It came from the closet : queer reflections on horror
2023
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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.
Main title:
It came from the closet : queer reflections on horror / edited by Joe Vallese ; with a foreword by Kirsty Logan ; interior illustrations by Bishakh Som.
Author:
Vallese, Joe, editorSom, Bishakh, 1968-, illustrator
Imprint:
Glasgow : Saraband, [2023]©2023
Collation:
vii, 328 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: New York: The Feminist Press, 2022.
Audience:
Specialized.
ISBN:
9781913393823 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
791.436164791.4361791.4361 VAL
Language:
English
BRN:
2647252
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