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Queer Horror’s Moment: From Subtext to Text
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Queer Horror’s Moment: From Subtext to Text

March 10, 2026
The Garage On The Edge Of The Park: Horror in a Hotbox (Part 1)
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The Garage On The Edge Of The Park: Horror in a Hotbox (Part 1)

February 28, 2026
Park Chan-Wook’s THE HANDMAIDEN (2016) Event and Film Review – Presented by Dead Duck Film Club, Nottingham
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Contributor Adam Page explores the cultural ripeness of queer horror - its covert origins (the films of James Whale, through to the 80’s horror with subtextual impact from the AIDS panic) and the new, open and bold text in the current horror media spheres. Horror is a powerful playground for discussion of queerness, and always has been, here explored in classic films (mentioned examples including A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 2: FREDDY’S REVENGE (1985) and vampire essentials such as THE HUNGER (1983) and Neil Jordan’s INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE (1994)). The piece also notes on recent literature and film theory regarding the topic in exploring the general move from queer subtext to explicit queer text within these films. Contributor Daniel Owens offers us a look into his experience of being young in the video nasty era, through an intimate retelling of his days spent in a friend’s hotboxed garage watching classic horror flicks and nasties. Daniel here dives into his introductions to ‘the more alternative sides of cinema and culture’ and where this led him in his exploration of film in life. He details a specific evening in which the film picked was Tobe Hooper’s THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE (1974) and discusses the film itself, its significance and the experience of watching it in that garage at 17 years old with his friends amongst the backdrop of the UK’s draconian Video Nasty panic. The piece is written so as to immerse you in his experiences and is a fresh addition to Culture’s range of published work. Park Chan-Wook’s erotic thriller THE HANDMAIDEN (2016) was presented by Dead Duck @deadduckfilm at Nottingham’s Savoy Cinema @savoy_notts. Writer Samuel Leary returns to Culture to review this event itself and dive deep into this powerhouse of a film. Contributor Ashley B Red (@ashleybredmusicofficial) attended @riocinema’s screening event, ‘Uncanny Sally’. The event was part of LSFF (London Short Film Festival). The cinema was covered in mannequins and the films were introduced by a wonderful young team who had curated these films together as part of the Femgore genre project. The films are ‘a collection of predominately female directed short films from the 1970s to the 1990s, exploring themes of the body, femininity and the unsettling strangeness of threat that many women feel in their everyday lives.’ Contributor Daniel E. Smith offers a deeply intricate and engaging exploration of British realist filmmaking and its transformations, and specifically focusing on Alan Clarke’s teleplay, DIANE (1975), which follows a 13 year old, the titular Diane, suffering with incest on a council estate. Janine Duvitski delivers a heart-wrenching performance as Diane, as she suffers her abuse and moves forward as she grows up. This piece assiduously and eloquently explores the form of British realism, Diane’s influences and Diane’s place in this sphere. Paul Scrader’s AFFLICTION (1997) is an underrated gem of neo-noir drama cinema, exploring generational trauma and interpersonal violence in the community. Ceridwen Millington writes on the tale of an abused man and what we can learn through experiencing a voyeuristic tragedy. Henri-Georges Clouzot’s horror classic DIABOLIQUE (1955) is 70, and the jury is still out over its covert explorations of sapphic love and heteronormativity. It is an anxiety ridden film concerning two women, an abusive man’s wife and mistress, hiding his body after murdering him. “Through many of its layers of paranoia, the film misleads the audience, and the truth can be either shocking, or shockingly disappointing. Discussion around this French classic can be equally as tense, as 70 years later, audiences still disagree on whether the film is merely a result of historical sexual repression or a legitimate portrayal of it.” - Contributor ‘K’ who wishes to remain anonymous. Contributor Ros Tibbs (@smellsliketeenros) provides a dive into the French New Wave and New French Extremity movements of the 1960’s and 2000’s - regarding the influence of the New Wave onto its ‘edgier cousin’ of a successor in the French cinema landscape. Looking at films such as IRRÈVERSIBLE (2002) and TITANE (2021), Ros explores the manipulation of film form and meaning or intended purpose of both movements, working in dialogue as the influencer and influenced. @outforbloodfilmfest took over Leeds and Cambridge this year, curating a programme of shorts as a ‘celebration of terror, transgression, and the vibrant spectrum of queer identity’. The festival’s highlights are noted here and each short exploring sexuality and gender is explored, for you to discover some new shorts to catch on the festival circuit!

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