Creature From the Black Lagoon (1954)

<p>Pray you didn't forget your bug spray, because we're heading deep into the Amazon to hang with our favorite queer villain the Gill-Man in Jack Arnold's contribution to the Universal monsters: <em>Creature From the Black Lagoon </em>(1954)!</p><p>Join us as we do an in-depth production history of this classic film before going on a brief tour of what it was like to be queer in the '50s (hint: it wasn't fun!). We'll then analyze the obviously queer relationship between Mark (Richard Denning) and David (Richard Carlson) while giving a queer reading to the Gill-Man himself.</p><p>Plus, a rundown of the <em>many </em>cancelled remakes, ass-squeezing swimsuits, underwater facials with creamy white goo and did <em>Anaconda </em>just completely rip off this movie (we have the receipts!)?</p><p>References:</p><p>&gt;&gt; O'Meara, Mallory: <a href="http://www.malloryomeara.com/theladyfromtheblacklagoon" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Lady from the Black Lagoon: Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Milicent Patrick</a></p><p>&gt;&gt; Langber, Eric: <a href="https://medium.com/everythings-interesting/forget-the-babadook-the-creature-from-the-black-lagoon-1954-is-the-true-gay-icon-be7b251b9317" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Forget the Babadook. The ‘Creature from the Black Lagoon’ is the true gay icon</a></p><p>Questions? Comments? Snark? Connect with the boys on <a href="https://twitter.com/HorrorQueers" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/horrorqueers" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCV0QZBaB6yenX9xTPmCXkWg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Youtube</a>, <a href="https://letterboxd.com/horrorqueers/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Letterboxd</a> and/or <a href="https://www.facebook.com/HorrorQueers/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, or join the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/978904585786037/" rel="noopener noreferrer" t