Fear Month: Rhys Nicholson on why all horror movies are queer

The icon, comedian, and Netflix star himself — Rhys Nicholson — joins us to chat all things queer representation in the history of horror, from Frankenstein to Fear Street, and how that representation has changed from subtext to text. All in this episode with Alexei Toliopoulos and Gen Fricker. Further reading: Live at the Athenaeum https://www.netflix.com/title/81346525 Fear Street Part 1: 1994 https://www.netflix.com/title/81325689 Fear Street Part 2: 1978 https://www.netflix.com/title/81334749 Fear Street Part 3: 1666 https://www.netflix.com/title/81334750 The Silence of the Lambs https://www.netflix.com/title/14546747 The Maltese Falcon Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3a9YU1SVbSE Saw https://www.netflix.com/title/70119356 The Babadook https://www.netflix.com/au/title/70300205 Frankenstein https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BN8K-4osNb0 Bride of Frankenstein Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYD3-pIF9jQ The Old Dark House https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqhzhNoTKps The Rocky Horror Picture Show Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4plqh6obZW4 Halloween https://www.netflix.com/title/80993029 A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqvrgX2Urug Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIPuLdPox_o The Celluloid Closet Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JL_vrb4-6_0 Rebecca (1940) Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwneccC52fY Rebecca (2020) https://www.netflix.com/title/81002196 The Trials of Oscar Wilde https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQWf3VyLu9Y Scream (1996) Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWm_mkbdpCA