Science of Women in Horror, The : The Special Effects, Stunts, and True Stories Behind Your Favorite Fright Films
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
1510751742
ISBN 13
9781510751743
Category
Film Criticism
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Publication Year
2020
Publisher
Pages
264
Subject
Criticism, interpretation, etc.; Feminist films; Feminist films- History and criticism; Horror films; Horror films- History and criticism; Horror films- Production and direction; Women in the motion picture industry
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Abstract
Horror isn't just for the boys. Gothic media moguls Meg Hafdahl and Kelly Florence present a guide to the feminist horror movies, TV shows, and characters we all know and love. Through interviews, film analysis, and bone-chilling discoveries, this book uncovers the theories behind women's most iconic roles of the genre. Explore age-old tropes such as "The Innocent" like Lydia in Beetlejuice, "The Gorgon" like Pamela Voorhees in Friday the 13th, and "The Mother" like Norma Bates in Pyscho and Bates Motel, and delve deeper into female-forward film and TV. Join Kelly and Meg as they flip the script and prove that every girl is a "final girl".
Description
Contents:
Section one: the mother
Section two: the final girl
Section three: sex
Section four: revenge
Section five: the innocent
Section six: the Gorgon
Section seven: the healer
Section eight: hysteria
Section nine: women in a man's world
Section ten: Kick-ass women
Section one: the mother
Section two: the final girl
Section three: sex
Section four: revenge
Section five: the innocent
Section six: the Gorgon
Section seven: the healer
Section eight: hysteria
Section nine: women in a man's world
Section ten: Kick-ass women
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