About this episode
Annie Rose Malamet and guest Morgan Woolsey discuss John Carpenter's Halloween, exploring themes of gender, the final girl trope, and the film's iconic soundtrack.
Happy Halloween, freaky cuties! This one is a long time coming and I can't believe I haven't covered it yet. I just needed the perfect guest. Queer horror academic and scholar Morgan Woolsey joins me to discuss John Carpenter's low budget opus, Halloween . We talk about gender and sex in the slasher genre, the perils and definition of the final girl trope, why the iconic soundtrack works so well, and much more. For bonus episodes and commentaries, sign up at patreon.com/girlsgutsgiallo
People in this episode
Guest: Morgan Woolsey
Topics covered
- Halloween
- slasher genre
- gender
- sex
- final girl trope
- soundtrack
Keywords
- queer horror
- academic
- scholar
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Halloween
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