Maria Lattila examines how generic slashers actually hide a hugely empowering element, the Final Girls of horror fulfilling and enabling feminine power and potential.
American Horror Story has referenced previous seasons throughout the show but has scarcely included “Murder House”, this year calling forth old ghosts, cutting open their retelling of Rosemary’s Baby in 2018 and considering what else is to be said.
Sometimes used to satirize social deviance or anxiety over women’s emergent political power, the Tiny Guy, Huge Girl trope can tell us a lot about the sexual politics of the era.