Bloody Women: Women Directors of Horror

by Ashlee Blackwell (Contribution by), Anna Bogutskaya (Contribution by), Aislinn Clarke (Contribution by), James Francis Jr. (Contribution by), Amy Harris (Contribution by)

Overview

Bloody Women: Women Directors of Horror is the first book-length exploration of female creators at the cutting edge of contemporary horror, turning out some of its most inspired and twisted offerings.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781611463095
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	02/22/2024
Series:	Critical Conversations in Horror Studies Series
Pages:	252
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.53(d)

About the Author

Victoria McCollumis senior lecturer in cinematic arts at Ulster University.
Aislinn Clarke is lecturer in scriptwriting and film at Queen's University, Belfast.

Table of Contents

Introduction (Victoria McCollum and Aislinn Clarke)

1. Horror’s Founding Mothers: Women in Proto-cinema, Visual Avant-gardes and the Silent Era (Erica Tortolani)

2. Women’s Filmmaking and the Male-Centred Horror Film (Alexandra Heller-Nicholas)

3. Angela Bettis: Herstory in Horror (James Francis)

4. Stitches, Screams and Female Beauty: Canadian Women Horror Film (Shelby Shukaliak, Eve O’Dea and Ernest Mathijs)

SCREENPLAY - Trim by Mayumi Yoshida

5. ‘They’ve Got Something You Haven’t. A Cock’: Exploring the Gendered Experience of Women Directors of Horror in Britain (Amy Harris)

6. At Our Table: Conceptualising the Black Woman’s Horror Film Aesthetic (Ashlee Blackwell)

SCREENPLAY – Paralysis by R. Shanea Williams

7. Women in Horror Film Festivals: Representation, Dark Storytelling and an International Community of Filmmakers (Kate R. Robertson)

8. But Are You Really into Horror: Female-Centric Horror Film Festivals, Horror Curators and Industry Champions (Anna Bogutskaya)

9. Short Sharp Shocks: An Interview with Women Who Make Horror Shorts (Brian Hauser)

SCREENPLAY – Childer by Aislinn Clarke

10. His Canon, Herself: Teaching Horror as Feminist Cinema (Dan Vena, Iris Robinson, Patrick Woodstock)

Editorial Reviews

Bloody Women combines irreverence, an encyclopedic knowledge of film and the filmmaker's craft, scholarly acuity, and a sense of humor. The contributors have buried the misogynistic stereotype of the horror genre. More than just another academic reading of pop culture, Clarke and McCollum have offered a gift to fans and a love letter to the women who shaped the genre.

Bloody Women offers a timely and critical intervention in Horror Cinema Studies, considering horror cinema made by women, horror cinema watched by women, and female representation in horror cinema. McCollum and Clarke have skillfully framed the discussion and drawn together a diverse range of authors (theorists, historians, practitioners) and topics. This is a must-read volume for scholars, students and fans alike.

From the Publisher

Bloody Women offers a timely and critical intervention in Horror Cinema Studies, considering horror cinema made by women, horror cinema watched by women, and female representation in horror cinema. McCollum and Clarke have skillfully framed the discussion and drawn together a diverse range of authors (theorists, historians, practitioners) and topics. This is a must-read volume for scholars, students and fans alike.

Liz Greene

Bloody Women combines irreverence, an encyclopedic knowledge of film and the filmmaker’s craft, scholarly acuity, and a sense of humor. The contributors have buried the misogynistic stereotype of the horror genre. More than just another academic reading of pop culture, Clarke and McCollum have offered a gift to fans and a love letter to the women who shaped the genre.

W. Scott Poole