Before homosexuality was formally legislated out of existence in Hollywood by the Production Code - commonly referred to as the Hays Code, which established mandates for “moral standards” in motion pictures and banned depictions of “sexual perversity” - the legendary filmmaker James Whale was building the foundation for American genre cinema with films like Frankenstein, The Old Dark House, and The Invisible Man. (Photo by © Altered Innocence / Courtesy: Everett Collection) 33 Essential LGBTQ+ Horror MoviesĪs long as there have been horror films, there have been queer horror films.
