“Why is Laura Screaming?” Symbolic Indifference in Bring Her Back
Abstract
The maternal horror genre has been mainly studied from two critical perspectives. The first, following Barbara Creed’s groundbreaking theory of the “monstrous feminine,” analyzes the maternal body ...
Fields of Study & Subjects
Gothic Literature and Media Analysis
Cinema History and Criticism
Gender and Feminist Studies
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Quarterly Review of Film and Video
- Volume
- 43
- Issue
- 7
- Pages
- 1175–1186
- Publication date
- 23 February 2026
- Language
- EN