Linkdump of Reclaiming Monsterhood Stuff
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lb_leeAlternate Drag zine by Donnyclaws: (2022) "The alternate underbelly of the drag world and its importance, a personal zine and critique of Drag Race's legacy and the importance of drag monsters. " (on tumblr here and on itch.io here; pretty sure not screenreadable)
"Monsters of Our Own: Monster Symbolism in the Trans Community," by Lucian Clark (2016): interviews with monstery trans folks.
My Monster Boyfriend by Lindsay Ellis (2018): A Youtube video about the racial, gender, and queercoding in monsterhood, focusing more on movies.
Ode to Monsterfucking comic by Jenna Miles (2021): exactly what it says on the tin. Seems to be unavailable on the Internet; I got a physical paper copy at a library zine fest and am considering textually transcribing it for posterity.
Queer Code zine by Panic Volkushka (2016): an exploration/rant about "queer coding" in horror film and canon queers vs. monster queers in pop culture. (on tumblr here and on Etsy here; not screenreadable)
The Shape of Water: Falling in Love with Monsters, by LaRon Readus (2018). " I discuss Guillermo Del Toro's latest movie "The Shape of Water," and why there are so many people of color and members of the LGBT+ community that find themselves smitten by monsters and monstrous creatures in monster movies and media in general."
We Are All Monsters comic by Phineas Klier (2020): "A comic I created in April and May about why LGBTQ+ individuals often feel attracted to the monster in media." (not screenreadable)
this twitter thread by Ezra Rose (2022): " can't stop thinking about the way medieval antisemitism (which is absolutely the blueprint for modern antisemitism) connected Judaism to both illness/disability & also to gender deviation"
"Monsters of Our Own: Monster Symbolism in the Trans Community," by Lucian Clark (2016): interviews with monstery trans folks.
My Monster Boyfriend by Lindsay Ellis (2018): A Youtube video about the racial, gender, and queercoding in monsterhood, focusing more on movies.
Ode to Monsterfucking comic by Jenna Miles (2021): exactly what it says on the tin. Seems to be unavailable on the Internet; I got a physical paper copy at a library zine fest and am considering textually transcribing it for posterity.
Queer Code zine by Panic Volkushka (2016): an exploration/rant about "queer coding" in horror film and canon queers vs. monster queers in pop culture. (on tumblr here and on Etsy here; not screenreadable)
The Shape of Water: Falling in Love with Monsters, by LaRon Readus (2018). " I discuss Guillermo Del Toro's latest movie "The Shape of Water," and why there are so many people of color and members of the LGBT+ community that find themselves smitten by monsters and monstrous creatures in monster movies and media in general."
We Are All Monsters comic by Phineas Klier (2020): "A comic I created in April and May about why LGBTQ+ individuals often feel attracted to the monster in media." (not screenreadable)
this twitter thread by Ezra Rose (2022): " can't stop thinking about the way medieval antisemitism (which is absolutely the blueprint for modern antisemitism) connected Judaism to both illness/disability & also to gender deviation"
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Date: 2023-04-15 05:53 am (UTC)someone shared excerpts from Transsexual: A Horror Movie (starting on page 16) in this zine from the 90's. I haven't read it fully but it seems like the sort of thing you guys might be into since it's one of those things about reclaiming monstrosity.
--John