Scott Derrickson, the director of Doctor Strange, The Black Phone, and Snowpiercer, explained why he believes the horror genre is the “perfect genre” for Christians to woke in.
Perhaps this true in some alternate universe. In our world, horror films are inspirational feminist propaganda with one theme: Girls are Great. No matter how powerful the supernatural monsters or homicidal psychos, the lone girl defeats them.
In ancient times, horror films were great date films - for the same reason couples went rode roller coasters. I wonder who watches them now, and why?
I haven't watched a lot of modern horror films, but I know Brian Niemeier has talked about the idea that the girl usually wins, and it's rooted in purity, chastity, and virginity triumphing over evil and sin. Obviously, turning it into a feminist screed would be a perversion of this.
I never watched horror films, but I thought the standard plot was the girl rescued from horror by a guy.
But the critics have none of that. Their lists of the top horror films are mostly made after 2000, plus a few - as a Variety article says - whose “matriarchal premise was decades ahead of its time.” Good solid feminist fare.
Horror and Gothic Horror were originally Christian genres.
Time to take them back.
I never thought of it that way before. Thanks for this.
Perhaps this true in some alternate universe. In our world, horror films are inspirational feminist propaganda with one theme: Girls are Great. No matter how powerful the supernatural monsters or homicidal psychos, the lone girl defeats them.
In ancient times, horror films were great date films - for the same reason couples went rode roller coasters. I wonder who watches them now, and why?
I haven't watched a lot of modern horror films, but I know Brian Niemeier has talked about the idea that the girl usually wins, and it's rooted in purity, chastity, and virginity triumphing over evil and sin. Obviously, turning it into a feminist screed would be a perversion of this.
I never watched horror films, but I thought the standard plot was the girl rescued from horror by a guy.
But the critics have none of that. Their lists of the top horror films are mostly made after 2000, plus a few - as a Variety article says - whose “matriarchal premise was decades ahead of its time.” Good solid feminist fare.