Tag: Guillermo del Toro

• December 14, 2015

  A Feminist Guide to Horror Movies, Part 8: Beware of Crimson Peak

  Originally published by Ms. Magazine on October 28, 2015 Author’s Note: If the thing that scares you most is disagreement among feminists, you might not want to read this post—fellow feminist film buff Natalie Wilson gave this movie a glowing review on the Ms. Blog last week. Surely a well-cast hex or two will bring…
• January 22, 2013

  Guillermo del Toro’s Mythical Mamas

  Cross posted at Ms. For horror fans, January is both a blessing and a curse. Christened “Hollywood’s dumping ground,” January is where movies go to die. With everyone’s attention focused on awards season, or so the thinking goes, studios can afford to release films from which they do not expect much profit, many of which…
• October 6, 2012

  A Feminist Guide to Horror Movies, Part One: Daddy Knows Best

  Cross posted at Ms. Monsters in movies are us, always us, one way or the other. … John Carpenter My love of horror movies is a product of both nature and of nurture. My mother loves them. My older brother says I ended up in theaters as a child watching movies that were definitely not…