{"product_id":"queer-slashers-hardback-9780253071934","title":"Queer Slashers (Hardback) 9780253071934","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eQueer Slashers\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePeter Marra (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780253071934\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 4 February 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e238 pages, 19 b\u0026amp;w illus.\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.1 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is the first book-long study of how and why the slasher subgenre appeals to queer spectators. From \u003ci\u003eSilent Night, Bloody Night\u003c\/i\u003e (1972) to\u003ci\u003e Serial Mom\u003c\/i\u003e (1994) and\u003ci\u003e Stanger by the Lake \u003c\/i\u003e(2013), Marra weaves history and theory together in elegant ways, deftly arguing that despite the slasher film's predisposition towards homophobia and transphobia, it appeals to queer spectators for the ways in which its killers target characters and institutions that represent heteronormativity. An important contribution to the growing field of queer horror studies, this volume will be of interest to scholars and fans alike.\"—Harry M. Benshoff, author of \u003ci\u003eMonsters in the Closet: Homosexuality and the Horror Film\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"In \u003ci\u003eQueer Slashers\u003c\/i\u003e, Marra thoughtfully blends personal history with critical analysis, drawing on foundational queer theory and LGBTQIA+ history to consider how queer filmmakers are reshaping the slasher film. While previous research has established the slasher subgenre as a longstanding favorite among queer horror fans, this work affirms the queer and radical potential of the slasher as it shifts the focus from slashers made by \"straight people\" to the works of queer filmmakers who are actively redefining the genre for the queer community. This introspective work also highlights the evolution of horror tropes from queer characters that are relegated to the roles of monstrous killers and disposable victims to a new canon of queer slashers that fosters empathy and community. \u003ci\u003eQueer Slashers\u003c\/i\u003e deepens the understanding of horror as a vital medium for queer expression, serving as a valuable resource for scholars and horror fans alike.\"—Heather O. Petrocelli, author of \u003ci\u003eQueer for Fear: Horror Film and the Queer Spectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Norman Bates dressed as \"Mother\" in \u003ci\u003ePsycho\u003c\/i\u003e to the rouged cheeks of Leatherface in\u003ci\u003e The Texas Chainsaw Massacre\u003c\/i\u003e, many slasher icons have borne traces of queer and gender nonconforming behavior since the subgenre's very beginning.\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eQueer Slashers \u003c\/i\u003epresents the first book-length study of how and why the slasher subgenre of horror films appeals to queer audiences. In it, Peter Marra constructs a reparative history of the slasher that affirms its queer lineage extending back as early as the 1920s. It also articulates the queer aspects of the slasher formula that forge an unlikely kinship between queer audiences and these retrograde depictions of queer killers. Marra establishes a queer history and function for the slasher, analyzing several key contemporary \"queer slashers\"–that is, slashers that are made by queer filmmakers–to better understand how queer artists take up the slasher iconography and put it toward modern queer aims.\u003cbr\u003e Featuring analysis of films such as John Waters's \u003ci\u003eSerial Mom\u003c\/i\u003e, Peaches Christ's \u003ci\u003eAll About Evil\u003c\/i\u003e, and Alain Guiraudie's \u003ci\u003eStranger by the Lake\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eQueer Slashers\u003c\/i\u003e illuminates the queer meanings of slashers, their foundations, and their future possibilities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. What Is Queer About the Slasher?\u003cbr\u003e 2. Whatever Happened to Christmas?\u003cbr\u003e 3. The Sun Will Come Out Tomorrow, or Will It?\u003cbr\u003e 4. What the Fuck Is Wrong with You?\u003cbr\u003e 5. Why Do We Go into the Woods?\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Filmography for Further Consideration\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52525705855256,"sku":"9780253071934","price":41.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/queer-slashers-hardback-9780253071934","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}