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Essay heading: Women Portrayed in Horror Films
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September 22, 1996 |
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Linda William's essay "When the Woman Looks," she states perfectly that "whenever the movie screen holds a particularly effective image of terror, little boys and grown men make it a point of honor to look, while little girls and grown women cover their eyes or hide behind the shoulders of their dates" (Jancovich 61)... displayed 300 characters
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In Brigid Cherry's essay "Refusing to Refuse to Look," she says that of a study done of female horror film fans and followers, "only 19 per cent of participants claimed frequently to avert their gaze in some way, while 67 per cent claimed they only rarely or never refuse to look" (Jancovich 169). She also goes on to say that her study shows that "there are female viewers who do take pleasure in viewing horror films and who, in what could amount to an act of defiance, refuse to refuse to look" (Jancovich 169)... displayed next 300 characters
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