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It Came from the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror by Joe Vallese
58 reviews
booksbeyondthebinary's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Homophobia, Transphobia, and Violence
Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, and Dysphoria
Minor: Pedophilia and Pregnancy
toffishay's review against another edition
4.25
Moderate: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Deportation
pang's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Homophobia, Transphobia, and Pregnancy
goldenjunegem's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Homophobia, Transphobia, Violence, and Murder
chilivanilli28's review against another edition
4.5
Moderate: Homophobia, Sexual content, and Transphobia
j_squaredd's review against another edition
3.25
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Racism, Transphobia, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Death, Gore, Mental illness, and Blood
bi_n_large's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Homophobia, Racism, Transphobia, Violence, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gore, Medical trauma, Murder, Abandonment, and Dysphoria
Minor: Mental illness
aliciawhatsthestory's review against another edition
4.0
As someone who has always been fascinated by horror movies, the premise of this book appealed to me immediately. It is a collection of essays from 25 different authors that reflect on horror in a memoir style. Though film theory is certainly discussed, this book is an interesting and accessible hybrid between social theory, film theory, and self-reflection.
That said, it comes with all the difficult content one might expect from a book written by a large group of marginalized people reflecting on how fictional horrors reflect their own lives experience. Some of these essays are hard to read.
However, I found them all to be insightful, interesting, and (for the majority) very well written and readable, even if you are not familiar with the films they address. Due to the wide array of experience represented in this anthology, it is highly likely that no reader will connect with every single essay, just as no horror fan loves every single horror movie.
However, for any fan of horror, or any person interested in how queer people have been represented in horror movies, this is definitely a worthwhile read.
Please be aware that this book discusses at least 20 different horror movies, and the content/trigger warnings from each movie should apply, including but not limited to: body horror, vomit, blood, murder, harm by fire, abuse, and captivity. Other triggers may also be present in the authors’ commentary on their own lives, including homophobia, transphobia, racism, slurs, sexism, lesbophobia, divorce, and other potential triggers.
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Homophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Medical content, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail
This book is about horror movies. Please be aware that I may not have remembered every single trigger mentioned. Due to its theme, the book is filled with references to violence and abuse in the context of the movies and in the context of the lives of the authors who relate to those movies. Know what you are going into before you read this book.