Interview: Gareth Dimelow talks “5 Queer Themes in Modern Horror”
In his latest interview/podcast host and screenwriter Stuart Wright listens to story consultant and blogger Gareth Dimelow talk about 5 Queer Themes in Modern Horror. You’ll find Gareth on twitter at @gdimelow
Films discussed include:
- A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET PART 2: FREDDY’S REVENGE (1985, dir. Jack Holder)
- NIGHTBREED (1990, dir. Clive Barker)
- INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE (1994, dir. Neil Jordan)
- HAUTE TENSION (2003, dir. Alexandre Aja)
- MIDNIGHT KISS (2018, dir. Carter Smith)
Other key texts referenced:
- THE CELLULOID CLOSET a book by Vito Russo, made into documentary (1995) of the same name & directed by Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman
- MONSTERS IN THE CLOSET: HOMOSEXUALITY AND THE HORROR FILM, a book by Harry Benshoff
- MEN, WOMEN and CHAINSAWS: GENDER IN THE MODERN HORROR FILM, a book by Carol J Glover
- SCREAM, QUEEN! MY NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET documentary on Shudder directed by Roman Chimienti, Tyler Jensen
- A Queer Horror Documentary from the Makers of HORROR NOIRE is coming soon to Shudder tbc
