Queer Little Nightmares
by Edited by David Ly and Daniel Zomparelli
Narrated by Danielle Verayo
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Pub Date Mar 30 2023 | Archive Date Apr 05 2023
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Description
The fiction and poetry of Queer Little Nightmares re-imagines monsters old and new through a queer lens, subverting the horror gaze to celebrate ideas and identities canonically feared in monster lit. Throughout history, monsters have appeared in popular culture as stand-ins for the non-conforming, the marginalized of society. Pushed into the shadows as objects of fear, revulsion, and hostility, these characters have long conjured fascination and self-identification in the LGBTQ+ community, and over time, monsters have become queer icons.
In Queer Little Nightmares, creatures of myth and folklore seek belonging and intimate connection, cryptids challenge their outcast status, and classic movie monsters explore the experience of coming into queerness. The characters in these stories and poems — the Minotaur camouflaged in a crowd of cosplayers, a pubescent werewolf, a Hindu revenant waiting to reunite with her lover, a tender-hearted kaiju, a lagoon creature aching for the swimmers above him, a ghost of Pride past — relish their new sparkle in the spotlight. Pushing against tropes that have historically been used to demonize, the queer creators of this collection instead ask: What does it mean to be (and to love) a monster?
Contributors include Amber Dawn, David Demchuk, Hiromi Goto, Jaye Simpson, Eddy Boudel Tan, Matthew J. Trafford, and Kai Cheng Thom.
Available Editions
EDITION | Audiobook |
ISBN | 9781778520747 |
PRICE | CA$25.99 (CAD) |
DURATION | 7 Hours, 19 Minutes |
Available on NetGalley
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