
EPISODE SYNOPSIS:
In this episode, we are starting a brand new series called SHE IS DEATH where we explore the theme of revenge through our Female Avengers from different countries around the world. The first stop is SOUTH KOREA with LADY VENGEANCE (2005), part of Park Chan-Wook's infamous vengeance trilogy.
Enjoy and welcome to our dark side…
Intro/Outro Music: Kiss of the Creature by Dance with the Dead
Artwork by: Jess Hrycyk
Editing work by: Jessica
LINKS TO PODCAST APPS/WHERE CAN LISTEN:
SoundCloud: Episode 62: SHE IS DEATH - Lady Vengeance (2005)
THE SPINSTER’S LIBRARY
Ahn, Ashley. “Feminists are protesting against the wave of anti-feminism that’s swept South Korea”
https://www.npr.org/2022/12/03/1135162927/women-feminism-south-korea-sexism-protest-haeil-yoon NPR.org December 2022
Edwards, Vanessa Van. “The Psychology of Revenge: Why It’s secretly rewarding” https://www.scienceofpeople.com/the-psychology-of-revenge/ Science of People. June 2024.
Handley, Erin. “What are the South Korean Origins of the feminist 4B Movement rising in the United States”
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-13/south-korean-origins-4b-movement-us-trump-election/104586252 ABC.net November 2024.
Korean Overseas Information Service. “Women’s Role in Contemporary Korea”
Korean Culture: Han. “What is Han?” https://wp.wwu.edu/koreancultureanalysis/sample-page/
Kim, Eunice. “There’s a uniquely Korean word for rage and regret. So why have I never heard of it?” https://www.cbc.ca/radio/docproject/there-s-a-uniquely-korean-word-for-rage-and-regret-so-why-had-i-never-heard-of-it-1.5118989 CBC.ca March 2019
Lai, Stephanie. “Sympathy for Lady Vengeance: Feminist Ghosts and Monstrous Women of Asia”
Moon, Katharine H.S. “South Korea’s misogyny problem”
https://eastasiaforum.org/2022/12/09/south-koreas-misogyny-problem/ East Asia Forum. December 2022.
Mooney, Alex. “Cruelty as Reflex” The ‘Vengeance’ Trilogy at 20”
Ng, Natalie. “Feature: The Women of Park Chan-Wook”
https://www.filmedinether.com/features/feature-the-women-of-park-chan-wook/ Filmed In Ether.com July 2016
Ong, Amanda. “The Vengeful Woman and the Changing face of Asian Horror Cinema”
https://lwlies.com/articles/vengeful-woman-asian-horror-cinema/ Little White Lies.com June 2016
Raley, Rita and Choi, Eunjin. “Payback: Korean Revenge Dramas will do it for you”
https://www.publicbooks.org/payback-korean-revenge-dramas-will-do-it-for-you/#:~:text=But%20what%20makes%20Korean%20revenge,beyond%20retaliation%20to%20total%20destruction. Public Books.org. January 2024
Smith, Laura. “Revenge is a Dish Best Served Korean”.
https://medium.com/outtake/revenge-is-a-dish-best-served-korean-43ab7f3ea333 Medium.com. October 2016
The Korean Society. “A Brief History of Han”
Cross, Pamela. “Feminism and Rage” https://pamelacross.ca/the-anger-of-women/ January 2021.
NEXT MONTH’S EPISODE ANNOUNCEMENT:
Next month we are returning to our Know Your Roots series on the history of horror, only this time we are doing a recap of 50 years of horror from the 1920s - 1960s. Looking at lesser known films from around the world such as The Page of Madness (1926) from Japan and many more.

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