‘Leviticus’: How the Romantic Horror Movie Was Inspired by a ‘Regression’ of Gay Rights

Jun 19, 2026 10:35am PT ‘Leviticus’: How the Romantic Horror Movie Was Inspired by a ‘Regression’ of Gay Rights

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“Leviticus” was born from a place of anxiety. It’s perhaps a bit obvious, given the premise.

In the film that opens in theaters Friday, the first feature-length project from writer-director Adrian Chiarella, two teen boys in Australia fall in love, but after a dark, religious conversion therapy, they’re pursued by demonic forces that look like the thing they desire the most: each other.

‘Leviticus’: How the Romantic Horror Movie Was Inspired by a ‘Regression’ of Gay Rights

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