It Came from the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror by Joe Vallese

It Came from the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror

Joe Vallese with Jen Corrigan, Sumiko Saulson, Sachiko Ragosta, Bishakh Som (Illustrator), Sarah Fonseca, Carmen Maria Machado, Carrow Narby, Addie Tsai, Richard Scott Larson, Ryan Dzelzkalns, Prince Shakur, Tosha R. Taylor, Laura Maw, Jonathan Robbins Leon, Grant Sutton, Tucker Lieberman, Steffan Triplett, Spencer WIlliams, Samuel Autman, Will Stockton, Viet Dinh, S. Trimble, Zefyr Lisowski, Bruce Owens Grimm, Jude Ellison S. Doyle

298 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction essays horror lgbtqia+ emotional informative reflective medium-paced
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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: histor...

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challenging 27%
inspiring 20%
hopeful 17%
sad 13%
adventurous 6%
tense 5%
lighthearted 4%
mysterious 4%
relaxing 1%

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slow 13%

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