Do you have any horror recs, books or movies or whatever, about gender? Or non traditional gender dynamics/performances? Could be lgbtq or not. Feel free to ignore if out of left field. I love your blog!
Ooooh i think horror is the perfect genre to discuss gender but unfortunately i have rarely seen it done and it's even rarer to see it done well, so I'd love if anyone else has other recommendations! But just off the top of my head Ginger Snaps and Carrie both involve menstruation as a metaphor for loss of control over your body and how others see you in light of genderisms, the Hostel films do some stuff regarding gender but if you don't like torture movies i Do Not recommend them, Under the Skin is about gender/body horror, The Stepford Wives (the original film + novel) deals with gender roles. Almost any vampire media can be read as a metaphor for gender and sexual deviancy, starting with the original Dracula and Carmilla, but for vampire films that touch on it I especially recommend Let the Right One In, Byzantium, The Moth Diaries, The Hunger, and A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night. Men, Women and Chainsaws: Gender In The Modern Horror Film by Carol Clover is a pretty good breakdown of gender in relation to the genre. Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado is a collection of short horror stories, many of which deal with gender and body dysmorphia. And, while not horror, when discussing literature regarding gender, I can never recommend The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K Le Guin enough. Hope this helps!
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October is Carmilla Rewatch Month!
Why? Because I said so four years ago and now I’m posting about it!
Join me this spoopy season in reliving the epic saga of our favorite broody lesbian vampire and her tiny gay journalist girlfriend, using the tag #carmillaoctober when you post about your experience! I’ll be watching four episodes a day (five on Fri 10/9 to add the Christmas Special) and then the movie on Halloween. It’s like it was meant to be! Links and full schedule below... Enjoy <3
~ Season 1 ~
Thurs 10/1:
S1E1 “Disorientation”
S1E2 “Missing”
S1E3 “The Roommate”
S1E4 “Freak OUT”
Fri 10/2:
S1E5 “Patterns”
S1E6 “Why Bother?”
S1E7 “Town Hall”
S1E8 “Pitsa i Thanato”
Sat 10/3:
S1E9 “Nancy Drew”
S1E10 “The Real Betty”
S1E11 “A Visit From The Dean”
S1E12 “Evidence”
Sun 10/4:
S1E13 “Spy”
S1E14 “Research Trip”
S1E15 “My Roommate, The Vampire”
S1E16 “Best Laid Plans”
Mon 10/5:
S1E17 “It’s A Trap”
S1E18 “While You Weren’t Watching”
S1E19 “Advanced Interrogation Techniques”
S1E20 “Sock Puppets and European History”
Tues 10/6:
S1E21 “Strategic Planning”
S1E22 “Afterbite”
S1E23 “We Need To Talk About Carmilla”
S1E24 “Breaking Up (With An Amazon) Is Hard To Do”
Wed 10/7:
S1E25 “Basic Parasitology”
S1E26 “The Standard Issue”
S1E27 “Required Reading”
S1E28 “Blame Enough For All”
Thurs 10/8:
S1E29 “PTSD & Brownies”
S1E30 “Monsters, Lies, & Videotapes”
S1E31 “Of Hearts And Holy Hand Grenades”
S1E32 “Mommy Dearest”
Fri 10/9:
S1E33 “Pep Rally”
S1E34 “Do Not Go Into The Light”
S1E35 “Heroic Vampire Bull****”
S1E36 “Life Goes On”
Carmilla | The Christmas Special
~ Season 2 ~
Sat 10/10:
S2E1 “Brave New World”
S2E2 “The Voice of Silas”
S2E3 “SNN”
S2E4 “War & Pieces”
Sun 10/11:
S2E5 “Something Wicked”
S2E6 “The Chair of the Board”
S2E7 “Arrangements For Living”
S2E8 “Vanishing Act”
Mon 10/12:
S2E9 “Cutting Losses”
S2E10 “Sister Spycraft”
S2E11 “Adonis Interrupted”
S2E12 “Enter the Lugenbaron”
Tues 10/13:
S2E13 “Emergency Procedures”
S2E14 “Sous Les Paves”
S2E15 “No Heroics”
S2E16 “Old Habits”
Wed 10/14:
S2E17 “The Great Debate Prep”
S2E18 “Coup De Grace”
S2E19 “Dividing Lines”
S2E20 “Damage Control”
Thurs 10/15:
S2E21 “Prisoner’s Dilemma”
S2E22 “Compulsory Violence”
S2E23 “Wild Kingdom”
S2E24 “Hunger Games”
Fri 10/16:
S2E25 “Bluster and Consequences”
S2E26 “Concerned Parties”
S2E27 “Zones of Friendship”
S2E28 “Spilled Blood”
Sat 10/17:
S2E29 “Godslayer”
S2E30 “Co-Existence”
S2E31 “Siege Tactics”
S2E32 “Radio Letter”
Sun 10/18:
S2E33 “Just In Case”
S2E34 “Last Call”
S2E35 “Not Afraid”
S2E36 “The Execution of Carmilla Karnstein”
~ Season 0 ~
Mon 10/19:
S0E1 “Blast From The Past”
S0E2 “A Bro’s Tale”
S0E3 “Lucy & Ethel”
S0E4 “No One Expects”
Tues 10/20:
S0E5 “The Missing... Link”
S0E6 “Suspicious Minds”
S0E7 “Lock-in”
S0E8 “Blood, Where Art Thou?”
Wed 10/21:
S0E9 “The Trouble With Tinkerbell”
S0E10 “Wishin’ & Hopin’”
S0E11 “Clap If You Believe In...”
S0E12 “Nothing To See Here”
~ Season 3 ~
Thurs 10/22:
S3E1 “I Know What You Didn’t Do Last Summer”
S3E2 “Bad Blood”
S3E3 “Checkpoint”
S3E4 “Relative Positions”
Fri 10/23:
S3E5 “Raiders of the Lost Heart”
S3E6 “Best Laid Plans”
S3E7 “By The Book”
S3E8 “All The Rage”
Sat 10/24:
S3E9 “Meet The Parent”
S3E10 “Crossroads”
S3E11 “What Fresh Intel Is This?”
S3E12 “Memory Lane”
Sun 10/25:
S3E13 “Warning Signs”
S3E14 “Order of Magnitude”
S3E15 “Risk Assessments”
S3E16 “Regrets, I’ve Had A Few”
Mon 10/26:
S3E17 “Demon Summoning Made Simple”
S3E18 “The Heart of The Matter”
S3E19 “Coping Strategies”
S3E20 “Circular Logic”
Tues 10/27:
S3E21 “The Exorcism of Lola Perry”
S3E22 “Fun and Mind Games”
S3E23 “Family Feud”
S3E24 “Break On Through”
Wed 10/28:
S3E25 “... To The Other Side”
S3E26 “Objects in the Rearview Mirror”
S3E27 “If You’re Lost, You Can Look”
S3E28 “Time After Time”
Thurs 10/29:
S3E29 “Back to the Total Lack of Future”
S3E30 “Narrowing Paths”
S3E31 “Long Goodbyes”
S3E32 “Places to Go, People to See”
Fri 10/30:
S3E33 “A God Walks Into A Giant Pit...”
S3E34 “They Blinded Me With Science”
S3E35 “Hell Hath No Fury”
S3E36 “Post Apocalypse”
Sat 10/31:
The Carmilla Movie (purchase here for $9.99!)
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