Monsters in the Closet
Homosexuality and the Horror Film
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Manchester University Press
Published:19th Jun '97
£19.99
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One of the few books to address the horror film from any kind of critical position.. Unique - The first history of the horror film to approach it from a queer perspective.. Written with detail and thoroughness - covers all eras of the horror film and correlates specific types of movie monsters to the historical social conditions which produced them.. Explores how popular culture encodes and demonizes queerness within the generic format of the horror film.
- Short-listed for Lambda Literary Awards (Drama/Theater) 1997
- Short-listed for Lambda Literary Awards (SF/Fantasy) 1997
ISBN: 9780719044731
Dimensions: 216mm x 138mm x 19mm
Weight: unknown
336 pages