Last Call: When a Serial Killer Stalked Queer New York2023

Name: Last Call: When a Serial Killer Stalked Queer New York
Genre: Psychological
Released: 2023-07-09
Rating: 6.9

6.9

Crypt Score

Blended from 2 sources

IMDb 7.1TMDB 6.7

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Year

2023

Seasons

Network

HBO

Status

Ended

Box Office

🏆 1 win & 1 nomination total

The premise

In the early 1990s, with homophobia and hate crimes on the rise as the AIDS crisis worsens, a serial killer preys upon gay men in New York City, infiltrating queer nightlife to find his victims.

Horror Vault's take

Set against the backdrop of early-1990s New York City, this true-crime docuseries uncovers how a serial killer exploited the queer nightlife scene to target gay men at one of the community's most vulnerable moments. With homophobia normalized and the AIDS crisis already decimating lives, the investigation reveals how bias and indifference shaped the official response. Through interviews and archival material, the series reconstructs both the terror and the tenacity of a community fighting to be seen and protected.

Content: Discussion Of Homophobic Violence, Discussion Of Hate Crimes, References To The Aids Crisis, Descriptions Of Serial Killings

Episode Guide

🏆 Best Episode Overall

S1.E1 · Peter then Thomas

7.0

⭐ Highest Rated This Season

S1.E1 · Peter then Thomas

7.0

★ 7.0 avg· 3h 35m total· Jul 2023 → Jul 2023

S1.E1 · Peter then ThomasPremiere
7.0
Jul 9, 2023 · 54 min · Dir: Anthony Caronna
When a dismembered body is found in New Jersey in 1992, the crime scene poses striking similarities to a murder a year prior — a case that went cold. Both victims were affluent and closeted men, last seen at a piano bar in Manhattan. The An
S1.E2 · Tony
Jul 16, 2023 · 51 min · Dir: Anthony Caronna
A third victim is part of the world of the queer community’s most vulnerable population: sex workers of color. While the AVP is pressuring the NYPD and media to connect the murders, another piece of evidence leads investigators to Staten Is
S1.E3 · Michael
7.0
Jul 23, 2023 · 51 min · Dir: Anthony Caronna
A clear pattern of a serial killer emerges with a fourth murder, prompting the creation of a multi-jurisdictional task force and the first coverage from national newspapers. An eyewitness leads to a huge break: a potential name and descript
S1.E4 · Fred
Jul 30, 2023 · 59 min · Dir: Anthony Caronna
A break in forensic technology leads investigators to a suspect: a nurse living on Staten Island. The next step is to decipher his past—a quest that takes them back almost 30 years to a murder in Maine—and to make sure he doesn’t evade just