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“The Craft: Legacy” Isn’t Just Straight — It’s Bad

Shelli and Drew had such high hopes for The Craft: Legacy, and wow were they dashed by this terrible movie.

By Drew Gregory| October 30, 2020 | 10 Comments
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Fashion/Style

A Guide to Solo Halloween Costumes for Lesbians in Quarantine

Here are seven easy solo costumes for lesbians in quarantine that will help make this Halloween the best one yet* (*this will not be the case)!!!!

By Allie Rubin| October 30, 2020 | 11 Comments
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Society + Culture

10 Reasons Why All Ghosts Are Gay

Casper? Gay. Bloody Mary? Gay. The Ghost of Christmas Past? Well, go ahead and give that androgynous lil’ ghostie some chapstick and a Tracy Chapman record, ‘cause that wisp of Christmas spirit is GAY.

By Ro White| October 29, 2020 | 4 Comments
Film

10 Twisted, Gory Horror Films to Watch With Your Mean Femme Date

There are so many cold, cool femmes in my life that I want to make out with, but I also want to test their grit. The best way for me to see if a date passes muster is to watch a fucked up horror film that I really enjoy with them.

By danijanae| October 27, 2020 | 6 Comments
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Society + Culture

Feeding the Poor to Honour the Dead With Hecate’s Deipnon

Given that we’re living in the midst of a global pandemic – with a wave of crushing poverty that could, and should, have been prevented – honouring the goddess who cares for the wronged and forgotten dead, who punishes evil doers and feeds the disenfranchised, feels particularly appropriate this year.

By Siobhan| October 26, 2020 | 3 Comments
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Television

How and Why We Like to Be Scared by TV and Movies

Horror has always been my favorite genre. I’m a very anxious person and something about having that anxiety externalized in a way that’s fun or cathartic has always really appealed to me. I like roller coasters too. How often is our fear so wonderfully contained?

By The TV Team| October 23, 2020 | 5 Comments
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Comedy

Rating Villains, Monsters, and Cryptids on a Scale of Sexiness

It is not only my pleasure, but my DUTY to compile this list ranking different horror villains, classic monsters, and cryptids on their levels of raw sexuality. What would it be like to fuck or date a ghost? Let’s talk about it.

By danijanae| October 23, 2020 | 16 Comments
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Fashion/Style Sex + Relationships

Halloween Costumes That Double as Hot Role Play Costumes

Winter is coming, so we’re turning up the heat with Halloween costumes that are also hot role play costumes. You’re welcome.

By Ro White| October 20, 2020 | 5 Comments
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Season of the Witch: 40 Books on Witches, Witchcraft and Wonder

Whether you’re interested in witches as a horror trope, a doorway to sex positivity, a topic of historical exploration, or rich characters and ideas in fiction or poetry, at least one of these witch books will bring something into your life!

By Rachel| October 16, 2020 | 21 Comments
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Society + Culture

25 Lesbian Hauntings, Ranked by Lesbianism

Mona played with dolls. I play with body parts. Game on, bitches.

By Heather Hogan| October 13, 2020 | 16 Comments
Food and Drink

Candy Corn Is Objectively Good, Discuss

Candy corn is a delicacy to be enjoyed one by one. Or one handful by one handful.

By Jehan| November 1, 2019 | 60 Comments
Film

10 Horror Movies and What Type of Crush to Watch Them With

It doesn’t really matter what you watch as long as it has a few good scares. But why not bond with your crush over some very pointed queer horror? Here’s a list of ten films to watch this Halloween based specifically on what type of crush is currently haunting you.

By Drew Gregory| October 31, 2019 | 7 Comments
Film First Person

Monsters & Mommis: “Good Manners” Is a Tribute to Queer Motherhood

If the idea of having children as queer women is a fraught and complicated topic, Good Manners opens itself up to the mess.

By Drew Gregory| October 29, 2019 | 12 Comments
Film

10 Low-Key Horror Movies to Watch With Your Sensitive Butch Date

It’s officially October, which means it’s time to break out the horror movies. Here are a few suggestions to win over your summer crush that will be gone by spring.

By danijanae| October 23, 2019 | 19 Comments
Film

Monsters & Mommis: “Memento Mori” Asks Us to Remember the Dead

This is a ghost story. This is a horror movie. This is two decades of queer lives free to live.

By Drew Gregory| October 22, 2019 | 3 Comments
Music

Two Spooky Playlists For ALL Your Gay Halloween Music Needs

Some people just want a nice casual playlist for their Halloween party! So, I decided to split all of the song spooky suggestions into two playlists.

By Abeni Jones| October 18, 2019 | 35 Comments
Society + Culture

8 Lightly Murderous Mythological Ladies to Dress as This Halloween

Why wear just one costume when October lasts an entire month? Halloween is for the queers, own it.

By Siobhan| October 17, 2019 | 16 Comments
Film

Monsters & Mommis: “The Hunger” Is All About Fuckbois

She lets Miriam bite her arm. She lets Miriam suck her blood. She enjoys it. She wants more. She wants all of it.

By Drew Gregory| October 15, 2019 | 20 Comments
Arts + Pop Culture

10 Halloween Costume Ideas For Queer Couples and Throuples

Let’s remind the world that queerdos own the witching hour with creative, utterly adorable couples and throuples costumes.

By Ro White| October 14, 2019 | 40 Comments
Arts + Pop Culture Music

Hayley Kiyoko’s “Demons” Is Out Today, The Perfect Excuse To Make A Gay Halloween Playlist

It seems like Halloween songs – or, just, spooky, creepy pop songs in general – are having a comeback! What’s your favorite?

By Abeni Jones| October 11, 2019 | 147 Comments
Film

Monsters & Mommis: Three Trips to Hill House

As The Haunting of Hill House has found new life across decades, the queerness has become more explicit yet less important to the overall work.

By Drew Gregory| October 8, 2019 | 11 Comments
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