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Fist of the Spider Woman: Tales of Fear & Queer Desire
Fist of the Spider Woman: Tales of Fear & Queer Desire | Amber Dawn
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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. Fist of the Spider Woman 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 (including gothic, noir, and speculative writing) is defined as that which both titillates and terrorizes, forcing readers to confront who they are. Kristya Dunnion's ''Homeland'' reveals the horrors that lurk on your average night in a lesbian bar; Elizabeth Bachinsky's ''Postulation on the Violent Works of the Marquis de Sade'' is a response to Sade from a feminist (yet kinky) perspective; and Amber Dawn's ''Here Lies the Last Lesbian Rental'' is a paranormal fantasia about urban gentrification, set in a house rented by lesbians on the eve that it is sold to new owners. Subversive, witty, sexy - and scary - Fist of the Spider Woman poses two questions; ''What do queer women fear the most?'' and ''What do queer women desire the most?''
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sydneyerin
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"Where does one live when one fits nowhere but in fiction and insanity? Even today
that's what we call our in-betweens: insane.
We give them lithium and bus passes and hope they melt into the crowd."

From "Postulation on the Violent Works of the Marquis de Sade" by Elizabeth Bachinsky

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CaseyTheCanadianLesbrarian
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At turns terrifying and scintillating, this collection of erotic horror stories by queer women is one of the best anthologies I've ever read. Featuring work by Megan Milks, Amber Dawn, Larissa Lai, Michelle Tea, and Suki Lee. It's a perfect #AllHallowsRead for #SpookyOctober!

MCYmermaid Looks fascinating-- added to my Kobo library! 📚 8y
CaseyTheCanadianLesbrarian @MCYmermaid It's a really unique anthology! 8y
whatthelog I never knew I needed this until now 😍 8y
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Bibliogeekery I loved this book! Someone borrowed it from me and never returned it, thanks for reminding me. Must get it and reread it. #queerbooks 8y
CaseyTheCanadianLesbrarian @Bibliogeekery What bad book borrowing behaviour! 8y
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mfred
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Spooky and erotic!