Girls, Guts, & Giallo

Annie Rose Malamet

A podcast about subversive and controversial cinema hosted by Lesbian Vampire, Annie Rose and featuring various guests. We explore sin-ema through the lens of queer sex work and leather history sensibility. A celebration of trash and feminine perversion.

  • 2 hours 12 minutes
    Don't Look Now (1973)

    Musician and curator of the Final Girls Film Festival in Berlin, Sara Neidorf, joins me to discuss one of our favorites. Nicolas Roeg's Don't Look Now is a gothic masterpiece of horror and we dive completely into it's depths. We talk about the figure of the hag, psychic ability and gender, Donald Sutherland as a male pinup, grief, and so much more.


    For bonus episodes sign up at patreon.com/girlsgutsgiallo

    Follow Sara's musical projects:

    @mellowdeath_band

    @sarattma

    @madkate_thetide

    5 December 2025, 8:00 am
  • 1 hour 56 minutes
    Halloween (1978)

    Happy Halloween, freaky cuties! This one is a long time coming and I can't believe I haven't covered it yet. I just needed the perfect guest. Queer horror academic and scholar Morgan Woolsey joins me to discuss John Carpenter's low budget opus, Halloween. We talk about gender and sex in the slasher genre, the perils and definition of the final girl trope, why the iconic soundtrack works so well, and much more.


    For bonus episodes and commentaries, sign up at patreon.com/girlsgutsgiallo

    31 October 2025, 7:00 am
  • 1 hour 31 minutes
    Psycho (1960) Part II

    The final part of a two part episode on Alfred Hitchcock's horror masterpiece, Psycho. In this installment, Lucé Tomlin-Brenner and I talk in depth about the infamous shower scene and reckon with the film's legacy in queer horror.


    For bonus episodes and my newsletter, check out patreon.com/girlsgutsgiallo.

    17 October 2025, 7:00 am
  • 2 hours 10 minutes
    Psycho (1960) Part I

    I am back after a hiatus. I discuss some housekeeping items at the top of the show and encourage listeners to check my social media for a statement I made regarding what has been going on with me. My instagram is @girlsgutsgiallo


    Tis the season! Recurring guest and Halloween historian Lucé Tomlin-Brenner joins me for part I of a four hour discussion about Alfred Hitchcock's horror masterpiece, Psycho. In this part we discuss the making of the film as well as the first half of the movie in a traditional GGG scene by scene analysis. We discuss movie going culture in pre 1960, censorship, and how much we love Anthony Perkins.

    10 October 2025, 7:00 am
  • 1 hour 28 minutes
    Nekromantik (1988)

    Morbid YouTuber/tattoo artist Darby Valentine joins me for a discussion about this infamous West German horror nasty. We chat about female necrophiliacs, punk culture in 1980s Germany, and romantic gore.


    Sign up for bonus episodes, including one on Nekromantik 2 at patreon.com/girlsgutsgiallo

    2 May 2025, 7:00 am
  • 1 hour 28 minutes
    Nekromantik (1988) Video Version

    Morbid YouTuber/tattoo artist Darby Valentine joins me for the first GGG discussion! We chat about this infamous West German horror nasty. We discuss female necrophiliacs, punk culture in 1980s Germany, and romantic gore.


    Sign up for bonus episodes, including one on Nekromantik 2 at ⁠patreon.com/girlsgutsgiallo

    2 May 2025, 7:00 am
  • 2 hours 10 minutes
    Mulholland Drive (2001)

    This episode is dedicated to the iconic David Lynch. The first two hours are FREE, but to listen to the entire four hour long episode, sign up at Patreon.com/GirlsGutsGiallo!


    Carr Conaway is back to discuss another David Lynch masterpiece. This is one of favorite movies and we leave no stone unturned. We analyze the film scene by scene and discuss various theories about the plot, symbolism, and iconography. We attempt to unravel the mystery of this enigmatic work and take our time discussing topics like lesbian yearning, old Hollywood legends, dream logic, and so much more.

    14 March 2025, 7:00 am
  • 2 hours 4 minutes
    Eyes Without a Face (1960)

    Pro Domme and artist Micha Malvada joins me to discuss George Franju's horror masterwork. We discuss the political climate of France post-WWII, George Franju's politics, medical horror, and more.


    You can find Micha Malvada at luxuryevil.com

    Support the podcast at patreon.com/girlsgutsgiallo

    20 December 2024, 8:00 am
  • 1 hour 31 minutes
    Anti-Amerikkkan Insurgent Films and the Collapse of the Empire

    Not feeling the holiday spirit? Neither are we! Comedian Honey Pluton joins me for an episode that will surely land us on some kind of list (if we aren't on there already!) We discuss a collection of films that embody the anti-Amerikkkan insurgent spirit. We also rant about our unhinged political beliefs.

    29 November 2024, 8:00 am
  • 1 hour 54 minutes
    Horny Horror

    Happy Halloween, perverts! Recurring guest and Halloween historian Lucé Tomlin-Brenner joins me for a chat about horny horror. What is the difference between horror that is simply psychosexual vs. erotic? Why are we horny for fear and violence? What is the state of erotic horror today? We discuss these questions as well as our personal canon of horny horror icons like Jean Rollin, Jess Franco, Paul Morrissey, and David Cronenberg.

    Sign up for my content at patreon.com/girlsgutsgiallo

    Check out Lucè's podcast It's Always Halloween! and sign up for more of her content at patreon.com/itsalwayshalloween

    31 October 2024, 7:00 am
  • 44 minutes 55 seconds
    Michelle Handelman: Interview with the Director of BloodSisters PART I

    We are celebrating Folsom Weekend on Girls, Guts, & Giallo! Director/artist Michelle Handelman joins me for an interview about her paradigm shifting, transgressive documentary on the leatherdykes of San Francisco. BloodSisters: Leather, Dykes and Sadomasochism (1995) is screening at the Roxie Theater Saturday 9/28, which is one of the theaters it originally was shown at back when it was first released. It’s a very special screening. Michelle and I talk about the making of the film, San Francisco in the 90s, leather culture then vs. today, and much more. The first part of this interview is available for free. To hear the whole conversation, sign up at patreon.com/girlsgutsgiallo.


    Watch the film over on bloodsistersthemovie.com where you’ll find it available through Kino Lorber and Kanopy.

    27 September 2024, 7:00 am
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