queer horror select, the modern cut
24 films on two axes
Twenty-four queer and trans films from 2009 to 2026, mostly horror, from Thelma in Oslo to The Blue Hour at a haunted swimming pool to the slasher franchise in Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma. Each is placed by how much it shows, and by whether its characters face the dread alone or together.
LyleAfter her toddler dies, Leah suspects the neighbours of a satanic cult.tap again to open
ThelmaThelma leaves her strict family for university in Oslo and meets Anja.tap again to open
Huesera: The Bone WomanValeria gets the pregnancy she wanted, and the rooms start to shrink.tap again to open
I Saw the TV GlowOwen's classmate Maddy shows him a mysterious TV show.tap again to open
Saint MaudMaud, a devout nurse, decides she must save her hospice patient's soul.tap again to open
The BabadookAmelia and her son Samuel read a strange book about a monster.tap again to open
Good MannersClara, a nurse, is hired as nanny for Ana's unborn child.tap again to open
AttachmentMaja falls for a young academic, then meets her overbearing mother in London.tap again to open
CuckooGretchen moves to a resort in the German Alps with her father's new family.tap again to open
Marry My Dead BodyA police officer finds a red wedding envelope. Its owner is a ghost who wants to marry.tap again to open
The Blue HourTam, a bullied loner, falls for a boy he meets at a haunted swimming pool.tap again to open
Stranger by the LakeFranck sees Michel drown his lover at the cruising beach and tells no one.tap again to open
Knife+HeartAnne makes gay porn, and one of her actors is murdered.tap again to open
SaltburnOliver is invited to spend the summer at Felix's family estate.tap again to open
SwallowedOn his last night with Dom, Benjamin is asked to deliver a package over the border.tap again to open
TitaneAlexia gets a titanium plate in her skull and embraces the car that almost killed her.tap again to open
BorderTina, a customs agent who can smell guilt, meets Vore and finds a kindred spirit.tap again to open
RawJustine, a lifelong vegetarian, starts at veterinary school.tap again to open
Jennifer's BodyPossessed by a demon, Jennifer has to be stopped by her best friend.tap again to open
T BlockersParasites take over a small town. Only a young trans filmmaker can sense the hosts.tap again to open
Teenage Sex and Death at Camp MiasmaA queer filmmaker is hired to direct a new installment of a slasher franchise.tap again to open
Bones and AllAbandoned by her father, a young woman crosses America and meets a drifter.tap again to open
The HandmaidenSookee, a pickpocket, becomes handmaiden to an heiress so a con man can rob her.tap again to open
LeviticusTwo teenage boys must escape an entity that looks like the one they desire: each other.tap again to open
every film, listed
🤫 more subtext × 🚪 more alone
Lyle
After her toddler dies, Leah suspects the neighbours of a satanic cult.
Thelma
Thelma leaves her strict family for university in Oslo and meets Anja.
Huesera: The Bone Woman
Valeria gets the pregnancy she wanted, and the rooms start to shrink.
I Saw the TV Glow
Owen's classmate Maddy shows him a mysterious TV show.
Saint Maud
Maud, a devout nurse, decides she must save her hospice patient's soul.
🤫 more subtext × 🪩 more together
The Babadook
Amelia and her son Samuel read a strange book about a monster.
Good Manners
Clara, a nurse, is hired as nanny for Ana's unborn child.
Attachment
Maja falls for a young academic, then meets her overbearing mother in London.
Cuckoo
Gretchen moves to a resort in the German Alps with her father's new family.
Marry My Dead Body
A police officer finds a red wedding envelope. Its owner is a ghost who wants to marry.
The Blue Hour
Tam, a bullied loner, falls for a boy he meets at a haunted swimming pool.
🩸 more visceral × 🚪 more alone
Stranger by the Lake
Franck sees Michel drown his lover at the cruising beach and tells no one.
Knife+Heart
Anne makes gay porn, and one of her actors is murdered.
Saltburn
Oliver is invited to spend the summer at Felix's family estate.
Swallowed
On his last night with Dom, Benjamin is asked to deliver a package over the border.
Titane
Alexia gets a titanium plate in her skull and embraces the car that almost killed her.
Border
Tina, a customs agent who can smell guilt, meets Vore and finds a kindred spirit.
🩸 more visceral × 🪩 more together
Raw
Justine, a lifelong vegetarian, starts at veterinary school.
Jennifer's Body
Possessed by a demon, Jennifer has to be stopped by her best friend.
T Blockers
Parasites take over a small town. Only a young trans filmmaker can sense the hosts.
Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma
A queer filmmaker is hired to direct a new installment of a slasher franchise.
Bones and All
Abandoned by her father, a young woman crosses America and meets a drifter.
The Handmaiden
Sookee, a pickpocket, becomes handmaiden to an heiress so a con man can rob her.
Leviticus
Two teenage boys must escape an entity that looks like the one they desire: each other.