Why Is Horror So Afraid of Female Friendship?
When girls begin to work in groups, their latent potential can be the stuff of horror films.
Heather O'Neill is a novelist and essayist. Her works include Lullabies for Little Criminals, The Lonely Hearts Hotel, and When We Lost Our Heads. She lives in Montreal.
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