Eleanor Johnson's new book, Scream With Me, examines how the rise of feminism was reflected in horror movies. “Even from the most hardcore, pro-life standpoint, you cannot root for Rosemary to keep ...
SPOILER ALERT: This feature contains spoilers for “The Girl With the Needle,” “Immaculate,” “The First Omen,” “Apartment 7A,” “Alien: Romulus ...
Women have always been part of horror cinema, not only contributing to but profoundly shaping the genre since its very conception and making it what it is today. This is a driving concept behind 1000 ...
It is an exciting time to be a woman in horror. The past decade has seen women directing sleeper hits and big-budget studio films. The Substance was nominated for five Academy Awards last year, ...
Event organizer Mo Moshaty states, “The tradition of ghostly Yuletide tales shouldn’t belong to one sector alone. In the hands of Black women horror authors, these stories can resonate with untold ...
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Monsters. Gore. Fear. These things make up most horror films, TV shows, and books. But for Black women, the horror genre is about more than just blood-filled entertainment — it’s also often about ...
The First Omen and Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person are both effectively spooky, directed by women and available to stream. Scares continue to reign at the box office this ...
Is horror a man’s world? You might assume so – but you won’t be thinking that way for long once you investigate the vast contribution women have made to horror movies for well over a century. In 2020, ...
Being able to explore horror through the female perspective naturally lent itself to talking about these issues.” Showing that not all facets of the film industry are ready for women’s bodies, the ...