A Timeline of Transgender Horror 2: Electric Boogaloo
Rounding out the history of transsexuals in horror (and why the future is with indie)
My piece on transgender representation in horror was something of a surprise success. I could never have expected that in just over a year, it would be viewed nearly 10,000 times.
It also wasn’t intended to become such a major project, but as a result of that essay, I think that I’ve accidentally become a de facto historian on the history of transgender representation within horror films. After this write-up, I’ve watched and written about more than 70 films, spanning across at least 9 different countries over 90 years. I’m proud to state that I believe I have created one of, if not the most, complete collections of transgender horror films on the web!
I made a point to state that there was no way, in that original piece, for me to be able to cover every trans horror film ever made. And I stand by that; on top of generally poor record keeping, there’s still that inability to differentiate transsexuality from crossdressing and general gender nonconformity, which makes curating a list difficult. But as time has passed, more films have been brought to my attention, and eventually I figured: what the hell? I may not be able to cover every one, but I may as well try.
