Tag: rape revenge
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Mexican filmmaker Alexandra Carlota Velasco forces audiences to confront the reality of sexual violence in ETERNAL INFERNO (Short)
There is nothing more heartbreaking than being hurt by someone you trust. This is, unfortunately, a stark reality for many young women and girls and the work of Mexican filmmaker Alexandra Carlota Velasco forces audiences to confront that reality. Premiering at this past Final Girls Berlin Film Festival, Velasco’s latest short film Eternal Inferno is…
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BYSTANDERS is evidence of the future possible when survivors tell their own stories
Directed by Mary Beth McAndrews, Dread Central’s fearless editor-in-chief, Bystanders certainly brings a fresh perspective to the rape-revenge genre. The premise is par for the course when it comes to what audiences expect from this genre: Abby and her friends are drugged and assaulted by boys at a party, then left in the woods while…
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Is Rape Revenge Dead?
One of the most controversial subjects in horror has continued to return to the screen time and time again. This contentious subject can offer many a feeling of catharsis, while others stand firm on its exploitative nature but what is it about the rape-revenge narrative that keeps bringing filmmakers and audiences back?
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‘Feminist or Filth’ – Preview of my Master’s thesis
In this thesis, I will examine the evolution of the rape-revenge narrative as it has been utilized in horror films through a review of the cultural conditions that contributed to the establishment of rape as a narrative device in the horror genre.
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