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Review: Little Rock – Alex Beltran

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Little Rock - Alex Beltran

Genre: Fantasy, YA LGBTQ+ Category: Gay, Bisexual Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book England, fall 1993. Sent against his will, Owen Appletoff arrives at Little Rock boarding school from his hometown of San Diego. Within its high walls awaits Taylor, his handsome golden-haired roommate, with whom a strong friendship quickly blossoms. Meanwhile Daniel, the sexy school bully, lends a watchful eye to the school’s newest arrival. As the days go by, any harmony Owen sought is torn apart by the strange visions haunting his dreams. The kelpie, a spirit of ancient Celtic legend, has marked him out … Read more

Review: Split/Scream 2 – Cynthia Gómez, M. Lopes da Dilva

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Split/Scream 2

Genre: Horror LGBTQ+ Category: Lesbian; Lesbian, Non-Binary Reviewer: Eliza Get It On Amazon About The Book “The Shivering World” by Cynthia Gómez – Nayeli’s brilliance should be enough to outshine the darkness she longs to leave behind, but she fears she’ll never get further than what her unstable mother can provide: a futon in a garage. She’s determined to transfer to a good college and get out, but the men in her life—a violent neighbor, a greedy landlord, her mother’s predatory boyfriend—stand in her way. Only once she encounters the supernatural, a being she suspects to be La Llorona herself, does Nayeli … Read more

Review: My Cat’s Guide to Online Dating – Christian Baines

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My Cat’s Guide to Online Dating - Christian Baines

Genre: Comedy, Horror, Magical Realism, Contemporary LGBTQ+ Category: Bi, Gay, Poly Reviewer: Lucy Get It On Amazon About The Book A hook-up gone bad can be purrder. Fresh from a breakup, deeply closeted freshman Zach jumps at the chance to housesit his family home and enjoy a long, horny summer free of both his ex and his religious parents. But when an old enemy turned hot hookup falls to his death, Zach turns to the only true friend he’s ever known—his cat, Grace Jones. With the dead man’s phone and a knack for texting, she promises Zach help, for a … Read more

New Release: My Cat’s Guide to Online Dating- Christian Baines

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My Cat’s Guide to Online Dating - Christian Baines

QSFer Christian Baines has a new MM comedic horror book out: My Cat’s Guide to Online Dating. A hook-up gone bad can be purrder. Fresh from a breakup, deeply closeted freshman Zach jumps at the chance to housesit his family home and enjoy a long, horny summer free of both his ex and his religious parents. But when an old enemy turned hot hook-up falls to his death, Zach turns to the only true friend he’s ever known—his cat, Grace Jones. With the dead man’s phone and a knack for texting, she promises Zach help, for a price that will … Read more

Movies: “Knock at the Cabin” Star Discusses the Gay-Centric Horror Film

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Knock at the Cabin

In a PinkNews exclusive, Knock at the Cabin star Ben Aldridge discusses representation, chemistry with his co-star Jonathan Groff, and subverting anti-LGBTQ+ tropes on the big screen. M Night Shyamalan horrors are notorious for their unflinching twists, but his latest film Knock at the Cabin features his biggest yet: unapologetically centring a gay couple. While centring a gay couple in a mainstream horror film definitely marks progress for LGBTQ+ representation, navigating pervasive tropes about LGBTQ+ characters as a gay actor is another matter entirely – something Knock at the Cabin star Ben Aldridge is keen to confront. “There is part … Read more

Review: Split/Scream Volume One

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Split/Scream Volume One

Genre: Horror LGBTQ+ Category: One story has gay characters Reviewer: Eliza Get It On Amazon About The Book Dread Stone Press presents SPLIT SCREAM, a new Horror Novelette Double Feature. This is Volume One. Grab some popcorn, turn the lights low, and don’t be afraid to scream. FEATURING: “The Guts of Myth” – Carson Winter It’s 1973. British-American thug Byron is tasked with finding the occultist Allosaurus D’Ambrosere, given only handwritten instructions and two hateful associates. Where they’re going, they’ll find blood red skies, obsidian towers, and a deep thirst for violence. But will they find the man who calls … Read more

Review: Alternative Holidays Anthology

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Alternative Holidays anthology

Genre: Fantasy, Science Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Crime, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Bi, Gay, Lesbian, Non-Binary, Poly Reviewer: Lucy Get It At Amazon | Publisher About The Book Alternative Holidays is an anthology that takes a dark—and sometimes humorous—look at many of our favorite holidays. You’ll be transported from the bottom of the sea to Mount Olympus, from shopping malls in hell to a bathtub in a cheap motel. Cthulhu awakens. Cupid becomes a vigilante. Santa grants deadly wishes. And that’s just the beginning of your journey into alternative visions of the holidays we know, love, and sometimes fear. The Review Edited by Alicia … Read more

Review: Stoker’s Wild West – Steven Hopstaken & Melissa Prusi

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Stoker's Wild West - Steven Hopstaken & Melissa Prusi

Genre: Historical, Western, Paranormal, Weird West LGBTQ+ Category: Bisexual Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Thinking they have put their monster-hunting days behind them, Oscar Wilde and Bram Stoker return to their normal lives. But when their old ally Robert Roosevelt and his nephew Teddy find a new nest of vampires, they are once again pulled into the world of the supernatural, this time in the American West. A train robbery by a band of vampire gunslingers sets off a series of events that puts Bram on the run, Oscar leading a rescue party and our heroes … Read more

Movies: Chilling Trailer Released for M Night Shyamalan’s New LGBTQ+ Horror Film

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Knock at the Cabin

The second trailer for the upcoming apocalyptic psychological horror film Knock at the Cabin gives fans full plot details for the first time. Adapted from the acclaimed 2018 horror novel The Cabin at the End of the World by horror master M Night Shyamalan, the film depicts a family of three – two dads and their daughter – who are confronted by a group of strangers demanding that they must sacrifice one family member to avert the apocalypse. Starring Jonathon Groff and Ben Aldridge as Andrew and Eric, a gay couple vacationing with their adorable daughter Wen (Kristen Cui), the … Read more

New Filmmakers Move Beyond “Bury Your Gays” Trope in Horror

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Queer for Fear 2

Draped in a floor-length white gown, sporting a precisely stitched jawline and blowout hairdo with that now-famous ripple of white, the Bride of Frankenstein catches her first breath of life, her eyes darting around the laboratory. The Monster descends a staircase, hand outstretched. “Friend?” he beckons. She shrieks in terror, turning away. The subtext: “Oh no, I know this man is not for me!” The Monster’s bride is “one of the most explicit queer-coded characters to exist,” says producer-director Bryan Fuller, whose four-part docuseries Queer for Fear premiered this month on Shudder. The premise of a woman rejecting what society … Read more