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Gay horror books

Sink your teeth into characters who finally get your blood pumping… and the back of your neck tingling.

Sure, we all know homosexual classics like Carmilla, or transphobic thrillers like Silence of the Lambs. But what about horror that doesn’t doom LGBTQA characters to predator and prey, or relegate them to tokens and subtext?

This Halloween, grant yourself thrills and chills with characters who finally acquire your blood pumping… and the assist of your neck tingling.

1. The Books of Blood, Clive Barker

Everybody is a book of blood; wherever we’re opened, we’re red.

Consider this short story collection the birth of modern lgbtq+ horror. Though not every character is out, and not every story has gay themes, there are more than enough in here to make LGBTQIA characters the norm, not the exception.

From “In the Hills, the Cities,” about two gay men who vacation nearby the site of a ritual gone horribly wrong, to “Human Remains,” about a man whose doppelganger is becoming more real than he is, to “The Midnight Meat Train” — which sadly isn’t what you think it is — Clive Barker’s stories are always brilliant, often disturbing, and consistently thought-

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    • The pinnacle of queer transitioned body horror. This story is brutal, frightening, heart-wrenching, and will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very end. This is what the Last of Us should have been. I recommend this to folks who like behavior with…

    • Alison Rumfitt is for sure part of the queer horror vanguard, pushing boundaries of what horror fiction is and inspiring young trans writers to undertake the same. Tell Me I'm Worthless is a powerful publication about haunted houses and physical manifestations of…

    • For each essay in this collection, the author reflects on a significant piece of horror that resonates with them, from explicitly queer media such as Jennifer's Body to films with surprisingly queer themes, appreciate The Blob. This collection is smart,…

    • *slaps this book down on the table* This bad lad can fit so many tragic but scary but romantic but messed up stories. I'm sure you've read or watched media with the 'bury your gays' trope. This anthology takes that trope, so often used to hurt us,…

    • A lesser known title, Negative Space is an atmospheric small town horror about shadowy holes. Sometimes a black hole is a person, someti

      Lgbtq Horror

      • Lost Souls

      • By: Poppy Brite
      • Narrated by: Christ Patton
      • Length: 12 hrs and 29 mins
      • Unabridged

      • Overall

      • Performance

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      At a club in Missing Mile, N.C., the children of the night gather, dressed in black, look for acceptance. Among them are Ghost, who sees what others do not; Ann, longing for love; and Jason, whose real name is Nothing, newly awakened to an ancient, deathless reality about his father, and himself. Others are coming to Missing Mile tonight. Three beautiful, hip vagabonds - Molochai, Twig, and the seductive Zillah, whose eyes are as lush as limes - are on their own missing journey, slaking their ancient thirst for blood, looking for supple young flesh.

      • 3 out of 5 stars

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