#relating to frankenstein and hellblazer and hellraiser and the haunting and finding out later all the queerness behind it
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no but i LOVE 'undercover' queer horror. stuff you grow up with as weird cult classics that are widely regarded as goofy and campy and a little bit terrible but they're no less iconic and then you grow up and learn that the creators are queer and see the story through that lens and understand the specific nexus of trauma and rage and loss and loneliness and otherness and joy and power and passion and love and defiance and radical self-acceptance that feeds every character and monster and shapes everything from their choices to their forms. LOVE that shit.
#i say 'undercover' because i'm sure there's plenty of people who grew up Knowing where these movies came from#understanding the secret queerness of horror and the overlooked histories#but for me growing up not even knowing what gay was?? what trans was??#relating to frankenstein and hellblazer and hellraiser and the haunting and finding out later all the queerness behind it#and just Understanding all at once??#that was magic for me baby that was Revelation#brought to you by watching hellraiser 2022 and thinking about clive barker and jamie clayton love of my life#horror is so near and dear to my heart i'm so passionate about this#oxly hollers
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