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Joy Robinson

Louisiana
As seen in: Medium, 417 Magazine, Roslyn News
Covers:  Horror film -- especially mid-20th Century horror, lesbian vampires, Hammer, and women-driven narratives.
• the girl with the most cake. lesbian vampire enthusiast. she/her. • bylines: @DailyGrindhouse @thisisgrimmag @GaylyDreadful @xmorbidbeautyx
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A BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO LESBIAN VAMPIRE FILMS, PART 1

A BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO LESBIAN VAMPIRE FILMS, PART 1

Daily Grindhouse — A crash course in lesbian vampire cinema. Part one covers the early films (pre-1970) that laid the foundations for a queer horror icon.
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Dead Wives and Doppelgangers: Lost Love in Vampire Narratives

Dead Wives and Doppelgangers: Lost Love in Vampire Narratives

Grim (Anatomy of a Scream) — The image of Dracula as a tragic romantic figure has become ingrained in our cultural psyche. In the thirty years since the release of Bram Stoker's Dracula, other adaptations have borrowed its themes of lost love and reincarnation -- themes that have become somewhat cliché in vampire media.
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[WE ARE HORROR] SEXUALITY, PATRIARCHY, AND THE WOMEN OF HAMMER'S DRACULA FILMS - Daily Grindhouse

[WE ARE HORROR] SEXUALITY, PATRIARCHY, AND THE WOMEN OF HAMMER'S DRACULA FILMS - Daily Grindhouse

dailygrindhouse.com — Dracula is the ultimate subversion of Victorian society. He exists solely to undermine the established order, to violate every taboo, and to whisk proper Victorian ladies away from their fathers and husbands and lead them into an eternity of bloodlust and deviant sexuality.
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[Pride 2021] Why Am I Different? Finding Myself in 'Crypt of the Vampire' - Gayly Dreadful -- Bur...

[Pride 2021] Why Am I Different? Finding Myself in 'Crypt of the Vampire' - Gayly Dreadful -- Bur...

Gayly Dreadful — A look back at my experience of discovering the Gothic lesbian vampire b-movie Crypt of the Vampire and the lasting impression it made on me.
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Remembering an Icon: Barbara Shelley

Remembering an Icon: Barbara Shelley

Morbidly Beautiful — We celebrate the life and legacy of the queen of Hammer horror, Barbara Shelley, with a look at her five most memorable performances.
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Dracula's Daughters: The Velvet Vampire (1971)

Dracula's Daughters: The Velvet Vampire (1971)

Morbidly Beautiful — A rare lesbian vampire film directed by a woman, The Velvet Vampire combines transgressive exploitation cinema with feminist subtext.
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Dracula's Daughters: Vampyres (1974)

Dracula's Daughters: Vampyres (1974)

Morbidly Beautiful — In our new series exploring the best of lesbian vampire films, we discuss the iconic Vampyres -- a film light on substance but heavy on sex appeal.
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Now Streaming: The Mario Bava Collection

Now Streaming: The Mario Bava Collection

Morbidly Beautiful — Shudder always brings the goods, but they've outdone themselves with a seven-film collection of Italian horror maestro Mario Bava's greatest hits.
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Happiest Season isn't the wholesome gay content I needed

Happiest Season isn't the wholesome gay content I needed

Medium — In a world that always needs more queer creators telling our own stories, it pains me to admit that actively dislike a lesbian film made by a lesbian filmmaker.
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Five Underrated Vincent Price Films

Five Underrated Vincent Price Films

Morbidly Beautiful — Keep the magic of Halloween alive with one of the all-time masters of the macabre, and explore the treasure trove of Vincent Price's best hidden gems.
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Sapphic Sunday: Diabolique (1955)

Sapphic Sunday: Diabolique (1955)

Morbidly Beautiful — Based on a French novel, Diabolique tried to heteronormalize its plot, but this famous noir thriller could not get rid of the homosexual undertones.
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Sapphic Sunday: The Vampire Lovers (1970)

Sapphic Sunday: The Vampire Lovers (1970)

Morbidly Beautiful — A final blaze of glory for a former British horror powerhouse, The Vampire Lovers is a seductive adaptation of Carmilla with undeniable lesbian themes.
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Fantastic Fest: Bloodthirsty (2020)

Fantastic Fest: Bloodthirsty (2020)

Morbidly Beautiful — Bloodthirsty is a near flawless exploration of a woman's desire to succeed in the face of doubt and the threat of being devoured by primal instincts.
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Fantastic Fest: Daughters of Darkness (1971)

Fantastic Fest: Daughters of Darkness (1971)

Morbidly Beautiful — The immortal Countess Elizabeth Bathory returns in a stunning 4K restoration of Harry Kumel's lesbian vampire classic Daughters of Darkness.
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Fantastic Fest: The Stylist (2020)

Fantastic Fest: The Stylist (2020)

Morbidly Beautiful — The Stylist takes the tremendous promise of an extremely effective horror story and more than delivers with a virtually flawless feature film adaptation.
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Sapphic Sunday: A Lizard in a Woman's Skin (1971)

Sapphic Sunday: A Lizard in a Woman's Skin (1971)

Morbidly Beautiful — Psychedelic and provocative, Fulci's A Lizard in a Woman's Skin is a hallucinogenic blend of classism, eroticism, forbidden love, and the status quo.
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Sapphic Sunday: The Haunting (1963)

Sapphic Sunday: The Haunting (1963)

Morbidly Beautiful — We explore the 1963 classic The Haunting as a treatise on the pain of sexual confusion and repression, and the fear of being different and unaccepted.
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Fantasia Film Festival: Bleed With Me (2020)

Fantasia Film Festival: Bleed With Me (2020)

Morbidly Beautiful — The female-centric Bleed With Me is a tense, slow-burning subversion of the vampire trope, enriched with compelling character and creeping atmosphere.
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Sapphic Sunday: Carmilla (2019)

Sapphic Sunday: Carmilla (2019)

Morbidly Beautiful — A beautiful, thought provoking, and heartbreaking adaptation of the 1872 Gothic novella, Carmilla is an extraordinary achievement that deserves attention.
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Reel Review: She Dies Tomorrow (2020)

Reel Review: She Dies Tomorrow (2020)

Morbidly Beautiful — Inspired by filmmaker Amy Seimetz's own struggles with anxiety, She Dies Tomorrow is a chilling and deeply affecting tale about ideological contagion.
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Sapphic Sunday: The Blood Spattered Bride (1972)

Sapphic Sunday: The Blood Spattered Bride (1972)

Morbidly Beautiful — The Blood Spattered Bride is a brilliant exploration of oppression and the hunger for liberation masquerading as a styling and sexy lesbian vampire film.
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[Pride 2020] Life Against The Dark: Growing Up And Coming Out With Hill House's Theodora - Gayly ...

[Pride 2020] Life Against The Dark: Growing Up And Coming Out With Hill House's Theodora - Gayly ...

Gayly Dreadful — A personal reflection on my connection to Theo from The Haunting and an examination of the evolution of her character from Shirley Jackson's original novel through Mike Flanagan's 2018 series.
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Sapphic Sunday: Crypt of the Vampire (1964)

Sapphic Sunday: Crypt of the Vampire (1964)

Morbidly Beautiful — My first lesbian vampire film remains my favorite -- Crypt of the Vampire, the atmospheric 1964 adaptation of Carmilla.
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Remembering Icons: Price, Lee, and Cushing

Remembering Icons: Price, Lee, and Cushing

Morbidly Beautiful — We honor the birthdays of three of horror's most iconic actors with a look at five memorable times two or more of these greats shared the screen together.
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