The BEST episodes of Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror

Every episode of Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror!

Delves into the history of queer people in the thriller genre, examining the role of the LGBTQ+ community in front of and behind the camera.

Last Updated: 3/13/2024Network: ShudderStatus: Ended
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Episode 2
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7.80
20 votes

#1 - Episode 2

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/7/2022

Gay director James Whale makes four classics that pave the way for all Hollywood horror movies after, but his career was dimmed by anti-gay sentiment; Alfred Hitchcock uses queer characters and queer coded stories to keep audiences in suspense.

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Episode 4
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7.38
16 votes

#2 - Episode 4

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/21/2022

The dangerous queer woman has been terrorizing horror audiences since before the dawn of cinema; the lesbian vampire sucks the lifeblood from women and men alike in the gothic novella "Carmilla" and films like "Dracula's Daughter."

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Episode 1
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7.20
25 votes

#3 - Episode 1

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/30/2022

Queer gothic writers Mary Shelley, Oscar Wilde and Bram Stoker invent the horror genre with "Frankenstein," "The Picture of Dorian Gray" and "Dracula"; when cinema arrives, queer director F.W. Murnau shocks the world with his queer-coded "Nosferatu."

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Episode 3
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7.11
18 votes

#4 - Episode 3

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/14/2022

Werewolves, cat people, body-snatchers and doppelgängers are uniquely queer metaphors; from the classic "The Wolf Man" to queer-authored "Cat People," the monsters of the 1940s express shame and seek to rid themselves of the secret self.

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