• Open Daily: 10am - 10pm
    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
It Came from the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror

It Came from the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror

Paperback

Letters & EssaysFilm StudiesGeneral GLBTQIA Fiction

Publisher Price: $25.95

ISBN10: 1952177790
ISBN13: 9781952177798
Publisher: Feminist Press
Published: Oct 4 2022
Pages: 312
Weight: 0.97
Height: 1.10 Width: 6.00 Depth: 8.40
Language: English
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.

Also in

Film Studies