Description
| Product ID: | 9781476687421 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Queer Screams |
| Subtitle: | A History of LGBTQ+ Survival Through the Lens of American Horror Cinema |
| Authors: | Author: Abigail Waldron |
| Page Count: | 237 |
| Subjects: | Film: styles and genres, Film: styles & genres, LGBTQ+ Studies / topics, Gay & Lesbian studies, USA |
| Description: | Provides an historical look at the queer experiences of the horror genre’s characters, performers, authors and filmmakers. Offering a fresh look at the horror genre’s queer roots, this book documents how diverse stories have provided an outlet for queer people - including transgender and non-binary people - to find catharsis and reclamation. The horror genre mirrors the American queer experience, both positively and negatively, overtly and subtextually, from the lumbering, flower-picking monster of Frankenstein (1931) to the fearless intersectional protagonist of the Fear Street Trilogy (2021). This is a historical look at the queer experiences of the horror genre''s characters, performers, authors and filmmakers. Offering a fresh look at the horror genre''s queer roots, this book documents how diverse stories have provided an outlet for queer people--including transgender and non-binary people--to find catharsis and reclamation. Freaks, dolls, serial killers, telekinetic teenagers and Final Girls all have something to contribute to the historical examination of the American LGBTQ+ experience. Ranging from psychiatry to homophobic fear of HIV/AIDS spread and, most recently, the alienation and self-determination of queer America in the Trump era, this is a look into how terror may repair a shattered queer heart. |
| Imprint Name: | McFarland & Co Inc |
| Publisher Name: | McFarland & Co Inc |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2022-08-31 |
