne people, events and places alongside its fictional characters

Tags: trans mlm main character, mlm main character, non-binary character, multiple wlw characters, two trans sapphic characters

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ID tags: Kane: trans and mlm, Jason: mlm, pat: non-binary 

Details and/or Spoilers: Kane and Jason are dating

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Queer Rep in Kaeidotrope

Title: Kaleidotrope

    Status: Complete

    Writers: Aja and EarlGreyTea68

    Cast: James Evans and Matthew Menendez

    Queer Creators: Yes

    Accessibility: Transcripts available on their website here, 

Summary: Kaleidotrope Podcast is a queer romantic comedy podcast set on a slightly magical college campus and playing around with romance tropes, particularly fanfiction tropes.

The plot centers around Drew and Harrison, two reluctant college radio co-hosts-turned-accidental-advice-givers who find themselves in the middle of the campus’s oldest mystery: Do happy endings really happen at Sidlesmith? Can you really find your trope?

And if the magic isn’t real, what does that mean for two polar opposites who find themselves falling for each other twice a week for half an hour on a suddenly popular radio show?

Tags: queer main character, queer man, queer non-binary, m/m relationship

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Queer Rep in Strings of Fate

Title: Strings of Fate

    Status: Ongoing

    Cast: Mikayla, Michelle, Chris, Christian

    Queer Creators: Yes

    Accessibility: Content warnings in episode descriptions, no transcripts available.

Summary: Daring swordfights suspended over the Astral Sea, vulnerable exchanges illuminated by candlelight, heated shootouts in ghost town saloons: If you've come for a story, chances are, we've got a tale that will whet your appetite! We are the Strings of Fate, a DnD 5th Edition, Actual Play podcast! We are dedicated to telling inclusive stories and weaving character narratives that defy the traditions of the game.

Tags: pansexual PC, demiromantic, demisexual and gay PC, LGBTQ+ but labelless PC, mlm NPC, pansexual NPC, lesbian NPC

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ID tags: Azzurum Esen-Carr (PC): pansexual, Vincent Obra (PC), demiromantic, demisexual and gay, Lidara Mormaer (PC): mspec and not using a label, Davil Starsong (NPC): mlm, Renaer Neverember (NPC): pansexual, Bonnie O'Donogan (NPC): lesbian, 

Details and/or Spoilers: Azzurum and Davil are dating. Vincent and Renaer are dating. Lidara does not have a label for her sexuality, but is attracted to everyone

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Queer rep in The Adventure Zone

Title: The Adventure Zone

    Status: Ongoing

    Cast: Clint, Griffin, Justin and Travis McElroy

    Queer cast: no

    Accessibility: transcripts available

Summary: Justin, Travis and Griffin McElroy from My Brother, My Brother and Me have recruited their dad Clint for a campaign of high adventure. Join the McElroys as they find their fortune and slay an unconscionable number of ... you know, kobolds or whatever in ... The Adventure Zone.

Balance tags: Gay man PC, multiple lesbian NPC, transgender woman NPC, m/m couple, w/w couples, queer man npc, non-binary NPC

Amnesty tags: Bisexual woman PC, queer women NPC, queer men NPC, Non-binary NPC

Graduation: Asexual PC, multiple non-binary NPC, queer men NPC

PC = player character NPC = non-player character; MC = major character

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Balance Arc Characters: Taako (PC, MC): gay man, Killian (NPC, MC): lesbian, Carey Fangbattle (NPC, MC): lesbian, Hurley and Sloane (NPC): w/w couple), Lup (NPC, MC): trans woman, Kravitz (NPC, MC): queer man, Roswell (NPC): non-binary.

Amnesty Arc Characters: Aubrey Little (PC, MC): bisexual woman, Dani (NPC, MC): queer woman, Hollis (NPC): non-binary, Agent Joseph Stern (NPC): M|M, Barclay (NPC): M|M

Graduation Arc Characters: Fitzroy Maplecourt (PC, MC): asexual, Festo (NPC, MC): non-binary, Jimson (NPC): M|M, Crush (NPC): M|M, Dakota (NPC): non-binary, Order (NPC): non-binary, Chaos (NPC): non-binary

Spoilery further notes about present queer rep:

Balance: Taako and Kravitz enter in a long-term m/m relationship. Killian and Carey, side characters, meet, date and get married during the series. Hurley and Sloane are w/w couple that get killed. Lup, trans woman, gets in a long-term m/f relationship. Roswell (minor character) is a nonbinary construct.

Amnesty: Aubrey and Dani get in a long-term w/w relationship, Agent Joseph Stern and Barclay enter a M|M relationship.

Graduation: Jimson and Crush are married, all non-binary characters use they/them pronouns

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Queer Rep in Kalila Stormfire

Title: Kalila Stormfire's Economical Magick Services

    Status: Complete

    Creator: Lisette Alvarez

    Cast: Lisette Alvarez, Zayn Thiam, Whitney Johnson, Alex Christian, Chris Magilton, Anairis Quinones, Karim Kronfli, Sena Bryer, A.J. Beckles, Bree Page, Anjali Kunapaneni, Ian DePriest, Jordan Cobb, David Hanna, Caroline Mincks, Marguerite Croft, Natalie Van Sistine, Cole Burkhardt, Nic Folson, Chris Colón

    Queer Creators: Yes

    Accessibility: Transcripts and content warnings available in episode descriptions. 

Summary: Glamour spell gone wrong? Astral projection got you untethered? Want to know why your angry dead rich father is haunting you? Consider Kalila Stormfire’s Economical Magick Services.

After a controversial fallout with her coven, Kalila Stormfire must juggle complex clients and an anonymous critic hellbent on besmirching her new business. The decaying urban block where Kal operates appreciates her affordable experience in a broad range of supernatural ailments and remedies. Still, Kal is not sure if her talent is enough to stop whoever has been posting bad reviews and persuading customers to cancel appointments. 

If you like stories about minority witches in modern-day working class neighborhoods, meddling love goddesses, and morally ambiguous spellcraft… this is a tale for you. 

Tags: queer main character, bisexual or pansexual woman, nonbinary or genderqueer

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ID tags: Desiree Onasis: non-binary