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Sam Tabet @drsamtabet.bsky.social · 7d

My book is now available to pre-order in the US with @uchicagopress.bsky.social through @uniwalespress.bsky.social for mid-October release! Message me for 40% off the hardback! Paperback won't be available until next October. Order here: press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...

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Horror Queers @horrorqueers.bsky.social · Aug 14

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas @horrornonna.com · Aug 14

WHY HELLO THERE

Front cover of the book BEYOND THE LESBIAN VAMPIRE: RECLAIMING THE VIOLENT LESBIAN IN CONTEMPORARY QUEER HORROR by Sam Tabet

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas @horrornonna.com · Aug 14

WHY HELLO THERE

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University of Wales Press @uniwalespress.bsky.social · Aug 27

Out now!

'Beyond the Lesbian Vampire' investigates the violent lesbian’s resurgence and reclamation within contemporary queer horror.

🩸📚 www.uwp.co.uk/book/beyond-...

‘Beyond the Lesbian Vampire is both an examination and a
reclamation, an essential intervention for an era marked by
conservative populism and cultural extremism. Tabet’s
detailed analysis investigating how the violent lesbian
subverts patriarchal norms is a critical contribution to horror
studies, lesbian studies, queer theory and feminist cultural
criticism.’

Heather O. Petrocelli, author of Queer for Fear: Horror Film and
the Queer Spectator

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Sam Tabet @drsamtabet.bsky.social · Aug 15

I’m pleased to announce you can now order Beyond the Lesbian Vampire for you university library or personal reading pleasure! Tell your friends! Tell your school! DM me for 30% off!

www.uwp.co.uk/book/beyond-...

Sam Tabet @drsamtabet.bsky.social · Aug 12

August 15th my book Beyond the Lesbian Vampire is available for purchase in the UK! www.uwp.co.uk/book/beyond-...

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Sam Tabet @drsamtabet.bsky.social · Jul 26

Got the first copy of my book in the mail today from @uniwalespress.bsky.social! My teen self is screaming! Thank you Harry Benshoff and Heather Petrocelli @queerforfear.com for these wonderful endorsements! and thank you @jeniferprince.bsky.social for the fabulous cover art! #firstbook #queerhorror

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Sam Tabet @drsamtabet.bsky.social · Jul 20

Chapter 2 of #Beyondthelesbianvampire is titled For the Love of it: Desire, Power, and Violence in The Neon Demon. In exploring the 2016 return of the violent lesbian to the big screen the chapter asks how the lesbian villain be a site of power within queer horror. #theneondemon #queerhorror

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Sam Tabet @drsamtabet.bsky.social · Jun 30

Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · Jun 30

Yesterday I was so PROUD to stand with LGBTQ+ New Yorkers alongside my friend and our Democratic nominee for Mayor, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social!

Brad with Zohran Mamdani at the Pride parade.

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valentine @dozygay.bsky.social · Jun 28

Hungary banned anything that “promotes homosexuality,” which means Pride.

However, today over 500,000 people in Budapest told the government to fuck off. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

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Helena Fitzgerald @hellafitzgerald.bsky.social · Jun 27

“you come up with a mean nickname to call this guy on TV?”
“sure did boss, real fuckin sexy just like you asked”

Andrew Joyce @andrewjoyce.bsky.social · Jun 27

I'm not sure this nickname will have the impact they think it will

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Sam Tabet @drsamtabet.bsky.social · Jun 25

As an Arab and Jewish native New Yorker I couldn’t be happier to see @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social win the NYC democratic primary after cross endorsing @bradlander.bsky.social! You both ran a great campaign I hope this ripples out to the midterms @workingfamilies.org @demsocialists.bsky.social!

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · Jun 25

In the words of Nelson Mandela: it always seems impossible until it’s done.

My friends, it is done. And you are the ones who did it.

I am honored to be your Democratic nominee for the Mayor of New York City.

Zohran looking out on a victory night crowd.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · Jun 24

Like so many elections around the country, today is about organized money vs. organized people.

I believe people will win.

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Sam Tabet @drsamtabet.bsky.social · Jun 23

If you haven’t voted yet find your poll site here: vote.nyc/page/find-yo...

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Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · Jun 22

World War 3 kinda sucks, but you know, it was either this or pronouns

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Tits McGee @scientits.bsky.social · Jun 21

Remembering this great tweet on the Summer Solstice

Tweet from @tomgara

Randomly on this subject, my (Egyptian) wife had never heard of Stonehenge when I mentioned it recently, so I showed her photos of it, assuming she’d recognise the look but not the name etc, and she was just like, this is pathetic, your ancestors were small and weak

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Sam Tabet @drsamtabet.bsky.social · Jun 20

So excited to be included in this list! Happy pride!

House of Leaves Publishing @holpublishing.bsky.social · Jun 11

To celebrate Pride, we're sharing seminal, recent, and forthcoming titles exploring horror cinema from LGBTQIA+ perspectives. 🖤

What books would you add? 📚

#pride #lgbtqia+ #booksky #horrorsky #filmsky #bookrecs #horror #writersky #author #amreading #tbr #readingcommunity

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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.
Beyond the Lesbian Vampire: Reclaiming the Violent Lesbian in Contemporary Queer Horror. Sam Tabet. University of Wales Press. 2025
Corpses, Fools and Monsters: The History and Future of Transness in Cinema. Caden Mark Gardner & Willow Catelyn Maclay. Repeater. 2024.
Queer Screams: A History of LGBTQ+ Survival Through the Lens of American Horror Cinema. Abigail Waldron. McFarland. 2022.

Image 3: books (clockwise):
Sleepaway Camp. BJ Colangelo & Harmony Colangelo. DieDieBooks. 2024.
New Queer Horror Film and Television. Darren Elliott-Smith & John Edgar Browning. University of Wales Press. 2020.
The Dread of Difference: Gender and the Horror Film. University of Texas Press. 2015.
It Came from the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror. Edited by Joe Vallese. The Feminist Press. 2022.
Queer Horror Film and Television: Sexuality and Masculinity at the Margins. Darren Elliott-Smith. I.B. Tauris. 2016.

Image 4: books (clockwise):
Queer Horror: A Film Guide. Edited by Sean Abley and Tyler Doupé. McFarland. 2024.
Queer Horror: Fun and Freaky Perspectives on Macabre Media. Gina Brandolino & Joe Carlough. Microcosm Publishing. September 2025.
Queer Slashers. Peter Marra. Indiana University Press. 2025.
Queer for Fear: Horror Film and the Queer Spectator. Heather O. Petrocelli. University of Wales Press. 2023.
Vampires and Violets: Lesbians in the Cinema. Andrea Weiss. Penguin. 1992.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · Jun 17

As for so many across this country, Bernie Sanders has been the single most influential political figure in my life.

As Mayor, I will strive to live up to his example by fighting for the working class every day and hopefully make Brooklyn’s own proud.

A graphic of Bernie and Zohran smiling. Text reads “BERNIE ENDORSES ZOHRAN.”

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Katie Whittemore✊🏻💙 @katiewhittemore22.bsky.social · Jun 15

11 MILLION PEOPLE!! 💥💥💥

Are we nearing the magic 3.5%??

Never forget….WE hold the power.

#nokings

June 14
No kings
Over 11 million people protested!

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · Jun 13

We know what we have to do to save our city from Andrew Cuomo.

We're cross endorsing 🤝 @bradlander.bsky.social

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Helen 🏳️‍⚧️✊🏻💕 @mimmymum.bsky.social · Jun 13

As brands pull out of Pride, this beer maker is giving $25K directly to trans people
Williamsburg’s Brooklyn Brewery is redirecting its Pride ad spend to directly benefit trans New Yorkers with 25x $1,000 grants.

www.fastcompany.com/91350947/bro...