Top 12 LGBT Horror Characters
11. Deena Johnson (played by Kiana Madeira) from the Fear Street trilogy
TW: death, murder
*spoilers for Fear Street: 1994, Fear Street: 1978, and Fear Street: 1666*
Based on R.L. Stine’s iconic teen horror novel series, Netflix’s Fear Street Trilogy tells the story of a rivalry between two neighboring towns that spans across centuries: the upper-class Sunnyvale and the impoverished Shadyside. Since the 1600s, Sunnydale has thrived with wealth, a safe community, and an impeccable reputation. Meanwhile, if you live in Shadyside, you are at risk of residing in squalor, having your property vandalized, or being murdered by someone close to you.
School band drummer Deena can vouch for this. Living with an alcoholic absentee father, having to be responsible for herself and her brother Josh, and having to grow up in “the murder capital of the United States” has led her to adopt a jaded exterior to mask her emotional vulnerabilities.
Now, let me be honest here. Despite her having an interesting character background, I did not like Deena for the first half of Fear Street: 1994, but it is not for the reasons above.
The reason I could barely tolerate Deena is that she acted so entitled to her ex-girlfriend, Samantha. For some reason, she is heartbroken over Sam dating someone else, even though DEENA broke up with her. In addition, the reason she broke up Sam is because Sam and her family moved from Shadyside to Sunnyvale.
Deena! Sam’s parents made the decision to move, not Sam. As a child, she had no say in the matter!
Finally, to quote Sam in the movie, “I am half an hour away”. To which Deena replies, “It might as well be the goddamn moon”. Ugh…
At that moment, I was thinking Sam deserved a better girlfriend than Deena.
Now, I can discuss why I began to like Deena more throughout the trilogy.
Despite her prickly behavior, she was determined, resourceful, and loyal to her loved ones. In order to save her brother, her girlfriend, and her town from destruction, Deena led the mission to defeat the undead corpses of past Shadyside killers and uncover the secrets behind the infamous curse.
The moments with her brother Josh were especially endearing and heartwarming without being too saccharine. These new dangerous circumstances forced them to rely on each other more than ever on a goal greater than themselves.
Deena even became a better girlfriend to Sam as she risks danger at every turn and goes through the ends of the Earth to save her life.
With the help of the spirit of Sarah Fier, Deena breaks the centuries-long curse on Shadyside and shares Fier’s story to clear her name.
Over the course of a few days, Deena evolved from high school band geek to an unexpected hometown heroine.
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Have you seen the fear street movies? If so. Thoughts? Horror lesbians>>>>>>
YES AND I LOVE THE FEAR STREET MOVIES SO SO MUCH THANK YOU FOR ASKING!!!!
i literally can't bring myself to be normal about them. you asked for my thoughts though. these movies are just so special to me they are so good. they are so much fun but there's so much to say about them!! there's THREE OF THEM for starters. i watched the first one because i loved kiana madeira in trinkets and also maya hawke is there!!! and i love it so much, i paused right before the ending because i didn't want to accept that it wasn't a happy ending, and i tried to be chill when watching the second one. but the last week, for 1666, i literally woke up at 3am to watch it immediately as it came out because i was losing my mind about these movies. for starters, sam and deena, absolutely iconic. is there anything better than a grumpy lesbian who's lost all hope in things getting better and won't drive 30 minutes for her girlfriend but as soon as sam's life is in danger she literally defeats a 300 years old curse and effectively makes life better for herself, sam, the entire town?? sam being adorable and repeatedly sacrificing herself for the people around her and literally trusting deena enough to be killed by her. josh being so wholesome so smart!! kate and simon best secondary characters to ever characters. yes kate's death is the best thing ever, no i won't accept the fact that they're death. just like alice and cindy! those lesbians are alive and married!!! they! were! in! love!! and of course sadie sink as ziggy berman absolutely iconic, no i won't acknowledge the asshole guy, i hate that guy with a burning passion. and it's been more than a year but i STILL haven't recovered fromt he 1666 storyline. holy hannah miller my beloved. i didn't think the full trilogy was going to be about lesbian love defeating evil but here we are!!!!!! they did everything right and i won't accept any criticism!!!!!
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