NOW IS THE TIME OF MONSTERS : Why horror films speak to a time of crisis

The horror genre has often been dismissed as sexist and exploitative, but the new wave of horror films in the past decade contains social critique – from Get Out to Sinners, The Babadook to The Substance. Sally Campbell will talk about how and why the horror genre is particularly able to speak to us at a time of genocide, the rise of the far right, and attacks on bodily autonomy.