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Horror Spinsters
Feb 5, 20213 min read
Kelly's February Pick: Horror Noire (2019)
“We have always loved horror but horror hasn’t always loved us.” As of today, I haven’t read the revolutionary book Horror Noire (2011)...
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Horror Spinsters
Jan 14, 20212 min read
LSJTD - Green Room (2015)
Once a month, Kelly dares Jessica to watch a film surrounding the monthly theme. These challenges are meant to scare, or unsettle,...
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Horror Spinsters
Dec 30, 202012 min read
The Phases of Feminism: Black Christmas (1974, 2006, 2019)
Blog post by Jessica Since coming out as a horror fan the original Black Christmas (1974) has been one of my favourite horror films. When...
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Horror Spinsters
Dec 14, 20202 min read
LSJTD: Attack The Block (2011)
Once a month, Kelly dares Jessica to watch a film surrounding the monthly theme. These challenges are meant to scare, or unsettle,...
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Horror Spinsters
Dec 6, 20203 min read
Kelly’s Monthly Pick: The Fourth Kind (2009)
There are three things that legitimately scare me, both in real life and in film, and they are: demonic possession, found footage, and...
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Horror Spinsters
Nov 29, 20206 min read
Perfect Blue: The Mental Price of Fame
Blog Post by Jessica The first time I saw Perfect Blue (1997) I was too young to fully understand the underlying messaging. I recorded it...
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Horror Spinsters
Nov 24, 20208 min read
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, 20207 min read
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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Horror Spinsters
Nov 22, 20206 min read
Kelly’s Taboo Terrors: Extreme Anime Part I
My introduction to Japanese animation was through Studio Ghibli’s Nausicaa and the Valley of the Wind (1984), or as a kid in Canada it...
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Horror Spinsters
Nov 15, 20208 min read
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, 20208 min read
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, 20208 min read
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, 20207 min read
“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
Nov 14, 20202 min read
LSJTD: FAN PICK - Begotten (1990)
Once a month, Kelly dares Jessica to watch a film surrounding the monthly theme. These challenges are meant to scare, or unsettle,...
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Horror Spinsters
Nov 4, 20204 min read
Jessica's Monthly Pick - Parasyte (1988-1995)
My introduction to Japanese anime was 100% all because of Sailor Moon in 1995 and to this day it remains my favourite anime series. Not...
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Horror Spinsters
Oct 18, 20206 min read
The Devil's Daughter (2015): A Reflection of Loneliness
To 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...
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Horror Spinsters
Oct 14, 20207 min read
A Spinster Halloween: Pandemic Style!
For us hardcore horror fans, the month of October leading up to Halloween is a sacred time filled with celebrations of everything that we...
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Horror Spinsters
Oct 11, 20202 min read
LSJTD: Kill List (2011)
Once a month, Kelly dares Jessica to watch a film surrounding the monthly theme. These challenges are meant to scare, or unsettle,...
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Horror Spinsters
Oct 7, 20202 min read
Kelly's Monthly Pick: Hail Satan?
"With unprecedented access, HAIL SATAN traces the rise of The Satanic Temple: only six years old and already one of the most...
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Horror Spinsters
Sep 27, 202011 min read
Metalhead: 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...
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