WOMEN IN HORROR

Horror films of the '80s

An episode from the series THE BLOODY DECADE

Synopsis

Horror movies of the '80s had the propensity to put women in the path of killers and other monsters imagined by Hollywood.

Not only were they prime targets, but they were also exposed in nude scenes because it sold.

Did these films play a role in the emancipation of women in American society in the 1980s?