The vibes.. the music… it’s just yes. honorable mentions that I don’t think I’ve seen mentioned yet include:
-30 days of night (a vampire movie that is very like a zombie movie.. in Alaska..)
-lair of the white worm (so kooky and hugh grant is reaaaallly looking good)
-midnight mass (mini series)
-The Coppola Nosferatu with Winona and Keanu and gratuitous Sapphic makeouts
-the vourdalak (the vampire is a puppet and it works)
-shadow of the vampire and Herzog nosferatu double feature
-kuroneko (for a different take on what a vampire can be)
-Nadja (briefly featuring David lynch)
-and Habit (especially if you live in New York)
dracula 1979, young frankenstein, black christmas, picnic at hanging rock, suspiria, hausu, stalker, the wicker man, solaris, panna a netvor, the cars that ate paris
1. supernatural! it's a guilty pleasure but god i love it
2. early 2000s vibes. like that is THE summer aesthetic to me
3. snoopy, ad infinitum
4. x-men, specifically charles and erik. i'm being very honest here
5. tank tops. love love LOVE having my arms and shoulders in the sun!!!
yeah okay it's not exactly cheerful, either. but it's a damn fun time and it's pretty gay, too
re-animator (1985). it's not explicitly gay. sorry. but it practically is, and it's hilarious and stupid and terrible and wonderful