homo hell-evision

From television series to web-only series, this is a list of many gay horror shows and particular Halloween episodes of popular shows that have gay storylines. Gay horror movies get their own homo horror movies page. For “straight” movies with hints of gay in them, see the does the gay guy die? page. A list of David DeCoteau homoerotic films can be found on the David DeHomo page. Horror flicks with a prominently hunky male cast are listed on the sausage fest scares page. Horror movie with delicious man bod scenes are listed on the stud stalking page.  And finally, totally explicit gay horror porns are listed on the scary seXXX page.

ACTING DEAD

In this campy web series, not even appearing in gay porn has led Tate to a legitimate acting job. So he decides that to get the part, he’s going to have to live the part…or living dead it, in this case. I blog about it here.

AMERICAN HORROR STORY

There’s always some gay guy getting into the goth of it all. But Dylan McDermott and the gimp still make for the hottest season.

ASTRID & LILLY SAVE THE WORLD

“Lips”

When a pheremone monster enrolls in school in the form of a pretty boy, a gay kid scores at a kissing booth.

BEDLAM

The psychic medium lead hottie is drooled over by his closeted gay roommate, but just when you think the show is going to delve into his sexuality more, the first season ends…and all of the main characters are entirely written out of the second season. WTF?

THE BLOODY MARY SHOW

Don’t be afraid to say Bloody Mary 3 times; just laugh at her. The Bloody Mary Show web series delivers British horror humor—and a gay grim reaper!

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER
“Phases”

Xander thinks this tough guy’s big secret is that he’s a werewolf. But in an intimate moment, his truth comes out…. Much later in the series, Andrew, geeky member of the villainous Trio, shows clear signs of being gay but closeted, usually slipping up when expressing his appreciation for Spike.

CHILLING ADVENTURES OF SABRINA

What better way to reveal that one of your main characters is gay than with a passionate kiss?

CHRIS & JOHN’S HALLOWEEN SUPERSTAR!

A gay horror reality show that originally aired on Out TV.

CHUCKY

Chucky finally gets a gay BFF in the television series.

COMMUNITY
“Horror Fiction in Seven Spooky Steps”

In this Halloween episode, the devil runs around with a chainsaw cackling “Gay marriage!”

DANTE’S COVE

The here! TV original sexy and supernatural series—crappy, campy and a guilty pleasure.

DAYBREAK

Netflix series is quirky and queer with ghouls and gays!

DAY OF THE DEAD

It takes almost the whole first season before we learn one of the main characters is gay.

DEADBEAT

There are so many gay moments on this supernatural comedy you’ll just have to read my blog about it to get all the details.

DEAD BOY DETECTIVES

In between battling supernatural entities, the main gay ghost is juggling three different guys!

DEAD OF SUMMER

This summer camp horror series with a supernatural twist also has a gay with a swish! Plus…a gender bender!

DEMON DOCTOR

Bears and demons abound in this campy Web series. My blog here.

DEMONHNTR

Sexy, silly, and supernatural fun in this web series. I cover it here.

DRACULA

Netflix 3-part series features gay guys both in the past and present.

DRAGULA

It’s like…BOO!Paul’s Drag  Race.

THE EXORCIST

Season one hints at some gay priest action, but it’s not until season 2 that we get the big gay priest kiss.

EYE CANDY

This MTV serial killer show based on an R.L. Stine book features a gay character. Yeah. That’s him getting the attention of all the ladies.

THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER

There’s queer content right from the first episode of Netflix series THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER, including a man-on-man kiss.

FEAR THE WALKING DEAD

In season 2, we learn that main character Strand is in a relationship with another man. Two episodes later…the zombie epidemic puts an end to that!

FIRST KILL

Predominantly about a lesbian couple, this teen vampire show features a gay BFF as well, and in the first season, all queer relationships and hookups are interracial.

GHOSTS

By the 8^th episode of this sitcom, which is titled D&D (take that as you want), Isaac, a soldier of the American Revolutionary War, begins exploring his feelings for another male ghost from his day.

GLEE
“The Hurt Locker, Part 2”

Personally, I would have called this episode “SAW Sylvester.” Kurt and Blaine are trapped in an elevator and terrorized by a little Sue Sylvester puppet on a tricycle. The only way they can escape is if they go all gay on each other!

HAPPY

Season 2 has a big gay villain and a leather Easter bunny master. I’m happy.

HICKY THE HILLBILLY VAMPIRE

He’s a hillbilly. Naturally there’s going to be gay stuff! There’s even a gay wedding in season 1 of this horror comedy web series.

THE HITCHHIKER

Not a gay show, but as a teenager, I was never disappointed when I tuned in to an episode of The Hitchhiker because it always started and ended like this….

HOLLISTON

Horror director Adam Green’s comedy about horror geeks trying to make a movie features Dee Snyder as their seemingly closeted gay boss. I blog about the show here.

THE HOTEL BARCLAY

This Webseries has episodes running about 10 minutes long, and 4 of them deal with gay themes. I blog about the 4 episodes here.

HOT IN CLEVELAND

The girls get animated for one episode—and their house is overrun by zombies! They also resurrect Hollywood hunks like Robert Redford, David Beckham, and George Clooney –as gay men!

HUMAN GIANT
“Car Accident”

This segment from the MTV show Human Giant is my kind of paranormal activity! A straight dude is haunted by a gay ghost who was once a porn star named Bruce Penis.

THE HUNGER
“Wrath of God”

Gay men are targeted by a serial killer. My blog about the episode here.

I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER

The Amazon Prime original series adaptation of the book turned slasher movie features a gay guy who gets a gay kiss. And just for fun, we even get a dude letting it all hang out as he pisses in a pool.

INTERVIEW WITH A VAMPIRE

Unapologetically gay from episode 1.

IN THE FLESH

Brilliant zombie drama featuring a gay zombie protagonist. I blog about it here.

IT CAME FROM THE VCR

Scorpio Films Releasing and cutie bear director Richard Griffin bring us a campy web show called It Came from the VCR! The first episode was loaded with gay humor.

KNOCK KNOCK GHOST

Ghost hunter show on OUTtv.

THE LAIR

Campy vamps and Colton Ford in a police uniform! A spinoff of Dante’s Cove.

THE LAST OF US

The gay storyline from the video game gets expanded upon in the show, and it’s a couple of bears in the spotlight.

LOVECRAFT COUNTRY

We get a glimpse of a back alley BJ in the first episode, and the gay character is explored later in the season.

LUCIFER

In the episode “Stay. Good Devil,” we get our first hint that Lucifer is bi when we see a woman and a man in his bed, with the man in the forefront. In the episode “St. Lucifer,” cutie Michael Welch of Z Nation plays gay, and Lucifer is shocked that he didn’t realize, claiming his gaydar is usually fantastic. And on the episode “‘Till Death Do Us Part,” Lucifer and Tom Welling of Smallville go undercover as a gay couple…and they kiss.

THE MAGICIANS

Main character Eliot Waugh doesn’t even know what a closet is in this sci-fi/horror/fantasy series.

THE MIDNIGHT CLUB

This supernatural series features a leading gay character, deals with HIV, and delivers a gay kiss.

THE MIST

This adaptation of the Stephen King story introduced a brazen out gay character in the first episode.

MONSTERLAND

Episode 4 reveals one guy has a partner right near the end, but it’s irrelevant to the story. However, Episode 5 is all about a lesbian couple and it is possibly the best episode of the first season.

OCTOBER FACTION

The gay son of a monster-hunting family gets plenty of action in this Netflix series.

PARADISE UNIVERSITY

Cute boys. Buxom divas. Web series Paradise University is no-budget sexy supernatural gay fun! A group of ghost-hunters unwittingly gets involved in a series of strange murders, and malevolent forces threaten to tear new relationships apart.

PENNY DREADFUL

What a moment when lead character Ethan Chandler (Josh Hartnett) made out with none other than Dorian Gray!

PRETTY LITTLE LIARS
“This is a Dark Ride”

In this Halloween episode, Adam Lambert plays himself, dressed as a vampire, performing at a party.

QUEER FOR FEAR

A Shudder series about the history of queer representation in horror. I cover it here.

RAISING HOPE
“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Me What to Do”

Virginia’s hubby gets a lesson in being gay when he goes to a gay bar on Halloween—and is soon making out with someone in a Charlie Chaplin costume.

REALITY Z

This remake of the British series Dead Set features plenty of queer characters, with a pace that’s so fast the lineup of main characters change constantly.

REAPER

This devilish horror comedy feature a gay demon couple.

REGINALD THE VAMPIRE

The gay characters “come out” in the very last episode of the first season…with a kiss!

ROSEANNE
“Skeletons in the Closet”

At a gay Halloween party, Roseanne becomes convinced that Jackie’s husband Fred is gay.

RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE

Linda Blair appeared on the scream queen challenge episode!

SCREAM QUEENS

What’s a girl gotta do to get some scream queen cred? Gay horror director Tim Sullivan (left) appeared as a judge.

SCREAM QUEENS

Where Nick Jonas famously brought us the broner while spooning with his sexually secure hetero roommate.

SCREAM RESURRECTION

Season 3 of the MTV series…which moved to VH1 and turned into more of a miniseries….features a new cast, including  Keke Palmer’s gay BFF.

SÉANCE WITH THE QUEENS

Scream queens and drag queens join forces to speak with ghosts in this reality show.

THE SEARCH FOR THE NEXT ELVIRA

I didn’t know this show existed. I didn’t know there was a FOX Reality channel—which no longer exists. I don’t even know if I actually had it on cable when it existed. But now I know about The Search for the Next Elvira. It’s only a 4-episode show.

7 DEADLY ROOMMATES

This sinful web comedy series has it all—a gay guy, a trans girl, a bi boy, and Satan, who is simply fabulous. My blog here.

THE SIMPSONS
“The Treehouse of Horror XX”

In the musical segment “There’s No Business Like Moe Business,” Moe makes Marge think Homer dumped her because he’s gay…so Homer does a gay musical number.

SLASHER

Gay couple introduced in the very first episode is just another set of neighbors on the block. Season 2 takes the gay stuff to a much darker place. And Season 3 is so gay it’s virtually a gay horror plot from start to finish.

SUPERNATURAL
“The Chitters”

While the show has always flirted with bromances and even had others misinterpret the relationship between Sam and Dean, this episode has the brothers helping a gay, interracial bear couple hunt a monster.

“Ouroboros”

A dastardly fellow lures gay men with the promise of sex in order to eat them to satisfy his supernatural appetite.

SURREALESTATE
“Ghost Child”

It takes several episodes, but we do get to an episode that focuses specifically on the gay character in this SyFy original series.

TEEN WOLF

Cute guys, often shirtless, and plenty of gay characters and storylines.

TODD & THE BOOK OF PURE EVIL

This awesome Canadian horror comedy features an entire episode in which all the straight guys turn gay. I blog about the show here.

TRUE BLOOD

True Blood has always had gay vampires and gay humans galore. Not to mention, straight characters having gay fantasies!

THE TWILIGHT ZONE (1980s)
“Dead Run”

The very first season, features an episode titled “Dead Run,” in which a man responsible for transporting evil souls to hell rescues some that don’t belong there…including a gay guy!

TWO GUYS AND A GIRL
“Halloween 2: Mind Over Body”
“The Satanic Curses”

Two different Halloween episodes find Nathan Fillion in less than heterosexual situations. In “Halloween 2” Mind Over Body,” an evil scientist’s brain swap causes Nathan’s woman to land inside Ryan Reynolds, which forces Fillion to cozy up to Reynolds. And in “The Satanic Curses,” his woman’s curse is that she grows a winky….that’s bigger than his.

V – THE SERIES

V The Miniseries represented a cross-culture of Americans, yet there were no gay characters. That changed in the short-lived series. Diva Diana got just the flamboyant gay lizard alien sidekick she needed. He brought her hunky human bodies and counted them off with, “Eeny, meeny, miney…I’m afraid there’s no mo.”

THE VAMPIRE DIARIES

Gay characters do occasionally get sucked into The Vampire Diaries for a story arch!

THE WALKING DEAD

It took 5 seasons, but finally, gay character Aaron and his partner Eric proved that even gay guys can survive the zombie apocalypse.

THE WALKING DEAD WORLD BEYOND

In this spin-off of The Walking Dead, Nico Tortorella’s character is still feeling the after effects of coming out right before the zombie apocalypse.

WHERE THE BEARS ARE

Hilarious and sexy web series. Men, hairballs, dead bodies, and a psycho killer in every season. And in season 3, the guys are on the set of a backwoods horror movie and being stalked by a masked killer! Plus, the DVD includes a Halloween Special!

WILL & GRACE
“It’s the Gay Pumpkin, Charlie Brown”
“Boo! Humbug”

The first major gay sitcom didn’t exactly have the most memorable Halloween episodes.

WOLF CREEK

Season 2 prominently features a gay couple that could either be viewed as sterilized because we never even see them kiss, or as not defined just by their sexuality, for they are more affectionate than the straight couples, which is at one point juxtaposed with a straight couple being fully sexploited.

WOLF PACK

The very first episode introduces a gay character who scores a kiss at a club.

WRECK

Trapped on a cruise ship with cute guys…and a killer duck.

YELLOWJACKETS

The gay character is introduced in the first season, but he doesn’t score a kiss until season 2.

Z NATION
“Frenemies”

Near the end of season 4, there’s finally a gay moment. Occasional characters Sketchy and Skeezy share a kiss to get out of a tight predicament, however, only one of them thinks it’s just to get out of the predicament!