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October 3, 2019
The horror genre has long accessed a universal fear of losing control of our own bodies, in various ways. Proto-zombie…
September 5, 2019
I like to think that, when writing her film Braid, director Mitzi Peirone was listening to the Stones’ timeless maxim:…
August 8, 2019
A new Joker movie is on its way down the pike, and there are already critics and fans alike throwing…
July 4, 2019
Watching a horror movie as a woman can be oppositional at times. We love seeing a strong woman taking control…
June 7, 2019
There are plenty of depictions of fatherhood in the horror genre. The Shining‘s Jack Torrance, Frailty‘s Daddy Meiks, and It’s…
May 2, 2019
We all grieve. Some let out a haunting maternal wail, as Annie Graham does in Hereditary. Others opt for the…
April 4, 2019
A few weeks ago, the trailer for Mary Harron’s latest film dropped. By the looks of it, Charlie Says endeavors…
March 7, 2019
Dog Soldiers is feminist. Hear me out. In his 2002 horror film, writer-director Neil Marshall (who is currently helming the…
February 7, 2019
“When the hitchhiker in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre slits open his hand for the thrill, the onlookers recoil in…
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January 3, 2019
Warning: This post contains spoilers for The Blackcoat’s Daughter. Please read this article after you have seen the film. Most…
December 6, 2018
NOTE: In the official Equality For Her summary of The Kent Test, Kent refers to “…women of color, be they…
November 1, 2018
Jim: “Hey, don’t do that. Look, Hannah is what Frank says she is, okay? She’s tough, and she’s strong, and…
October 5, 2018
Wolves in lore have long been male-centric, and it makes sense from a historical perspective. As a natural predator, the…
September 7, 2018
When I was a freshman in high school, there was a pair of upperclassmen who were pretty nasty to me:…
July 5, 2018
In the same year that I Know What You Did Last Summer was released, a scandalous news story rocked the…