Secure Scanned : 10/09/2026
The Grudge 2022 - Italian Gothic, Japanese Folk Horror, and the Wronged Woman
Overview:A video essay by Kat Ellinger covering the transposition of the Hollywood revenge Gothic to Italy, the trope of the "wronged woman" including incarnations by Barbara Steele and other horror icons, and ties to similar narrative strands in Japanese folklore and cinema from Kwaidan to Ring.





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