the haunting of hill house

Horror writers keep reaffirming some collective terror in the concept of fungi and mold. There’s something off-putting, uncanny — something wrong with whatever they've infected or contaminated. The Last of Us, The Haunting of Hill House, Relic: all these medias use mycophobia, the fear of fungi, as the basis of their horror. 

While “The Midnight Club” initially intrigues with a horror narrative following a cast of terminally ill patients, it unfortunately fumbles and falls flat compared to Flanagan’s previous works.

Comparisons to “Hill House” automatically put any follow-ups at a disadvantage, but even taken on its own terms, “Bly Manor” sorely disappoints in nearly every regard.

Some of the most important works in the horror genre are retroactively letting the skeletons out of the closet, and this raises an inevitable question: Now that we’re out, where do we stand?

From beloved TV characters coming out, to critically acclaimed queer cinema, to explicitly queer music releases, here are the 18 gayest moments of #20GAYTEEN.

Here are some of our top picks for you to watch this dead week.