TV series

Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror

2022 · 1 season

A thoughtful, affectionate documentary that feels like a lively film-studies lecture, celebrating horror's outsiders with warmth and insight.

Overview: A four-part documentary telling the story of LGBTQIA+ horror and the relationship between queer audiences and horror, and the queer horror community as a whole.
How it feels: Earnest, warm, satirical and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Identity, sexuality, art, media
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
sexuality
art
media
isolation
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild