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Men, Women, and Chain Saws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film - Updated Edition by Carol J. Clover
4 reviews
megnut's review
challenging
dark
informative
slow-paced
3.5
The ideas explored in this book were really interesting... but the language was heavy on psychoanalysis & academia (I prefer my books to be more accessible).
There's obviously also limitations since it was published in 1992 and is missing more than 2 decades worth of horror cinema (and some of the language is no longer socially acceptable).
But, again, the concepts were interesting to explore and I'll be thinking of them the next time I'm watching or writing a horror.
There's obviously also limitations since it was published in 1992 and is missing more than 2 decades worth of horror cinema (and some of the language is no longer socially acceptable).
But, again, the concepts were interesting to explore and I'll be thinking of them the next time I'm watching or writing a horror.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Ableism, Rape, and Sexual assault
petepilgrim's review against another edition
challenging
informative
slow-paced
3.75
In the preface to this edition the author talks with some regret how the sketch of the final girl (its this book which coined the term) has become fleshed out in film since the idea took hold. I can definitely see why the author has regrets over the concept becoming too realised as the book goes on
The theories are Freudian (Everything's a hole. Everything's a pole) and the analysis is concerned with narrative tropes of the genre (typically around the late 70s) more so than film theory or going heavily into any one text. My response to these ideas was mixed. At times I felt they waa a misrepresentation of texts to fit an argument, or relying on the concept of genre to invent evidence wholecloth.
But it cannot be argued the influence this has book has had on horror theory, even if the work is quite dated now. Even if some of the lines of argument are difficult to get on board with, the ideas as a whole are fascinating.
It tackles some heavy topics, and requires at least some familiarity with media criticism of some kind (though not necessarily film theory and criticism). Still, a book I would recommend for a more academic perspective on horror.
The theories are Freudian (Everything's a hole. Everything's a pole) and the analysis is concerned with narrative tropes of the genre (typically around the late 70s) more so than film theory or going heavily into any one text. My response to these ideas was mixed. At times I felt they waa a misrepresentation of texts to fit an argument, or relying on the concept of genre to invent evidence wholecloth.
But it cannot be argued the influence this has book has had on horror theory, even if the work is quite dated now. Even if some of the lines of argument are difficult to get on board with, the ideas as a whole are fascinating.
It tackles some heavy topics, and requires at least some familiarity with media criticism of some kind (though not necessarily film theory and criticism). Still, a book I would recommend for a more academic perspective on horror.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual violence, Misogyny, Rape, Violence, and Body horror
radfatbabe's review against another edition
informative
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
An interesting dive into the gendered and psychosexual nature of horror films up through the late 80’s, and the ways in which the genera of horror gives us windows into perceptions and feelings of gender, the controlled flow of anticipation and release, and sadomasochistic sexual fantasy. This book is primarily an analytical exploration of these topics from a cis-gendered and heteronormative standpoint with touches on queer representation.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, and Violence
Moderate: Sexual violence and Murder
These topics are all mentioned or described in reference to movies and topics relating to these sceneskrislenda's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Blood, Body horror, Sexual assault, Death, Gore, and Physical abuse
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