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Welcome back to Let's Be Perfectly Queer Podcast, your go to LGBT Australian podcast for all things queer.
In this episode of Let's Be Perfectly Queer, Archie sits down with bisexual horror author and poet Henry Corrigan to explore the fascinating connection between queer identity, horror fiction, mental health and self-acceptance.
Henry shares how writing queer horror helped him come to terms with his own sexuality, why horror can be a powerful tool for understanding fear and trauma, and how LGBTQ+ readers often experience horror differently from straight audiences.
We also dive into the history of queer representation in horror, the harmful stereotypes that shaped the genre, and how modern queer horror writers are reclaiming those narratives.
Plus, Henry discusses his new novel Party of a Lifetime, a supernatural queer horror story about four friends trying to reclaim the prom experience they never got to have.
In this episode:
- How horror helped Henry accept his bisexual identity
- LGBTQ+ representation in horror fiction
- Horror and mental health
- Why queer audiences experience horror differently
- Reclaiming queer stories and identity
- Henry's new novel Party of a Lifetime
- The hidden history of queer literature and horror
If you love LGBTQ+ stories, horror books, queer authors, mental health discussions and thought-provoking conversations, this episode is for you.
🎧 Listen now to learn a bit of queer horror history... And until next time, stay perfectly queer!
Henry's Links:
Instagram: @Henrycorrigan08
Good reads: Henry Corrigan
Bloodhound Books: Henry Corrigan
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