myrmepropagandist on Nostr: Ableism is kind of rampant in horror. I don't think it's by default "wrong" to have ...

Ableism is kind of rampant in horror. I don't think it's by default "wrong" to have the evil guy walking with a cane, but is it being used as shorthand for evil?

A whole lot of "analog horror" is basically "don't watch the creepy VHS tape or your face will get messed up"

... and? Like that's not good, but just playing a scary sound cue and showing a distorted face also starts to feel lazy to me...

Is there any horror movie or story that takes this on and subverts it?