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It Came from the Closet
- Narrator
- various
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date
- 4 October 2022
- Run Time
- 10 hours 59 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Film: styles and genres, Film, television, radio genres: Science fiction, fantasy and horror, Anthologies: general, Popular culture, Literary essays
- Rating
- 3.0 (1 review)
What to expect
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: 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.
It Came from the Closet features twenty-five original essays by writers speaking to this relationship, through connections both empowering and oppressive. From Carmen Maria Machado on Jennifer’s Body, Jude Ellison S. Doyle on In My Skin, Addie Tsai on Dead Ringers, and many more, these conversations convey the rich reciprocity between queerness and horror.
Critics Review
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“This vibrant anthology of new and previously published essays is performed by talented narrators…[and] will deepen listeners’ engagement with the horror genre.”
AudioFile
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“An essential look at how spooky movies so often offer solace through subversiveness.”
Electric Literature
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“These essays are tender and funny, vulnerable and courageous.”
Southern Bookseller Review
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“There’s a moment in this book that’ll resonate with every single reader: undead, queer, or otherwise.”
Fangoria
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“A brilliant display of expert criticism, wry humor, and original thinking.”
Publishers Weekly (starred review)
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“Each essay provides a plethora of fascinating details.”
Booklist (starred review)
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“A fantastic anthology of writing about horror, all from deliciously queer perspectives.”
Ms. Magazine
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“An impressively diverse array of queer voices contribute.”
Bay Area Reporter
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“Wonderful off-road pieces that twist and turn with skeletal precision.”
Los Angeles Review of Books
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“Revolutionary work.”
Monster Camp
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“The essays take surprising turns, and don’t look for easy answers.”
Bomb magazine
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“Killers, monsters, and demons are frequently metaphors for what we don’t understand about our own humanity…I finished [the anthology] with a new appreciation for the horror genre.”
Autostraddle
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“Horror teaches us about ourselves in all our thrilling extremes.”
Alex Marzano, author of The Fact of a Body
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“Each piece in this collection is lavishly queer in its intelligence, vulnerability, and wit.”
Paul Lisicky, author of Later
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“These clear, insightful, and deeply personal essays reveal the real reasons why we’ve all been so scared.”
Christopher Castellani, author of Leading Men
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“As someone who grew up with posters of Freddy Krueger and Frank N. Furter over my bed, It Came from the Closet is the perfect gay bible for me. The navigations and dissections of some of my favorite slashers through various queer lenses are akin to any great horror film: mind-blowing, eye-popping, and heart-ripping.”
Drew Droege, a.k.a. “Chloe,” drag queen and writer
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Details
- Author
- Joe Vallese, various authors
- Narrator
- various
- Duration
- 10 hours 59 minutes
- Release Date
- 4 October 2022
- ISBN
- 9798212321846
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Genre
- Film: styles and genres, Film, television, radio genres: Science fiction, fantasy and horror, Anthologies: general, Popular culture, Literary essays
- Rating
- 3.0(1 review)
- Narration
- 4.0(1 review)
Synopsis
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: 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.It Came from the Closet features twenty-five original essays by writers speaking to this relationship, through connections both empowering and oppressive. From Carmen Maria Machado on Jennifer’s Body, Jude Ellison S. Doyle on In My Skin, Addie Tsai on Dead Ringers, and many more, these conversations convey the rich reciprocity between queerness and horror.
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