Feminism: Dawn Emerson in Terrifier (2016) - A study of horror’s objectification of women
Dawn Emerson (Catherine Corcoran) in Terrifier (2016). © Dark Age Cinema / Damien Leone

Feminism, the Male Gaze, and the Objectification of Violence

Feminism, the Male Gaze, and the Objectification of Violence in Terrifier (2016)

Horror films have long struggled with the depiction of female victims, often reducing them to objects of spectacle. Terrifier (2016) takes this to an extreme, forcing viewers to confront their complicity in cinematic violence. This analysis explores the film’s unsettling interplay between feminism, the male gaze, and the deconstruction of horror tropes.

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