This week’s spotlight on GayBingeTV dives into the darker side of desire with Boyfriends & Other Monsters, a compelling gay short double feature from filmmaker C.J. Arellano.
This pairing brings together two award-winning gay shorts that explore intimacy, obsession, and the unsettling truth that sometimes the scariest monsters are the ones we love.
GRIFFICA (2021) — Horror |
Written and directed by C.J. Arellano, Griffica is a wildly inventive psychological horror short with a sharp sense of humor and a growing sense of dread.
When a lonely gay man meets a seemingly perfect new boyfriend — attentive, charming, and capable of making an iced coffee that “smells like lavender and world peace” — things feel almost too good. As the relationship deepens, perfection begins to curdle into suspicion. Could this ideal partner actually be something far more sinister?
With clever writing, striking visuals, and nods to classic psychological horror, Griffica turns modern gay dating anxiety into something deliciously unsettling.
BOYFRIENDS (2024) — Drama | Romance | Short |
Based on a true story, Boyfriends shifts from horror to emotional realism — but the tension remains just as sharp.
Billy eagerly welcomes home his boyfriend Kevin, only for cracks in their relationship to reveal deeper truths about intimacy, role-play, and the lengths we go to feel wanted. The film explores modern gay culture with honesty and vulnerability, asking how much of ourselves we’re willing to perform in order to keep love alive.
Boyfriends has earned multiple festival honors, including Best LGBTQ Short, and praise for its raw performances and emotional impact.
WHY THIS DOUBLE FEATURE WORKS
Together, Griffica and Boyfriends form a perfect pairing — one using horror, the other realism — to examine the same question:
What happens when desire blinds us to danger?
It’s bold, uncomfortable, funny, heartbreaking — and exactly the kind of queer storytelling GayBingeTV is proud to champion.
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