A review by ericawrites
Theater of Terror: Revenge of the Queers! by Tara Avery, Tana Ford, Brad Rader, Joshua Grannel, Jennifer Camper, William O. Tyler, Geov Chouteau, Ashley R. Guillory, Steve MacIsaac, Fiona Smyth, Alegra Figeroid, Tina Horn, Sean Platter, Terry Blas, Yves Navant, Justin Hall, Ed Luce, Levi Hastings, A.C. Esguerra, Howard Cruse, Jon Cairns, Robyn Adams, Diego Gómez, Emeric L. Kennard, Victor Hodge, Eric Kostiuk Williams, Maia Kobabe, Rye Hickman, Samuel R. Delany, Phil Jimenez, Trinidad Escobar, Max Spragovsky, Dave Davenport, Sina Grace, Mariko Tamaki

2.0

The problem with trying to be camp is that a lot of humor that attempts camp falls in its face. You cannot fault people attempting it here, but most of it fell flat. The humor and horror are steeped in drag culture. So much so that "Hell Babes" by Diego Gómez is literally RuPaul's Drag Race in hell.

My favorite stories were:

• "Werekat" by Rachel Pollack and Maia Kobabe -- A trans woman finds a horrific and magical way to transition and leads others on the journey. (RIP Pollack, who recently passed away.)
• "Barrier" by Tina Horn, Jen Hickman, and Justin Hall -- A sci-fi horror bent on what it means to choose queerness and the unknown.
• "Closet Monster" by William O. Tyler -- When the monster in the closet wants you to come out of the closet.
• "Asterion" by Jon Cairns and Dani and Lange -- A twist on how the Minotaur was uncovered.