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Monsters in the Closet

Homosexuality and the Horror Film

Harry Benshoff author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Manchester University Press

Published:19th Jun '97

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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