Issue 21
Issue 21
Horror Is So Gay 3
HORROR IS SO GAY is Autostraddle’s annual celebration of queer horror. We’re officially on the threequel, which is when horror movie franchises go off the rails, so we’re bringing a little more chaos to the series this year with our most unhinged horror takes yet. Prepare to read pieces from a stellar lineup of queer and trans writers that sink into your skin, make your heart beat faster, and fill you with fear. Revisit past years of Horror Is So Gay in the archives.
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Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya
Curator, Lead Editor
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Drew Burnett Gregory
Editor
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Em Chad
Art Director
The Threequel Is the Gay Cousin of Horror Movies
Threequels never play it safe. I used to, until I didn’t.
54 Queer Horror Movies and Shows To Stream This Month
Gather round stream queens, it’s time to watch queer horror all month long.
In ’28 Days Later,’ Found Families Who Fight Fascism Together Stay Together
The world wasn’t technically ending in 2003 — it just felt like it was.
Horrorscopes: What Queer Horror Film Should You Watch This Month, Based on Your Sign
Horoscopes can be a useful way of understanding ourselves and working toward personal growth; HORRORscopes can let us avoid that personal growth by reveling in our own mess and allowing our “evil” sides in. And doesn’t that sound more fun?!
Possession, Heartbreak, Transition
During my most nervous-system-destroying breakup to date, I found myself feeling like an abandoned child, the victim of a broken contract.
‘Halloween III’ Rules; Capitalism Sucks Ass
Halloween III stands as a prescient warning for what was coming as a result of the disastrous decisions of Ronald Reagan’s administration.
The Trans Terror of Franz Kafka
For many trans readers, it’s easy to find a kinship with Kafka.
Anatomy of a Queer Sex Scene: Titane Made Us Wanna F*ck Cars
My opening question was going to be: So, have you ever had sex with a car?
All Girls Want To Eat Each Other
Cannibals, like lesbians, are feared for their selective appetites.
Luca Guadagnino’s ‘Suspiria’ Is the Perfect Horror Remake
It’s great to have two versions of Suspiria that offer exceptionally tasty and unique cinematic delights.
The Men of Scream, Ranked by Gender Envy
This is my first time watching Scream as an out trans guy, six months on hrt and trying to figure out what kind of man I want to be or even could be.
My Body as Haunted House Metaphor
Horror movies, like many genres of entertainment, are deliciously, or not so deliciously, depending on where one sits, populated by tropes.
Transplants, Transition, and David Cronenberg’s Body Horrors
How many organs do I have to replace before I can be classified as “biologically female”?
Autostraddle’s 34 Scariest Queer Horror Movie Moments
Drew Burnett Gregory and Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya present the most skin-crawling, chilling, disquieting, grotesque, macabre queer and trans horror movie scenes of all time.
Want To See a Movie Where Buffalo Bill and Norman Bates Are in a T4T Situationship? Well, Do We Have Some News for You!
Drew Burnett Gregory writes, directs, and stars in a new horror short, and it’s available for you to stream!
Happy / Death / Day
Breaking the fourth wall does not count as dismantling anything.
Mike Flanagan Shows, Ranked by Queerness
I came out the same year as The Haunting of Hill House, and it was as if Mike Flanagan handed me a gift for realizing I love women.
An Essay About Poltergeist but Actually It’s About My Dead Mom
Compared to my parents’ volatile relationship, their divorce, and the financial instability that came after it, being scared of ghosts seemed like a waste of time.
I Can’t Watch the ‘Saw’ Films
What I’m saying, I think, is that there are threats worse than death, and Saw reminds me of them.
Evil Mothers Everywhere
Our latest horror movies depict mothers spiraling when left alone.
Two Lesbian Critics Rank Every Stephen King Film Adaptation
This exact list exists on just about every pop culture website, but this is the first iteration helmed exclusively by lesbians.
