Clover claims that she represents a feminist liberator from male domination in society and the bedroom. The “Final Girl,” Clover’s term applied to the last surviving female victim, an ever-present figure in the slasher genre, is “abject terror personified.” She is the character that experiences the wrath of the hyper-masculinized, knife-wielding maniac. Clover elaborately deconstructs the “slasher’s” gender roles, focusing primarily on the heteronormative positioning of women within this sphere of brutality and chaos. Sexuality is not an uncommon or even reticent discourse within the realm of horror, particularly in the slasher subgenre. Jeepers Queerpers: exploring queer identity in Jeepers Creepers 2 The Creeper is an indestructible figure, regardless of how the victims try to overcome him. This film is sometimes considered to have rebooted the slasher film in the early 1980s. Much like Jeepers Creepers 2, A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) redefined the slasher figure, locating him within the conscious and subconscious realms of existence. As he is representative of the ‘monster queer’, he can only exist in these spaces because they are devoid of human life, and thus, devoid of scrutiny. These fields serve as barriers to civilisation, where the Creeper must exist because he is merely on the periphery of normal society. In this case, the school bus and victims are on an isolated country road, surrounded by vast fields. The terrain in slasher and, particularly in Jeepers Creepers 2, can range from the familiar to highly unfamiliar expanses of land. This scene from Friday the 13th: Part 2 (1981) illustrates the slasher’s ability to wield his strength and avenge his mother’s death from the previous film. One feature of the slasher figure is his ability to overcome his victims, particularly the female victims. Happy Birthday to Me (1981) is another slasher film that utilizes the female slasher. He often utilizes phallic weapons to kill off his victims.įriday the 13th (1980) adopted the slasher killer, albeit featuring a female killer in the form of Mrs. Michael epitomizes the slasher killer who is often portrayed as indestructible and superhuman in strength.
This is Michael Myers from Rob Zombie’s Halloween (2007). She is typically the surviving female who is often pitted against the film’s psychopathic killer. This is Laurie Strode, the Final Girl from Rob Zombie’s Halloween (2007).The Final Girl is the central female figure of slasher films.
Jeepers Creepers: Reborn is set for a limited theatrical release in North America between September 19th-21st.Jeepers Queerpers: exploring queer identity in Jeepers Creepers 2 by Patrick Bingham JUMP CUT As the festival arrives and the blood-soaked entertainment builds to a frenzy, Laine believes that something unearthly has been summoned…and that she is at the center of it.įeaturing in the cast of Jeepers Creepers Reborn are Imran Adams, Sydney Craven, Gabriel Freilich, Pete Brooke, Gary Graham and Dee Wallace.
But as the event approaches, Laine begins to experience unexplained premonitions and disturbing visions associated with the town’s past, and in particular, local legend/urban myth The Creeper. Among them is fanboy Chase and his girlfriend Laine, who is forced to come along for the ride. Jeepers Creepers Reborn unfolds as the Horror Hound Festival holds its first ever event in Louisiana, where it attracts hundreds of geeks, freaks and die-hard horror fans from far and wide. Ahead of its theatrical release this September, a new trailer has arrived online for the next instalment in the Jeepers Creepers franchise, Jeepers Creepers: Reborn.ĭirected by Timo Vuorensola (and without any ties to the franchise’s creator), the reboot follows Laine as she travels with her boyfriend Chase to the Horror Hound Festival in Louisiana, where sees begins to experience disturbing visions of the local urban legend, The Creeper watch it here…