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A Nightmare on Elm Street 2 Freddy's Revenge Mark Patton
Film

'A Nightmare on Elm Street 2': How a straight director made a queer classic

On the eve of his film's 40th anniversary, director Jack Sholder sets the record straight on how much he knew about the screenplay’s queer subtext.

Tina Romero Queens of the Dead film
Film

Tina Romero: 'Queens of the Dead' is 'queer stamp' on dad's zombie legacy

The rising filmmaker opens up about honoring her horror-legend father George A. Romero’s legacy while also giving the zombie genre a glittery, queer makeover.

Mark Patton and Robert Englund in 1985’s A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge.
Film

A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Robert Englund ‘knew what was going on’ with gay subtext

The horror icon dissects Freddy Krueger’s sexual fluidity and recalls on-set conversations about turning up the film’s homoeroticism.

​The Boulet Brothers in promotional image for The Boulet Brothers' Dragula: Titans season 2
Television

Boulet Brothers on Dragula: Titans S2, costume fails, and filling Elvira’s shoes

Plus, the Boulet Brothers tell Out how they keep up with on-set drama and why their new Knott’s Scary Farm gig is more exciting than receiving an Emmy nomination.

Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
Books

How Cassandra Peterson turned Elvira into Martha Stewart of the Macabre

The Queen of Halloween also shares recipes from her Cookbook From Hell, reflects on coming out, and teases a new Elvira movie.

A depressed man looking into a mirror
Health

Body dysmorphia is a gay crisis. Here's how one filmmaker is fighting it

Body dysmorphic disorder disproportionately impacts queer people like Nick Demos, whose new doc Body Electric aims to make a difference.

Frodo and Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings The Fellowship of the Ring
Film

Ian McKellen reveals Gandalf and Frodo appear in 'The Hunt for Gollum'

The 86-year-old actor still isn’t officially confirmed for a role, but the Lord of the Rings prequel starts filming this May

Meet MJ Bassett, Red Sonja's trans director who gave the iconic female warrior a heart
Film

Meet MJ Bassett, Red Sonja's trans director who gave the iconic female warrior a heart

The filmmaker also reveals a Brigitte Nielsen cameo that ended up on the cutting room floor and teases a possible King Conan project with Arnold Schwarzenegger.