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REVIEW: Blood of the City – Adrik Kemp

November 5, 2021 by scott

Genre: Horror, MM Romance, Erotica LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book After a century apart, Mack and Jason rediscover their love and lust, but will trying to fit into a modern world keep them together or tear them apart? When vampire lovers Mack and Jason are reunited after decades apart, they think of nothing but each other’s company. But over time, Mack’s old-world views conflict with Jason’s liberated life, and it throws them into a spiral of confused despair. When Mack seeks solace in the arms of another and Jason’s ex-lover Greg is murdered, … Read more

MOVIES: This 1960’s Horror Film Put Queerness Up Front

November 3, 2021 by scott

In the 1960s, people weren’t generally accustomed to seeing LGBT+ representation on screen. The Haunting, for many, changed that. The film, released in 1963, has gone down in history as one of the greatest horror films ever made. Based on the acclaimed novel The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson, it follows a group of people who descend on a supposedly haunted house for a supernatural experiment. Ultimately, The Haunting was only a modest success at the box office, with some cinema-goers disappointed by a film that relies more on atmosphere than jump scares. Despite this, The Haunting has … Read more

NEW RELEASE: Leather Head Unmasked – Matt Converse

October 31, 2021 by scott

QSFer Matt Converse has a new gay horror book out: Leather Head Unmasked. After escaping the death grip of Leather Head, Gable needs a weekend getaway in Palm Springs with best friend, Shawn. In New York, Andrés and Tyler take that trip to the West Coast they’ve talked about for so long. In Arizona, Granger and his much younger boyfriend Liam head to Palm Springs to celebrate Pride weekend and decide to stay at a gay resort known to be the wildest in town. After a narrow escape from the police, Leather Head battles the inner demons from his past … Read more

The History of Halloween

October 31, 2021 by scott

Each year on 31 October, people dress up, go to parties, go trick-or-treating, or watch their favourite horror films to celebrate the holiday that has become known as Halloween. Today, many queer people affectionately refer to Halloween as “Gay Christmas” – and it’s not hard to see why. The holiday has allowed LGBT+ people to express themselves freely in oppressive cultures. While other annual holidays are rooted in normalcy and repetition, Halloween is the birthplace of experimentation. Halloween is the most wonderful time of the year for queer people, but many aren’t aware of its fascinating history. In fact, Halloween … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: The Gold Persimmon – Lindsay Merbaum

October 30, 2021 by scott

QSFer Lindsay Merbaum has a new queer feminist horror book out (bi, lesbian, non-binary): The Golden Persimmon. Clytemnestra is a check-in girl at The Gold Persimmon, a temple-like New York City hotel with gilded furnishings and carefully guarded secrets. Cloistered in her own reality, Cly lives by a strict set of rules until a connection with a troubled hotel guest threatens the world she’s so carefully constructed. In a parallel reality, an inexplicable fog envelops the city, trapping a young, nonbinary writer named Jaime in a sex hotel with six other people. As the survivors begin to turn on one … Read more

TV: Murder Doll Chucky has a Gender Fluid Child

October 21, 2021 by scott

Chucky confirms he’s “cool” with his genderfluid child in a new TV series and horror fans are thrilled. The infamous, murder-loving doll is back on screens for more bloody mayhem in the USA and SyFy TV series Chucky. It follows Jake, a teenager who unknowingly buys Chucky at a yard sale. In the second episode of the series, Jake, confronts Chucky after the doll reads his diary and discovers his crush on a classmate named Devon. That’s when Chucky tells Jake about his own queer and genderfluid child. Full Story from Pink News

Hulu “Hellraiser” Remake to Star Trans Actor Jamie Clayton

October 13, 2021 by scott

Trans actor Jamie Clayton has been cast as Pinhead in an upcoming remake of the very camp, very queer horror classic Hellraiser – and fans are overjoyed. Hellraiser quickly became a cult horror classic when it was released in 1987. The film revolves around Pinhead, the leader of a group of sado-masochistic beings who are unable to differentiate between pain and pleasure. Now, Hellraiser is getting the reboot treatment. The new version of the film will debut on Hulu and will see Sense8 star Jamie Clayton taking on the legendary role of Pinhead. Full Story from Pink News

Halloween Reading Reccs 2021 – Boogieman in Lavender

October 12, 2021October 11, 2021 by Jeff Baker

The Bat and the Raven; Halloween Reading for 2021 By Jeff Baker And now for Halloween reading recommendations with an LGBT flair. For the last few years I have recommended the two Lethe Press takes on Edgar Allan Poe and Bram Stoker’s Dracula. This time, I’m going to go a bit more in-depth. “Suffered From the Night: Queering Stoker’s Dracula,” edited by Steve Berman with a title from Stoker’s novel, features variations on the themes, characters and story of the famous 1897 novel, only some of which has entered into the popular consciousness. The original novel is epistolary, that is, … Read more

TV: New Bi Horror Short “UNICORN”, Other Queer Films Premiering on Hulu

October 8, 2021 by scott

Season two of 20th Digital Studio’s Bite Size Halloween, a short film series that ranges from horror comedy to psychological thrillers and everything in between, is now available to stream on Hulu. Created by up-and-coming filmmakers, these films will screen across digital and broadcast plaorms Freeform, FX, and Hulu’s Huluween plaorm hub and YouTube channel. Arbi Pedrossian, 20th Digital Studio VP of Development, says, “This is our most diverse slate yet and we are extremely proud of the filmmakers we worked with this year to safely, in the me of COVID, produce these excellent films. We know audiences will love these twisted, culturally relevant stories and … Read more

MOVIES: Kevin Bacon Will Star In ’Empowering’ Conversion Therapy Horror Film

September 26, 2021 by scott

Kevin Bacon is joining the cast of an untitled LGBTQ+ conversion camp horror film by renowned scary film producer Blumhouse. Bacon has been known occasionally to dip his toes into the horror genre with such films as Friday the 13th, Tremors, Flatliners and The Hollow Man. According to Deadline, he’s signed up to star in and executive produce three-time Oscar-nominated screenwriter John Logan’s untitled horror project. Full Story from Pink News