Must-Watch LGBTQ+ Halloween Movies: Suspense-Packed, Nail-Biting Dark Thrillers

We’re fast approaching Halloween, AKA Gay Christmas. So, we’ve come up with a list of must-watch LGBTQ+ horror movies, that will cater for all tastes to keep you entertained. With a fast-growing repertoire of queer Halloween films over the last few years, there are so many terrorific movies to choose from. So we’ve selected a few of our spooky LGBTQ+ favorites to suit practically every mood this upcoming freakend.

So whether you’re looking for gory horror, a creepy classic, or a dark and mysterious thriller, our lists – which we will be publishing every day this week in the lead up to Halloween 2021 – have got it covered. We’ve even thrown in a few supernatural treats for our vampire-loving queer community, as well as a few fun Halloween comedies for those spending time with family and children.

Today, we are featuring our favorite selection of nail-biting, suspense-packed, dark and mysterious Halloween thrillers. They include:

Stranger by the Lake (2013)

This dark erotic French thriller follows an older man, Franck, who falls in love with a dangerous man called Michel at a cruising spot for men, in the South of France. He discovers Michel drowning another man in a lake but doesn’t report it because he fancies him. Although both men become suspects, they continue to pursue each other. The movie about a doomed, dark liaison scooped the Queer Palm award, and Alain Guiraudie won Best Director at the Cannes Film Festival.

Black Swan (2010)

This American psychological horror film, revolving around a production of Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake ballet by the New York City Ballet company. Nina, played by Natalie Portman, is a ballerina whose passion for dance rules every facet of her life. When the company's artistic director decides to replace his prima ballerina for their opening production of Swan Lake, Nina is his first choice. But she has competition in newcomer Lily (Mila Kunis). The rivalry between the two dancers turns into a twisted friendship, and Nina's dark side begins to emerge. The film, which contains a rather raunchy scene between the two women, attracted a huge number of complaints that year.

Les Diaboliques (1955)

This French psychological thriller follows the intense relationship between two women working at a boarding school, who conspire to kill the beastly headmaster. One of the women is married to him, and the other is his mistress. This Alfred Hitchcock film, often compared to “Psycho”, was a huge success in France. The boarding school setting, suggestive costumes and close friendship between the two main women contributed to making Les Diaboliques a queer-coded film.

B&B (2017)

Gay couple Marc and Fred embark on a weekend getaway to a bed and breakfast. They were turned away by the religious owner the year before who refused them a double bed at the remote Christian guest house. So they sued for discrimination and won their case, after which they return to that very B&B for the romantic retreat they never got to enjoy the year before. But events take a deadly turn when another guest arrives, who has something more sinister in mind. Intrigued?

Perfection (2019)

This horror-drama thriller is often compared to Black Swan, as it also focuses on the dangerous liaison between two competitive young women trying to succeed in the ruthless world of art. The Perfection sees Allison Williams in the role of Charlotte, as an unhinged former star cellist who targets her old academy's current star pupil. Charlotte was a talented young cellist before she was forced to leave Bachoff, a prestigious Boston music school to care for her terminally ill mother. After her mother's death years later, Charlotte reaches out to Anton, the head of the academy, and travels to Shanghai to join him and his family, and other musicians. There she befriends Lizzie, (played by Logan Browning), Anton's current prized cellist. After meeting and professing mutual adoration for each other’s work, Charlotte seduces Lizzie and they make out. The following morning things get even weirder and the encounter leads down a sinister path – involving a grueling bus journey in China’s outback – with shocking consequences. A must-watch, especially for classical music lovers.

Don’t forget to check out our list of favorite gory gay slasher horror movies and queer creepy Halloween classics, if you missed them earlier this week. Tomorrow, we will be featuring for our list of supernatural treats for those witch/vampire lovers amongst us, so watch this space.