Women in horror: Victims no more
- Written by Beth Younger, Associate Professor of English & Women's and Gender Studies, Drake University
Aleshyn_Andrei/Shutterstock.comAt the end of this year’s Cannes Film Festival, actress Jessica Chastain – who was serving as a jury member – said that she found the portrayals of women in the festival’s films “quite disturbing.”
To many, this isn’t exactly news. The lack of women in film – in front...