In Peacock’s slasher They/Them, Kevin Bacon plays the unsettling director of a conversion-therapy camp, while Carrie Preston oversees its eerie wellness program. The actors tell Gayety they signed on because the film flips classic horror rules: queer campers are the heroes, not disposable victims. Bacon liked that the story tackles real conversion-camp trauma without sacrificing popcorn thrills, and Preston was drawn to writer-director John Logan’s goal of “scaring bigotry out of the room.” Shooting on a remote Georgia set amped the tension—night scenes relied on crickets and flashlight beams for atmosphere. Both stars hope the movie sparks talk about LGBTQ+ safety long after the final jump-scare.