*Author’s note: In the process of analyzing films, I let loose major spoilers.* The horror genre is loaded with movies about evil children. From a sociological standpoint, you can interpret this as reflecting worries about the next generation (those dad-ratted millennials and their trophy-hunting, nostalgia-obsessing, avocado-toast-making!) or just a gimmick to make something that’s supposedContinue reading “Real Fear Part Three: Evil Children”
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Real Fear Part Two: Pregnancy Gone Wrong
*Author’s note: In the process of analyzing films, I let loose major spoilers.* Childbirth and pregnancy are by nature nerve-wracking, agonizing experiences. “It takes a lot of pushing and stretching to move a baby the size of a melon through a cervical opening the size of a kidney bean” (Sears, et al, p. 291). Even cesarean sectionsContinue reading “Real Fear Part Two: Pregnancy Gone Wrong”
Real Fear: Part One
This is a piece I’ve been working on since my teenager was a newborn. I’ve struggled with the format, the length, and especially the tone; generally I go for light and fun, but then my undergraduate training in analysis comes out and it gets way too serious and pretentious. I’ve got this pretty much theContinue reading “Real Fear: Part One”
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