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Robert Eggers’ Nightmare: Mythology Meets Misogyny Lily Collinson, Independent Researcher 

Robert Eggers’ Nightmare: Mythology Meets Misogyny

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Within this short article Collinson discusses how Robert Eggers' ‘The Lighthouse’ (2019) and ‘The Witch’ (2015) are not traditional horror films. Examining the lack gore, blood-curdling screams and jump scares, and noting on how Eggers creates a new kind of psychological nightmare terror. Collinson talks about themes of folklore tradition and misogyny surrounding the horror genre. Themes include folklore traditions and misogyny.

 

Read Time (Approx.): 6 minutes

​Lily Collinson​​​

Independent Researcher

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