The Lifelike Misogyny of Scream’s Stu Macher

In the postmodern slasher classic 'Scream,' Stu Macher stands out among his more conventional character counterparts as a man with realistic violent motivations rooted in misogyny and a desperate need for male approval.…

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Final Girls: 10 Survivors Worth Celebrating

Advertisements A Final Girl is a commonly used trope in horror—especially slashers—where one ‘lucky’ female character rises like a phoenix from the ashes and survives a terrifying ordeal, coming out the other side with new strengths and usually bucket loads of emotional…

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