Glenn McQuaid , the director and co-writer of the horror-comedy “ The Restoration at Grayson Manor ,” built the film around his favorite things — even if the genres seem far-flung. But as a gay man growing up in Ireland in the ’70s and ’80s, there were certain pop culture touchstones that helped him through his tough youth.

“I found a lot of relief in the escapism of horror, but also in the escapism of soap opera,” McQuaid says. “I got sucked into ‘Falcon Crest,’ ‘Dallas,’ ‘Dynasty,’ ‘Knots Landing.’ It’s self-medicating. I know there are a lot of diverse aspects to the movie, but they all come from the same spot. They come from a very personal place.”

The result is a wickedly funny, bloody and unapologetically queer film set to have its world premiere tonight at Fantastic Fest in A

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