It Came from the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror

It Came from the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror - Paperback

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It Came from the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror
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It Came from the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror - Paperback

It Came from the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror - Paperback

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by Joe Vallese (Editor), Carmen Maria Machado (Contribution by), August Owens Grimm (Contribution by)

Through the lens of horror-from Halloween to Hereditary--queer and trans writers consider the films that deepened, amplified, and illuminated their own experiences.

Horror movies hold a complicated space in the hearts of the queer community: historically misogynist, and often homo- and transphobic, the genre has also been inadvertently feminist and open to subversive readings. Common tropes--such as the circumspect and resilient "final girl," body possession, costumed villains, secret identities, and things that lurk in the closet--spark moments of eerie familiarity and affective connection. Still, viewers often remain tasked with reading themselves into beloved films, seeking out characters and set pieces that speak to, mirror, and parallel the unique ways queerness encounters the world.It Came from the Closet features twenty-five essays by writers speaking to this relationship, through connections both empowering and oppressive. From Carmen Maria Machado on Jennifer's Body, Jude Ellison S. Doyle on In My Skin, Addie Tsai on Dead Ringers, and many more, these conversations convey the rich reciprocity between queerness and horror.
ISBN9781952177798
PublisherFeminist Press
GenreArts and Literature
FormatPaperback
PublishedOctober 2022
LanguageENG- English
Pages312
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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