Logan-Ashley Kisner

How many have you seen?

Logan-Ashley Kisner reflects on the power of autonomy and control in werewolf films, and how they reveal a more personal transgender narrative.

An examination of the trans-coded antagonist (and why it matters)

My piece on transgender representation in horror was something of a surprise success. I could never have expected that in just over a year, it would be viewed nearly 10,000 times.

It also wasn’t intended to become such a major project, but as a result of that essay, I think that I’ve accidentally become a de facto historian on the history of transgender representation within horror films. After this write-up, I’ve watched and written about more than 70 films, spanning across at least 9 differ...

The history of queer people in the horror genre is one fraught with stereotypes, death, and violent transmisogyny. Films like Dressed to Kill and Sleepaway Camp are among many that have helped to paint the myth of transgender women as mentally disturbed crossdressers. There are no transgender people according to the horror film, only murderous psychopaths in drag. This trend has continued into the 21st century with films like Insidious: Chapter 2 and Tales from the Lodge. And though there has...

The history of Men with Breasts in the horror film, explored through the lens of impending top surgery.

About the titular Bride of Re-Animator and the sexual, societal "otherness" experienced by trans people.

While there are articles upon articles about the history of LGB people in horror films, the transgender/gender non-conforming figure remains obscure-- join me in exploring the history of transgender horror!

Recently, back in the dead heat of summer, I rewatched Black Christmas, the 2019 remake of the 1974 film of the same name. Despite enjoying the experience of watching my friends’ horrified first-time reactions, the film was, of course, still abysmal. I wrote about the film once before here, back when it first came out and I was still trying to process it in real time, but in short: 2019’s Black Christmas aims to be a message movie about rape culture more than it does aim to be a horror film, ...

Death of the author, and examining what we remember about problematic, “bad” horror.

A personal essay about dudes named Ashley.

The first in a series of reexaminations of horror films as transgender metaphors.