- Horror Movie - Horror Homeroom http://www.horrorhomeroom.com/tag/slasher/ Wed, 25 Oct 2023 12:05:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.1 Feminine or Feminist? Abortion, Motherhood, and the Traditional Final Girl https://www.horrorhomeroom.com/feminine-or-feminist-abortion-motherhood-and-the-traditional-final-girl/ Wed, 04 Oct 2023 13:41:46 +0000 https://www.horrorhomeroom.com/?p=11452 It is generally accepted that the final girl in late-twentieth-century slashers evidences a “moral integrity mark[ing] [her] as special”…

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]]> “Talk About Ni’Jah, Get Stung”: Unpacking Swarm, a Sweet Take on Slashers https://www.horrorhomeroom.com/talk-about-nijah-get-stung-unpacking-swarm-a-sweet-take-on-slashers/ Sat, 01 Apr 2023 20:53:06 +0000 https://www.horrorhomeroom.com/?p=11030 The horror genre is currently experiencing an interesting slasher renaissance. Our favorite masked killers such as Leatherface, Ghostface, and…

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]]> Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey – The Representational Dangers of “Fun” Horror https://www.horrorhomeroom.com/winnie-the-pooh-blood-and-honey-the-representational-dangers-of-fun-horror/ Tue, 21 Mar 2023 21:05:41 +0000 https://www.horrorhomeroom.com/?p=11015 Horror films provide paradoxical feelings of fear and fun, offering ways of navigating societal darkness while simultaneously giving us…

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]]> Scream – Another Great Installment in the Franchise https://www.horrorhomeroom.com/scream-another-great-installment-in-the-franchise/ Mon, 17 Jan 2022 20:54:32 +0000 http://www.horrorhomeroom.com/?p=10337 This is a spoiler-free review. A spoiler-filled one will come later on when Scream is accessible to people who…

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]]> The 21st Century Slasher Film: CFP for Special Issue #5 https://www.horrorhomeroom.com/new-slasher-cfp/ Sat, 05 Jun 2021 12:27:16 +0000 http://www.horrorhomeroom.com/?p=9539 When Siskel and Ebert famously launched their offensive against what they labeled as “Women in Danger films,” they effectively…

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