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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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Jan 19, 20206 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),...
Horror Spinsters
Dec 22, 20198 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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Nov 17, 20197 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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Nov 10, 20195 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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Oct 25, 20197 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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Oct 10, 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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Oct 2, 20194 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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Sep 15, 20195 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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Aug 18, 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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Jul 7, 20194 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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Jun 16, 20196 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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Jun 2, 20194 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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May 19, 20195 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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May 5, 20194 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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Apr 20, 20197 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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Apr 7, 20194 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...
Horror Spinsters
Mar 23, 20193 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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Mar 9, 20195 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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Feb 22, 20193 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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Feb 1, 20195 min read
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