TAB Horror Book Club - July (Open to Public)

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Through the lens of horror—from Halloween to Hereditary—queer and trans writers consider the films that deepened, amplified, and illuminated their own experiences.

Horror 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.

It Came from the Closet features twenty-five essays by writers speaking to this relationship, through connections both empowering and oppressive. From Carmen Maria Machado on Jennifer’s Body, Jude Ellison S. Doyle on In My Skin, Addie Tsai on Dead Ringers, and many more, these conversations convey the rich reciprocity between queerness and horror.

You may also like the following events from Talking Animals Books:

• Next Saturday, 12th July, 11:30 am, Local Author Storytime with Hailey Robinson: MALASHIA'S MAGICAL TWISTS in Grapevine
• This month, 14th July, 06:00 pm, TAB Fiction Book Club - July (Open to Public) in Grapevine
• This month, 15th July, 06:00 pm, TAB High School Book Club - July (Open to Public) in Grapevine

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