It wouldn’t be the last time openly gay director James Whale queered the horror film… Bride of Frankenstein (1935) In a poignant moment at the end of the film, a homosexual relationship is suggested between two unlikely characters, while a key role of an ancient man is played by one Elspeth Dudgeon, an early cinematic example of a woman donning male drag. The results are wonderful, both funny and, at times, genuinely sinister. Boris Karloff plays the monstrous mute butler, while something wicked lurks in a locked room above.
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A couple of newlyweds seek shelter from a storm at the old, dark house of the title, and are confronted with an eccentric man on the run from the police ( Ernest Thesiger) and his religious fanatic sister ( Eva Moore). James Whale, perhaps best known for his Frankenstein films, plays with the still-fresh conventions of the haunted house subgenre. Less than five years into the talkies, and the gays are already hijacking the horror film. So clutch your crucifix and join us on our dark voyage into the gothic underworld of gay horror films… The Old Dark House (1932) Many of these films were made when reference to homosexuality on screen was forbidden, yet shrewd directors and screenwriters were able to dodge the censors through suggestion and metaphor. But it’s not all fun and games, as monstrous transformation or terror from society can serve as a metaphor for the isolation many LGBTQ+ viewers have felt. It’s even made its way into porn – see 1983’s Gayracula (actually don’t, it’s less fun than it sounds). The titillating blend of horror and homosexuality has lead to a countless number of lesbian vampire movies, made mostly for a straight male audience. Mischief and a sly sense of humour permeate a lot of gay horror films, verging from sneaky subversion to bawdy parody. The marriage of queerness and gothic as spilled over into mainstream television – think Willow, the nervy lesbian witch in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-2003), or several of the male vampires in True Blood (2008-).Įach of the recommendations included here is available to view in the UK. ParaNorman (2012), the first children’s film with an openly gay character, is steeped in gothic horror conventions, albeit with a PG certificate. Since then, gay gothic films have flourished, and continue to break barriers. But these portrayals were not always unsympathetic. Early horror cinema, made when homosexuality was regarded at best as unspeakable, at worst as an abomination, embraced these sexual deviants as another means to unnerve their audiences. When using a search engine such as Google, Bing or Yahoo check the safe search settings where you can exclude adult content sites from your search results Īsk your internet service provider if they offer additional filters īe responsible, know what your children are doing online.BFI Flare: London LGBTQ+ Film Festival runs 21 March to 1 April 2018ĭark passions and dangerous desire are central themes in gothic stories – small wonder LGBTQ+ audiences, often taught from childhood that their sexuality is an aberration, flock to gothic cinema for representation (even the Twilight movies have a devoted gay tween following). Use family filters of your operating systems and/or browsers Other steps you can take to protect your children are: More information about the RTA Label and compatible services can be found here. Parental tools that are compatible with the RTA label will block access to this site. We use the "Restricted To Adults" (RTA) website label to better enable parental filtering. Protect your children from adult content and block access to this site by using parental controls.
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