While the majority of human queer villains only slandered transness, the same cannot be said for non-human villains [1]. Same-sex attraction, when permitted in a 20th horror film, was almost always viewed through the lens of an animalistic or otherwise non-human entity that inflicted terror. This overarching section will serve to explore the different examples of and reasoning behind this type of representation by splitting them into serving two main narratives; infection and repression. Queer representation within non-human horror villains exists to represent queerness either as a contagious disease that ends in some sort of pain or a monstrous sexual urge that needs to be repressed in order to maintain peace and happiness.

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It's also worth mentioning that this section will rely far more on a queer reading and analysis of works rather than explicitly shown depictions of trans women in the human section. As such, the set-up will be slightly different and movies won't be talked about quite as in-depth. Historical context will be more actively considered and used for the sake of argument.