This is not going to be a rant.
Because I am on the Board of Directors of Women in Horror Month, you aren't going to get an Angry Heidi rant on this. Our official response will come out later, printed in Fangoria's March issue, as we decided with Fangoria editor Chris Alexander earlier today.
What you will get, for now, is an explanation of the situation: Chris Alexander, editor of Fangoria Magazine, published an editor's letter in issue #310 (yes, the same issue in which horror director/friend of mine Karen Lam is featured!) detailing why he thinks Women in Horror Month is, pretty much, a load of horseshit. Instead of translating, I'll post his letter here (click to en-biggen):
I will say this for Fango: they do cover a lot of women. I will say this for Women in Horror Month: "Eat It" is not a nice thing to say,...
Because I am on the Board of Directors of Women in Horror Month, you aren't going to get an Angry Heidi rant on this. Our official response will come out later, printed in Fangoria's March issue, as we decided with Fangoria editor Chris Alexander earlier today.
What you will get, for now, is an explanation of the situation: Chris Alexander, editor of Fangoria Magazine, published an editor's letter in issue #310 (yes, the same issue in which horror director/friend of mine Karen Lam is featured!) detailing why he thinks Women in Horror Month is, pretty much, a load of horseshit. Instead of translating, I'll post his letter here (click to en-biggen):
I will say this for Fango: they do cover a lot of women. I will say this for Women in Horror Month: "Eat It" is not a nice thing to say,...
- 1/27/2012
- by Superheidi
- Planet Fury
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