Blowie: A Queer Grindhouse Horror Experience

The upcoming horror film "Blowie" is set to bring grindhouse chaos, queer camp, and slasher violence to digital platforms on May 26. The movie follows a group of online adult creators at a secluded content retreat who must fight for survival when a deadly accident unleashes a masked killer named "Blowie." The trailer showcases the towering blow-up doll killer stalking the mansion where the performers are shooting adult film content, blending practical gore, visual comedy, and campy horror elements.

The cast of "Blowie" includes performers and artists from drag, burlesque, activism, and queer nightlife backgrounds, such as Bishop Black, Kali Sudhra, Kayden Gray, and Gabriel Cross. Bishop Black is known for performance art exploring queerness and occult imagery, while Sudhra focuses on activism challenging exclusionary feminist spaces and confronting gender and sexual identity systems. The film's tone combines bloody slasher thrills, camp humor, supernatural horror, and queer erotic energy.

Co-written and co-directed by altSHIFT, Ed Aldridge, and Sam Lidbetter, "Blowie" aims to celebrate queer horror traditions with intentional chaos rather than shock value. The project embraces a diverse creative background and promises a blend of horror and humor. Dark Star Pictures, the distributor of the film, has been recognized for its LGBTQ-inclusive genre filmmaking efforts, supporting independent horror and cult-focused releases. The company's commitment to LGBTQ representation has earned it recognition in GLAAD's Studio Responsibility Index.