Ring Of Darkness

Cast:  Adrienne Barbeau, Jeremy Jackson, Colin Bain, Greg Cipes, Matt Baker, Eric Dearborn, Stephen Martines, Jeff Peterson

Director:  David DeCoteau

2004

If boy bands scare you then this one is terrifying, otherwise not much for a scare.  Limited blood and only a few kills fill out this cheesey flick.

Story:  The lead singer of the world's most popular boy band mysteriously goes missing, so the band holds a contest to find a replacement to fill his shoes.  The contest finalists are whisked away to a remote private island where the band will decide who best fits in with them and the unfortunate losers will fall prey to the group's dark secret.

Gay Factor:  No gay characters, just typical DeCoteau style homoerotic visuals and male bonding.  The homoeroticism lacks somewhat in comparison to DeCoteau's other films.  Yes, we get the shirtless guys and guys in their underwear, but a little less often than other DeCoteau films.  The biggest gay subtext and homoerotica comes during their voodoo rituals and the implication of group sex.  During their ritual, they strip to their undies and bound one to a table/bed, also stripped to his underwear.  Earlier in the film, one of the contestants has a nightmare about his girlfriend being seduced by the group together.  Later, the group tests their potential winner, intruding when he's about to score with a girl and refusing to leave, insisting that the group shares everything.  The guys pile on the girl in what starts out to seem like a gangbang but turns to a vampiric feeding frenzy.

Jeepers Creepers 2

Cast:  Jonathan Breck, Ray Wise, Eric Nenninger, Travis Schiffner, Nicki Aycox, Lena Cardwell, Billy Aaron Brown, Justin Long

Director:  Victor Salva

2003

Personally, this is one of my favorite horror films in the monster genre, outside of the slasher flicks, which are my favorite.  Definitely check this one out!  It was also quite successful at the box office, earning $63 Million.

Story:  Four days after the original film, a new group of teens falls prey to the Creeper, a monster who hybernates for 23 years but then has 23 days to feed.  It's the 22nd day of his feeding frenzy.  The teens can run and hide but he smells their fear and can sniff them out from anywhere.  Their only hope of survival is a local farmer and his son, who have set out to kill the Creeper in revenge for his killing of the farmer's other son. 

GAY FACTOR:  Other sites list this one as "unintentionally gay" so here goes. 

Unlike most horror films that focus on stalking naked chics, this one centers around a group of hunky jocks.  The monster only seems to stalk the sexy males.  There's a questionable gay character, Izzy, "Is he or isn't he."  Near the end of the film comes a partial explanation for why Izzy was at a gay bar, but it still doesn't address if he is or isn't.  The guys repeatedly sing their fight song about "fighting cocks" then when they become stranded they decide to strip their shirts and layout for a tan together.  Multiple groups of shirtless guys going to pee together which suddenly becomes the best time to accuse each other of being gay.  Back on the bus, one of the jocks complains to Izzy "Thinking you're going to come on to me and every other swinging dick on this bus makes me nervous!"  Finally, we come to the film's writer/director, Victor Salva.  In 1988, Victor Salva was convicted of sex with an underage boy; during filming he wasn't allowed to be alone with children on the set. 

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Hotties of Jeepers Creepers 2

Children Of The Corn V: Fields Of Terror

Cast:  Stacy Galina, Alexis Arquette, Eva Mendes, Greg Vaughan, Fred Williamson, Kane Hodder, David Carradine, Danny Goldring

Director:  Ethan Wiley

1998


The fifth installment of the Children Of The Corn series came direct to video, but don't let that fool you into think it TOTALLY sucks.  It comes from Dimension Studios who ruled the horror scene at the time with hits like Scream and Halloween:  H20, not that this film compares to those two classics, but it does fare better than many low budget, independent horror films.  Most of the film's blood, gore and kills come in the last half hour of the film.

Story:  A group of teens get stranded in the small town of Divinity Falls but before they can find their way out, Allison discovers that her brother is alive in the town and has fallen in with a strange cult of kids who worship "He Who Walks Behind The Rows."  The murderous cult is controlled by supernatural forces but the group of college kids stay to fight the forces of evil and attempt saving the children, or die trying.

GAY FACTOR:  No gay characters or gay themes, this film's gay factor can be summed up in two words:  Alexis Arquette.  The now famous transgendered actress had a lead role in this film, years before her sex changing surgery.  Here she plays the role of a male, Greg, but in the credits still uses her name of Alexis.

Cast Notes:  Alexis Arquette can also be seen playing a heterosexual male character in the Child's Play sequel, Bride Of Chucky, which also features a different gay male lead character.  Eva Mendes plays a lesbian in the horror film Urban Legends:  Final Cut.  Co-star Greg Vaughan had a bit role on an episode of Will & Grace.  The film also features well known actor, David Carradine, and a small role by horror legend, Kane Hodder, best known for his portrayal of Jason in the Friday The 13th series.

Alexis Arquette as Greg