Queer horror has given us bloodsuckers, ghosts, killers, and plenty of twists over the last 15 years. These films center LGBTQ+ characters in stories of survival, desire, and of course, fear. These films have also stepped away from negative tropes that once dominated horror films, highlighting queer “final girls” (of all genders) and not punishing queer and trans characters for their orientation or gender expression.
Here’s a look at some standout titles and where you can stream them.
Vamps, werewolves and other supernatural creatures
Good Manners (2017)
Two women, Clara and Ana, form a bond when Clara is hired as a live-in nanny to care for Ana’s unborn child. As dark secrets emerge, a werewolf-shaped surprise changes everything.
Where to watch: Tubi
Bit (2019)
A young queer trans woman (Supergirl’s Nicole Maines) unintentionally joins a coven of vampires on her first week in LA, and must navigate internal politics, identity, and blood rituals as she adapts to her new life.
Where to watch: Tubi
Thirst (2019)
This Icelandic horror splatter film merges queer desire with ancient vampire mythology, following a woman drawn to a bloodthirsty secret in order to bring back a loved one.
Where to watch: Tubi
Hellraiser (2022)
The Cenobites are back in this reimagining of the classic Hellraiser lore, featuring Jamie Clayton’s portrayal of Pinhead. The 2022 film deepens the franchise’s horror mythos with a fresh take on the curse.
Where to watch: Hulu
Ghosts and attachments
Lyle (2014)
A lesbian couple moves into a Brooklyn brownstone that hides sinister forces connected to motherhood and the supernatural. A Rosemary’s Baby–style nightmare with a queer twist.
Where to watch: Tubi
Huesera: The Bone Woman (2022)
A pregnant woman, haunted by a past queer relationship and dire folklore, battles a dark force claiming her motherhood.
Where to watch: AMC+/Shudder
Rift (2017)
After a personal tragedy, a gay couple retreat to a remote cabin, only to be haunted by grief and a presence that blurs between supernatural and psychological.
Where to watch: Tubi
Bad Things (2023)
A horror story set in a snowbound hotel where queer guests face ghosts, vengeance, and eerie interpersonal tension. The twisty film stars Gayle Rankin, Hari Nef and Molly Ringwald.
Where to watch: AMC+/Shudder
Attachment (2022)
Actress Maja and academic Leah meet and fall in love in Denmark, but after Maja suffers a mysterious seizure, the women move to Leah’s mother’s home in London. While Leah attempts to heal, Maja notices that something isn’t quite right in this home or with Leah’s devout mother.
Where to watch: AMC+/Shudder
Knocking (2021)
Molly survives a home invasion that kills her girlfriend, and after spending time in a psychiatric hospital, returns to her apartment. She then experiences ghostly contact, an incessant knocking sound and unravels the trauma she hoped was buried.
Where to watch: Tubi
Psycho killers…qu’est-ce que c’est?
Stranger by the Lake (2013)
At a lakeside cruising spot, Franck falls for the handsome Michel, who he later witnesses drowning a man in the lake. Already entangled with Michel, Franck must decide if this relationship will lead to his own demise.
Where to watch: Roku Channel/Prime Video
Knife+Heart (2018)
Set in Paris’s gay porn scene, this giallo horror thriller tracks a masked killer stalking performers as the director-protagonist unravels hidden connections.
Where to watch: AMC+/Shudder
What Keeps You Alive (2018)
Newlyweds Jackie and Jules head to a remote cabin to celebrate their first anniversary. When the couple runs into an old friend of Jackie’s who refers to her as “Megan,” Jackie begins to unravel. When Jules questions Jackie about a mysterious drowning from her past, all hell breaks loose in this cat and mouse domestic horror.
Where to watch: Tubi
Into the Dark: Midnight Kiss (2019)
A New Year’s Eve party becomes a nightmare for a group of gay friends, with slasher stakes and horrifying twists.
Where to watch: Hulu
Horror comedy
Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022)
Amandla Stenberg, Rachel Senot and Pete Davidson star in this dark comedy about friends who gather for a house party where a murder mystery game turns shockingly real. A sapphic couple becomes entangled in a toxic whodunit as bodies start falling in the dark.
Where to watch: Netflix
Fear Street trilogy (2021)
Based on R.L. Stine’s books, this trilogy follows a group of teens uncovering a centuries-old curse tied to their town. At its heart is a lesbian couple whose relationship drives the story through shifting timelines of 1994, 1978, and 1666.
Where to watch: Netflix
Summoning Sylvia (2023)
A group of friends rents a haunted house for a bachelor party, only to summon a queer ghost with unfinished business. This lighthearted queer horror comedy is mix of campy humor and supernatural hijinks.
Where to watch: Starz
Sissy (2022)
Sissy (Aisha Dee) is a wellness influencer who reunites with a childhood friend Emma, and is invited to Emma’s bachelorette party. When Sissy’s grade school bully shows up to the party, old resentments surface and things turn violent. With social media satire and bloody revenge, it’s a sharp queer slasher.
Where to watch: Tubi
Cults, trauma and tales of revenge
Thelma (2017)
Thelma (Eili Harboe) is a young woman from a deeply religious family, on her own for the first time in college in Oslo. She begins to experience unexplained psychogenic seizures. When she meets and falls for another student named Anja, Thelma discovers supernatural powers tied to her desires. In order to heal, Thelma must face her past trauma, including a tragic event that she has forced herself to forget.
Where to watch: fuboTV/Apple+
The Perfection (2018)
After leaving a prestigious music school to take care of her dying mother, Charlotte Willmore (Allison Williams) meets her replacement “Lizzie” Wells (Logan Browning). The two musicians form an intense bond, but revenge, music, and body horror twist their relationship into violence and physical transformation.
Where to watch: Netflix
Spiral (2019)
A gay couple and their teenage daughter move to a suburban enclave that hides cultish control, psychological horror, and secrets behind manicured facades.
Where to watch: AMC+/Shudder
The Retreat (2021)
A lesbian couple goes on a supposed wellness retreat, but they are kidnapped and forced through traumatic ordeals while trying to escape murderers hellbent on killing queer people and live streaming it.
Where to watch: YouTube Movies/Apple+
Swallowed (2022)
Friends Benjamin and Dom are celebrating Ben’s last night in town before he heads to Los Angeles to work in the gay porn industry. In an attempt to gather some money for Ben’s trip, the two become involved in a drug smuggling operation. However, when one of the “drug” filled condoms breaks inside of Dom, the two men discover they are smuggling something much more horrifying.
Where to watch: Prime Video
I Saw the TV Glow (2024)
In this critically acclaimed film by Jane Schoenbrun, two misfit teens in the ‘90s bond over a bizarre TV show called The Pink Opaque. When one of the teens disappears, the other’s grip on reality fractures, entwined with trans identity and supernatural horror.
Where to watch: HBO Max