The horror genre often oscillates between reinforcing traditional gender roles andproviding space for subversive or destabilizing representations. Gender-focused horrorscholarship by Creed (2005, 2024), Clover (2015), and Benshoff (1997) explores tropeslike the “monstrous feminine,” the “final girl,” and queer subtexts, showing how... See more

This heightens many of horror’s existing gender dynamics bylinking spiritual corruption with female embodiment, casting women’s bodies as sites ofvulnerability, disruption, and religious intervention.

Western possession films often center on young white women as victims, reinforcingChristian and patriarchal narratives, with male religious figures restoring order (Klein,2018; Westerink, 2014

Nogender differences in mental health access were noted. Commondistress signs included hallucinations, bizarre behavior, dissociation,self-harm, and impulsivity, alongside less frequent symptoms like dis-inhibition and intrusive thoughts. Our content analysis showed thatmental health was often framed within supernatural explanations,contributing to... See more