Horror Movies and Women's Rights: A Historical Connection
Since the 1970s, horror movies and women's rights have been closely linked, with many films exploring social and political issues through a horror lens.
A new book, Scream With Me: Horror Films & the Rise of American Feminism, 1968–1980, by Eleanor Johnson, examines this connection. Johnson, a Columbia professor, was inspired to write the book while teaching a class on horror history in 2022, coinciding with the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v.
The Columbia professor was teaching a class on the history of horror in 2022 when the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v.
Johnson's book highlights how horror films like Rosemary's Baby have addressed women's rights and social issues, demonstrating that horror has always been a political genre.
- Get Out
- Hereditary
- The Babadook
Author's summary: Horror movies reflect women's rights issues.
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