Paulette Pierce has a short story to share with you today. So grab some coffee and huddle up. It’s time to get spooky.
![[Pride 2019 Short Story] A Bright and Bloody Becoming](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b39608d75f9eef54c62c3f0/1559090164312-FSVRI54ZX9ZUE7R9JC7Z/image1.jpeg)
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Paulette Pierce has a short story to share with you today. So grab some coffee and huddle up. It’s time to get spooky.
BJ Colangelo discusses her attraction to Jerry Dandridge in Fright Night (1985) as a catalyst for understanding her own sexuality.
Señor Scary (aka Jerry Robredo) gets personal as he discusses what horror meant to him growing up and how he found his voice through horror.
Elizabeth Erwin examines the queer-coding in The Twilight Zone’s episode “In His Image.”
Alexander O’Connor discusses how Twin Peaks’ Laura Palmer helped him understand himself.
Boar is a bloody romp across the wilds of Australia that suffers a bit from pacing issues but excels with some fun practical effects and plenty of gore.
Trace explains why queer representation matters in the horror genre by looking at Happy Death Day.
In our first Pride 2019 article, Alejandra Gonzalez praises Clive Barker’s Hellraiser for its representation of the spectrum of sexuality.
Premiering at the Fantaspoa Film Festival, True Fiction is a messy little thriller where the lines between author and character and truth and fiction begin to blend.
It’s Pride and I need your help. All of the details are here: Writers, new art, a 30 day code for Shudder and a very important fundraiser.
Deodato Holocaust charts the career of Ruggero Deodato, from learning under the tutelage of Roberto Rossellini to his infamous Cannibal Holocaust and beyond.
Very dark, thematically, Wade in the Water surprises with a second act that changes the entire feeling of the movie. It’s premiering at Dances with Films on June 19th.
The Nightshifter (Morto Não Fala) is a fantastic story of a man who gets mixed up with a local gang before twisting into a supernatural nightmare.
The Overlook Film Festival has announced its Centerpiece Film, Travis Stevens’ Girl on the Third Floor and a VR experience by Alexandre Aja!
Lin Shaye’s perfectly campy performance can’t save a movie that doesn’t know what it wants to be. She’s a star, though.
Strawberry Flavored Plastic is an interesting mix of found footage and mockumentaries, centered around a serial killer and the filmmakers who want to film him in the act.
Punk rock meets nature in Jenn Wexler’s The Ranger, a movie I wish had a better script and more interesting characters but rocks some fantastic practical effects and great queer representation.
Something Else just had its world premiere at Tribeca. It is Jeremy Gardner’s latest mashup of horror and drama and it is probably his best.
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