The BEST episodes of Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror season 1
Every episode of Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror season 1, 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 season 1!
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.
#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.
Watch Now:Amazon#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."
Watch Now:Amazon#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."
Watch Now:Amazon#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.
Watch Now:Amazon