Join a community of horror lovers to endulge in the classics and the
modern!
We are a film club started by two friends wanting to watch horror
movies directed, starting, and written by women, LGBTQ+ people and
BIPOC individuals. Join us to explore the vastness of the horror
genre!
Women in Horror
Women have always been in the horror genre whether that is behind the
screen, in the writer's room, or on the silver screen. In this film
club, we celebrate the final girl, the witch, the monster and all
those in between. A few examples we would reccommend are:
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The Babadock
2014 Jennifer Kent
A single mother, plagued by the violent death of her husband, battles with her son's fear of a monster lurking in the house, but soon discovers a sinister presence all around her.
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Censor
2021 Prano Bailey-Bond
A British film censor links a disturbing horror movie to her sister's disappearance, and vows to unravel the mystery.
LGBTQ+ Horror
There are many examples of LGBTQ+ horror! From Rocky Horror Picture
Show to Netflix's Fear Street triology, horror has always had overt
queer themes. A few examples we would recommend are:
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Saint Maud
2019, directed by Rose Glass
Maud is a reclusive young nurse whose impressionable demeanour causes her to pursue a pious path of Christian devotion after an obscure trauma. Now charged with the hospice care of Amanda, a retired dancer ravaged by cancer, Maud's fervent faith quickly inspires an obsessive conviction that she must save her ward's soul from eternal damnation, whatever the cost.
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Jennifer's Body
2009, directed by Karyn Kusama
When a demon takes possession of her, high-school hottie Jennifer (Megan Fox) turns a hungry eye on guys who never stood a chance with her before. While evil Jennifer satisfies her appetite for human flesh with the school's male population, her nerdy friend, Needy (Amanda Seyfried), learns what's happening and vows to put an end to the carnage.
From japanese horror to Jordan Peele's social horror, there are so many films to watch. We recommend:
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Get Out
2017, directed by Jordan Peele
Now that Chris and his girlfriend, Rose, have reached the meet-the-parents milestone of dating, she invites him for a weekend getaway upstate with her parents, Missy and Dean. At first, Chris reads the family's overly accommodating behaviour as nervous attempts to deal with their daughter's interracial relationship, but as the weekend progresses, a series of increasingly disturbing discoveries leads him to a truth that he never could have imagined.
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The Ring
1998, directed by Hideo Nakata
When her niece is found dead along with three friends after viewing a supposedly cursed videotape, reporter Reiko Asakawa (Nanako Matsushima) sets out to investigate. Along with her ex-husband, Ryuji (Hiroyuki Sanada), Reiko finds the tape, watches it -- and promptly receives a phone call informing her that she'll die in a week. Determined to get to the bottom of the curse, Reiko and Ryuji discover the video's origin and attempt to solve an old murder that could break the spell.