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Tainted Love in Horror Cinema: Sex, Romance, and the Monstrous Feminine

Sugar and spice and everything...nasty.

By Gwendolyn Kiste | Published Feb 2, 2022

Love and sex in The Love Witch — Photo Credit: The Love Witch / Oscilloscope Laboratories

Cat People, a 1942 horror film — Still from 'Cat People' 1942
Photo Credit: RKO Radio Pictures

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Bram Stoker Dracula 1931 — Still from 'Dracula' 1931
Photo Credit: Universal Pictures

Jennifer's Body horror film — Still from 'Jennifer's Body'
Photo Credit: 20th Century Fox

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The Love Witch — Still from the film 'The Love Witch'
Photo Credit: Oscilloscope Laboratories

Still shot from A Girl Walks Home at Night — Still from A Girl Walks Home at Night
Photo Credit: Logan Pictures

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