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Turning The Tables

IT’S TOUGH TO FIND AN ORIGINAL YET organic backdrop for a modern horror story any more, especially for a slasher film. But for queer writer/director John Logan, there’s a particular scenario that he’s long had his eye on for exploration: gay conversion camps.

These controversial enclaves are meant to “turn” homosexual teens towards straight lives through a variety of physical and psychological tactics. Logan tells Red Alert that the experiences of friends who endured these camps inspired his directorial debut.

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