Bryan Fuller is beloved by a legion of people around the world ever since he introduced the television series Hannibal. The show, which starred Mads Mikkelsen and Hugh Dancy, quickly gained popularity for its overtly queer tones. Fuller’s success with that show gave him the credentials to be the perfect candidate to help helm new show Queer for Fear. Following the success of Horror Noire, the series lands on Shudder on 30th September and celebrates the history of queer cinema.
From its literary origins with queer authors Mary Shelley, Bram Stoker, and Oscar Wilde to the pansy craze of the 1920s that influenced Universal Monsters and Hitchcock; from the “lavender scare” alien invasion films of the mid-20th century to the AIDS obsessed bloodletting of 80s vampire films; through genre-bending horrors from a new generation of queer creators; Queer for Fear re-examines genre stories through a queer lens, seeing them not as violent, murderous narratives, but as tales of survival that resonate thematically with queer audiences everywhere.
This series features interviews with series consultant Renée “Nay” Bever (“Attack of the Queerwolf” Podcast co-host), Mark Gatiss (Co-Creator, Writer & Actor, Sherlock and Dracula on BBC), Kimberly Peirce (Writer and Director, Boys Don’t Cry, Carrie (2013), Lea DeLaria (Actor, The Rocky Horror Picture Show (2000), Orange is the New Black), Jennifer Tilly (Actor, Child’s Play franchise), Karyn Kusama (Director, Jennifer’s Body, Yellowjackets), Leslye Headland (Creator, Russian Doll), Oz Perkins (Writer & Director, Gretel & Hansel), and more.
Ahead of the premiere episode of Queer for Fear THN spoke with Bryan Fuller to find out further details about the show. Our conversation discussed the long history of queer cinema, and the surprising revelations unveiled in the series. The talk inevitably turned to Hannibal, its success, and what direction a fourth season would go.
Queer for Fear screens exclusively on Shudder from Friday 30th September.
