At Chapter, she observed that after women pass 35, the industry’s obsession with presenting aesthetic perfection pushes them into tedious supporting roles of the “mother in a cardigan with adult children” ilk. Lowe herself has struggled with getting older in the industry. Janisse also commented on her excitement that she got to include so many films by female directors – including Lowe’s Prevenge – in the new edition of the book.
Janisse highlighted that horror provided a platform for older actresses in particular to play complex, leading roles, with Lowe offering the example of Glenn Close in the horror-adjacent Fatal Attraction as an example of this. Both Janisse and Lowe suggested that horror offered a platform for authentic feminine expression.
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