IT CAME FROM THE CLOSET: QUEER REFLECTIONS ON HORROR

It Came from the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror Paperback – October 4, 2022 by Joe Vallese (Editor), Carmen Maria Machado (Contributor), Bruce Owens Grimm (Contributor), Zefyr Lisowski (Contributor), Richard Scott Larson (Contributor), Sarah Fonseca (Contributor). 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,