How John Wayne Gacy Started a Homophobic Movie Trend in the ’80s

If the horror genre can do one thing right, it is produce some compelling and well-structured villains. However, it is almost too common for a lot of these villains to be reflective of some controversial tropes and characterizations. Whereas a decent selection of horror (and equally non-horror) villains prior to the 1980s could be argued to feed upon queer stereotypes and allegories, the films of this decade began to be quite egregious in how they characterized some horror villains.