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Gayly Dreadful -- Bursting out of your closet with the latest horror reviews
Bursting Out of Your Closet
[Pride 2022] An Ode to Lilly Fortenberry: The Queer Fat Femme Monster Killer Who Saved My World
Jun 6

Jun 6 [Pride 2022] An Ode to Lilly Fortenberry: The Queer Fat Femme Monster Killer Who Saved My World

BJ Colangelo
dreadful, Gayly, Gayly dreadful, Gayly Helpful, LGBTQ, Pride 2022, TV
[Pride 2022] Love Bites! A Little Bit of Fun
Jun 5

Jun 5 [Pride 2022] Love Bites! A Little Bit of Fun

John Patterson
dreadful, Gayly, Gayly dreadful, Gayly Helpful, LGBTQ, Movies, Pride 2022, Review
[Overlook 2022 Review] Carter Smith's 'Swallowed' is the Transgressive Queer Cinema We Need More Of
Jun 4

Jun 4 [Overlook 2022 Review] Carter Smith's 'Swallowed' is the Transgressive Queer Cinema We Need More Of

Terry Mesnard
dreadful, Festival, Gayly, Gayly dreadful, LGBTQ, Movies, Review, Overlook Film Festival
[Pride 2022 Short Story] Against the Grain
Jun 4

Jun 4 [Pride 2022 Short Story] Against the Grain

Purpurina
dreadful, Gayly, Gayly dreadful, Gayly Helpful, LGBTQ, Books, short fiction, Short Story, Pride 2022
[Review] Fire Island is the Best Jane Austen Adaptation in Years
Jun 3

Jun 3 [Review] Fire Island is the Best Jane Austen Adaptation in Years

Terry Mesnard
Gayly, LGBTQ, Movies, Review
[Pride 2022] Freddymania: Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Jun 3

Jun 3 [Pride 2022] Freddymania: Girls Just Want to Have Fun

Vincent Bec
dreadful, Gayly, Gayly dreadful, Gayly Helpful, LGBTQ, Movies, Pride 2022
[Pride 2022] The Marrow of His Dreams
Jun 2

Jun 2 [Pride 2022] The Marrow of His Dreams

Justin Lockwood
dreadful, Gayly, Gayly dreadful, Gayly Helpful, LGBTQ, Movies, Books, Pride 2022
[Pride 2022] Will It Ever Get Better?
Jun 1

Jun 1 [Pride 2022] Will It Ever Get Better?

Alice Collins
dreadful, Gayly, Gayly dreadful, Gayly Helpful, LGBTQ, Movies, Pride 2022
[Pride 2022] Gayly Helpful 2022 Begins
Jun 1

Jun 1 [Pride 2022] Gayly Helpful 2022 Begins

Terry Mesnard
dreadful, Gayly, Gayly dreadful, Gayly Helpful, LGBTQ, Movies, Pride 2022, TV
[Panic Fest 2022 Review] In "Dashcam" a Social Media Monster Meets a Real Monster
May 16

May 16 [Panic Fest 2022 Review] In "Dashcam" a Social Media Monster Meets a Real Monster

Terry Mesnard
dreadful, Festival, Movies, Review, Panic Fest
[Panic Fest 2022 Review] Revealer's Earnest Script Makes Up for the Somewhat Staid Execution
May 7

May 7 [Panic Fest 2022 Review] Revealer's Earnest Script Makes Up for the Somewhat Staid Execution

Terry Mesnard
dreadful, Festival, Gayly, Gayly dreadful, LGBTQ, Movies, Panic Fest, Review
[Panic Fest 2022 Review] The Chamber of Terror Didn't Work For Me
May 7

May 7 [Panic Fest 2022 Review] The Chamber of Terror Didn't Work For Me

Terry Mesnard
dreadful, Festival, Movies, Review, Panic Fest
[Panic Fest 2022 Review] Presence Confuses in its Scene-to-Scene Storytelling
May 7

May 7 [Panic Fest 2022 Review] Presence Confuses in its Scene-to-Scene Storytelling

Terry Mesnard
dreadful, Festival, Movies, Review, Panic Fest
[Panic Fest 2022 Review] The Outwaters is a Refreshing and Horrifying Entry in Found Footage
May 5

May 5 [Panic Fest 2022 Review] The Outwaters is a Refreshing and Horrifying Entry in Found Footage

Terry Mesnard
dreadful, Gayly, Gayly dreadful, LGBTQ, Movies, Festival, Panic Fest
Submissions for Gayly Helpful 2022 Are Open!
Apr 27

Apr 27 Submissions for Gayly Helpful 2022 Are Open!

Terry Mesnard
dreadful, Gayly, Gayly dreadful, Gayly Helpful, LGBTQ, Movies, Music, TV, Pride 2022
[Review] The Northman is a Simple Story Done Incredibly Well
Apr 21

Apr 21 [Review] The Northman is a Simple Story Done Incredibly Well

Terry Mesnard
dreadful, Movies, Review
[Review] Russian Doll Season Two Wasn't Needed But I'm Glad It Exists
Apr 20

Apr 20 [Review] Russian Doll Season Two Wasn't Needed But I'm Glad It Exists

Terry Mesnard
dreadful, Gayly, Gayly dreadful, LGBTQ, Review, TV
[SXSW 2022 TV Preview] 'Halo''s First Two Episodes Feel Like Generic Sci-Fi but I'm Optimistic?
Mar 27

Mar 27 [SXSW 2022 TV Preview] 'Halo''s First Two Episodes Feel Like Generic Sci-Fi but I'm Optimistic?

Terry Mesnard
dreadful, Review, TV, SXSW Festival, Festival
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Blogs
[Widow's Bay Recap w/ Joe Lipsett] It's the Penultimate Episode and "Emergency Shelter" is One Big Tease
Terry Mesnard
June 10, 2026
[Widow's Bay Recap w/ Joe Lipsett] It's the Penultimate Episode and "Emergency Shelter" is One Big Tease
Terry Mesnard
June 10, 2026
Terry Mesnard
June 10, 2026
[Widow's Bay Review w/ Joe Lipsett] "Our History" and "Seasickness" Give Us an Unusual History Lesson
Terry Mesnard
May 27, 2026
[Widow's Bay Review w/ Joe Lipsett] "Our History" and "Seasickness" Give Us an Unusual History Lesson
Terry Mesnard
May 27, 2026
Terry Mesnard
May 27, 2026
[Widow's Bay Review w/ Joe Lipsett] Bring Your "Beach Reads" and Effigies to the Bonfire. It's Fine.
Terry Mesnard
May 13, 2026
[Widow's Bay Review w/ Joe Lipsett] Bring Your "Beach Reads" and Effigies to the Bonfire. It's Fine.
Terry Mesnard
May 13, 2026
Terry Mesnard
May 13, 2026
[Widow's Bay Review w/ Joe Lipsett] "Welcome to Widow's Bay!" Have We Got Some Creepy "Lodging" For you!
Terry Mesnard
April 29, 2026
[Widow's Bay Review w/ Joe Lipsett] "Welcome to Widow's Bay!" Have We Got Some Creepy "Lodging" For you!
Terry Mesnard
April 29, 2026
Terry Mesnard
April 29, 2026
 
 
 
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