Ignoring that horrible Scream 4 (2011) quote of how if you want to survive a modern horror movie, you have to be gay-queerness still means danger in some horror content and that’s more reflective of real life than anything else. Doesn’t matter if they are the victim, antagonistic, the villain, etc. Nor are the portrayals of LGBTQ+ characters always free of stereotypes or bigotry. While I believe horror, at its very core, is queer in general, the characters who are either explicitly queer or queer-coded don’t always survive their movies. The depiction of queerness in horror is complicated. And creators and artists have long used every kind of genre to explore and celebrate queer identity and history. Knowing what came before helps shape the present-the future. In a perfect world, Pride Month is every month.
Taking the time to understand your history as part of the LGBTQ community, or the role allies must play, is continually important every day of the year. Celebrating queer horror movies shouldn’t be solely for the month of June.
