Heyo! We're back! This week your favorite ghouls discuss The Descent from 2005! Were the female characters represented in a positive or negative light? What do the crawlers and the cave represent? What does Jessica's birthday have anything to do with this? Finally, does Gracie's obsession with name meanings work for the characters? FIND OUT NOW & LISTEN!

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Resources:

The Descent (2005) Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Descent

Film Analysis | The Descent - Tragedy in Horror by Cristobal Olguin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H24zb6CJKK0

The Descent Redefined Women in Horror Movies by Hannah Bonner

https://www.denofgeek.com/us/movies/the-descent/254201/the-descent-redefined-women-in-horror-movies

Bechdel Test Canon: The Descent by Alyx Vesey

https://www.bitchmedia.org/post/bechdel-test-canon-the-descent

In Defense Of Lady-Terrorizing Horror Movies by Anna North

https://jezebel.com/in-defense-of-lady-terrorizing-horror-movies-5623749

Feminist Halloween Day 14: The Descent by LM

https://odorunara.com/2014/10/16/feminist-halloween-day-14-the-descent/

Horror Week 2011: The Descent by Stephanie Rogers

http://www.btchflcks.com/2011/10/horror-week-2011-the-descent.html#.XXkEi5NKjfZ

The Descent: A horror movie that broke the Bechdel Test by Lois

https://www.geekquality.com/the-descent/

#2: The Descent by Alex

https://www.onecriticalbitch.com/blog/the-descent-review

The Descent: The Last Great Horror Film by Jon Lisi

https://the-artifice.com/the-descent-great-horror-film/

Feminist Guide to Horror Movies, Part Three: Worlds Without Patriarchy by HOLLY L. DERR

https://msmagazine.com/2012/10/31/feminist-guide-to-horror-movies-part-three-worlds-without-patriarchy/

Collins’ Crypt: On The Two Endings Of THE DESCENT by Brian Collins

https://birthmoviesdeath.com/2015/03/10/collins-crypt-on-the-two-endings-of-the-descent

The Descent: Devil’s Advocates by James Marriott