The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy was acquired as part of The Don Kelly Research Collection of Gay Literature and Culture.
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-312) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Introduction: the monster and the homosexual -- Defining the monster queer in the classical Hollywood horror film -- Shock treatment: curing the monster queer during World War II -- Pods, pederasts, and perverts: (re)criminalizing the monster queer in Cold War culture -- Exposing the monster queer to the sunlight, circa the 1969 Stonewall Rebellion -- Satan spawn and out and proud: monster queers in the postmodern era.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Monster in the Closet is a history of the horrors film that explores the genre's relationship to the social and cultural history of homosexuality in America. Drawing on a wide variety of films and primary source materials including censorship files, critical reviews, promotional materials, fanzines, men's magazines, and popular.