Step aside, Michael Myers.
, women are often at the center of scary movies. It makes sense, when you think about it: While these films are aimed at scaring viewers, they also often speak to larger cultural issues—and that often means addressing the real-life horrors that women face.
In, for example, Mia Farrow's character is facing off against a male-dominated system that wants to control her body. Similarly, Jaime inis essentially slut-shamed in the most terrifying way possible. Carrie White is faced with tremendous bullying—and only comes into her real power after starting her period .
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