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100 1 a| Moroney, Stephanie,e| author.?| UNAUTHORIZED;

245 10 a| Mad women :b| grief, familial trauma, and female rage in folk horror /c| by Stephanie Moroney.;

246 3 a| Mad women grief, familial trauma, and female rage in folk horror.;

264 1 a| [Greenville, N.C.] :b| [East Carolina University],c| 2024.;

300 a| 1 online resource (57 pages);

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502 b| M.A.c| East Carolina Universityd| 2024.;

500 a| Presented to the Faculty of the Department of English.;

500 a| Advisor: Amanda Klein;

500 a| Title from PDF t.p. (viewed April 17, 2026).;

520 3 a| The film distribution company A24 has produced and distributed several unique films within the folk horror genre. The Witch (2016, dir. Robert Eggers), Midsommar (2019, dir. Ari Aster), and Hereditary (2018, dir. Ari Aster) are examples of contemporary folk horror films that utilize familial trauma as a precursor to the female protagonist's descent to madness. The elements of folk horror amplify the feelings of isolation and loss of reality, which appear during extreme reactions to grief and trauma. Each protagonist is the eldest or sole daughter within the family structures, extending extra expectations within these roles. These expectations contribute to each protagonist's descent into madness as they are given to others relentlessly with nothing in return. The element of social cohesion serves to direct the actions of those most vulnerable, specifically vulnerability caused by grief, which creates a loss of familiarity and shattered reality. Examining these protagonists within these three folk horror films exemplifies the harmful nature of expectation and how it draws women into madness. Madness is not simply anger but a culmination of emotions that lead to a drastic loss of self. This thesis serves to use gender theory, trauma theory, and formal analysis of the films to demonstrate the self-destructive burden of keeping a family together during a crisis.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references.;

650 0 a| Women in motion pictures.=| ^A54881;

650 0 a| Anger in motion pictures.=| ^A1491990;

650 0 a| Grief in motion pictures.=| ^A1296970;

650 0 a| Families in motion pictures.=| ^A276145;

650 0 a| Folk horror films.=| ^A1458910;

650 0 a| Horror films.=| ^A123948;

610 20 a| A24 (Firm)=| ^A1305507;

600 10 a| Eggers, Robert,d| 1983-t| Witch.=| ^A1325591;

600 10 a| Aster, Ari.t| Midsommar.=| ^A1363662;

600 10 a| Aster, Ari.t| Hereditary.=| ^A1363662;

653 a| Female Rage;

653 a| Female Trauma;

653 a| Trauma Analysis;

700 1 a| Klein, Amanda Ann,d| 1976-e| degree supervisor.1| https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjyWMcDm3YfGqxhkTBb883=| ^A1061423;

710 2 a| East Carolina University.b| Department of English.=| ^A641948;

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Mad women : grief, familial trauma, and female rage in folk horror / by Stephanie Moroney.

Author/creator	Moroney, Stephanie author.
Other author	Klein, Amanda Ann, 1976- degree supervisor.
Other author	East Carolina University. Department of English.
Format	Theses and dissertations
Publication	[Greenville, N.C.] : [East Carolina University], 2024.
Description	1 online resource (57 pages)
Supplemental Content	Access via ScholarShip
Subjects	Eggers, Robert, 1983- Witch. Aster, Ari. Midsommar. Aster, Ari. Hereditary. A24 (Firm) Women in motion pictures. Anger in motion pictures. Grief in motion pictures. Families in motion pictures. Folk horror films. Horror films.

Variant title	Mad women grief, familial trauma, and female rage in folk horror.
Summary	The film distribution company A24 has produced and distributed several unique films within the folk horror genre. The Witch (2016, dir. Robert Eggers), Midsommar (2019, dir. Ari Aster), and Hereditary (2018, dir. Ari Aster) are examples of contemporary folk horror films that utilize familial trauma as a precursor to the female protagonist's descent to madness. The elements of folk horror amplify the feelings of isolation and loss of reality, which appear during extreme reactions to grief and trauma. Each protagonist is the eldest or sole daughter within the family structures, extending extra expectations within these roles. These expectations contribute to each protagonist's descent into madness as they are given to others relentlessly with nothing in return. The element of social cohesion serves to direct the actions of those most vulnerable, specifically vulnerability caused by grief, which creates a loss of familiarity and shattered reality. Examining these protagonists within these three folk horror films exemplifies the harmful nature of expectation and how it draws women into madness. Madness is not simply anger but a culmination of emotions that lead to a drastic loss of self. This thesis serves to use gender theory, trauma theory, and formal analysis of the films to demonstrate the self-destructive burden of keeping a family together during a crisis.
General note	Presented to the Faculty of the Department of English.
General note	Advisor: Amanda Klein
General note	Title from PDF t.p. (viewed April 17, 2026).
Dissertation note	M.A. East Carolina University 2024.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references.
Technical details	System requirements: Adobe Reader.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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