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Masters of Darkness: Asian Female Directors of Horror Films

A few years ago, Rolling Stone magazine claimed that we were experiencing a rise of modern female horror filmmakers, arguing that a new wave of "female-directed horror films have helped elevate the genre by opening the door to stories that unsettle audiences in new and different ways. " This does not mean that the irruption of women behind the cameras (or in the script) is something exclusive to the present times and to Western horror filmmakers.