Queer for Fear | |
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Also known as | Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror |
Genre | Docuseries |
Created by | Sam Wineman |
Directed by | Bryan Fuller (episodes 1–2) Tom Maroney Sam Wineman |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 4 |
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Executive producer | Bryan Fuller |
Producer | Sam Wineman |
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Network | Shudder |
Release | September 30 October 21, 2022 | –
Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror is a 2022 television documentary series from the AMC-owned streaming network Shudder and Steakhaus Productions, executive produced by Bryan Fuller and Steak House.[2]
The series uses interviews with various LGBTQ+ creators to explore LGBTQ+ representation and queer coding in the horror genre throughout history,[3] as well as influences from the Pansy Craze and the Lavender Scare to how 1980s vampire films were influenced by the AIDS epidemic.[4][5]
The first episode looks at Gothic fiction such as Frankenstein and Dracula and its underlying queer and personal conflict themes; the second considers Pre-Code Hollywood and films made in the early years of the Production Code Administration, especially work by F. W. Murnau, James Whale and Alfred Hitchcock; the third highlights different sub-genres of horror, specifically transformation horror and body replacement; the fourth and final episode discusses the portrayal of lesbians and the predatory female trope.[6][7][8][9]
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
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1 | "Episode 1" | Bryan Fuller | Bryan Fuller | September 30, 2022 | |
2 | "Episode 2" | Bryan Fuller | Bryan Fuller | October 7, 2022 | |
Legendary gay director James Whale makes four classics for Universal that paved the way for all Hollywood horror movies after. | |||||
3 | "Episode 3" | Tom Maroney | Tom Maroney | October 14, 2022 | |
Werewolves and aliens are uniquely queer metaphors. | |||||
4 | "Episode 4" | Tara Anaïse | Tara Anaïse and Tom Maroney | October 21, 2022 | |
The dangerous queer woman has been terrorizing horror audiences since before the dawn of cinema. |