Gay horror movies on netflix
Even if you&#;re a horror movie fiend all year-round, there&#;s something special about watching them in October. Instead of just following your ghoulish whims, you&#;re participating in a time-honored gay tradition. And that&#;s collective, baby! As a gift to our community, we&#;ve gathered a list of queer horror to stream and told you where to stream it. This list is divided by streaming service and has all-time greats, hidden gems, and recent faves. They range from fun and campy to truly horrifying to truly horrifying and fun and campy. We expectation there are some discoveries here for even the biggest horror fan.
Have questions about just how scary certain movies are? That&#;s great! Hit us up in the comments and let us be your lgbtq+ horror hosts. Between the two of us, we&#;ve seen everything on this list, so we&#;re happy to curate titles specifically for your personal horror interests if you&#;d like! HAPPY HORROR MONTH, STREAM QUEENS!
This list was originally published in October and has been updated and expanded for
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Master of horror Clive Barker's works acquire always been queer. From his initial Hellraiser, seeped in BDSM imagery, to the new Hulu remake, starring trans icon Jamie Clayton as queer star Pinhead, his masterpiece about the pleasures of pain have changed how we think about horror.
His other works, including Nightbreed, about a group of monsters trying to escape humanity, have always focused on themes that have attracted queer people to horror, with alienation, otherness, and the grittiness of our world all being transformed into magnificently haunting works from Barker.
For those daring enough to dive into the pain of pleasure, check out any of these films for some truly standout queer horror.
The Hellraiser is available to stream on Hulu, with its original being available on Amazon Prime, AMC+, Hoopla, and Shudder.
Nightbreed is available to stream on Peacock, AMC+, and Shudder.
50 LGBTQ+ HORROR FILMS FROM THE PAST 50 YEARS
It’s been 50 years since the historic Stonewall riots helped catalyse the homosexual rights movement, and while we’ve still got a way to go, we’ve certainly come far. That became especially clear to me while catching up on some essential queer horror cinema over the course of Identity festival Month.
Horror has always had a nervous infatuation with LGBTQ+ themes, and it’s easy to look why. Queer people are the “Other,” and anything that is Other poses a potential threat to the status quo. Sometimes that threat comes in the form of a sexy female homosexual vampire, sure, but it’s a threat nonetheless that needs be safely neutralised before the credits roll.
At least, that’s how it used to play out.
Something curious has started happening in recent years, though. Suddenly, the outsider has taken control of the lens, and rather than reaffirming the status quo, it seeks to question and challenge it. There’s still a distinct aura of discomfort and anxiety that hovers around many of these films, but it’s starting to dissipate. Soon, perhaps, the gay horror film
33 Essential LGBTQ+ Horror Movies
(Photo by © Altered Innocence / Courtesy: Everett Collection)
As drawn-out as there have been horror films, there contain been queer horror films. Before homosexuality was formally legislated out of being alive in Hollywood by the Production Code — commonly referred to as the Hays Code, which established mandates for “moral standards” in motion pictures and banned depictions of “sexual perversity” — the legendary filmmaker James Whale was building the foundation for American genre cinema with films like Frankenstein, The Senior Dark House, and The Invisible Man. Here was Whale, a gay male, building horror in his own image and having astounding box office success as some groups were lobbying Hollywood to censor queerness out of existence. Fortunately, they weren’t creative enough to drive the vast bad Other away.
In the century since America became the world’s leader in horror film production, the genre became a bastion for the outsiders, the marginalized, the people made monsters by self-appointed adjudicators of sin, and who saw themselves in the su
19 Essential LGBTQ+ Horror Movies To Add To Your Halloween Watchlist
Master of horror Clive Barker's works acquire always been queer. From his initial Hellraiser, seeped in BDSM imagery, to the new Hulu remake, starring trans icon Jamie Clayton as queer star Pinhead, his masterpiece about the pleasures of pain have changed how we think about horror.
His other works, including Nightbreed, about a group of monsters trying to escape humanity, have always focused on themes that have attracted queer people to horror, with alienation, otherness, and the grittiness of our world all being transformed into magnificently haunting works from Barker.
For those daring enough to dive into the pain of pleasure, check out any of these films for some truly standout queer horror.
The Hellraiser is available to stream on Hulu, with its original being available on Amazon Prime, AMC+, Hoopla, and Shudder.
Nightbreed is available to stream on Peacock, AMC+, and Shudder.
50 LGBTQ+ HORROR FILMS FROM THE PAST 50 YEARS
It’s been 50 years since the historic Stonewall riots helped catalyse the homosexual rights movement, and while we’ve still got a way to go, we’ve certainly come far. That became especially clear to me while catching up on some essential queer horror cinema over the course of Identity festival Month.
Horror has always had a nervous infatuation with LGBTQ+ themes, and it’s easy to look why. Queer people are the “Other,” and anything that is Other poses a potential threat to the status quo. Sometimes that threat comes in the form of a sexy female homosexual vampire, sure, but it’s a threat nonetheless that needs be safely neutralised before the credits roll.
At least, that’s how it used to play out.
Something curious has started happening in recent years, though. Suddenly, the outsider has taken control of the lens, and rather than reaffirming the status quo, it seeks to question and challenge it. There’s still a distinct aura of discomfort and anxiety that hovers around many of these films, but it’s starting to dissipate. Soon, perhaps, the gay horror film
33 Essential LGBTQ+ Horror Movies
(Photo by © Altered Innocence / Courtesy: Everett Collection)
As drawn-out as there have been horror films, there contain been queer horror films. Before homosexuality was formally legislated out of being alive in Hollywood by the Production Code — commonly referred to as the Hays Code, which established mandates for “moral standards” in motion pictures and banned depictions of “sexual perversity” — the legendary filmmaker James Whale was building the foundation for American genre cinema with films like Frankenstein, The Senior Dark House, and The Invisible Man. Here was Whale, a gay male, building horror in his own image and having astounding box office success as some groups were lobbying Hollywood to censor queerness out of existence. Fortunately, they weren’t creative enough to drive the vast bad Other away.
In the century since America became the world’s leader in horror film production, the genre became a bastion for the outsiders, the marginalized, the people made monsters by self-appointed adjudicators of sin, and who saw themselves in the su