"In a world that so often feels as though it's stacked against us, queer folk find solace in escapism. Sometimes, that looks like a wild night out in the crevices of some underground queer bar, spilling drinks while watching drag queens lip sync for their lives. Other times, that might be laying at home under the covers, getting lost in the horrors of another world, watching someone bashing brains out in movies, or slay monsters in video games."
"In Tina Romero's gory-meets-glam horror comedy Queens of the Dead, it's both. Set in a warehouse club in Bushwick, New York, the film follows an impressive rolodex of queer stars who start their night preparing for a huge blowout party with drag performers readying their acts, and end it covered in blood and guts, as zombies ravage Brooklyn. The rave-to-be is hosted by DJ Dre ( star Katy O'Brian), with a line-up of drag talent and queer folk ready to put on a show."
""It's f**king scary to live in a queer body, live a queer life in the world that we live in,""
""So I think horror helps us exorcise a lot of those demons where we can rehearse fear without real danger.""
Queens of the Dead is a gory-meets-glam horror comedy set in a Bushwick warehouse club where a queer blowout collapses into a zombie rampage. The film features a diverse queer ensemble including Katy O'Brian, Dominique Jackson, Nina West, Jaquel Spivey, Tomás Matos, Cheyenne Jackson, Jack Haven, and Margaret Cho in varied roles. Drag performers and queer community members prepare acts and celebrate before the night devolves into visceral, comedic bloodshed as zombies ravage Brooklyn. Horror functions as catharsis and a way to rehearse fear without real danger, pairing exuberant nightlife energy with graphic gore and camp.
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