A review by cassmensah5
It Came from the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror by Joe Vallese

emotional reflective fast-paced

4.75

I LOVED this collection. The authors told such vulnerable stories about their identities and expertly connected them to plots from some of my favorite movies. Some of these essays will stick with me for a long time. This book was so close to being an all time fav,  but the essay, “child’s play” made me deeply uncomfortable. I obviously don’t have all the context, but I couldn’t help but wonder as I read it how the author’s adopted child felt about the essay. At one point the author jokes that their child may be possessed like the character from The Exorcist. The comparison felt inherently dehumanizing and not nuanced. Overall, the collection is amazing and I hope more books commenting on the horror genre get made in the near future. 
Expand filter menu Content Warnings