Misfit Sisters: Screen Horror as Female Rites of Passage

Short, S.

This timely study breaks new ground in exploring how recent film and television horror texts articulate a female rite of passage, updating the cautionary concerns found in fairy tales of the past, particularly in warning against predatory men, treacherous females and unhappy family situations.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2006-10-31

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781349279524

DOI: 10.1057/9780230287372

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 196