The Body Stealers, Fangs of the Living Dead, Nightmare in Wax. These are just a few of the horror titles released in 1969; the year the Stonewall riots took place in New York City. On June 28, 1969, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people protested in response to a police raid on the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar located in the Greenwich Village neighbourhood of Lower Manhattan. This started the Gay Rights movement and is the reason we celebrate Pride in June.
In 2020, many Pride celebrations around the world have been cancelled or postponed due to the current pandemic. During these difficult times, it’s been heartening to see LGBTQ horror fans band together as an online community. Besides watching scary movies, there’s been an overall lack of “fun” happening, so we’re taking the opportunity to highlight some of horror’s sweetest eye candy.
Every Monday on @rabbitinredblog, we put a spin on #mcm and feature leading men of horror, and their sometimes unlucky sidekicks, from past and current films. Because who doesn’t need a little motivation to start the week?
Here’s a master list of the hunks we’ve presented so far, with many more still to come. Has your favourite made the cut?
1) Eric Balfour / Kemper
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre / 2003
2) Ryan Reynolds / George Lutz
The Amityville Horror / 2005
3) Al Santos / Dante Belasco
Jeepers Creepers 2 / 2003
4) Nick Jonas / Doug Martin
Careful What You Wish For / 2015
5) Josh Hartnett / Zeke Tyler (2018 Horror Hunk of the Year Winner)
The Faculty / 1998
6) Robert Ri’chard / Blake
House of Wax / 2005
7) Chris Hemsworth / Curt
The Cabin in the Woods / 2011
8) Eric Freeman / Ricky Caldwell
Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2 / 1987
9) Robert Brian Wilson / Billy Chapman
Silent Night, Deadly Night /1984
10) Taylor Kitsch / Pogue Parry
The Covenant / 2006
11) Kurt Russell / R.J. MacReady
The Thing / 1982
12) Mekhi Phifer / Tyrell Martin
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer / 1998
13) Nico Tortorella / Trevor Sheldon
Scream 4 / 2011
14) Brad Pitt / Louis de Pointe du Lac
Interview with the Vampire / 1994
15) Taye Diggs / Eddie Baker
House on Haunted Hill / 1999
16) Nick Stabile / Jesse
Bride of Chucky / 1998
17) Jake Gyllenhaal / Donnie Darko
Donnie Darko / 2001
18) Ryan Phillippe / Barry Cox
I Know What You Did Last Summer / 1997
19) Idris Elba / Detective Winn
Prom Night / 2008
20) Skeet Ulrich / Billy Loomis
Scream / 1996
21) Devon Sawa / Alex Browning
Final Destination / 2000
22) Justin Long / Darry Jenner
Jeepers Creepers / 2001
23) Chad Michael Murray / Nick Jones
House of Wax / 2005
24) Kevin Bacon / Jack Burrell
Friday the 13th / 1980
25) Luke Evans / Lewis
10×10 / 2018
26) Dan Stevens / David Collins
The Guest / 2014
27) John Krasinski / Lee Abbott
A Quiet Place / 2018
28) Russell Todd / Scott Cheney
Friday the 13th Part 2 / 1981
29) Paul Walker / Lewis Thomas
Joy Ride / 2001
30) Jared Leto / Paul Gardener
Urban Legend / 1998
31) Matt Bomer / Eric Hill
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning / 2006
32) John Gavin / Sam Loomis
Psycho / 1960
33) Robert Rusler / Ron Grady
A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge / 1985
34) Duane Jones / Ben
Night of the Living Dead / 1968
35) Jason Patric / Michael Emerson
The Lost Boys / 1987
36) Jay Hernandez / Paxton
Hostel / 2005
37) Adam Brody / Nikolai Wolf
Jennifer’s Body / 2009
38) Kellan Lutz / Dean Russell
A Nightmare on Elm Street / 2010
39) Travis Van Winkle / Tommy
Asylum / 2008
40) Johnny Depp / Glen Lantz
A Nightmare on Elm Street / 1984
41) Jason Statham / Jonas Taylor
The Meg / 2018
42) Christian Bale / Patrick Bateman
American Psycho / 2000
43) Logan Marshall-Green / Grey Trace
Upgrade / 2018
44) Colin Farrell / Jerry Dandrige
Fright Night / 2011
45) Bruce Campbell / Ash Williams (2018 Horror Hunk of the Year Runner-up)
The Evil Dead / 1981
46) John Shepherd / Tommy Jarvis
Friday The 13th: A New Beginning / 1985
47) Sean Patrick Thomas / Rudy Grimes
Halloween Resurrection / 2002
48) Mike Vogel / Andy
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre / 2003
49) Trey Songz / Ryan
Texas Chainsaw 3D / 2013
50) Tom Cruise / Dr. William Harford
Eyes Wide Shut / 1999
51) Keir Dullea / Peter Smythe
Black Christmas / 1974
52) Josh Hartnett / Eben Olesen (2019 Horror Hunk of the Year Winner)
30 Days of Night / 2007
53) Brian Matthews / Todd
The Burning / 1981
54) Joey Lawrence / Graham Manning
Urban Legends: Final Cut / 2000
55) Ryan Guzman / Noah Sandborn
The Boy Next Door / 2015
56) Vincent Van Patten / Seth
Hell Night / 1981
57) Timothy Olyphant / Sheriff David Dutton (2019 Horror Hunk of the Year Runner-up)
The Crazies / 2003
58) James Marsden / Steve Clark
Disturbing Behaviour / 1998
59) Freddie Prinze Jr. / Ray Bronson
I Know What You Did Last Summer / 1997
60) Brad Pitt / Dwight Ingalls
Cutting Class / 1989
61) Skeet Ulrich / Chris Hooker
The Craft / 1996
62) Patrick Wilson / Ed Warren
The Conjuring / 2013
63) John Travolta / Billy Nolan
Carrie / 1976
64) John D. Lemay / Steven Freeman
Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday / 1993
65) Cillian Murphy / Jackson Rippner
Red Eye / 2005
66) Jerry O’Connell / Derek Feldman
Scream 2 / 1997
67) Desmond Harrington / Chris Flynn
Wrong Turn / 2003
68) David Naughton / David Kessler
An American Werewolf in London / 1981
69) Seann William Scott / Billy Hitchcock
Final Destination / 2000
70) Luke Wilson / David Fox
Vacancy / 2007
71) Jason Beghe / Allan Mann
Monkey Shines / 1988
72) Dylan Fergus / Eddie
Hellbent / 2004
73) Mark Patton / Jesse Walsh
A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge / 1985
74) Omar Epps / Phil Stevens
Scream 2 / 1997
75) Kevin Bacon / Tom Witzky
Stir of Echoes / 1999
76) Michael B. Silver / Luke
Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday / 1993
77) Arlen Escarpeta / Lawrence
Friday the 13th / 2009
78) LL Cool J / Ronny
Halloween H20 / 1998
79) John Stockwell / Dennis Guilder
Christine / 1983
80) Jason Ritter / Will Rollins
Freddy vs Jason / 2003
81) Evan Peters / Kai Anderson
American Horror Story: Cult / 2017
82) Wesley Snipes / Eric Brooks
Blade / 1998
83) Shawn Hatosy / Stan Rosado
The Faculty / 1998
84) Peter Barton / Doug
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter / 1984
85) Jay Ryan / Ben Hanscom
It Chapter Two / 2019
86) William Sadler / Brayker
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight / 1995
87) Dylan Arnold / Cameron Elam
Halloween / 2018
88) Paul Rudd / Tommy Doyle
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers / 1995
89) Joseph Gordon Levitt / Jimmy Howell
Halloween H20 / 1998
90) John Michael Graham / Bob Simms
Halloween / 1978
91) Ben Wiggins / Nick
Anna and the Apocalypse / 2017
92) Art Hindle / Christian Hayden
Black Christmas / 1974
93) Patrick Schwarzenegger / Daniel
Daniel Isn’t Real / 2019
94) Patrick Dempsey / Detective Mark Kincaid
Scream 3 / 2000
95) Seann William Scott / Evan Cole
Bloodline / 2019
96) Luke Evans / Ben
Ma / 2019
97) Matthew Davis / Travis Stark
Urban Legends: Final Cut / 2000
98) Jerry O’Connell / Derrick Jones
Piranha 3D / 2010
99) Daniel Kaluuya / Chris Washington
Get Out / 2017
100) Gus Kenworthy / Chet Clancy
American Horror Story: 1984 / 2019
101) Aldis Hodge / James Lanier
The Invisible Man / 2020
102) CM Punk / Don Koch
The Girl on the Third Floor / 2019
103) Kevin Bacon / Sebastian Caine
Hollow Man / 2000
104) Jeff Goldblum / Seth Brundle
The Fly / 1986
105) Mehcad Brooks / Eggs
True Blood / 2008
106) Scott Reeves / Sean Robertson
Friday the 13th Part 8: Jason Takes Manhattan / 1989
107) Chad Michael Murray / Jack Wilson
Camp Cold Brook / 2020
108) William Katt / Roger Cobb
House / 1985
109) John Terlesky / Mike Brennan
Chopping Mall / 1986
110) Billy Warlock / Bill Whitney
Society / 1989
111) Gianni Paolo / Chaz
Ma / 2019
112) Logan Marshall-Green / Will
The Invitation / 2015
113) Tom McBride / Mark
Friday the 13th Part 2 / 1981
114) Robbie Amell / Max
Max in The Babysitter / 2017
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