The Lost Boys

Synopsis:

A mother and her two sons move to a small coast town in California. The town is plagued by bikers and some mysterious deaths. The younger boy makes friends with two other boys who claim to be vampire hunters while the older boy is drawn into the gang of bikers by a beautiful girl. The older boy starts sleeping days and staying out all night while the younger boy starts getting into trouble because of his friends’ obsession.

Quick Thoughts:

It’s been a while since I’ve watched “The Lost Boys” – but it’s a horror film that absolutely has queer undertones, even if it doesn’t seem explicitly queer at first. But after rewatching it, boy did they jump out at me! You have a teenage boy yearning who inadvertently becomes a vampire. Suddenly he has a secret, one he tries to hide from everyone. And one that in order to fully embrace, he must “suck” the life out of someone. In a bonfire on the beach scene where the other sexy vampires taunt and entice him in a scene that’s utterly homoerotic. Then his younger brother finds out about him, and tries to “out him” to their mother. And that’s only touching the surface! A lot of these elements are thanks to the openly gay director and screenwriter, Joel Schumacher who created a cult horror film with strong queer undertones. One thing is for sure, “The Lost Boys” is absolutely a queer horror film that is worth watching.