{"product_id":"9781952177798","title":"It Came from the Closet","description":"Author: Joe Vallese\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781952177798\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: The Feminist Press at CUNY\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Feb 2023\u003cbr\u003ePages: 400\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThrough the lens of horror - from \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHalloween\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e to \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHereditary \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e- queer and trans writers consider the films that deepened, amplified, and illuminated their own experiences.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHorror 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt Came from the Closet\u003c\/i\u003e features twenty-five essays by writers speaking to this relationship, through connections both empowering and oppressive. From Carmen Maria Machado on \u003ci\u003eJennifer's Body\u003c\/i\u003e, Jude Ellison S. Doyle on \u003ci\u003eIn My Skin\u003c\/i\u003e, Addie Tsai on \u003ci\u003eDead Ringers\u003c\/i\u003e, and many more, these conversations convey the rich reciprocity between queerness and horror.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u0026amp;#x27;A brilliant display of expert criticism, wry humor, and original thinking. This is full of surprises.\u0026amp;#x27; - \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e starred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u0026amp;#x27;A critical text on the intersections of film, queer studies, and pop culture that will appeal to both academic and public-library audiences.\u0026amp;#x27; - \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, starred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u0026amp;#x27;An essential look at how spooky movies so often offer solace through subversiveness.\u0026amp;#x27; - \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eElectric Literature\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u0026amp;#x27;Unique and insightful.\u0026amp;#x27; - \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Daily Dead\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u0026amp;#x27;A really terrific collection of essays by a great selection and variety of different authors - both fiction authors, poets, and essayists - about the intersection between queer studies and queer identity and horror movies.\u0026amp;#x27;\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e-Gothamist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u0026amp;#x27;An impressively diverse array of queer voices contributes their opinions on how and why particular horror movies made a personal and indelible impression on them.\u0026amp;#x27; - \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Bay Area Reporter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u0026amp;#x27;In this wonderful and only somewhat disturbing book (the subject is horror, after all), queer and trans writers explore the horror films that have shaped them and most reflected their own experiences. Horror, the anthology argues, while often full of misogyny and anti-trans, homophobic tropes, is also uniquely subversive and queer.\u0026amp;#x27; - \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShondaland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u0026amp;#x27;This book is perfect for exploring the queerness of horror through a kaleidoscopic lens.\u0026amp;#x27; - \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ethem.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46875637350558,"sku":"ADS-9781952177798","price":39.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781952177798.jpg?v=1779754201","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781952177798","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}