{"product_id":"uncanny-valley-girls-essays-on-horror-survival-and-love","title":"Uncanny Valley Girls: Essays on Horror, Survival, and Love","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A poignant, innovative, and urgent blend of memoir and criticism that has replenished my belief in how art and love can save your life.\"--Torrey Peters\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"I'm in awe--this collection is an absolute sensation.\"--Jeanne Thornton\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA sharply personal and expansive essay collection dedicated to the strange and absurd beauty of horror films, exploring the complications of gender, the insidiousness of class ascension, and the latent violence hidden in our own uncanny reflections.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis is how it worked: first I loved them, and then I loved myself.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt twenty-seven, poet Zefyr Lisowski found herself in the place she feared most: a locked psych ward. While inside, she turned to horror movies--her deepest, most constant comfort.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRather than disturb, scary movies have always provided solace and connection for Lisowski, as they do many others--offering a vision of a world filled equally with beauty and pain, and a reason to reach out to others and hold them tight. After all, as Lisowski argues, what terrifies us most about these movies is our own uncanny reflection--and at the root of that fear, a desperate desire to love and be loved.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn these wide-ranging essays, Lisowski weaves theory and memoir into nuanced critiques of films such as \u003cem\u003eThe Texas Chain Saw Massacre\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSaint Maud.\u003c\/em\u003e From fears about sickness and disability, to trans narratives and the predator\/victim complex, to the struggle to live in a world that wants you dead, she explores horror's reciprocal impact on our culture and--by extension--our lives. Through it all, Lisowski lays bare her own complex biography--spanning from a trans childhood in the South to the sweaty dancefloors of Brooklyn--and the family, friends, and lovers that have bloomed with her into the present.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeeply felt, blood-spattered, and brimming with care and wonder, \u003cem\u003eUncanny Valley Girls\u003c\/em\u003e thrusts this seasoned poet to centerstage.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Zefyr Lisowski","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46357895151852,"sku":"9780063413993","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/1791\/3068\/files\/Uncanny_Valley_Girls__Essays_on_Horror__Survival__and_Love_vertical_d2d0ba46-cdd7-4cd3-ab54-725215f5090b.png?v=1778861513","url":"https:\/\/intl.allstora.com\/products\/uncanny-valley-girls-essays-on-horror-survival-and-love","provider":"Allstora","version":"1.0","type":"link"}