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Date of Award

Spring 2025

Document Type

Masters Thesis (Campus-Only Access)

Department or Program Affiliation

English

Degree Name

Master of Fine Arts (MFA)

Department

English

First Advisor

Araki-Kawaguchi, Kiik, 1983-

Second Advisor

Dorr, Noam

Third Advisor

Giffen, Allison

Abstract

This thesis is formed by the first five chapters of an in-progress novel written by myself. The story is a fiction piece, operating within numerous genres from horror to historical fiction, to queer romance, and westerns. It was inspired by and can be seen as a direct response to the horror literature of the 1960s through the 1980s, an era of horror that is uniquely obsessed with isolation and community, which I have dubbed domestic horror. It attempts to emulate and improve upon the best aspects of the work of this era, while overcoming the flaws and prejudices that came with this period. Furthermore, it explores queer relationships and queer community, and how access to these communities is access to survival. Above all else, this story is a horror story.

Type

Text

Keywords

fiction, queer fiction, historical fiction, horror, domestic horror, community, isolation, 1910s, gramophone, musicians, Oregon, Snake Oil

Publisher

Western Washington University

OCLC Number

1523965707

Subject – LCSH

Lesbians--Oregon, Western--20th century--Fiction; Woman-woman relationships--Oregon, Western--20th century--Fiction; Cities and towns--Oregon, Western--20th century--Fiction; Horror tales--Themes, motives; Horror tales, American--History and criticism--20th century; Horror in literature; Communities in literature; Isolation (Philosophy) in literature

Geographic Coverage

Oregon

Format

application/pdf

Genre/Form

masters theses

Language

English

Rights

Copying of this document in whole or in part is allowable only for scholarly purposes. It is understood, however, that any copying or publication of this document for commercial purposes, or for financial gain, shall not be allowed without the author’s written permission.

Rights Statement

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