@glitchgestaltgirl: Horror movies like Babadook and The Substance look at the horror inherent in the roles of women in society. But could they have pushed the conversation further? #horrorfilm #horror #horrormovie #filmtok #TikTokScaryHorrorContest

nefira :

Ever since I was child I’ve seen pregnancy as a form of body horror and it’s been one of the largest contributors to staying child free.

Covenmarie :

The horror for me during Babadook was that child screaming the way he did. It was a good movie but my gosh that kid almost ruined it for me.

Soapy🇩🇰 :

I feel like you’d like the lore of Bloodborne - it’s a gothic horror themed video game, but is heavily rooted in the female human experience. There are plenty of videos out there going through the story/lore of the game if you’re interested!

poppy :

obsession is also a notable example of this

lylr00007 :

I didn’t like the substance at all. I thought the theme was way too preachy didn’t really offer a new perspective on the subject matter.

Mo :

FRIEND SAAAAME I wanna see it! We need to see stories where women reject motherhood MORE, the way that it could be told is endless and appropriately horrifying.

Sarah Andersen :

I feel this way about so much contemporary work about women’s issues. There’s never a solution or the possibility of a way out. “Die My Love” literally ends with the woman walking into a burning forest. I so hope we move beyond fatalism.

Danielle Wiens :

Nikki n3xt Obsession

AyMiraBye :

I agree they offer no real alternatives or redemption for these characters which takes soo much away from the story

Madi Pate :

The truth is achieving the expectations does not solve the problem.

🌛Jac🌜 :

I exclusively watch horror with my husband- and we have similar views frequently. He hated Babadook the first time he watched it- then after we watched it together and I explained my opinion on it, he changed his mind completely. Substance was. Hard to watch. The graphics, yes, but the topic was so painful and terrifying.

MSL :

Both of my grandmothers are women who should never have had children. For lack of want, and for lack of support. Both of which MATTER.

Call the Hauntline :

I love your suggestions for alternative endings for these films and expecting more than just identifying the horrors but also finding more thematically appropriate resolutions

Checkers :

Always love your takes! Your take on horror “happening” to women has stayed with me

b_b :

other mommy would have been a better example. the babadook wasn't about motherhood, or not wanting children. it was grief, guilt, the effects of mental health. other mommy was very much, the effects of not wanting children/ family. Just my opinion. the babadook is my #1 film I use as an example how a great deal of horror is "childhood trauma dressed up as supernatural" endless lists of horror movies that just end up being "childhood trauma".

joemama🌞 :

I feel like the end of both movies comes from the fact that in this society that's how it works (sadly). I might be pessimistic but our society is build over some patriarchy and that's why we are "stuck" in some roles. while motherhood is considered a trap because there's lack of choice behind it and we are (kinda) working to gain the possibility to choose, beauty standards are sooooooo hard to work against in this climate. plastic surgery, make up, shaving, all those things are so craved in our mindset that we don't see why we should break free from it. I don't necessarily think it's impossible to be free from it, but it's unluckily this will happen on a larger scale. just my two cents xx

🇨🇦the.alexandra.supertramp :

I watched the substance with my daughter and pointed out that it was a commentary on motherhood, may have blown her little mind

Miz Robot :

Same with Rose Byrne in If I Had Legs I Would Kick You and Amy Adams in NightBitch… these were viscerally worst nightmare/realistic scenarios that motherhood as a trap can create

CaesarNotDead🇵🇸🍉 :

I think I need to rewatch Babadook

Succubusrex 69 :

I feel like they don't have good endings because idk if we just have the thought process to either make it good or we are just keeping it as it is because there is a certain level of empowerment when you see what the norm is and actively try to change it, idk, maybe im wrong

user7347490038618 :

Yes! Very True

AdeadHeart :

Nicole :

I’m in the dark place even tho I always wanted kids