Horror films haven’t always been kd to gay characters, though LGBTQ viewers mata a wonrfully unique relatnship wh the genre.
Contents:
- THE GAYT MOVI THAT AREN’T ACTUALLY GAY, OM ‘BARBIE’ AND ‘BURLQUE’ TO ‘VENOM’ AND ‘ROAD HOE’
- BARBIE SAID “GAY RIGHTS!” LONG BEFORE MARGOT ROBBIE OR GRETA GERWIG SHOWED UP
- THEY/THEM REVIEW: A SLASHER GO TO GAY CONVERSN CAMP CLEVER HORROR MOVIE
THE GAYT MOVI THAT AREN’T ACTUALLY GAY, OM ‘BARBIE’ AND ‘BURLQUE’ TO ‘VENOM’ AND ‘ROAD HOE’
The spookit, and gayt, time of year is here! * horror films with gay characters *
Before homosexualy was formally legislated out of existence Hollywood by the Productn Co — monly referred to as the Hays Co, which tablished mandat for “moral standards” motn pictur and banned pictns of “sexual perversy” — the legendary filmmaker Jam Whale was buildg the foundatn for Amerin genre cema wh films like Frankenste, The Old Dark Hoe, and The Invisible Man. Here was Whale, a gay man, buildg horror his own image and havg astoundg box office succs as some groups were lobbyg Hollywood to censor queerns out of existence. Now we n choose om a lbian domtic drama volvg a baby werewolf Good Manners, a transfemist vampire movie B, or a French slasher set a gay porn muny wh Knife + Heart.
Synopsis: In the summer of 1979, Paris-based filmmaker Anne is a producer of third-rate gay porn. Historilly, horror films haven’t always been kd to lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer people, though many members of the muny mata a wonrfully unique relatnship wh the genre. Thankfully, the non of queer horror tl has been slowly buildg over the past several s, aid by a number of recent die films that prrize cln and twist some of the character trop followed strictly more mastream there are many to choose om, here are 11 queer horror films to put toward the top of your watchlist for "Gay Christmas" — otherwise known as Halloween.
”Gay Londoners Marc and Fred went to war when they were refed a double bed at a remote Christian gut hoe.
BARBIE SAID “GAY RIGHTS!” LONG BEFORE MARGOT ROBBIE OR GRETA GERWIG SHOWED UP
”"Hellbent" was the first horror film aimed at gay dienc to succsfully break out of the film ftival circu. It me plete wh openly gay lead characters, drag queens and a scythe-wieldg maniac workout tights and a vil mask. ”A gay New Yorker brgs a group of his iends to his hometown, where he plans to e out to his ultra-nservative father.
Not before long, you fd yourself lookg around the room, wonrg whether you're projectg your gayns to the plot or if this is ed meant to read as gay. Sprkle a ltle David Bowie on the top, and you’ve got a thoroughly enjoyable, albe light on plot, queer vampire Sk I Live In (2011)Sony PicturFamed gay director, screenwrer and producer Pedro Almodóvar elevat the body terror genre wh a tale that chronicl the weird dynamic between a plastic surgeon, played by Anton Banras, and the woman he keeps locked away his lavish mansn. To mark Gay Christmas, we’ve llected some of the most inic queer horror movi to watch this Halloween om the mp stylgs of A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge to The Rocky Horror Picture Show, as well as newer entri such as They/Them and Hellraiser.
Dpe not featurg any openly queer characters, bee queer people were extct the 80s, A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge is one of the mpt horror films history wh homoerotic scen leather bars and locker rooms, as well as sweaty shirtls men tryg to pe the wrath of Freddy’s perfectly manicured talons (see photo above). Starrg Tom Bateman (Behd Her Ey) and Sean Beale, B&B follows a gay uple who were turned away om a bed-and-breakfast due to the fundamentalist Christian owner’s (Pl McGann) archaic relig views.
THEY/THEM REVIEW: A SLASHER GO TO GAY CONVERSN CAMP CLEVER HORROR MOVIE
Hellbent first premiered durg gay and lbian film ftivals 2004 and 2005 and has been creded wh sparkg a wave of “gay slasher” films. Hunter Killian (Brian Raetz) returns home to Michigan wh the support of his iends New York to e out as gay to his disapprovg nservative father.