After years of writing indie horror starring queer characters, screenwriter Misha is finally successful -- until the big shots at his studio demand that he kill off his most beloved characters, because queer tragedy "sells". When Misha refuses, he finds himself hunted by his own movie monsters, somehow brought to life. This meditation on art, creativity, commercialism, and representation from master of horror Chuck Tingle is one of his finest, equal parts thrilling and emotional.
Publisher's description:
Bury Your Gays is a heart-pounding new novel about what it takes to succeed in a world that wants you dead. Misha knows that chasing success in Hollywood can be hell. But finally, after years of trying to make it, his big moment is here: an Oscar nomination. And the executives at the studio for his long-running streaming series know just the thing to kick his career to the next level: kill off the gay characters, "for the algorithm," in the upcoming season finale. Misha refuses, but he soon realizes that he's just put a target on his back. And what's worse, monsters from his horror movie days are stalking him and his friends through the hills above Los Angeles. Haunted by his past, Misha must risk his entire future-before the horrors from the silver screen find a way to bury him for good.