I WANT TO THANK you for RM#189 being devot- ed to queer fear. It is yet another rallying cry for us weirdos to stick together, and Andrea’s Note From Underground emphasizes that; I want her to get as political as she wants to with the mag- azine since as she says, horror is political by na- ture. Speaking personally, I had always consid- ered myself to be a heterosexual man, but I have recently discovered that I am asexual. That is perhaps the least known sexual orientation and [refers] to someone who has no sexual feelings or desires, or who is not sexually attracted to anyone. The more I thought about it, the more I realized that I have been asexual for a long time. I could go on, but I will wrap this up by saying thank you Rue Morgue for being so awesome. May all of us weirdos, whether we are hetero- sexual, or LGBTQIA+, stick together to fight the monsters of hate and oppression.


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I WAS VERY EXCITED to see your Queer Horror issue, especially the great cover art. Howev- er, the lack of coverage of actual queer horror seemed to stand out and left the issue feeling only half-baked. Where were the mentions of “straight”-forward gay and lesbian horror films like Make a Wish, October Moon 1 and 2, Hell- bent, Socket, or the 1971 oddity Sometimes Aunt Martha Does Dreadful Things? What about a sin- gle David DeCoteau movie, who created his own homoerotic horror subgenre with Voodoo Acad- emy, The Brotherhood and about 172 others? While the titles mentioned in your issue do have queer elements, they were all essentially straight studio films. Like so many other films that be- gin a new movement, the indie gay horror scene seems to have been completely overlooked. I’m hoping a future issue will allow for some cov- erage of this constantly expanding area of the horror genre.


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RUE MORGUE TV is my new favourite channel. You don’t just talk horror... you’re very intelligent with it.


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@RUEMORGUE: the #Queer Fear theme issue was wonderful, from Andrea’s opening comments to @HomicidalKaci. And I’ll side with @Moni- caSKuebler in the VS debate with this issue as


case in point. Thanks for your vision of #horror #diversity, #expansion and #inclusion.


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@RUEMORGUE: YouTube captions did an interest- ing thing to your Executive Editor’s name @GARYTHORN, VIA TWITTER


RE: VS ON RUE MORGUE TV: Wow! Great choices to defend! I really, really enjoyed this. But you’re both wrong. The fight needs to be between Hal- loween II and Hellraiser II: Hellbound. KILLER KEV’S FROM OUTER SPACE, VIA YOUTUBE


LOVE THE REWIND ZONE! Love Rue Morgue TV! Can’t believe I’ve never seen this! Thank you Yasmina, you rock! Gonna go watch!


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I WANT TO START OFF by saying that I adore the magazine and have loved to flip through the beautifully curated ghoulish pages since 2007. The newest issue, RM#189, featuring a rain- bow-sweater wearing Freddy Krueger was a bold move that had me raising eyebrows at what I would find inside. The article was phenomenal, as A Nightmare on Elm Street 2 is hands down my favourite. Nightmare 2 was so different than the first film and I found it to be smart, sexy and


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innovative... I thought this initially when I saw it on VHS back in the day. Great job for shin- ing a light on that important moment in horror film history. What I didn’t care for so much was the article on the horror drag queens the Boulet Brothers. I understand they are the “queer” per- spective on a genre that is very heterosexual for the most part but, for me, it seems like a vapid homogenized attempt at using the genre as a platform for pseudo fame. In no way am I say- ing these horror queens shouldn’t do their thing, but I have encountered way more devoted and talented horror queens, such as Love Connie, who has used Jaws and Apocalypse Now in her amazing one-woman cult shows, and Christine, who’s smart and vicious tranimal drag queen shows push the boundaries of art and shock. Those queens remind me of the first time I saw Multiple Maniacs on VHS. I feel that the mag- azine tends to skim the surface and present a very narrow view of what should be more about innovative underground art. Horror has evolved but there are some really cool underground sub- cultures that are born as resistance and preser- vation for us purists.


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