Fist of the spider woman : tales of fear & queer desire

Dawn, Amber, 1974- (Added Author).

Summary: <Div> Traditional horror has often portrayed female characters in direct relation to their sexual role according to men, such as the lascivious victim or innocent heroine; even vampy, powerful female villains, such as the classic noir "spider women," use their sexual prowess to seduce and overwhelm married men. <I>Fist of the Spider Woman</I> is a revelatory anthology of horror stories by queer and transgressive women and others that disrupts reality as queer women know it, instilling both fear and arousal while turning traditional horror iconography on its head. In this collection, horror (i.

Record details

ISBN: 9781551522760
ISBN: 1551522764
ISBN: 9781551522517
Physical Description: remote
1 online resource (189 pages)
Publisher: Vancouver : Arsenal Pulp Press, ©2009.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

What are you afraid of? / Amber Dawn -- Slug / Megan Milks -- Postulation on the violent works of the Marquis de Sade / Elizabeth Bachinsky -- Further population on the violent works of the Marquis de Sade / Elizabeth Bachinsky -- Conspiracy of fuckers / Nomy Lamm -- Every dark desire / Fiona Zedde -- Homeland / Kristyn Dunnion -- In circles / Aurelia T. Evans -- Your Stockholm syndrome / Esther Mazakian -- Nascent fashion / Larissa Lai -- Sido / Suki Lee -- Crabby / Michelle Tea -- In your arms forever / Courtney Trouble -- Shark / KEstrel Barnes -- All you can be / Mette Bach -- Here lies the last lesbian rental in East Vancouver / Amber Dawn -- Fear of dying to the wrong song / Amanda Lamarche.

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Print version record.