Final Girls Return: Sally, Laurie, and a New Legacy of Slasher Films
Do legacy slashers truly empower our favorite horror heroines, or do them a disservice by leaving them locked in an endless cycle of trauma from which growth is impossible?
“YELLOWJACKETS” and Confronting the Needs of Civilization and Survival
Jenn Adams examines Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson's horrific feminist answer to William Golding's "Lord of the Flies."
Killer Communication: Evolving Technology in the “SCREAM” Franchise
We take a look at the ways in which innovations in communication have shaped the slasher series from 1996 to the present.
“Dexter: New Blood” Is A Moving Lesson In Reparenting and Recovery
Set ten years after the original series' unsatisfying conclusion, "DEXTER: NEW BLOOD" argues that maybe it’s time for the secrecy and lies to end.
Syfy’s “Slumber Party Massacre” Out-Satires a Feminist Classic
Esterhazy’s film is a terrifying, funny, heartbreaking, and ultimately empowering re-telling of a story about women, by women, and for women.
