“She has repressed feelings for her friend, which causes psychokinetic powers to emerge.”
So it’s no surprise queer horror stands tall as its own beautiful monster.
In the always spooky subredditr/horror, Reddit users are sharing what queer horror movies are worth watching.
“She has repressed feelings for her friend, which causes psychokinetic powers to emerge."
Here are just some of the entries:
1.
“Knife+Heartis a must watch!”
“Sissywas a lot of fun.
Most of the characters are somewhere in the LGBTQ+ community.”
“Knock at the Cabin.”
“Theres a French movie calledHigh Tension(akaSwitchblade Romance) from the early 2000s.
Its really well done, but dont watch it if youre squeamish.”
“Jagged Mindis an amazing lesbian horror movie from last year!”
“Rocky Horror Picture Show.”
“Crime-thrillerCruising(1980) has to rank near the top.”
“Huesera: The Bone Womanis great!”
“Hellraiser(Clive Barker).”
10.“Lyle(2014).
Micro-budget but very effective.
To avoid spoilers, Id call it ‘supernatural’ and leave it at that.”
“TheFear Streetfilm series.”
12.“Freaky.”
13.“Thelma.
She has repressed feelings for her friend, which causes psychokinetic powers to emerge.”
“The British psychological thrillerSaint Maud.”
“I feel likeThey/Themis the obvious answer.
It’s a summer camp slasher taking place at an LGBTQ+ conversion camp.”
16.“Hellbent.
It’s a slasher film featuring gay male characters.”
“The Hunger(1983).”
“Let the Right One In(2008).”
“The originalFright Nighthas queer coding all around.”
“Mulholland Drive(2001).
How intentional versus incidental is up for interpretation.”
“Bodies Bodies Bodies.”
“Spiral(2019) was pretty damn good.”
“LGBTQ+ horror I can think of would be…Stranger by the Lake.”
“For good reason,Jennifers Bodyhas earned some serious cultural reconsideration.”
“Bride of Frankenstein.”
“Ginger Snaps.”
“TheChilds Playseries is full of queer subtext.
The main character of theChuckyTV show is outright gay.”
Anything missing on the list that you think is worth watching?
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