#his3650-evolution of women in horror

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Welcome History Lovers, Horror enthusiasts, and people that simply LOVE women (🏳️‍⚧️) 💖!

I am [REDACTED], but for simplicity’s sake, you may refer to me as Arlen! I am a history major in their senior year and I am creating this blog for a research project that I am working on!

My pronouns are They/them and I am a queer nonbinary historian (in-the-making, still working on my degree).

You’re probably wondering, “Arlen, what’s up with this niche topic?” And to that I will say, I love history and currently have an obsession with horror & the way women interact with this genre!

“So how will this blog work exactly?” Great question! Because this is blog is not necessarily structured like a paper, I will do my best to follow this timeline of posting:

The History of Horror: when did it begin and where?

Historically, how were women portrayed in the horror genre? Looking within literature, film, and art.

Is there a drastic change on women’s portrayal in horror or their engagement within the genre media as a whole in contemporary times?

And this next question is just for “funsies”/my personal interest that I will take into consideration as I research:

What’s up with women’s attraction to horror and how does that connect, if anything, with the queer community?

All things considered, I encourage folks to not only engage with this blog by liking/reblogging my research, but I highly encourage you all to send me your questions—whether clarifying or to propose another research thought—or submit pieces of media (films, literature, art, etc) you would like to see me analyze according to my research questions above!

Tagging system that I will follow (subject to change):

The History of horror —> #horror-his3650

Women in horror, historically —> #women in horror-his3650

Change to women in horror —> #his3650-evolution of women in horror

My Icon source: Little Women (2019) film, of Jo saying “women—”.

Header image description: a portrait of a woman standing alone in a forest while starring straight towards the camera with their hair in their face. This individual is wearing a white gown while barefoot. The image is in black & white so that it sparks the feelings of uneasiness and fear.

Source: Georgi Kalaydzhiev at https://unsplash.com/@jorok