Queer for Fear
From executive producers Bryan Fuller (HANNIBAL) and Steak House (THE MUSTANG), QUEER FOR FEAR is a docuseries about the history of the LGBTQ+ community in the horror and thriller genres. QUEER FOR FEAR explores the topic from its literary origins with queer authors Mary Shelley, Bram Stoker, and Oscar Wilde to Universal Monsters and Hitchcock; from the "lavender scare" alien invasion films of the mid-20th century to the unabating dangerous queer women inspired by Sheridan Le Fanu’s Carmilla. QUEER FOR FEAR re-examines genre stories through a queer lens, seeing them not as violent, murderous narratives, but as tales of survival that resonate thematically with queer audiences everywhere. A SHUDDER ORIGINAL SERIES.
Member Reviews
being gay is so fun
essential viewing for queer folks and film nerds! fantastic cast of academics, actors, and creators. i really appreciated the final episode about queer women in film. more please.
I appreciate the rhetorical goals but there's some exaggeration in the Mary Shelley section. Neither she (or anyone else) invented horror. She was influenced by millennia of folk stories. It's even weirder to attribute the creation of sci-fi to her. Apart from that ep 1 was a fine start to the series.
such great history about LGBTQ horror.
i especially loved the emphaasis on JAM