Before reading Creed’s article, the phrase “monstrous-feminine” had never been a part of my vocabulary. However, I’ve realized that this image of a non-benevolent and non-nurturing female character is actually extremely present in the movies, books, and TV shows I’ve grown up with. Off the top of my head evil queens and stepmothers from Disney princess movies come to mind, in these instances the monstrous feminine exists to counter act the beautiful and more pleasing princesses. I think that without the monstrous feminine influences in their stories, the disney princesses wouldn’t be who they are, they would have nothing to overcome and therefore not be special.

The monstrous feminine is also prevalent in horror movies, ones that come to mind are the exorcist and mama. I think its hard to pin point an exact reason why stories of horror and disaster are so popular and I can’t speak for a whole population, but I think movies in general are used as a tool to leave reality and horror films are no different. Audiences are able to feel the same adrenaline rush that characters in a movie face but of course without any real consequences since one can come back to reality easily, and I think this is one of the main appeals of horror and thriller films.