‘Halloween Kills’: The Importance of the Franchise's First Gay Characters - Bloody Disgtg

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• KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE ACH A US MEN’S PROFSNAL SPORTS LEAGUE TO PUBLICLY E OUT AS GAY
• ‘HALLOWEEN KILLS’: THE IMPORTANCE OF THE FRANCHISE’S FIRST GAY CHARACTERS
• TEXAS JUDGE WHO DON’T WANT TO PERFORM GAY MARRIAGE CEREMONI HOP WEB SIGNER’S SUPREME COURT SE HELPS HER FIGHT

KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE ACH A US MEN’S PROFSNAL SPORTS LEAGUE TO PUBLICLY E OUT AS GAY

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. ”"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.

‘HALLOWEEN KILLS’: THE IMPORTANCE OF THE FRANCHISE’S FIRST GAY CHARACTERS

”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.

A rare slasher film wh a group of entirely openly gay characters, Hellbent is an outlier of s time that’s also a fe example of a story wh queer protagonists that go beyond the tradnal “g-out” narrative. This is particularly due to s solate settg on a gay cisg beach and the e of shadow by cematography matra Claire Mathon. Mdy beg openly queer is a ls fg character tra, which is admirable and mak Scream an antidote to the e of homosexualy as a punchle s precsor, where the character Robbie Mercer blurts that he’s gay jt to avoid Ghostface’s wrath.

More fixated on his pannship wh his male partner and antagonizg a society uneasy by his mere prence, Griff is a figure wh his own queer unrcurrent like the monster Frankenste, another horror masterpiece om openly gay director Jam Whale. It also amped up s gay-iendly mp factor wh not jt more theatril actrsg, but some queer unrton.

TEXAS JUDGE WHO DON’T WANT TO PERFORM GAY MARRIAGE CEREMONI HOP WEB SIGNER’S SUPREME COURT SE HELPS HER FIGHT

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).