Queer_for_Fear:_The_History_of_Queer_Horror

<i>Queer for Fear</i>

Queer for Fear

2022 television documentary series

Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror is a 2022 television documentary series from the AMC-owned streaming network Shudder and Steakhaus Productions, executive produced by Bryan Fuller and Steak House.[2]

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The series uses interviews with various LGBTQ+ creators to explore LGBTQ+ representation and queer coding in the horror genre throughout history,[3] as well as influences from the Pansy Craze and the Lavender Scare to how 1980s vampire films were influenced by the AIDS epidemic.[4][5]

The first episode looks at Gothic fiction such as Frankenstein and Dracula and its underlying queer and personal conflict themes; the second considers Pre-Code Hollywood and films made in the early years of the Production Code Administration, especially work by F. W. Murnau, James Whale and Alfred Hitchcock; the third highlights different sub-genres of horror, specifically transformation horror and body replacement; the fourth and final episode discusses the portrayal of lesbians and the predatory female trope.[6][7][8][9]

References

  1. [1]
    Nahmod, David-Elijah (October 25, 2022). "'Queer for Fear' - new docuseries tells the history of LGBT horror films". Bay Area Reporter. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
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    Jude Dry (October 5, 2022). "Shudder's Gay Horror Series Queer for Fear Proves We've Been Here All Along". IndieWire. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
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    Patrick Kelleher (October 15, 2022). "Queer for Fear: Bryan Fuller on horror, trauma and dealing with homophobia on American Gods". PinkNews. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
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    Amanda Hurwitz (September 25, 2022). "Must-See LGBTQ TV: Reservation Dogs season two finale drops on Wednesday, Queer for Fear premieres on Friday, and more!!". GLAAD. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
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    Cheryl Eddy (September 26, 2022). "Shudder's Queer for Fear: A History of Queer Horror Entertains as Much as It Educates". Gizmodo. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
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    Austin Evans (October 17, 2022). "Queer For Fear: A Look Back At Horror's Roots". The Bock Press. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
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    John Paul King (October 13, 2022). "Queer for Fear reveals that horror has always been queer". Washington Blade. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
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    Elaina Patton (September 29, 2022). "Queer for Fear: From Dracula to Norman Bates, new docuseries brings horror out of the closet". NBC News. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
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    Sophia Schrock (October 16, 2022). "Shudder's Queer for Fear Is Perfect for Halloween". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved October 18, 2022.


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