New Moon… Soft Porn but for whom?
Posted by Ms Harker | Filed under Horror Films, Horror Reading
Greetings and Salutations.
I saw New Moon yesterday (ducks for cover from BJ-C). As I am a believer in fairness, in that I don’t think its fair to give something a thumping unless you have seen it. I have read all the Twilight books and have now seen both the films.
Now there is some conjecture as to whether Twilight counts as horror, putting that aside, I still believe that the whole Twilight phenomenon may result in some coming across to the dark side as the books will spark an interest in the horror genre. However in watching the film, which I have to say is better than the first, I began to wonder who in fact is the target audience for New Moon?
As I sat, trying to keep and open mind as Bella mooched about barely changing her facial expression, Edward sparkled and also mooched about barely changing his facial expression. I sat with my fingers crossed when Bella cut herself that Jasper wold in fact chomp down on her neck and snap it, then Jacob Black entered with his wolf pack. Padding about Forkes in nothing but their cut off jeans, shorts, whatever and sneakers, nubile and buff chests out for the world to see (often moist, in the rain)… Ms Harker, I thought, you strumpet, these lads are not of age, stop perving! So I managed to contain my oggling to the oldest wolf of the pack Sam and felt less guilty.
However my confusion, which lets face it, I don’t usually have any issue objectifying the masculine delights within our genre, was further compounded when I came across the website ‘Aussie Twilight Mums‘. This website apparently acts as a hub for the more mature woman to express her love for Twilight and its leading men. One of the women from the website was interviewed on TV (yes that is the state of Australian commercial news) defending her love for Edward as he is actually one hundred and something years old, not seventeen. Rejecting any pedophilic undertones to her questioner!
My question to you dear readers is this: who are the Twilight films really for? Are they to encourage the youth of today to remain chaste, marry your local vampire before you have any type of coitus like activities or are they soft porn for Mum’s who don’t want to go to their local sex shop and buy the good stuff?
Ms Harker
The front lad is the eldest, just to save confusion!
Again with the chest out!
Tags: Horror, Twilight, Vampire, Werewolf
Life Imitates Horror: Arachnids on a plane?
Posted by Ms Harker | Filed under Life imitates Horror
Greetings and Salutations.
So apart from moths I have a wee fear of our eight legged friends. Moths? Why moths? They are filthy dirty creatures that drop their faeces and dust as they do fly by’s across your face and ears! Strangely though I love butterflies. Back to the point, I am not a huge fan of spiders, I can draw up the courage to squish them being the hardcore femme fatale that I am (whilst JH cowers in the corner), but not a fan. So when I saw the following story in the Sydney Morning Herald (courtesy of my father, still supporting my macabre ways to this day!), I cringed with the thoughts of what if…
“A British man has been arrested at Rio de Janeiro airport with 1000 live spiders in his luggage.
The man was nabbed late on Wednesday after security X-rays allegedly showed he was trying to smuggle the spiders out in two suitcases.
The man, unnamed in online reports by the state Agencia Brasil and other outlets on Thursday, was apprehended for violating laws banning the export of Brazilian animals without authorisation.
He faces imprisonment of up to a year and a fine of up to $US2.3 million ($2.5 million).
After being charged and processed, he was released on bail pending a court date.
The seized spiders were taken by Brazil’s environmental watchdog agency Ibama to a museum in Rio’s federal university.” (SMH, 13/11/09)
What if he had got onto the plane? What if the hairy little beasties had got out of their suitcase and invaded the air ducts of the plane? What if the plane malfunctioned and instead of your oxygen mask dropping down a big fat hairy spider landed on your face instead? Or what if they escaped and you were sitting next to your lover and felt a tickle up your inner thigh an thought you were in for some mile high action and instead there is a furry little eight legged thing crawling towards your pink bits! Argghh and no Samuel Jackson in sight! Something to ponder in your nightmares tonight ladies and gents… Arachnids on a Plane!
Ms Harker
Tags: Horror, Life imitates Horror
Voting for Ms Horror Blogosphere 2009 has begun!
Posted by Ms Harker | Filed under Horror Genres
Greetings and Salutations.
Voting for the Ms Horror Blogosphere 2009 has begun over at The Vault of Horror. So make your way across to the vault and vote for your favourite macabre mistress of horror Ms Harker, whilst also checking out the other delightfully deviant damsels. Click on the competitions logo below and start voting!
Ms Harker.
Tags: Horror
