Queer for Fear: Horror Film and the Queer Spectator

Author:   Heather O. Petrocelli
Publisher:   University of Wales Press
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Pages:   288
Publication Date:   15 February 2025
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Author:   Heather O. Petrocelli
Publisher:   University of Wales Press
Imprint:   University of Wales Press
ISBN:  

9781837723096


ISBN 10:   1837723095
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   15 February 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Temporarily unavailable   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

List of Figures Acknowledgements Prologue Chapter 1 Horror is Queer: Theoretical and Ontological Foundations Chapter 2 A Note on Statistics Portrait of a Queer Horror Fan: The Opinions, Habits and Tastes of the Queer Spectator Chapter 3 Trauma and Camp: Queer Connections to Horror Chapter 4 Drag Me to Hell: Queer Performance and Live Cinema Conclusion Appendix Oral History Bibliography Works Cited

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""Queer for Fear is a rigorous, field-changing deep dive into queer horror spectators and their relationship with the 'queerest genre'. Beginning with the bold claim that 'horror is queer', Petrocelli crafts a convincing and thoroughly researched argument that leaves no stone unturned. This large-scale empirical study breaks open the field of horror studies as Petrocelli expansively connects the experiences of queer spectators to horror through queer identity, camp, live performance, and more.""-- ""Laura Westengard, author of Gothic Queer Culture: Marginalized Communities and the Ghosts of Insidious Trauma"" ""Queer for Fear is the first major empirical study of queer horror spectators, their diversity and lived experiences. It offers a new understanding of camp, queer community, queer trauma, queer live cinema, the importance of drag and camp laughter. Queer for Fear is an original, intelligent and thought-provoking study of the complex relationship between queerness, horror and the cinema. A must-have book for queer lovers of horror -- and everyone else!""-- ""Barbara Creed, author of Return of the Monstrous-Feminine: Feminist New Wave Cinema""


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Heather O. Petrocelli is an interdisciplinary independent scholar.

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