MARRIAGE IS A PRISON
Héloïse d'Argenteuil, 12th century trailblazer and philosopher, once wrote, “I preferred love to wedlock, freedom to a bond.” Radical! She’d probably like these movies.
Confrontation on Vacation
Pretty much anytime friends travel somewhere together in a horror movie, things are going to unravel. These movies are on the fun side of this subgenre (sorry, The Descent and The Ritual - you’re not fun or queer enough for this list).
Power, Gender, and pregnancy
If you're squeamish about childbirth, avert your eyes, coward.
Tortured Religious Fanaticism, for Women!
The horror genre has always been full of freaky female religious zealots. These two movies take a more grounded approach to spiritual trauma
Ambiguous Moms
Horror movies are full of heroic moms (shout out to Diane Freeling) and evil moms (here’s looking at you, Margaret White). The moms here are a bit more ambiguous. Are they doing a bad job, or the best they can in difficult circumstances? Are they even who they say they are?
