Don’t be scared straight! Curl up on the couch with Joe and Gina for a romp through their favorite horror movies, TV shows, and books from the 1930s to today, exploring their messages, meaning, and enduring appeal for queer audiences. From The Thing to vampire porn, The Exorcist to paranormal television, Goblin Market to Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, these thoughtful, conversational essays will make you think, laugh, shiver, and see your favorite media in a new light (even if you have to cover your eyes for the scary parts).
SUBJECT: Queer/Trans / About Books / Microcosm Published / Macabre / Pop Culture / Movies
PUBLICATION: Sep 2, 2025
PRICE: $14.99
ISBN: 9781648415111
FORMAT: 192 pages, 5x7", paperback
WHOLESALE: $8.99
CARTON QTY: 46
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Marketing Notes
- According to GLAAD, 28.5 percent of 2022 movies featured an LGBTQ+ character, the highest number, at the time, in the history of the study of queer representation in TV and film media in Hollywood
- Queerness and horror go hand in hand, whether films/characters are clearly queer or tacitly coded, because the genre's foundation is built on fear of the unknown, fear of strangers and otherness, and threats to normalcy-things that society has historically used to vilify or ostracize LGBTQIA+ people
Gina Brandolino is a lecturer in the Department of English at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor. In addition to courses on early English literature, comics, and working class literature, she teaches a variety of courses on horror, including Classic Horror, Contemporary Horror, Creepy Kids, and Ghost Stories.
Joe Carlough is a queer artist from Philadelphia. He runs Displaced Snail Quality DIY Records & Zines and is a founding member of Consonant Collective. He has released over 40,000 copies of his zines, records, and books to date, most of which were created at home. He also owns and operates a restored 1937 Presto 6DSP record maker, and makes his own vinyl records in his home studio, the old fashioned way. To find out more about Joe, please visit displacedsnail.com and consonantcollective.com
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