# Eleanor’s Horrors A series of essays about feminism and horror, literature and history, translation and transformation. Page: Feed: --- ## [28 Weeks Later: How Nostalgia Kills](https://eleanorshorrors.substack.com/p/28-weeks-later-how-nostalgia-kills) _2026-08-14 · Eleanor Johnson_ Or, you can't select only the pasts you like. ## [28 Days Later (2002): the First Contemporary Zombie Film (was not technically a zombie film)](https://eleanorshorrors.substack.com/p/28-days-later-2002-the-first-contemporary) _2026-08-07 · Eleanor Johnson_ I’ll start by saying that this is one of my all-time favorite zombie films. ## [Bonus Content: Amazing Trailer for my new book!](https://eleanorshorrors.substack.com/p/bonus-content-amazing-trailer-for) _2026-08-03 · Eleanor Johnson_ Um, THANK YOU, Princeton University Press!! This is awesome! ## [Nolan's Odyssey (2026): Horror-Epic for the Boys](https://eleanorshorrors.substack.com/p/nolans-odyssey-2026-horror-epic-for) _2026-07-31 · Eleanor Johnson_ It’s not an easy thing to do, adapting an epic story from Antiquity for the modern day cinema. ## [Eyes Without a Face (1960)](https://eleanorshorrors.substack.com/p/eyes-without-a-face-1960) _2026-07-24 · Eleanor Johnson_ Something must have been in the water in 1960. ## [Witches and their Christian Allies](https://eleanorshorrors.substack.com/p/witches-and-their-christian-allies) _2026-07-17 · Eleanor Johnson_ I’ve been writing a lot lately about films, so this week it felt like the right time to turn back to some deep cultural history. ## [Hush (2016): Silence and Gender-Based Violence](https://eleanorshorrors.substack.com/p/hush-2016-and-the-horror-of-domestic) _2026-07-10 · Eleanor Johnson_ Get this. ## [Happy 4th of July: Jaws (1975) as a Study of American Masculinity](https://eleanorshorrors.substack.com/p/happy-4th-of-july-jaws-1975-as-a) _2026-07-03 · Eleanor Johnson_ When I first saw Jaws in the 1980s, I was probably about 9 or 10 years old, and it was around the 4th of July, which is right when the film takes place. ## [It (Again) and Weapons (2025): How Horror Teaches us about Child Abuse](https://eleanorshorrors.substack.com/p/it-again-and-weapons-2025-how-horror) _2026-06-26 · Eleanor Johnson_ As you know from last week, I’ve recently read It (1985), an absolutely canonical work of American horror by Stephen King, and I have more to say about it than I could fit into last week’s post, so here we go: round two. ## [Trade Smarter With IBKR (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/wT6L4bFowiuw) _2026-06-26 · **Sponsored**_ Join Interactive Brokers through a referral and access low-cost global trading. ## [It (1985) Hit its DV Marks Hard](https://eleanorshorrors.substack.com/p/it-1985-is-really-really-awesome) _2026-06-19 · Eleanor Johnson_ Embarrassing confession.