Suffocated But Screaming

2025/01/20 by Alison Peirse · 1 voice
Social Sciences · #Intellectual Property Law

paper · doi:10.16995/os.18374

openalex publication_date 2025/01/20 · openalex created_date 2025/01/21 · openalex updated_date 2026/05/21

Abstract

This video essay explores how the ageing woman is made monstrous in kaibyō eiga (Japanese ghost cat films). The supporting statement reflects on the scholarly rationale for, and the making of, the video essay and then makes a case for its original contribution to horror studies and videographic criticism.

Discussions

• Aging face, dimming star. Alison Peirse considers the demon cat lady of BLACK CAT MANSION and how to think about older women on screen in her new videographic essay, "Suffocated But Screaming." From O [bsky, 5 points, 0 comments]

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