{"id":44079,"date":"2024-06-06T21:54:10","date_gmt":"2024-06-07T01:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/?p=44079"},"modified":"2024-06-06T22:01:43","modified_gmt":"2024-06-07T02:01:43","slug":"five-great-horror-movies-by-lgbtq-creators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/2024\/06\/06\/five-great-horror-movies-by-lgbtq-creators\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Great Horror Movies by LGBTQ+ Creators"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>With another Pride Month here, I\u2019m always reminded at how much the LGBTQ+ community has contributed to the horror world. Be it literature, television, comic books, and or movies, the LGBTQ+ spirit is woven in to the DNA of horror as a whole from Mary Shelly, to Don Mancini, to Elvira, et al.<\/p>\n

These are five truly great horror standards directed and\/or written by an LGBTQ+ creator.<\/p>\n

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Frankenstein (1931), Bride of Frankenstein (1935) \u2013 Directed by James Whale
\n<\/strong>Now Streaming at:<\/strong> The Roku Channel, Amazon Prime
\nThe openly gay James Whale directed what are still considered not just two horror masterpieces, but two cinematic masterpieces, as well. Both films from mid-1930\u2019s remain moody, atmospheric and complex horror films about God complex, the perils of science gone awry. Boris Karloff\u2019s interpretation of Frankenstein remains the gold standard for the character almost a hundred years later. Whale lived his life as a gay man which in the early 1930\u2019s was a surefire way to be cast out society. Nevertheless, he persisted, and lives through these works of art.<\/p>\n

The Lost Boys (1987) \u2013 Directed by Joel Schumacher
\n<\/strong>Now Streaming at:<\/strong> Amazon Prime<\/a>, Philo
\nMy favorite horror comedy of all time and my favorite vampire film of all time is an eighties classic, a masterpiece of its sub-genre. Openly gay director Joel Schumacher comprised a coming of age tales with not too subtle homoerotic overtones to build up what is a fun, raucous, gory, and exciting vampire tale. Co-starring Jason Patric, Corey Haim and Feldman, Dianne Wiest, Keiffer Sutherland and so many more, \u201cThe Lost Boys\u201d is very much of its decade and yet absolutely timeless. It\u2019s a feat only Schumacher could accomplish.<\/p>\n

Nightbreed (1990) \u2013 Written & Directed by Clive Barker
\n<\/strong>Now Streaming at:<\/strong> Tubi, Peacock, Amazon Prime<\/a>
\nClive Barker has been an openly gay man for decades delivering some of the most iconic, influential, and groundbreaking horror works of film and literature. Barker\u2019s contributions to the horror genre have been immense with his offering of horror icons like Pinhead, and even directed one of his more personal films, and one of my personal favorites: the horror thriller \u201cNightbreed.\u201d A critical and commercial bomb upon its release, it\u2019s remained a beloved cult classic with a passionate fanbase, and even warranted a new director\u2019s cut with Barker\u2019s original vision for his horror dark fantasy.<\/p>\n

Nosferatu (1922) \u2013 Directed by F.W. Murnau
\n<\/strong>Now Streaming at:<\/strong> Tubi, Amazon Prime<\/a>, The Roku Channel
\nThe gay F.W. Murnau delivered an often lauded and celebrated unabashed clone of Bram Stoker\u2019s Dracula, focusing on the rat-like vampire Count Orlock. Played by the unusual Max Shreck, Murnau\u2019s public domain silent vampire tale remains an acclaimed gem of vampire cinema with a devoted fan base and always invites countless movie buffs to analyze it or dissect it. Murnau lived closeted, but apparently was outed after his unfortunate death at the age of 42.<\/p>\n

Scream (1996) \u2013 Written by Kevin Williamson
\n<\/strong>Now Streaming at:<\/strong> Amazon Prime<\/a>, MAX
\nOpenly gay Kevin Williamson was a huge voice in pop culture in the nineties, penning one of TV\u2019s biggest hits, the teen drama \u201cDawson\u2019s Creek\u201d as well as the slasher revival \u201cScream.\u201d With collaborator the late Wes Craven, \u201cScream\u201d was a shot in the arm for horror world reviving the slasher sub-genre and ushering in a whole new era of horror film. \u201cScream\u201d remains a timeless and still celebrated horror gem filled with twists and turns sitting alongside other satirical horror greats like \u201cPopcorn,\u201d \u201cBehind the Mask,\u201d and \u201cThere\u2019s Nothing Out There.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

With another Pride Month here, I\u2019m always reminded at how much the LGBTQ+ community has contributed to the horror world. Be it literature, television, comic books, and or movies, the LGBTQ+ spirit is woven in to the DNA of horror as a whole from Mary Shelly, to Don Mancini, to Elvira, et al. These are […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[64,359,477,1401,2123,950],"class_list":["post-44079","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-list-junkies","tag-adaptation","tag-filmmaking","tag-horror","tag-lgbt","tag-lgbtq","tag-slasher"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44079","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44079"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44079\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44085,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44079\/revisions\/44085"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44079"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44079"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44079"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}