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WHY SIMON BARRETT'S DICK IS BIGGER THAN YOU REALIZE: AN ANALYSIS OF HIS...
Adam Wingard & Simon Barrett: ImportantHistorically, horror films are known for showcasing gratuitous female nudity, and the seemingly unnecessary instances of topless women are frequently some of...
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WOMEN OF THE WEEK: VERA AND TAISSA FARMIGA
Taissa (L) and Vera (R) FarmigaDespite the 22 year age difference, sisters Vera and Taissa Farmiga have a lot more in common than just genetic coding. The beautiful and talented Farmiga sisters are...
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24 EXPOSURES: SWANBERG'S SEXY FORAY INTO CRIME DRAMA
"I'm sure there are photos of flowers out there that would blow my mind, but you know, I just haven't seen 'em."-Billy It feels like every "indie darling" in the last few years have had Joe Swanberg's...
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13-YEAR-OLD EMILY DI PRIMIO IS MAKING A SLASHER FILM
Emily DiPrimo: 13-year-old horror directorA thirteen year old girl named Emily is making a feature length horror movie. After watching her father Ron Di Primio make films and from her own experiences...
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TRANS* WOMEN AND THE HORROR OF MISREPRESENTATION
HAPPY WOMEN IN HORROR MONTH, EVERYONE! The major focus for Women In Horror Recognition Month is to shed a light on hard working women in the horror industry, and to start discussions on the...
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HELP CHRIS SEAVER MAKE "THE WEIRDSIES!"
I love me some Chris Seaver films. The king of Low Budget Pictures and Warlock Home Video, Chris Seaver has been making independent comedy/horror films longer than I've been alive on this planet....
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REVIEW: KEITH TEN EYCK'S LOCK-OUT/TAG-OUT
Cleveland filmmaker Keith Ten Eyck is truly a force to be reckoned with. Known for his dystopian film A BARGE AND ITS WIND, about a government conspiracy involving a mysterious boat docked in...
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THE "BLURRED LINES" OF BODY HORROR AND RAPE CULTURE
(Editor's Note: February has been a very strange month. After enduring some unexplainable chest pains, doctors found a tumor on my pancreas. I am very fortunate to announce that my tumor is benign and...
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IN DEFENSE OF THE DAMSEL IN DISTRESS
(Update: Turns out my tumor WAS malignant and I had to undergo severe abdominal surgery. They removed 40% of my pancreas and my entire spleen. I'm currently in recovery and doing pretty well. However,...
View ArticleWOMEN SHOWING HORROR STREET CRED WITH "THE POP FIX: WORST THINGS I READ ABOUT...
I've found myself growing increasingly obsessed with film/pop culture personality Clarke Wolfe. I was first introduced to her through the awesome podcast The Bloodcast, but I've recently found myself...
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HOW CAN YOU WATCH HORROR WHEN YOU'RE DYING?
I should probably get the Human Centipede drawing tattooed on this bad boy.The last few months have arguably been the most difficult months in my life. I apologize in advance for seemingly abandoning...
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WHAT SCARES ME: GENDER INEQUALITY AND THE VIOLENCE IT FEEDS IN AMERICAN...
-Elliot RodgerOn May 23rd, 2014 (my 24th birthday) I was reminded of why I started writing Day of the Woman in the first place. After five years, Day of the Woman has matured to something a bit more...
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WHEN THE LOVE OF GREEN RUNS RED: FINANCIAL HORROR FILMS
Actual photo of currency required to pay my bills.It's been three months since I've updated Day of the Woman. I've never gone that long without updating this site since it's creation back in February...
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WHY AREN'T WE TALKING ABOUT NIGHT SCHOOL (1981)?
Cinema Wasteland is my favorite convention in the world, if only for the Sunday Afternoon film screenings. The closing films of the convention are always some forgotten about drive-in flicks, and I'm...
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WHY IS VICTOR SALVA STILL MAKING MOVIES AND WHY ARE YOU WATCHING THEM?
TRIGGER WARNING!!!Admittedly, this is a bit of a soap box post, but it's something that has been on my mind for a while. Victor Salva is probably the most well known for the JEEPERS CREEPERS films,...
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THE 14 BEST FEMALE HORROR PERFORMANCES OF 2014
As 2014 winds down and we all reflect on the horror films of the last year, I find myself thinking a lot about spectacular performances in addition to films. My Top 15 of 2014 is posted over at Icons...
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AN OPEN LETTER TO ALICE ROBB: THIS IS WHAT IT REALLY SAYS IF YOU LIKE HORROR...
still from THE BABADOOK Dear Alice Robb,I'm more than positive that you have no idea who I am and until a few hours ago, I didn't know you either. From what I've gathered from your contributions to...
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UNEXPECTEDLY FEMINIST HORROR FILMS: EVERLY (2014)
THERE ARE MILD SPOILERS. IT'S AN ANALYSIS. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED. EVERLY is arguably not a horror film, but because it contains some elements of real-life horror, a ton of kills, a lot of blood, and...
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UNEXPECTEDLY FEMINIST HORROR FILMS: JOHN CARPENTER'S 'THE THING' (1982)
John Carpenter arguably created his masterpiece with THE THING. Although it remains within the science fiction subgenre, THE THING also falls within the same realm as a monster movie or a body-horror...
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UNEXPECTEDLY FEMINIST HORROR FILMS: FRIDAY THE 13TH (1980)
(NOTE: This edition of UNEXPECTEDLY FEMINIST HORROR FILMS is a modified version of an earlier article on Day of the Woman: "Pamela Voorhees: The Most Obvious Plot Twist of All Time.")Before everyone's...
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