Horror SpinstersApr 36 minThe Corset of Marriage: Lady Macbeth (2016)Post by Jessica Parant The 2016 film Lady Macbeth, though not strictly a horror film but a British drama directed by William Oldroyd, is...
Horror SpinstersFeb 277 minThe Spinster's ParlorWritten by: Jessica Welcome ghouls and goblins to The Spinster’s Parlor. Please, have a glass of wine, indulge in your favorite herbal...
Horror SpinstersDec 29, 20217 minTo be a Witch and ChildfreeBy: Jessica Parant In a recent re-watch of the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, I realized where my fascination with witches came from as I...
Horror SpinstersDec 14, 20218 minLSJTD: Top 5 of The Last Three YearsWhen Kelly came up with the idea of “Let’s Scare Jessica to Death” in 2018, I was still green around the ears in regards to the more...
Horror SpinstersSep 18, 20218 minThe Ritual Act of TransformationA ritual is the ‘fixed actions and sometimes words performed regularly, especially as part of a ceremony’(Cambridge). Normally people...
Horror SpinstersMay 23, 20216 minEmbracing the Monstrous Feminine I didn't have positive female role models in my life growing up, starting with my mother, stepmother, grandmother, aunts, and so forth....
Horror SpinstersApr 25, 20217 min The Silent Screams in the Ju-On CurseBy: Jessica Parant Juon- A curse born of a strong grudge held by someone who died. The place of his death gathers his grudge Anyone who...
Horror SpinstersMar 28, 20218 minThe Women of Lovecraft Blog Post by: Jessica It is widely discussed that H.P. Lovecraft's work lacks female representation. There are no female protagonists and...
Horror SpinstersNov 29, 20206 minPerfect Blue: The Mental Price of FameBlog Post by Jessica The first time I saw Perfect Blue (1997) I was too young to fully understand the underlying messaging. I recorded it...
Horror SpinstersOct 18, 20206 minThe Devil's Daughter (2015): A Reflection of LonelinessTo be lonely is different from being alone. To be alone is to make the choice to create distance from people for comfort, self-care, and...
Horror SpinstersSep 27, 202011 minMetalhead: Heavy Music as Catharsis Blog Post by Jessica When we hit on hard times in our lives we look towards things that bring us comfort. This often shows up in the...
Horror SpinstersAug 30, 20205 min The Rise of the Female VampireBlog Post by Jessica In the third month of I Spit on Your Podcast, I wrote a blog post about the role of female vampires in such films as...
Horror SpinstersJul 26, 20207 minMidsommar: A Cautionary TaleBlog post by: Jessica Ari Aster’s folk horror film Midsommar (2019) tends to garner a variety of reactions from people -- it is a film...
Horror SpinstersJun 27, 20206 minIl Demonio (1963) Synopsis: Purif (Daliah Lavi) is a young woman who, after having her amorous advances rejected by a young man in her town (Frank Wolff),...
Horror SpinstersApr 19, 20206 min The Aesthetics of Witches : It's not so black and white... magicBlog post by: Jessica Often when witches are either prominent in a movie or a side story of a television show, they are women dressed in...
Horror SpinstersMar 24, 20205 minOh, Canada! How I Love Thee... Horror Movies!Blog post: Jessica Alright, originally for this month’s blog post I had planned for something completely different and a bit of a heavy...
Horror SpinstersFeb 23, 20206 minThe Gift & Curse of Female SexualityBlog by: Jessica Back when I wrote my article on the inherent evilness of women, I spoke about the Jewish folklore/biblical figure of...
Horror SpinstersJan 19, 20206 minVampires in Japanese AnimeBlog by: Jessica This month I decided to take a break from my regular deep, intense analysis on themes in the horror genre and instead...
Horror SpinstersDec 22, 20198 minH20 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),...
Horror SpinstersNov 17, 20197 minAm 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...