S4E17: Peter De Rome / The Destroying Angel / Will Seagers

How did an expatriate eccentric Englishman armed with a video camera become the Grandfather of Gay Porn? Peter De Rome, whose erotic films were made at a time when doing so was incredibly dangerous and would later gain recognition in the 70’s by Jack Deveau and then again some 40 years later with a new generation.

The story behind Peter De Rome’s The Destroying Angel came to be when De Rome noticed that by the mid 70s many subjects were tackled by the gay erotic film except for horror. At that same time, DeRome had wanted to make a film that had been lingering in his mind about twins. What De Rome ended up making was a psychosexual, horror film that bends so many genres.

Will Seagers appeared in some of the most iconic gay porn films of all time, working with other legendary talent and filmmakers. He was stunning, having come into his looks in his 20’s and becoming the quintessential 1970’s man, everyone lusted over.

In this episode, we will celebrate Peter De Rome, a charming Englishman and cinematic outlaw who channeled his erotic side and experimented with putting his unique vision on celluloid and contributed some of the best gay erotic films in the industry’s history. We’ll also review Peter DeRome’s Poe inspired, The Destroying Angel, a haunting, psychedelic gay erotic film that explores "twincest," religion, the ego and magic mushrooms of course. Last but not least, we will celebrate Will Seagers, also known as Matt Harper, who starred in a string of classic scenes during his cinematic run in the late 1970’s and early 80’s.

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