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Rupert Giles: The Redemption of Masculinity
I started writing this analysis on Rupert Giles well before the allegations came out against Joss Whedon by actress Charisma Carpenter. I...
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- Nov 24, 2020
- 8 min
The Monstrous Women of Buffy and Angel: Nina & Veruca
I recently read an article called “20 Years Later, and the Women of Angel Still Deserve More” by Lindsay King-Miller. She describes the...
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Horror Spinsters
- Nov 24, 2020
- 7 min
Faith - The Feminist Monster & Tragic Femme Fatale
When Faith blew onto the Sunnydale scene in season three of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, I was immediately enamoured. She was exactly the...
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- Nov 15, 2020
- 8 min
Monstrous Women with Bite! The Vampiric Women of Buffy & Angel Part III
The Modern Woman Women of the 21st century, thankfully, have to deal with vastly reduced gender expectations, and long have they outgrown...
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Horror Spinsters
- Nov 15, 2020
- 8 min
Monstrous Women with Bite! The Vampiric Women of Buffy & Angel Part II
The 16th Century Woman Life for women in 16th century Europe was very similar to those of the Victorian era (~1837-1901); they mainly...
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Horror Spinsters
- Nov 15, 2020
- 8 min
Monstrous Women with Bite! The Vampiric Women of Buffy & Angel Part I
For as long as I can remember I have been fascinated by vampires. I would read novels about them, watched any vampire movie I could get...
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Horror Spinsters
- Nov 15, 2020
- 7 min
“I’m not your sidekick!”
Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the woman (and the show) are some of my favorite things in life, not to mention an important part of creating...
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Horror Spinsters
- May 26, 2019
- 6 min
Cabin in the Woods
Review by Kelly “Five friends go for a break at a remote cabin, where they get more than they bargained for, discovering the truth behind...
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Horror Spinsters
- May 12, 2019
- 5 min
Warrior Women: Death & Resurrection
Post by Kelly I have watched the ending of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, season five, many, many times. The epic sacrifice Buffy makes by...
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Horror Spinsters
- Apr 25, 2019
- 5 min
Alien: Resurrection (1997)
Review by Kelly “200 years after her death, Ellen Ripley is revived as a powerful human/alien hybrid clone. Along with a crew of space...
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