Exact(9)
Why does she think there are so few female horror directors?
As female horror stories go, it doesn't get much worse than this, though it takes a while for the absolute worst to materialize in "Blind Mountain".
One effort to change this has come from the low-budget film studio Warp X, which is running Darklight, an initiative to encourage female horror directors.
Del Toro claims he channeled his "inner 14-year-old bookish girl" to make this movie, and it seems calibrated to be loved by bookish, female horror fans and dismissed by everyone else, just as nearly every woman I know had her mind blown by Ang Lee's Sense and Sensibility, and no man I know has seen it.
It's even more depressing when you consider the fact that there are plenty of female horror characters suitable for Halloween party costumes that a) aren't totally unattractive, b) don't require you to dress as if you smell of latex and c) can be ordered through the post – Rosemary Woodhouse in Rosemary's Baby, Ripley from Alien, Irena from Cat People, even Laura Palmer from Twin Peaks.
But still, female horror icons largely exist in front of the camera.
Similar(50)
Nicolas Winding Refn has given details of his next project, a female-led horror movie titled The Neon Demon.
The film, which has been described as a "female-driven horror", has been co-written by Winding Refn and first-timer Mary Laws, a graduate of Yale's play-writing programme.
According to Variety, Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn's much-hyped female-fronted horror The Neon Demon could miss out on a competition place, while Cannes president Thierry Fremaux is desperate for (but unlikely to get) a world premiere for Martin Scorsese's highly anticipated Japanese-set period piece Silence.
As a woman in genre I lean heavily towards female-driven horror and action movies.
His new film, The Neon Demon, a female-driven horror starring Elle Fanning, is a move sideways from his previous work, which often centred around male brutality.
Write better and faster with AI suggestions while staying true to your unique style.
Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com