The genre of horror has been creatively controlled by the queer community since the beginning of its presence on screen (and before). Gay horror directors such as F.W Murnau and James Whale have existed and thrived expressing their queer related repressions and fears into their stories. Queerness has been in the subplot or subtext of the horror genre even before it hit screen with books such as The Haunting of Hill House (1959) and Interview with a Vampire (1976). As time goes on and the LGBTQ community can more confidently express themselves, we see queerness come out of subplot and into the main plot with newer releases having main characters that are openly part of the community.
