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It Came from the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror by Joe Vallese
20 reviews
judassilver's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Pregnancy, Pandemic/Epidemic, Mental illness, and Grief
Moderate: Homophobia, Ableism, Biphobia, Self harm, Outing, Transphobia, Body horror, Violence, Sexual assault, Blood, Car accident, Lesbophobia, and Dysphoria
Minor: Deadnaming, Racism, Death of parent, Miscarriage, and Pedophilia
itstheesilvie's review against another edition
4.0
Most importantly it allowed me as a reader to connect with each essay. Feeling heard and seen for finding comfort, entertainment, representation and inspiration in the genre is prominent in these essays.
Moderate: Child abuse, Vomit, Death, Grief, Blood, Cannibalism, Addiction, Outing, Alcohol, Body horror, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, and Murder
jayisreading's review
4.5
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Blood, Body horror, Gore, Violence, Ableism, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Racism, and Transphobia
Moderate: Biphobia, Death, Miscarriage, Murder, Pregnancy, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Alcoholism, Deportation, Forced institutionalization, Pandemic/Epidemic, Pedophilia, and Suicide
obscurepages's review against another edition
4.5
- Three Men on a Boat by JEN CORRIGAN (Jaws)
- The Me in the Screen by STEFFAN TRIPLETT (Us)
- Black Body Snatchers by SAMUEL AUTMAN (Get Out)
- The Healed Body by JUDE ELLISON S. DOYLE (In My Skin)
Graphic: Pedophilia, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Death, Blood, Racism, Transphobia, Child abuse, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Gore
bebidocrimes's review
5.0
Moderate: Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Biphobia, Death, Death of parent, Racism, Alcohol, Homophobia, Pregnancy, Self harm, Sexual assault, Violence, Transphobia, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Alcoholism, Murder, Ableism, Blood, Bullying, Gore, and Grief
cheye13's review against another edition
4.0
The essays read easily as narrative and/or memoir rather than dry academic papers. There is film analysis (good, relevant interpretations of subject matter) but always in conversation with personal (and often highly specific) voice and experience. A couple essays flopped for me, but the collection is edited and composed very well.
Favorites (5⭐️)
- Both Ways (Jennifer’s Body) by Carmen Maria Machado
- Imprint (Grace) by Joe Vallese
- Three Men on a Boat (Jaws) by Jen Corrigan
- Loving Annie Hayworth (The Birds) by Laura Maw
- The Same Kind of Monster (The Leech Woman) by Jonathan Robbins Leon
- The Trail of His Flames (Nightmare on Elm Street) by Tucker Lieberman
- Bad Hombre (Is That You?/Eres tu Papa?) by Sarah Fonseca
- The Healed Body (In My Skin/Dans ma peau) by Jude Ellison S. Doyle
Honorable Mentions (4⭐️)
- The Wolf in the Room (Good Manners/As Boas Manieras) by Prince Shakur
- The Wolf-Man’s Daughter (The Wolf Man) by Tosha R. Taylor
- Centered and Seen (Candyman) by Sumiko Saulson
- The Me in the Screen (Us) by Steffan Triplett
Graphic: Blood, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Violence, Murder, Gore, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Ableism, Sexual content, Grief, Racism, Drug use, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Transphobia, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, and Homophobia
Minor: Biphobia and Sexual violence
Most content warnings are from descriptions of film scenes, but many essays narrate similar personal experiences to the films they're about, so be mindful going into each essay of which film it's discussing.thegayestghost's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Biphobia, Death, Grief, Abortion, Suicidal thoughts, Eating disorder, Miscarriage, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Child abuse, Infertility, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Child death, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Violence
amaranth_wytch's review
3.75
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Grief, Pedophilia, Violence, Pandemic/Epidemic, Alcohol, Death of parent, Gore, Addiction, Bullying, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Blood, Classism, Death, Child abuse, Dysphoria, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Miscarriage, Murder, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racism, Self harm, Sexual content, and Transphobia
foldingthepage_kayleigh's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Grief, Homophobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Murder, Racism, Sexual harassment, Vomit, Transphobia, Ableism, Biphobia, Domestic abuse, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Sexual assault
savvylit's review against another edition
4.0
Another theme that ran through these essays is the idea that when a queer person is villainized in horror, it's a reflection of the Othering occurring in our culture at large. I stopped in my tracks during Zefyr Lisowski's essay on ableism and The Ring when she said, "If there isn't a supremacist culture to view things through, does monstrosity even exist?" Though the version of ourselves that we see reflected on the screen is monstrous, it still feels important to have ourselves portrayed and our rage be recognized.
Graphic: Sexual violence, Blood, Homophobia, Violence, Transphobia, Lesbophobia, and Racism