[galundead]

you must be an angel

[loserrsquad]

How to Disappear Completely

[pinkeoni]

Will Byers x Female Horror Tropes

[imisscloudsimiss-you]

not enough people acknowledge how well will byers fits female horror tropes. i mean –

like we as a fandom dont talk enough about this gothic heroine serve –

[smalltown--byler]

acknowledging will's fulfilment of traditionally female horror tropes is so important to me because it's a reminder of his gender non-conformity and subversion of typical masculinity of the time. he's not weak because of his connection to femininity, but rather is empowered as seen by him being paralleled to strong heroines. and he doesn't fulfil male horror tropes like the arrogant alpha male or the violent monster, but rather retains his sensitivity and gentleness while also being powerful and eerie and resilient <3

[buckleybeat]

what i love about horror is that it’s one of the first film genres to center women, however misogynistic horror films have been over time. horror also has a long history of being beloved by queer people (i’d love for @georgeodowd to expand on this) fun fact of the day: the 1996 scream was written by a gay man!

one of my personal favorite horror directors, dario argento, was known to include explicitly queer characters in his 70s horror films without linking queerness to the horror - it just existed as a natural part of his film worlds.

carol j. clover’s men, women and chainsaws builds an argument that in the horror films up to the 70s and 80s at least, the final girl trope encouraged male viewers (female viewers, too) to identify with female characters.

horror heroines make it clear that femininity and proximity to femininity is not weakness, it’s strength. we see our favorite horror final girls defeat male killers without sacrificing their femininity, rather showing how it is heroic and strong.

that is exactly the crux of will’s character, at least to me. will’s sensitivity is his strength, a theme that climaxes in sorcerer and when he comes out.

i love how will pays homage to women in horror as a way for him to show his strength and resilience in his distinctly effeminate way. <33

[murmurphyy]

[galundead]

[galundead]

brooklyn baby

[loserrsquad]

still thinking about this drawing i made before the catastrophe that was volume 2 and 3 💔

unfinished but i can feel the post volume 1 high in my soul bro. suffer brothers when i catch you

[galundead]

[galundead]

[galundead]

decided i should post my art here as well! follow me for regular posting on twitter @/crckdskull

[chellychuu]

Halloween Miku! 🎃

[skelyuu]

And while you devour my heart,

I am on my knees in front of you.

Looking up to you and praying for your love.

excerpt from this poem

(process available on instagram)

[pastelfairytears]

ʚ✞ɞ