As I was writing my livejournal entry yesterday, I began to realize that for me, watching slasher films has always been a feminist experience. But there are a lot sexist qualities to them as well. So I read some articles about that. Apparently, the general consensus has always been that slasher films are sexist. The well-known film critics, Siskel ( Read more... )

I discovered yesterday while surfing Hulu that it had all eight of the original Friday the 13th titles (the last two didn't have that title due to complicated legal rights.) I was quite excited by this. I've been wanting to watch Friday the 13th VII: The New Blood. It's one of the three Friday the 13th films I don't have. (The others being Friday ( Read more... )

I've been specifically thinking about writing this entry about horror movies. Specifically, about the horror movies that have truly terrified me in my life. So, here they are, in order of about when-ish they appeared in my life. In order to make it on this list, the movie needed to have made a significant impact in my life, in my behaviors, or even ( Read more... )