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A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge
In the film, “A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge”, directed by Jack Sholder, there are many connections that can be made between the film and Harry M. Benshoff’s article “The Monster and the Homosexual”. Throughout the film, horror is depicted through homoerotic subtext. Sholder mentions how a 1984 study categorized the fear of…
Candyman
In the film, Candyman, directed by Bernard Rose, there are many connections that can be made between the film and Robin R. Means Coleman’s article, “Studying Blacks and Horror Films”. Throughout the film, horror is depicted through the stereotyping of African Americans. Coleman says, “Blacks have a rather unique relationship with American film’s presentation of…
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