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‘In defence of The Rocky Horror Picture Show: The chaotic, radical and freaky pinnacle of queer cinema’

November 1, 2024 admingay, lgbt, lgbt articles, lgbt news, lgbtq

Amy Chiswell discusses The Rocky Horror Picture Show‘s impact on the LGBTQIA+ community, and why the iconic musical doesn’t deserve to be torn apart every Halloween. WORDS BY AMY CHISWELL Twice I have shown The Rocky Horror Picture Show to men and they’ve been reduced to tears. The soft wiping of eyes usually starts when Tim Curry sings ‘Don’t Dream It, Be It’. I cried the first time I saw it, too. I first watched Rocky Horror on the day after Halloween, feeling a bit fragile from the night before.…

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21 LGBTQ+ horror films to watch this Halloween

October 10, 2024 admingay, lgbt, lgbt articles, lgbt news, lgbtq

Cooper Koch appears here twice, just FYI. WORDS BY SAM DAMSHENAS Queerness and horror have always been intertwined. Although queer characters and storylines have notoriously been scarce within horror (until recent), queer audiences have often flocked to monster movies and slashers due to the genre’s exploration (and obsession) with otherness. Whether it’s the questioning of a villain’s humanity, the non-normative characters that don’t conform to societal expectations or the drama of it all, queer elements and queer-coded subtext have always been there. To mark Gay Christmas, we’ve collected some of…