All About Evil - A Queer for Fear Live! Screening

Name: All About Evil - A Queer for Fear Live! Screening
Start: 2025-10-16T19:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-10-16T21:00:00-05:00
Location: 209 W North St, Normal, IL, United States, Illinois 61761

Schedule

Thu Oct 16 2025 at 07:00 pm to 09:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

209 W North St, Normal, IL, United States, Illinois 61761 | Normal, IL

A Queer for Fear Live! event, featuring an in-person conversation with filmmaker Joshua Grannell, moderated by Dr. Heather Petrocelli.
A mousy librarian (Natasha Lyonne) inherits her father's beloved but failing old movie house. In order to save the family business, she discovers her inner serial killer — and a legion of rabid gore fans — when she starts turning out a series of grisly shorts. What her fans don't realize yet is that the murders in the movies are all too real… R / 98 min.
Severin Films will be on hand selling copies of "All About Evil" as well as selections from their full library.

About Dr. Heather O. Petrocelli:
Heather O. Petrocelli, PhD, is an award-winning film critic, writer and researcher employing transdisciplinary methods across film studies, queer theory and public history to highlight and engage with visible queer stories and experiences.
With a life-long love of horror and film, Dr. Petrocelli’s scholarly foundation informed her debut, best-selling book “Queer for Fear: Horror Film and the Queer Spectator”. Available for purchase through the University of Chicago Press, “Queer for Fear” establishes ways in which the horror genre is experienced and understood by the queer audience with original survey date and theoretically framed examination.

About Joshua Grannell/Peaches Christ:
Peaches Christ, the alter ego of Joshua Grannell, is a filmmaker, event producer, podcaster and cult leader. Films and events produced by Peaches Christ have featured film and drag icons including John Waters, Elvira (her drag mother), Tim Curry, Bruce Campbell, Pam Grier and more. Peaches has appeared in many films and television shows during her career including “Milk, I Am Divine,” “Diary Of A Teenage Girl,” “Mansfield 66/67,” “Tura!,” “Scream Queen: My Nightmare On Elm Street,” “You Don’t Nomi” and more.
In partnership with conductor Edwin Outwater, Peaches creates symphony events playing prestigious venues including London’s Royal Albert Hall.
Notable drag children include Bob the Drag Queen and Jinkx Monsoon.
Joshua Grannell is a filmmaker, writer and director. Feature film by Grannell, “All About Evil,” stars Natasha Lyonne, Thomas Dekker, Cassandra Peterson, Mink Stole, and Peaches Christ herself.
As Co-owner of Into the Dark Production Company, Grannell produces immersive horror theatre with David Flower, including the popular Terror Vault show at the historic San Francisco Mint building.

Queer for Fear Live! is sponsored by the Harold K. Sage Foundation, Illinois State University Foundation Fund, Department of Psychology, Queer Coalition, School of Theater, Dance and Film and the Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies Program.