Research Catalog

Title

Queer little nightmares : an anthology of monstrous fiction and poetry / edited by David Ly & Daniel Zomparelli.

Publication

• Vancouver, British Columbia : Arsenal Pulp Press, [2022]
• ©2022

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Details

Additional Authors

• Ly, David
• Zomparelli, Daniel, 1985-

Description

214 pages; 23 cm

Summary

"A striking and playful anthology of fiction and poetry that removes queer monsters from the subtext and places them front and centre The fiction and poetry of Queer Little Nightmares reimagines 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, and Kai Cheng Thom."--

Subject

• 2000-2099
• Sexual minorities > Literary collections
• Monsters > Literary collections
• Sexual minorities > Fiction
• Sexual minorities > Poetry
• Monsters > Fiction
• Monsters > Poetry
• Sexual minorities' writings, Canadian > 21st century
• Monsters
• Sexual minorities
• Sexual minorities' writings, Canadian
• Queer people
• LGBTQ+ people
• LGBTQ+ fiction
• LGBTQ+ poetry

Genre/Form

• Literary collections.
• LGBTQ+ fiction.
• LGBTQ+ horror fiction.
• LGBTQ+ short stories.
• LGBTQ+ poetry.
• Queer fiction.
• Queer horror fiction.
• Queer short stories.
• Queer poetry.
• Short stories.
• Monster fiction.
• Horror poetry.
• Horror fiction.
• Fiction.
• Poetry.

Additional Formats (note)

• Issued also in electronic format.

Contents

Declassified / Jessica Cho -- Wooly bully / Amber Dawn -- Ghost'd / Matthew Stepanic -- The vetala's song / Anuja Varghese -- The creation of Eve / Victoria Mbabazi -- Nature's mistake / David Demchuk -- On the origin of trans femmes / Kai Cheng Thom -- Insert coin / Emrys Donaldson -- You're no longer invited / Victoria Mbabazi -- #WWMD? / jaye simpson -- Twin soul (kaladua) / Tin Lorica -- Gruesome my love / Levi Cain -- Godzilla, silhouette against city / Ryan Dzelzkalns -- The Kyrkøgrim / Kelly Rose Pflug-Back -- Glamour-us / Andrew Wilmot -- Creature not of this lagoon / Anton Pooles -- Poem made from Pennywise / David Ly -- And the moon spun round like a top / Hiromi Goto -- 75 / Justin Ducharme -- An invisible man is humping a vampire / Steven Cordova -- The minotaur and Theseus (and other bullshit) / Ben Rawluk -- Cryptid cruising / Avra Margariti -- Invert / Saskia Nislow -- Strange case / Eddy Boudel Tan -- Naga Mark Ruffalo dream / beni xiao -- In our own / Matthew J. Trafford -- Dad movie / Kayla Czaga -- Ghosts of pride past / Cicely Belle Blain -- Floral arrangement I. / Kai Cheng Thom -- The call / David Ly -- Hideous creatures / Jane Shi -- Like me / Daniel Zomparelli.

Call Number

JFD 22-2807

ISBN

• 9781551529011
• 1551529017

OCLC

1294920150

Title

Queer little nightmares : an anthology of monstrous fiction and poetry / edited by David Ly & Daniel Zomparelli.

Publisher

Vancouver, British Columbia : Arsenal Pulp Press, [2022]

Copyright Date

©2022

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Additional Formats

Issued also in electronic format.

Chronological Term

2000-2099

Added Author

Ly, David, editor.

Zomparelli, Daniel, 1985- editor.

Other Form:

Online version: Queer little nightmares. Vancouver, British Columbia : Arsenal Pulp Press, 2022 1551529025 9781551529028 (OCoLC)1312743865

Research Call Number

JFD 22-2807