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There is plenty to be enraged about right now, so at Horrorverse we decided to channel that rage into an issue all about feminine rage in horror. Bee and Brett take on the topic in Double Trouble, Candi has some book recs perfect for getting out that ire, and I share a cocktail recipe in Gore-met Pairings inspired by Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed. So read on and let it all out!

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IN THE NEWS

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📀Refuse Films has launched a new sub-imprint called Disc Rot. Created to showcase shot-on-video movies, underground obscurities, and physical media premieres in an exclusive run of 666 copies, Refuse Films is envisioning Disk Rot as a bi-monthly release line. The Disk Rot Series 0 releases will be the now out-of-print gory-ously delightful My Bloody Banjo (2015) and Eating Miss Campbell (2022), both titles are available for pre-order.

🥩Looking for some horror movies to sink your teeth into? Chain Reactions and several other gastro horror titles are hitting streaming this month! [Read Sarah's full article here]

👀 In a strange twist of events, Brad Miska's Be Afraid Media has acquired Dread Central, a rival to Miska's former company Bloody Disgusting, which he co-founded and sold a few years ago. The acquisition even caught a few employees by surprise, with many readers attributing it to the recent departure of its editor in chief and staff writers due to unfortunate events behind the scenes. More on this development to come in future issues as we receive it.

TRAILERVILLE

GORE-MET PAIRINGS

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Movie: Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed

Why I Chose This Film: I chose Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed for a few reasons. Not only is the series focused on themes of feminine rage, coming of age (is coming of rage a sub-genre?), and good for her, but its really a great movie. It follows Brigitte (Emily Perkins) in the immediate aftermath of the first film. Katharine Isabelle also returns as Ginger but not in a way you might expect. I don't want to give too much away but this film is almost as good as the original and definitely worth checking out!

Pairing Idea: I may be cheating a bit but I'm pairing this film with a Geeks Who Eat recipe inspired by the film. We created a Wolfsbane Serum Cocktail inspired by the flower derived serum in the films. The cocktail also uses a floral liqueur called Creme de Violette. It's easy, tasty, and fairly unique in its flavor profile. If cocktails are your thing, I recommend giving this a try!

RECOMMENDED READING

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“That’s my secret, Captain, I’m always angry.” How many of us related to Mark Ruffalo’s Bruce Banner (The Hulk) at that moment?

Keep the monster inside - or let it out - by indulging in a few of my favorite novels that show some feminine rage:

Bunny by Mona Awad- My book club read this a couple of years ago, and opinions were all over the place, but I loved it how excessive it was. Samantha Mackey is a scholarship student in a very small, selective MFA program where everyone else is rich, especially the clique of perfect women who call each other “Bunny”. Think the Plastics (Mean Girls) on steroids. She’s thrilled to be invited to join them and what follows is a wild hallucinatory ride about loneliness and creativity and belonging. The sequel We Love You, Bunny is on my TBR, and I can’t wait to dive back into that mind trippy world.

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia- Noemí Taboada’s cousin Catalina sends a letter begging for help to escape from the house she lives in with her husband and his family - and which she believes is haunted. Noemi goes to her cousin, on pretext of a simple visit, and discovers the rescue won’t be as simple as packing her things and leaving. The family is unwelcoming, Catalina is unwell, mentally and physically, and Noemi herself soon feels disconnected from reality as she learns more about her strange hosts. This is definitely a gothic, as its title indicates, but unlike some classic gothic tropes, Noemi doesn’t triumph through virginal feminism but by getting angry and embracing her power.

Come Closer by Sara Gran- I love a classic Turn of the Screw type, is it a ghost or my brain type story, and Sara Gran gives us that through architect Amanda who is losing control - either through mental illness or demonic possession - or could it just be a release of long-repressed feminine rage from a woman who had spent her life trying to achieve success in a male-dominated career and world? Bonus: it’s in first-person from Amanda’s POV so it’s easy to vicariously act out with the demon’s (or her own) hedonistic urges.

GOOD FOR HER

While not exclusively part of the feminine rage sub-genre, films that make us think "good for her" are equally as important and here are some recommendations from the Horrorverse crew! Check out our list on Letterboxd.

DOUBLE TROUBLE

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Mitchell Lichtenstein's Teeth has teeth - ba dum tss! When a man attempts to rape Dawn (Jess Weixler), it becomes clear that her vagina has teeth. Yes, you read that correctly. The 2007 film is still criminally underseen in the larger film community, and that's a damn shame. Teeth flips the script on your typical rape/revenge and female defiance film. It opts for venomous fangs sinking into the skin of men, and it's downright delicious. We do love a good patriarchy-crushing horror film around these parts. [written by Bee]

The feminine rage sub-genre is where women unleash all their might and muscle to overcome an obstacle that affects their survival. In 2020’s Haunted, we watch a woman let her guard down with a man she meets at a bar, and is then hunted by two serial killers with a lust for videotaping their exploits. It’s disturbing but effective​ as it ​paints a dark picture of who she’s dealing with (and with what women, in general, deal with)​, two sadistic individuals intent on causing serious harm to her, but it's her sudden internal instincts that kick in, showing her true strength and courage to take matters into her own hands, and rightfully so.​ ​The​ film's forest setting becomes a perfect playground for this game of cat-and-mouse​ that, in the end, makes you​ say “good for her”.

MACABRE DAILY: WEEKLY UPDATES

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💀 PAPER CUTS: Our Most Anticipated Horror Novels of 2026 - Part Two! [LINK]

💀 Filmmaker Ryan Prows Spills The Bloody Details On "NIGHT PATROL" (INTERVIEW)

💀 Kick Off The New Year With Some Heaters From ARROW PLAYER! [LINK]

RIYL: CARRIE (1976)

Carrie (1976) in one of the quintessential movies depicting feminine rage (and it celebrating its 50th anniversary this year), so much so that it has 2 remakes, a sequel, and another remake on the way. 

If you like Carrie and want more films in a similar vein, check out our recommendations!

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