M3GAN, murder, and mass queer appeal

At first blush, M3GAN seems like your standard murder doll horror film. Uncanny appearance, eerily close relationship with a young child, and of course, murder. But it’s become way more than that. She’s got a viral dance, powerful side eye, wig fittings, and songs – all of this led M3GAN to become a camp queer icon overnight. Host Brittany Luse and writer Alex Abad-Santos talk M3GAN’s queer appeal, our skepticism of Silicon Valley life hacks and how the movie inverts some classic horror tropes.
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