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Queer for Fear 2022
Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror is a 2022 documentary series on Shudder, produced by Steakhaus Productions and executive produced by Bryan Fuller and Steak House. The series examines LGBTQ+ representation and queer coding in horror through interviews with queer creators, tracing influences from the Pansy Craze and Lavender Scare to how 1980s vampire films reflected the AIDS crisis.
Episode one analyzes Gothic fiction including Frankenstein and Dracula, focusing on queer and personal conflict themes. Episode two reviews Pre-Code Hollywood and early Production Code era films, highlighting work by F. W. Murnau, James Whale, and Alfred Hitchcock. The third episode explores sub-genres like transformation horror and body replacement. The final episode addresses lesbian portrayals and the predatory female archetype.
Cast
- Harry Benshoff
- Michael Feinstein
- Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
- Mark Gatiss
- Kimberly Peirce
- Karyn Kusama
- Peaches Christ
- Carmen Maria Machado
- Emily St. James
- Alonso Duralde
- Justin Simien
- Leslye Headland
- Tommy Pico
- Lea DeLaria
- Bryan Fuller
- Alaska Thunderfuck
- Bruce Vilanch
Crew
- Director
- Bryan Fuller, Tom Maroney, Sam Wineman
- Producer
- Sam Wineman
- Executive producer
- Bryan Fuller
- Music
- ShyBoy, Mark Nubar
Details
- Production
- Shudder, Steakhaus Productions
- Network
- Shudder
