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Horror Spinsters
Jan 19, 20206 min read
Vampires in Japanese Anime
Blog by: Jessica This month I decided to take a break from my regular deep, intense analysis on themes in the horror genre and instead...
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Horror Spinsters
Dec 22, 20198 min read
H20 vs H40: The Portrayal of the Survivor
Blog post by Jessica Since the introduction of the ‘Final Girl’ concept by Carol Clover in her book Men, Women and Chainsaws (1992),...
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Horror Spinsters
Nov 17, 20197 min read
Am I Metal Enough?
Blog Post: Jessica Listening to: Spinster's After Dark Metal Playlist “You don’t look like you listen to metal.” This was the reaction I...
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Horror Spinsters
Nov 10, 20195 min read
Viy (1967)
Review by: Jessica Synopsis: A group of seminary students from the city go on summer break, drunkenly wandering the countryside. They end...
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Horror Spinsters
Oct 25, 20197 min read
Demonization
Post by: Jessica Last week I watched the new season of Haunted on Netflix, and if you have not checked it out yet, I would recommend it....
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Horror Spinsters
Oct 10, 20194 min read
The Love Witch (2016)
Review by: Jessica Listening to: Twin Temple Synopsis: Elaine (Samantha Robinson), a beautiful young witch, is determined to find a man...
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Horror Spinsters
Oct 2, 20194 min read
Distrusting the Feminine
Blog post by: Jessica A few months ago, I watched the stylistic Italian horror film Phenomena directed by Daria Argento and starring a...
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Horror Spinsters
Sep 15, 20195 min read
Inferno (1980)
Review by: Jessica Synopsis: Rose Elliot, a young poet in Rome, murdered after she reads a Latin book that tells the supernatural story...
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Horror Spinsters
Aug 18, 20194 min read
Death Line (aka Raw Meat) (1972)
Review by : Jessica Synopsis: A police inspector (Donald Pleasence) discovers that descendants of survivors of a cave-in in the early...
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Horror Spinsters
Jul 7, 20194 min read
Hagazussa: A Heathen’s Curse
Review by Jess Synopsis: In the 15th century Alps, a young female goatherder Albrun, who lives alone with her infant daughter, begins to...
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Horror Spinsters
Jun 16, 20196 min read
Slasher films: How can we add a feminist perspective?
Post by: Jessica Currently listening to: Demons & Wizards - Crimson King A few weeks ago I was at my first black metal show, Dark Funeral...
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Horror Spinsters
Jun 2, 20194 min read
The Burning
Review by: Jessica Synopsis: “At summer camp, some teenagers pull a prank on the camp's caretaker, Cropsy (Lou David). But the joke goes...
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Horror Spinsters
May 19, 20195 min read
Witchy Willow: A Teenage Transformation
Post by: Jessica Music: Witchy/Selenophile Playlist on Spotify This post is part one of a three-part series about Willow Rosenberg’s...
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Horror Spinsters
May 5, 20194 min read
"She needed a Hero. So that's what she became"
Post by: Jessica "In every generation, there is a chosen one... she alone will stand against the vampires, the demons and the forces of...
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Horror Spinsters
Apr 20, 20197 min read
Breaking Quarantine: Ripley and Reproductive Rights
Post by: Jessica with contribution from Kelly This has been an idea that I have been ruminating about for the past few weeks and feel...
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Horror Spinsters
Apr 7, 20194 min read
“This is Ripley, last survivor of the Nostromo, signing off." - Ellen Ripley
Post by: Jessica Okay, so don’t shoot me, but I had really only became a fan of the Alien franchise about four years ago. I had always...
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Horror Spinsters
Mar 23, 20193 min read
The Unimaginable Horror of H. P. Lovecraft
post by: Jessica When I first discovered the work of H.P. Lovecraft, I was in my second year of university and I did not know what I was...
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Horror Spinsters
Mar 9, 20195 min read
The Original Dangerous Women and the concept of evil women in John Carpenter's Prince of Darkness
Blog post : Jessica The supernatural elements in the horror genre are often associated with the concept of moral evil. Elements of the...
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Horror Spinsters
Feb 22, 20193 min read
Spinning Some Thoughts about WiHMX 2019
Post: Jessica The month of February has always been a conflicting time of year for Spinster # 1. This has been due to the fact that some...
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Horror Spinsters
Feb 1, 20195 min read
The Depths of Betrayal
Post By Jessica Betrayal. It is defined in Merriam-Webster as the act of betraying someone or something or the act of being betrayed is...
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