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Volume 13, Issue 3
  • ISSN: 2042-1869
  • E-ISSN: 2042-1877

Abstract

This article analyzes the Spanish horror film from a feminist perspective. Different feminist theories such as the male gaze, toxic masculinity, and the Final Girl are used to explore how criticizes heteronormative masculinity. By comparing Almodóvar’s film to other horror classics such as and , I discuss how offers a unique and modernist depiction of gender within horror.

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Keyword(s): feminism; final girl; horror; male gaze; The Skin I Live In; toxic masculinity
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