This week on Horror Heals, we’re serving glamour, gore, and a whole lot of gratitude with none other than the high priestess of horror drag herself—Peaches Christ! 🎃👑💋
From her locker full of Fangoria centerfolds to commanding the San Francisco Symphony stage as Pinhead with fla-tits (you read that right), Peaches takes us on a full-throttle ride through her haunted, hilarious, and heartfelt journey. Along the way, we summon the spirits of John Waters, Divine, Elvira, Tim Curry, Heather Langenkamp, Adrienne King, Amanda Wyss, and Chloris Leachman—yes, all in one episode.
✨ Topics we sink our fangs into:
- Catholic schoolgirl horror and the bedroom that got a priest to do a blessing
- How Wes Craven and horror legends inspired survival and identity
- Peaches’ horror-soaked drag origin story—from Elvira to Frank-N-Furter
- Behind-the-scenes tea on meeting Tim Curry, working with Cassandra Peterson, and that iconic elevator moment with Nancy & Tina
- The legacy of Rocky Horror Picture Show, Nightmare on Elm Street, and Friday the 13th
- Building chosen family through drag and the power of celebration over cruelty
- Creating immersive horror experiences like Terror Vault
- Why horror drag is finally breaking into the mainstream (hi, Boulay Brothers!)
- Hope, horror, and being loud in a world that’s trying to silence us
🎤 Plus: A tribute to Nancy Thompson, a love letter to Adrienne King, and one very rogue moment with Chloris Leachman that involves a wig and a lap.
This episode is a lovefest to horror, queerness, drag, and the radical act of being exactly who you are—even when the world tells you not to. So don your fiercest wig, light your cult candles, and get ready to feel seen, slayed, and celebrated.
🩸 Episode Trigger Warning: We talk about bullying, religious trauma, political rhetoric, and safety for queer and trans communities in today’s climate—with love, strength, and dark humor.
👑 Guest Bio: Peaches Christ
Peaches Christ is the cult movie queen, horror hostess, drag icon, and all-around underground legend whose work has helped redefine the intersections of horror, queerness, and theatrical spectacle. Known for her long-running Midnight Mass movie series in San Francisco, Peaches has spent decades paying reverent, riotous tribute to cult classics and the queer creatives behind them.
She’s the mastermind behind immersive horror experiences like Terror Vault, the writer-director of the beloved horror-comedy All About Evil, and a celebrated performer who’s taken the stage everywhere from haunted attractions to highbrow symphony halls (often in Cenobite couture).
A drag mother to icons like Jinkx Monsoon and Bob the Drag Queen, Peaches is also a champion of horror’s healing power, creating space for misfits, Final Girls, and everyone in between to feel seen—and fabulous.
From her early days as a horror-obsessed Catholic school kid to rubbing elbows (and elevator rides) with Elvira, Tim Curry, John Waters, Heather Langenkamp, and Adrienne King, Peaches’ story is proof that when you embrace the strange, the world gets a whole lot more beautiful.
🌐 Find Peaches Christ Online:
- 💻 Website: peacheschrist.com
- 🧛 Instagram: @thepeacheschrist
- 🩸 Twitter/X: @PeachesChrist
- 🎧 Listen to the Midnight Mass Podcast: Midnight Mass on Spotify
- 👻 Terror Vault (Haunted Attraction): terrorvault.com