Horror films haven’t always been kd to gay characters, though LGBTQ viewers mata a wonrfully unique relatnship wh the genre.
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HELLBENT: THE FIRST GAY SLASHER FILM
* first gay slasher film *
Julia Duurn's but feature is hypnotic and unfettable, burstg wh female empowerment and a gay character who plays a major role the film. The gay Icelandic horror movie, Rift, generated buzz upon s release for s pictn of an emotnal LGBTQ+ movie the horror genre.
It was praised for s gay protagonists, which are not often seen genre films, and how the film centers entirely on the two ex-lovers' relatnship, stead of masked serial killers or terrifyg monsters.
The spookit, and gayt, time of year is here! * first gay slasher film *
Many scen clu homoerotic subtext, wh a lot of bloodsuckg and vampiric lt. Takg place at the end of the 70s, follows Anne, a gay porn producer, and her tsted sikick, Archibald, as Anne tri to w back her lbian lover by shootg an amb new film.
Hellbent is bt known as the “first gay slasher film, ” and for good reason. The film said "to hell" wh subtext and put the liv (and aths) of gay men at the foreont.
It tak place Wt Hollywood where a group of gay iends is celebratg Halloween. The movie tak every horror stereotype and turns to a gay 80s slasher-spired dreamspe. Wh a killer soundtrack and ndy-lored visuals, the movie mak sure not to clu any of the borg stereotyp that so often plague gay men horror.