1: Floral black grey background with a partial image from The Hunger poster (1983) in the centre (pencil-drawn greyscale image of three main characters), with the colors of the pride flag over the top (text reads: Grim Reader's Syllabus; Queer Horror: Celebrating LGBT+ History Month).
2: Floral grey background with black bands containing text at top (Queer Horror) and HoL logo at bottom. Six covers in the middle (clockwise): New Queer Horror Film and Television (Darren Elliott-Smith & John Edgar Browning (Eds.), University of Wales Press, 2020). Corpses, Fools and Monsters: The History and Future of Transness in Cinema (Caden Mark Gardner & Willow Catelyn Maclay, Repeater, 2024). The Queer Uncanny: New Perspectives on the Gothic (Paulina Palmer, University of Wales Press, 2012). It Came from the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror (Joe Vallese (Ed.), The Feminist Press, 2022). Queer Horror: Fun and Freaky Perspectives on Macabre Media (Gina Brandolino & Joe Carlough, Microcosm Publishing, 2025). It Used to be Witches: Under the Spell of Queer Cinema (Ryan Gilbey, Faber & Faber, 2025).
3: Floral grey background with black bands containing text at top (Queer Horror) and HoL logo at bottom. Six covers in the middle (clockwise): Queer Screams: A History of LGBTQ+ Survival Through the Lens of American Horror Cinema (Abigail Waldron, McFarland, 2022). Queer Horror Film and Television: Sexuality and Masculinity at the Margins (Darren Elliott-Smith, I.B. Tauris, 2016). Vampires and Violets: Lesbians in the Cinema (Andrea Weiss, Penguin, 1992). Queer Slashers (Peter Marra, Indiana University Press, 2025). Beyond the Lesbian Vampire: Reclaiming the Violent Lesbian in Contemporary Queer Horror (Sam Tabet, University of Wales Press, 2025). Queering the Gothic (William Hughes & Andrew Smith (Eds.), Manchester University Press, 2009).
4: Floral grey background with black bands containing text at top (Queer Horror) and HoL logo at bottom. Six covers in the middle (clockwise): Queer for Fear: Horror Film and the Queer Spectator (Heather O. Petrocelli, University of Wales Press, 2023). Queer as Folklore: The Hidden Queer History of Myths and Monsters (Sacha Coward, Manchester University Press, 2025). Sleepaway Camp (BJ Colangelo & Harmony Colangelo, DieDieBooks, 2024). Monsters in the Closet: Homosexuality and the Horror Film (Harry M. Benshoff, Manchester University Press, 1997). Desire After Dark: Contemporary Queer Cultures and Occultly Marvelous Media (Andrew J. Owens, Indiana University Press, 2021). Queer Horror: A Film Guide (Sean Abley & Tyler Doupé (Eds.), McFarland, 2024).
In honour of LGBT+ History Month (UK), here's some of our fave books exploring queer horror across film, television, literature, and folklore. To access the full list, visit holpublishing.com/grimreader!
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