Queer Screams : A History of LGBTQ+ Survival Through the Lens of American Horror Cinema.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Waldron, Abigail.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Homosexuality in motion pictures.

Sexual minorities in motion pictures.

Gay people in motion pictures.

Horror films--United States--History and criticism.

Horror films.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (238 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Jefferson : McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers, 2022.

Summary:

"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"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Intro

Acknowledgments

Preface

Introduction

Chapter 1

The Queens of Hollywood

Queer Roots, Censorship, and the Lavender Menace (the 1930s-1940s)

Chapter 2

Psychos, Aliens, and Ghosts

Mass Conformity, Gay Liberation, and the Underground Response (the 1950s-1970s)

Chapter 3

Villainization

AIDS and Casual Homophobia (the 1980s)

Chapter 4

Manifesting Monstrous Bodies

The Use of the Transgender, Intersex, and/or ­Non-Binary Body as Horror (1932-2001)

Chapter 5

Exposure

Queers and the Millennium (1990-2009)

Chapter 6

Queer Resistance

Representation and Trump's America (2010-2021)

Chapter 7

Catharsis as Revenge

For Your Viewing Pleasure

Bibliography

Index of Terms.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Other Format:

Print version: Waldron, Abigail Queer Screams

ISBN:

9781476647654

OCLC:

1341840762