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Gayly Dreadful -- Bursting out of your closet with the latest horror reviews
Bursting Out of Your Closet
[Review] Hoax is a Fun Mix of 80s Action Horror and Slasher Nastiness
Aug 20

Aug 20 [Review] Hoax is a Fun Mix of 80s Action Horror and Slasher Nastiness

Terry Mesnard
Movies, dreadful, Review

Hoax is a fun mix of throwback 80s action horror and lost in the woods slasher. I had a lot of fun with this one.

[Review] D-Railed is a D-Grade Bore
Aug 19

Aug 19 [Review] D-Railed is a D-Grade Bore

Terry Mesnard
Movies, dreadful, Review

D-Railed is pretty boring.

[Outfest 2019 Review] Cubby Wonders What Leather-Man Would Do
Aug 17

Aug 17 [Outfest 2019 Review] Cubby Wonders What Leather-Man Would Do

Terry Mesnard
Festival, LGBTQ, Movies, Outfest2019, Gayly, Review

Cubby is an eccentric gay film that asks the important question, “What Would Leather-Man Do?”

[AYAOTD? Recap w/ Erin Callahan] 1.4 "The Tale of the Twisted Claw"
Aug 16

Aug 16 [AYAOTD? Recap w/ Erin Callahan] 1.4 "The Tale of the Twisted Claw"

Troy Gardner
LGBTQ, recap, TV, Afraid Dark, dreadful, Gayly, Gayly dreadful
Tragedy Girls is the Queer Subtext We Need
Aug 10

Aug 10 Tragedy Girls is the Queer Subtext We Need

Terry Mesnard
Movies, LGBTQ, Editor's Picks, feature, dreadful, Gayly, Gayly dreadful

Tragedy Girls is the queer subtext we need.

[Outfest 2019 Review] Good Kisser Awkwardly Navigates Open Relationships
Aug 9

Aug 9 [Outfest 2019 Review] Good Kisser Awkwardly Navigates Open Relationships

Terry Mesnard
Festival, LGBTQ, Outfest2019, Movies, Gayly, Review

Good Kisser navigates an awkward threesome.

[AYAOTD? Recap w/ Erin Callahan] 1.3 “The Tale of the Lonely Ghost
Aug 9

Aug 9 [AYAOTD? Recap w/ Erin Callahan] 1.3 “The Tale of the Lonely Ghost

Troy Gardner
Afraid Dark, TV, recap, dreadful, Gayly, Gayly dreadful, LGBTQ, Review
[Outfest 2019 Review] Tu Me Manques is a Fantastic Adaptation of the Filmmaker's Play
Aug 8

Aug 8 [Outfest 2019 Review] Tu Me Manques is a Fantastic Adaptation of the Filmmaker's Play

Terry Mesnard
Festival, LGBTQ, Movies, Outfest2019, Gayly, Review
[Pose Recap w/t Joe Lipsett] "Revelations" Blows Everything Out of the Water
Aug 7

Aug 7 [Pose Recap w/t Joe Lipsett] "Revelations" Blows Everything Out of the Water

Terry Mesnard
LGBTQ, recap, TV, Gayly, Review
[AYAOTD? Recap w/ Erin Callahan] 1.2 "The Tale of Laughing in the Dark"
Aug 2

Aug 2 [AYAOTD? Recap w/ Erin Callahan] 1.2 "The Tale of Laughing in the Dark"

Troy Gardner
Afraid Dark, LGBTQ, recap, TV, dreadful, Gayly, Gayly dreadful, Review

Troy and Erin are back to discuss Are You Afraid of the Dark?’s episode “The Tale of Laughing in the Dark”

[Outfest 2019 Review] Label Me is Fantastic
Aug 1

Aug 1 [Outfest 2019 Review] Label Me is Fantastic

Terry Mesnard
Editor's Picks, LGBTQ, Movies, Festival, Outfest2019, Undreadful, Gayly, Review

Label Me is a fantastic romance about two men from completely different backgrounds trying to kill the fear of loneliness.

[Fantasia Festival 2019 Review] The Father's Shadow Was Not My Kind of Slow Burn
Jul 31

Jul 31 [Fantasia Festival 2019 Review] The Father's Shadow Was Not My Kind of Slow Burn

Terry Mesnard
Fantasia 2019, Festival, Movies, dreadful, Review, Fantasia Festival

The Father’s Shadow is a dour and somber affair about a girl who just wants her mother back.

[Fantasia Festival 2019 Review] Door Lock is a Fantastic Remake with a Twist
Jul 30

Jul 30 [Fantasia Festival 2019 Review] Door Lock is a Fantastic Remake with a Twist

Terry Mesnard
Fantasia 2019, Festival, Movies, dreadful, Review, Fantasia Festival

Door Lock is a surprisingly effective remake of Sleep Tight that works by reframing the perspective.

[Fantasia Festival 2019] Zombie For Sale is Hilarious
Jul 29

Jul 29 [Fantasia Festival 2019] Zombie For Sale is Hilarious

Terry Mesnard
Fantasia 2019, Festival, Movies, dreadful, Review, Fantasia Festival

From Fantasia 2019, The Odd Family: Zombie on Sale is a hilarious riff on zombies.

[Fantasia Festival 2019 Review] Freaks is a Mystery Box Worth Opening
Jul 28

Jul 28 [Fantasia Festival 2019 Review] Freaks is a Mystery Box Worth Opening

Terry Mesnard
Fantasia 2019, Festival, Movies, dreadful, Review, Fantasia Festival

From Fantasia Festival 2019, Freaks is at its best when its a mystery box. But once it’s opened, I kind of wanted more.

[Fantasia Festival 2019 Review] Mystery of the Night Uses the Aswang to Tackle Colonialism
Jul 26

Jul 26 [Fantasia Festival 2019 Review] Mystery of the Night Uses the Aswang to Tackle Colonialism

Terry Mesnard
Fantasia 2019, Festival, Movies, dreadful, Review, Fantasia Festival

Mystery of the Night is having its World Premiere at Fantasia Festival 2019 and brings with a tale of colonization through the folklore of the Aswang.

[AYAOTD? Recap w/ Erin Callahan] 1.1 "The Tale of the Phantom Cab"
Jul 26

Jul 26 [AYAOTD? Recap w/ Erin Callahan] 1.1 "The Tale of the Phantom Cab"

Troy Gardner
LGBTQ, recap, TV, Afraid Dark, dreadful, Gayly, Gayly dreadful, Review

Welcome the start of a new column by Troy and Erin. Each week, they’ll look back on Are You Afraid of the Dark?

[News] Shudder's August Line-Up is Full of Nightmares!
Jul 25

Jul 25 [News] Shudder's August Line-Up is Full of Nightmares!

Terry Mesnard
Movies, Off Topic, TV

August brings Nightmares, both personally hated and personally loved movies and a fantastic series based on a Joe Hill masterpiece.

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Blogs
[Tip Toe Episode 4 Review with Joe Lipsett] The Penultimate Episode Tees Up a Truly Traumatic Ending
Terry Mesnard
October 23, 2026
[Tip Toe Episode 4 Review with Joe Lipsett] The Penultimate Episode Tees Up a Truly Traumatic Ending
Terry Mesnard
October 23, 2026
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Terry Mesnard
October 23, 2026
[Tip Toe Episode 2 Recap w/ Joe Lipsett] Toxic Masculinity Masks Insecurities in Episode 2
Terry Mesnard
October 9, 2026
[Tip Toe Episode 2 Recap w/ Joe Lipsett] Toxic Masculinity Masks Insecurities in Episode 2
Terry Mesnard
October 9, 2026
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Terry Mesnard
October 9, 2026
[Silo S03E10 Recap w/ Joe Lipsett] It's the Finale and "Troy" is the Beginning of the End
Terry Mesnard
September 4, 2026
[Silo S03E10 Recap w/ Joe Lipsett] It's the Finale and "Troy" is the Beginning of the End
Terry Mesnard
September 4, 2026
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Terry Mesnard
September 4, 2026
[Silo S03E08 Recap w/ Joe Lipsett] A Dinner Party Brings "Gray Goo" and Revelations
Terry Mesnard
August 21, 2026
[Silo S03E08 Recap w/ Joe Lipsett] A Dinner Party Brings "Gray Goo" and Revelations
Terry Mesnard
August 21, 2026
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Terry Mesnard
August 21, 2026
 
 
 
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