{"product_id":"it-came-from-the-closet-queer-reflections-on-horror-csaitm276901","title":"It Came from the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv aria-expanded=\"true\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"padding-bottom: 20px;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThrough the lens of horror—from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHalloween \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eto \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHereditary\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e—queer and trans writers consider the films that deepened, amplified, and illuminated their own experiences.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\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\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt Came from the Closet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e features twenty-five essays by writers speaking to this relationship, through connections both empowering and oppressive. From Carmen Maria Machado on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJennifer’s Body\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, Jude Ellison S. Doyle on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn My Skin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, Addie Tsai on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDead Ringers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, and many more, these conversations convey the rich reciprocity between queerness and horror. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Dreamers \u0026 Make-Believers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46744443715772,"sku":"CSAITM276901","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0661\/1025\/9388\/files\/276901.jpg?v=1779635649","url":"https:\/\/dreamersbmore.com\/products\/it-came-from-the-closet-queer-reflections-on-horror-csaitm276901","provider":"Dreamers \u0026 Make-Believers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}