The Female Body in Horror-Media

2026 Summer: The Body

The Female Body in Horror-Media

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blood, death, gore-
and women in the centre. what makes the female body in horror so striking and popular? What is ’the final girl’?Is there a new age of feminist horror? These questions and many more are tackled in this episode of our podcast. Your hosts Alex, Ronja and Mia present their findings and convey the emotionally dense experience of being a(n exploited) woman in the horror genre.