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Spooky & Gay

Direct from off-Broadway: SPOOKY & GAY is a queer horror storytelling variety fantasia performed entirely in the dark.

Spooky & Gay

About Spooky & Gay

A queer horror storytelling variety fantasia performed entirely in the dark by award-winning Florida theater artist Bruce Ryan Costella (@brcostella).

Scary stories, songs and satire - like Goosebumps, only GAYER! Direct from off-Broadway, singer Amanda Palmer's Graveside Variety and multiple sell out shows across the U.S. and Canada.

"I got goosebumps, I laughed (a lot), and I cried ? all in one show." Fresh Sheet "laugh yourself to death" Orlando Weekly "?????" - KC Fringe

All Edinburgh Horror Festival events at the Banshee Labyrinth are over 18 only and ID may be requested. Late admission is at the discretion of the act, and many do not allow late admission so please arrive ten minutes early.

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