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Women's Horror & Dark Fiction: What It Reveals about Womanhood

Women's Horror & Dark Fiction: What It Reveals about Womanhood

Written by Emma Carroll

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Apr 05, 2025
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Before we leave March & Women’s History Month we wanted to talk about women’s WRONGS (as I’m sure you all know about women’s rights…)!

Womanhood can be weird, and so many things can go wrong in life. The horror genre is one where traditionally, women are not represented the way women & horror as a pair should be.

Horror and dark fiction are literary outlets where sometimes the authors & stories say the things that must be said—the expression of feminine rage, fear, hurt, loneliness, dysfunction, and more.

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