And who doesn’t like to kick back with some booze and watch a work of total trash-art every now and again? Are You in the House Alone? lists hundreds of trashy horror movies and thrillers to last you years, and it also explores their cultural significance at the same time.Ĭhilling Adventures of Sabrina by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa & Robert Hack Now we have Netflix, and the shows we watch tend to have higher production values and bigger budgets, but it would be a real shame to discount made-for-TV-films because some of them are frankly amazing. We don’t really have telemovies anymore, but in their heyday they beamed horror tropes such as haunted houses, sinister cults and monsters into living rooms across the globe. And Michelle Tea’s ‘Crabby’ is really great too.Īre You in the House Alone?edited by Amanda ReyesĪre You In the House Alone? is a compendium of made-for-TV movies spanning 1964 – 1999. Obvs my favourite story in the collection is Amber Dawn’s ‘Here Lies the Last Lesbian Rental in East Vancouver’ about a BDSM play session that’s interrupted by a horny ghost in a notoriously lesbian house. Evans, and queer porn queen Courtney Trouble.

It contains gothic stories, monster stories, ghost stories, and speculative stories, by writers like Michelle Tea, Fiona Zedde, Aurelia T. Fist of the Spider Woman is an anthology of erotic horror stories about queerness, fear, and desire. I enjoyed Amber Dawn’s queer ghost story so much that I went on to read all her other books, including this total gem. I’m unapologetically starting this with a plug to my absolute favourite book of 2018, Sodom Road Exitby Amber Dawn, but also because I would probably not have come across Fist of the Spider Woman had it not been for Sodom Road. Happy reading!įist of the Spider Woman edited by Amber Dawn So we’ve put together a little team blog in case you’re looking for ideas. At Turnaround, we are all more comfortable in this blessed season, and have been talking about the things we’re reading in the run-up to Halloween. If you are an introvert or a person who likes to sit around absorbing spooky content, autumn is really your time to shine. The best thing about autumn in general (despite the air, the leaves, and the moon) is that it’s much easier to stay indoors and stuff yourself with films and books. Martens again, and eyeliner that stays on our eyes without melting off, we are officially in our best season, the season of horror and joy. It was hot and sweaty, and too many people were sun-crazed.

Fist of the Spider Woman by Amber Dawn