Scream Queens: Gay Boys and the Horror Film
Horror classics that are gayer than you remember.
With the finesse of a blade piercing through taut skin, the horror film is all about slicing up conventions and destroying the status quo. Taking a bloody axe to the bloodcurdling confines of tradition, there is something fundamentally queer about the horror genre, and here we celebrate the transgressive side of terror in a variety of surprising, frightening, and occasionally hilarious, ways. Welcome to the dark side...
Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker
A rare chance to see the most baffling of queer slashers on the big screen.
Fright Night
The 1985 cult horror movie with plenty of gay subtext to sink your teeth into.
The Lost Boys
Joel Schumacher’s hedonistic party vamps offer up a whole host of gay pleasures.
A Nightmare on Elm Street Part II: Freddy’s Revenge
Freddy gets an unexpected makeover in this hyper-homoerotic sequel to the horror classic.
Queer Eye for the Dead Guy: A Brief History of LGBT Horror
Join programmer Michael Blyth for a revisionist history of horror through a queer lens.
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