Women in Horror Recognition Month is the brainchild of Hannah Neurotica. February 2010 marks the first annual celebration. Ms. Hannah also runs the regular Ax Wound: Gender & The Horror Genre 'zine.
Movies screening at the Athens fest:
Belated by Valentine's Lover (Ruby LaRocca)
Wretched (Heidi Martinuzzi)
Safety F.I.R.S.T. (Dayna Knoffke)
Death In Charge (Devi Snively)
Gimme (Monica Puller)
Taste of Fear, Taste of Flesh (Stacie Ponder)
Perfect Harry (Countess Samela)
Lip Stick (Shannon Lark & Stacie Ponder)
Brains (Brandy Rainey)
Don't Look In The Fridge (Valarie O. Morris)
I'm A Little Tea Pot (Sallie Smith)
Snuff (Maude Michaud)
Check out the cool festival poster:
by Andrew Shearer
And the festival flyer:
by Rachael Deacon
How can you join in the celebration if you aren't near a festival? Easy! Rent a horror movie either written, directed, or produced by a woman. You would be surprised at just how many mainstream horror movies there are! To name a few (old and new):
Halloween
Pet Sematary
Near Dark
American Psycho
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
Slumber Party Massacre
Jennifer's Body
Women in Horror Recognition Month: www.womeninhorrormonth.com
Gonzoriffic: www.gonzoriffic.com
No comments:
Post a Comment