Van Helsing and the Queer Monster: A Video Essay

In this video essay, we're taking a look at Van Helsing (2004) a film which caused many a bi awakening! Van Helsing is an underrated treasure of a monster movie that pays homage to classic universal creature features and celebrates the horror genre. It deserves more nostalgia and love than it gets; it's absolutely loaded with queer themes and subtext.
It's campy, fun, and full of heart! Van Helsing deserves to be a cult classic.

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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
3:48 Spoiler Warning
3:59 The Vibes: An Homage to the Classic Monster Movie
16:19 Queercoding: The Humanity of the Monster
30:25 Darkness and Light: The Brighter Side of Death
36:47 Conclusion: Mess and Masterpiece

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Sources:
https://dracula.fandom.com/wiki/Gabri...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Hel...)
https://www.theguardian.com/commentis...
https://thewrangler.org/2020/06/18/qu...
https://screenrant.com/van-helsing-re...
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/van_...
https://frockflicks.com/snark-week-va...

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