Good Mourning, Nancy Podcast

"Hey, Coraline... how about you leave your mom alone for one got dang minute!" This week your favorite ghouls (who also happen to be moms... can ya tell!!??) are discussing Laika's amazing gateway horror film, Coraline (2009)!

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Resources:

An eye for an I: Neil Gaiman’s Coraline and Questions of Identity by David Rudd

http://ubir.bolton.ac.uk/218/1/emcs_journals-1.pdf

The Grass Isn't Always Greener on the Other Side: Coraline's Journey to the Other Side by Isabella Martinez

https://dsc.duq.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1030&context=first-class

The Key is in the Mouth: Food & Orality in Coraline

http://www.longwood.edu/staff/miskecjm/380Coralinekeeling.pdf

Examining the Works of Neil Gaiman: Children Don’t Need Their Literature Dumbed Down by Thomas Byrne

https://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/ojs/index.php/tlg/article/view/544/484

Psychosocial Development in Coraline

https://droverreview.files.wordpress.com/2018/05/drvol1201809henderson.pdf

Why Were You Born?: An Analysis of the Anti-Feminist Implications of the Film Adaptation of Coraline

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/296486285_Why_Were_You_Born_An_Analysis_of_the_Anti-Feminist_Implications_of_the_Film_Adaptation_of_Coraline

"Something Very Old and Very Slow": Coraline, Uncanniness,and Narrative Form by Richard Gooding

https://www.academia.edu/1533907/_Something_Very_Old_and_Very_Slow_Coraline_Uncanniness_and_Narrative_Form_

Coraline and “The Other Mother” Narrative by Louisa

https://louisaleontiades.com/coraline-by-neil-gaiman/

The Maternal Narcissist by Louisa

https://louisaleontiades.com/the-maternal-narcissist/

Problematizing the Ideal Homely Mother in the Movie “Coraline” by Wilful Wordiness

https://www.google.com/amp/s/wilfulwordiness.wordpress.com/2018/10/20/problematizing-the-ideal-homely-mother-in-the-movie-coraline/amp/

Why Was Wybie in Coraline (2009)? by The Princess and the Scrivener

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJ4GTaSfuB0

RE: Wybie in Coraline (2009) & 10k Subscribers by The Princess and the Scrivener

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMH0dPMPawk

This week your favorite ghouls are discussing the South Korean hit, Train to Busan! Topics include but are not limited to: Seok-Woo's two foils, Covid-19 & pandemic response, and the social commentary in Train to Busan.

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Thanks to Lily LeBlanc for our theme song: www.lilythecomposer.com

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Resources:

Train to Busan (2016). Dir. Yeon Sang-ho

Yeon Sang-ho talks Korean zombie hit 'Train To Busan’ by Jean Noh

https://www.screendaily.com/features/yeon-sang-ho-talks-korean-zombie-hit-train-to-busan/5111006.article

Train to Busan IMDB

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5700672/trivia?ref_=tt_trv_trv

Aloha ʻOe Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aloha_%CA%BBOe

TRAIN TO BUSAN - A MASTERPIECE OF SOCIAL COMMENTARY by Jack Buchanan

https://www.filmosophy.co.uk/train_to_busan_social_commentary.html

S. Korea's Hit Zombie Film Is Also A Searing Critique Of Korean Society by Elise Hu

https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2016/09/01/492185811/s-koreas-hit-zombie-film-is-also-searing-critique-of-korean-society

Train to Busan (2016) Wikipedia

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

Eat the Rich: Pandemic Horror Cinema by Johan HÖGLUND

https://journals.openedition.org/transtexts/706?lang

RAIN TO BUSAN (2016): CLASS CRITICISM IN SOUTH KOREAN CINEMA by Tara Edwards

https://www.thecinegogue.com/train-to-busan-2016-class-criticism-in-south-korean-cinema/

Train to Busan is a zombie action film with a social bite by Mark Farnsworth

http://globalcomment.com/train-to-busan-is-a-zombie-action-film-with-a-social-bite/

Fatherhood on the Train to Busan by Tim Winterstein

https://www.google.com/amp/s/thejaggedword.com/2017/06/16/fatherhood-on-the-train-to-busan/amp/

Women and Children First: The Sacrifice for Women in Train to Busan by Erin Edwards

http://www.thebackseatdriverreviews.com/women-and-children-first-the-sacrifice-for-women-in-train-to-busan

Hey y'all! This week your favorite ghouls discussing From Hell! Topics of discussion include but are not limited to: sex-work in 1888, the REAL victims of Jack the Ripper, and why our obsession with Jack is problematic AF.

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Theme song by Lily LeBlanc: www.lilythecomposer.com

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Resources:

From Hell (2001) Dir. The Hughes Brothers

From Hell (1999, Graphic Novel) Wikipedia

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

WHY IT’S TIME TO STOP TALKING ABOUT JACK THE RIPPER by Ann Foster

https://bookriot.com/2019/04/02/stop-talking-about-jack-the-ripper/amp/

‘Jack the Ripper’ was a serial killer who disembowelled women – we need to stop celebrating that by Charlotte Mallinson

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/long_reads/jack-the-ripper-serial-killer-disemboweled-women-stop-celebrating-a8094826.html

THE FEMINIST JACK THE RIPPER TOUR

https://lookup.london/live/feminist-jack-the-ripper-walk/

Jack the Ripper and the Myth of Male Violence by Judith R. Walkowitz

https://www.jstor.org/stable/3177712?seq=1

Our Jack the Ripper Obsession Is Misogynist by Katie Engelhart

https://newrepublic.com/article/119375/jack-ripper-versus-feminists

The women killed by Jack the Ripper are finally having their stories told by Maya Crockett

https://www.stylist.co.uk/books/the-five-untold-lives-women-killed-jack-the-ripper-hallie-rubenhold-book-tv-series/252545

FED UP WITH JACK THE RIPPER

https://eastendwomensmuseum.org/blog/fed-up-with-jack-the-ripper

Jack the Ripper: A Twenty-First Century Investigation? by Jennifer Pegg

https://www.casebook.org/dissertations/pegg.html

From Hell (2001) Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/From_Hell_(film)

Roger Ebert’s Review of From Hell (2001)

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/from-hell-2001

(F)ailing women in psychiatry: lessons from a painful past by Andrea Tone, PhD

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5962395/

Lobotomy: Definition, Procedure & History By Tanya Lewis

https://www.livescience.com/42199-lobotomy-definition.html

What Does Misogyny Look Like? By Nina Rinata Aron

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/08/style/misogyny-women-history-photographs.html

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We're back! AGAIN! This week your favorite ghouls discuss Ana Lily Amirpour's sophomore film: The Bad Batch (2016). Topics of discussion: racism, white privilege, the boarder wall, post-apocalyptic fairytales, and the American Dream.

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Thanks to Lily LeBlanc for our theme song: www.lilythecomposer.com

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Resources:

The Bad Batch (2016). dir. Amirpour, Ana Lily

The Bad Batch Wikipedia

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

Ana Lily Amirpour on romance in the desert and the racial controversy over her new film, The Bad Batch by Kaitlyn Tiffany

https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/23/15855842/the-bad-batch-interview-ana-lily-amirpour-dystopia

Ana Lily Amirpour Responds to Racism Charges — But Won’t Apologize For Making You Uncomfortable by Eric Kohn

https://www.indiewire.com/2017/06/ana-lily-amirpour-interview-the-bad-batch-1201846307/

The Bad Batch isn't a great dystopian film, but it's definitely an interesting one by Alissa Wilkinson

https://www.vox.com/summer-movies/2017/6/23/15844944/bad-batch-review-ana-lily-amirpour

‘The Bad Batch’ is a poetic — and disturbingly persuasive — parable by By Michael O'Sullivan

https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/the-bad-batch-is-a-poetic--and-disturbingly-persuasive--parable/2017/06/22/c8368164-5389-11e7-91eb-9611861a988f_story.html

‘The Bad Batch’ Review: It’s Social Rejects vs. Cannibals in Dystopia U.S.A. by Peter Travers

https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-reviews/the-bad-batch-review-its-social-rejects-vs-cannibals-in-dystopia-u-s-a-204752/

'Bad Batch' director on racism, her intentions and growing up Iranian-American by Michael Phillips

https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/movies/ct-ana-lily-amirpour-bad-batch-20170627-column.html

Maybe someday the world will appreciate The Bad Batch, but not today by Katie Rife

https://film.avclub.com/maybe-someday-the-world-will-appreciate-the-bad-batch-1798191861

‘The Bad Batch’ Review: Cannibals Battle Skateboarders in Confusing Saga by Tricia Olszewski

https://www.thewrap.com/the-bad-batch-review-jason-momoa-ana-lily-amirpour/

‘The Bad Batch’ Review: A Half-Cooked Cannibal Tale BY ADAM CHITWOOD

https://collider.com/the-bad-batch-review/

The Title of The Bad Batch Tells You All You Need to Know by Jordan Hoffman

https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/09/the-bad-batch-movie-review

Film Review: ‘The Bad Batch’

Cannibals and Trump-era politics converge in Ana Lily Amirpour's striking but dissatisfying sci-fi mashup. By Guy Lodge

https://variety.com/2016/film/reviews/the-bad-batch-review-1201852606/

The Bad Batch': Venice Review

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/suki-waterhouse-bad-batch-review-925877

Keanu Reeves Gives a Dramatic Pitch for ‘The Bad Batch’ with Ana Lily Amirpour

https://www.indiewire.com/2017/06/keanu-reeves-the-bad-batch-interview-1201846642/

Your favorite ghouls are back from maternity/sick leave! It's been a hell-of-a-3-months! To lift your spirits from this GOT DANG 'Rona virus... why don't you spend a little time with the family? The Addams Family of course! This week we'll be discussing the women of The Addams Family and Addams Family Values! Topics include but are not limited to: motherhood & hellish crusades, Mother-Maiden-Crone, Femme Fatales, and what exactly the Addams family values are!

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Theme song by Lily LeBlanc: www.lilythecomposer.com

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Resources:

The Addams Family (1991) Dir. Barry Sonnenfeld

Addams Family Values (1993) Dir. Barry Sonnenfeld

The Addams Family (1991 film) Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Addams_Family_(1991_film)

From Feminism to BDSM: The Powerful Life Lessons Morticia Addams Taught Us by Kayleigh Dray

https://www.stylist.co.uk/people/morticia-addams-family-values-feminist-life-lessons-role-model-girl-power-empowerment-sex-bdsm-bondage/169052

10 Reasons Why ‘The Addams Family’ Is Awesome(ly) Feminist Posted By Myrna Waldron: http://www.btchflcks.com/2012/10/10-reasons-why-the-addams-family-is-awesomely-feminist.html#.XqhsUBNKjfY

The Addams Family Is the Aspirational Tale of Familial Love I Crave by Kelly Faircloth

https://pictorial.jezebel.com/the-addams-family-is-the-aspirational-tale-of-familial-1820013520

Here’s why “The Addams Family” was one of the most progressive and feminist films of the ‘90s by Jessica Wang

https://hellogiggles.com/reviews-coverage/movies/the-addams-family-progressive-feminist-film/

Potts Shots: Gen Z Vs. "The Addams Family (1991)" by Madeline Potts

https://bleedingcool.com/movies/potts-shots-gen-z-vs-the-addams-family-1991/

MORTICIA ADDAMS: A WITCH ICON WORTHY OF ALL THE PRAISE Contributed by

Tai Gooden

https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/morticia-addams-a-witch-icon-worthy-of-all-the-praise

The Hidden Message of 'Addams Family Values' by Simon Abrams

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/addams-family-values-had-secret-political-message-reveals-writer-1162918

We Need to Talk About Morticia Addams’ Healthy Attitude Toward Sex, Marriage and Motherhood by Alexia Dellner

https://www.purewow.com/news/morticia-addams-feminist-icon

Hey goblins and ghouls! It's the last episode before maternity leave! This week Gracie is joined by her very good friend, Kate Mother F*ckin' Sculley. They're both extremely pregnant so they're both going to talk about Alice Lowe's pregnancy horror film, PREVENGE! Topics of discussion: The Pregnant Woman as the Monster, Ruth's Motivations and Hatred for Society, the Mother/Killer Archetype, and Ruth's Baby/Kill Book.

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Thanks to Lily LeBlanc for our theme song: www.lilythecomposer.com

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Resources:

Prevenge (2016) Wikipedia

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

Motherhood Isn’t Sacrifice, It’s Selfishness

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/04/opinion/sunday/motherhood-family-sexism-sacrifice.html?

How a Pregnant Actress Overcame Her Frustrations With the Industry and Directed Her First Feature by Kate Erbland

https://www.indiewire.com/2017/03/alice-lowe-prevenge-horror-interview-1201795842/

Alice Lowe: 'It wasn’t part of the plan to direct while pregnant' by Katie Puckrik

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/feb/14/alice-lowe-on-violent-british-horror-comedy-prevenge

From Kubrick to Kate Bush: Alice Lowe on her influences for killer mum horror Prevenge by Nikki Baughan

https://www.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/news-bfi/interviews/kubrick-kate-bush-alice-lowe-influences-prevenge

Reduce Stress by Journaling by Dr. Pamela Peeke

https://www.healthywomen.org/content/article/reduce-stress-journaling

Prevenge review – audacious horror from a mother of invention by Mark Kermode

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/feb/12/prevenge-review-alice-lowe-sightseers

Pregnancy Is the Perfect Time to Make a Horror Movie By Jenni Miller

https://www.thecut.com/2017/03/prevenge-alice-lowe-interview.html

'Prevenge' (2016) by Alice Lowe by Lindsey Pugh

https://www.womaninrevolt.com/prevenge-2016-by-alice-lowe/

Alice Lowe stars in Prevenge: The mother of all horror revenge films by Ester McCarthy

https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/artsfilmtv/alice-lowe-stars-in-prevenge-the-mother-of-all-horror-revenge-films-442230.html

Alice Lowe’s Prevenge: A Response by Harriet Cooper

https://www.mamsie.bbk.ac.uk/articles/10.16995/sim.249/

Alice Lowe Talks PREVENGE and the Horrors of Pregnancy by Jacob Knight

https://birthmoviesdeath.com/2017/03/27/alice-lowe-talks-prevenge-and-the-horrors-of-pregnancy

Pregnancy Horror 'Prevenge': The Twisted Female 'Taxi Driver' Shot in 11 Days by Emily Buder

https://nofilmschool.com/2017/03/prevenge-alice-lowe-interview-pregnancy-horror-slasher

Prevenge and the Power of Pregnancy Horror By Jordan Crucchiola

https://www.vulture.com/2017/03/prevenge-is-proof-we-need-more-horror-movies-about-pregnancy.html

Get your mind out of the gutter because there's nothing sexy about this episode! This week your favorite ghouls discuss the vampire flick, 30 Days of Night! Topics of discussion: What exactly IS the 30 days of night and where?, the unique depiction of vampires, and the REAL threat to women in Alaska...

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Thanks to Lily LeBlanc for our theme song: www.lilythecomposer.com

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Resources:

Cinematic Vampires: From Shadows to Spotlight

https://the-artifice.com/cinematic-vampires/

30 Days of Night Wikipedia

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/30_Days_of_Night_(film).

What Are The Four Types of Vampires? By Ashley Abercrombie

https://mysticinvestigations.com/paranormal/four-vampire-types/

30 Days Grabbed Raimi's Eye by Cindy White

https://web.archive.org/web/20071011135029/http://scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=3&id=42890

30 DAYS OF NIGHT: SURVIVING WILL COST YOUR HUMANITY by Brandi Blahnik

http://www.audienceseverywhere.net/30-days-night-surviving-will-cost-humanity/

Nosferatu: VTM

https://vtmb.fandom.com/wiki/Nosferatu

The Family Circle by Nancy Freeborne DrPH

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-power-community/201906/the-family-circle

Belonging Is Our Blessing, Tribalism Is our Burden by Saul Levine M.D.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/lifelong-love/201212/community-is-needed-now-more-ever%3famp

Steve Niles Interview w/Den of Geek - 30 Days of Night

https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/batman/13298/steve-niles-interview

Vampires Don’t Suck? 30 Days of Night at 10

https://www.headstuff.org/entertainment/film/30-days-of-night-at-10/

Hey ghouls! We're back with another crime drama this season! David Fincher's Se7en! Topics of discussion: A brief history of Dante's The Divine Comedy, Horror & True Crime in the 90s, Mills and Somerset: Equal but opposite parallels, and Expendable Women.

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Music by Lily LeBlanc www.lilythecomposer.com

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Resources:

Crime and Horror: Two Great Tastes that Taste Great Together

BY DAVE RICHARDS

http://www.criminalelement.com/crime-and-horror-together-genre-bending-mashups-thriller-private-detectives-paranormal/

THE HORROR: ‘SE7EN’: HOW DAVID FINCHER'S ICONIC CRIME/HORROR HYBRID SHOCKED THE WORLD BY THINKING OUTSIDE OF THE BOX.

https://controlforever.com/read/the-horror-se7en/

The Thrilling Parallels Between Detective Somerset and John Doe in 'Se7en'

https://filmschoolrejects.com/se7en-good-and-evil/

Philosophy NOW! Se7en

https://philosophynow.org/issues/78/Se7en

14 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Seven by Jake Rossen

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/61908/14-things-you-might-not-know-about-se7en

Seven (1995) Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_(1995_film)

Where Did The 7 Deadly Sins Come From? by Chloe Langr

https://epicpew.com/7-deadly-sins-history/

The Seven Deadly Sins Wikipedia

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

This week it's a double feature with your favorite ghouls! The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976) & it's reboot from 2014! Topics include a brief history of Texarkana and the Moonlight Murders, Embracing Tragedy, and The Phantom’s Duality!

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Thanks to Lily LeBlanc for our theme song: www.lilythecomposer.com

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Resources:

The Terrifying Real-Life Murders That Inspired THE TOWN THAT DREADED SUNDOWN by GREGORY BURKART

http://www.the13thfloor.tv/2016/03/30/the-terrifying-real-life-murders-that-inspired-the-town-that-dreaded-sundown/

The True Story Behind The Town that Dreaded Sundown by April Bennett

https://www.wickedhorror.com/features/true-life-horror/real-life-cold-case-behind-the-town-that-dreaded-sundown/

Mourning Through Horror Movies by Eren Orbey

https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/mourning-through-horror-movies

Watching sad films boosts endorphin levels in your brain, psychologists say by Nicola Davis

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/sep/21/watching-a-sad-films-boosts-endorphin-levels-in-your-brain-psychologists-say

The Surprising Reasons We Like Sad Movies by Katie Koerner

https://greatist.com/happiness/why-do-like-sad-movies#1

Why Bringing Tragedy To Life Through Film Is Important by Marshall Julius

https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/why-bringing-tragedy-to-life-through-film-is-important_uk_588a1152e4b02af0a3d5b686?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAAT3oojxEz5zhf0nWSrJzIyW29Pj_3RqiqKbmxFo2n8_DrB64VvSeVM958CrvWx51-jm_g023zL40O70ITSRq2mzByy5uZzJlwNsnYIVPDjbu4GuGmUMMYbUmxz5mCu4u2OWmlhx5lbgVuthdOQ9KK3ZeNXIXFK8jMDOrpy6rAdB

Is our growing obsession with true crime a problem? By Kelly-Leigh Coope

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-47474996

Check your windows! Check your doors! Make sure no one is peering in because this week your favorite ghouls are discussing the horror film that started the POV shot! Why, it's the British masterpiece: Peeping Tom (1960)! Topics of discussion: What is Scopophilia?, The Male Gaze, Sexual Themes, and Children and the Consequences from a Lack of Privacy.

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Thanks to Lily LeBlanc for our theme song! www.lilythecomposer.com

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Resources:

Michael Powell's 'Peeping Tom': the film that killed a career by David Gritten

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/7967407/Michael-Powells-Peeping-Tom-the-film-that-killed-a-career.html

Peeping Tom: Criterion Film Collection By Laura Mulvey

https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/65-peeping-tom

Peeping Tom Review (Senses of Cinema) by Peter Wilshire

http://sensesofcinema.com/2018/cteq/peeping-tom/

Classic Film Through a Feminist Lens: PEEPING TOM by Kimberly Pierce

https://www.geekgirlauthority.com/classic-film-through-a-feminist-lens-peeping-tom/

PEEPING TOM & THE MALE GAZE by Adam Call Roberts

https://www.themetropolistimes.com/the-metropolis-times/2012/04/07/peeping-tom

Peeping Tom and the Critical Movie Viewer by Nora E Rossbach

https://www.academia.edu/30553514/Peeping_Tom_and_the_Critical_Movie_Viewer.pdf?auto=download

"Peeping Tom": A Second Look by William Johnson

https://www.jstor.org/stable/1212185?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents

THE GAZE OF THE VOYEUR by Jihane Mossali

https://themissingslate.com/2014/02/15/the-gaze-of-the-voyeur/

Film Theory 101 – Laura Mulvey: The Male Gaze Theory by Rachael Sampson

https://www.filminquiry.com/film-theory-basics-laura-mulvey-male-gaze-theory/

Peeping Tom Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peeping_Tom_(1960_film)

The Male Gaze Wikipedia

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

What We Post On Social Media May Harm Our Children's Development by Elizabeth Fernandez

https://www.forbes.com/sites/fernandezelizabeth/2019/07/08/what-we-post-on-social-media-may-harm-our-childrens-development/#f48a59a536bb

BBC News: Five Key Moments in Britain’s Sexual Revolution

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/8456543.stm

No turning back: family forms and sexual mores in modern Britain

http://www.historyandpolicy.org/policy-papers/papers/no-turning-back-family-forms-and-sexual-mores-in-modern-britain

Sex Before the Sexual Revolution

http://www.historyandpolicy.org/historians-books/books/sex-before-the-sexual-revolution