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It Came from the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror by Joe Vallese
19 reviews
torismazarine's review
3.5
Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Biphobia, Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Acephobia/Arophobia, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Outing, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic
elysianbud's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Outing, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, Deportation, and Pandemic/Epidemic
megj23's review
4.0
Moderate: Biphobia, Homophobia, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Murder, and Dysphoria
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: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Homophobia, Misogyny, Self harm, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, Lesbophobia, Outing, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
jayisreading's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Racism, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Medical content, and Lesbophobia
Moderate: Biphobia, Death, Miscarriage, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, and Pregnancy
Minor: Alcoholism, Pedophilia, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Deportation, and Pandemic/Epidemic
megnut's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Ableism, Biphobia, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Homophobia, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Transphobia, Violence, Cannibalism, Murder, Lesbophobia, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Adult/minor relationship
bebidocrimes's review against another edition
Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
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: Domestic abuse, Gore, Miscarriage, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Ableism, Drug use, Homophobia, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Transphobia, Forced institutionalization, and Grief
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.amaranth_wytch's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Sexual content, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic
foldingthepage_kayleigh's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Ableism, Biphobia, Body horror, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Sexual assault