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Vanessa Maki

Vanessa Maki is a queer Blerd and freelance writer and artist. She has written for publications like Dread Central, Daily Dead, Fangoria, Screensphere and more. She's a former regular contributor for Pink Advocate as well as The Mary Sue, and currently writes for a few places.

Five Sapphic or Sapphic-Coded Gothic Horror Films You Need to Watch

It’s hard not to become immersed when watching a Gothic horror film. The vibes are often immaculate, the imagery gets stuck like gum in the brain, and when there’s queerness baked into the film, that makes it even better. Many Gothic horror films include vampires, it’s not a new development. And at the end of the day, vampires are incredibly queer and oftentimes there’s outright queer coding in vampire films.

The First Omen (2024)

The First Omen (2024) is the pro-choice film we need at this point in time. It’s a prequel to The Omen (1976) that sheds some insight into the horrors of how Damien came to be.