WOMEN IN HORROR RECOGNITION MONTH 2013

Yay! Finlly it's back! Women in Horror Recognition Month has returned to assist the female geniuses of the horror world in gaining opportunities, exposure and education through philantropic events, printed articles and interviews and endless types of online support. At the same time Women in Horror Recognition Month wishes to break down social construct and educate the public in terms of discrimination within the business and how the public can help females in reaching equality and the opportunity to create and share their concept of life, pain and freedom.

Strong, artistic females that aren't afraid to break away and set an example, are truly and personally inspiring to me. I often feel that women (no, I'm not one of those who androgynize people) are more artistic and emotionally expressing themselves, so encouraging the public to get involved with underrepresented female artists can also turn the public into a positive platform for aspiring women that need an extra spark of courage and enlightenment.

Last year I published a few entries on female rolemodels (or simply just hot females) within the genre, both characters and artists; Women in Uniforms, The Femme Fatale of Female Villains, Feisty Females & Classic Scream Queens, Female Horror Icon Moments, Fabulous Female Writers, Female Filmmakers and Fabulous Female Artists. This year I haven't planned on posting anything personal in relation to WiHM but I would recommend you to take a look at this year's ambassadors - amongst them some of my personal favorites that I'll be following.

BLOGS
Two of my favorite horror bloggers have taken on the task of enlightening us of the female power on different levels within horror; Brittney-Jade Colangelo at Day of the Woman and Christine Hadden at Fascination With Fear. I also stumbled across Disturbed - Patient #9 which is a twisted but fascinating blog posting both personal thoughts, imagery and videos.

PODCASTS

Dark Dolls talk all things horror related, wheter it's books, movies or real life events. They are also open for submissions of independent movies, books, music, PR etc. The Whorer takes a punk-fem-queer approach to horror films and offers diverse episodes from tv-show and movie analyses to horror history.

FILM FESTIVALS
Ax Wound Film Festival (US) is this year supporting WiHM on the big screen by accepting short and feature horror film made by women. Jennifer's Bodies (UK) is hosting its 2013 film festival in Edinburgh, Scotland and accepting submissions directed, produced or written by women. Popcorn Horror's (UK) mission is to show the world that you don't need to be a famous movie producer to release an amazing film. Popcorn Horror is open for submissions and is building a community based on its content providers.

SHORT STORIES & REVIEWS

Sirens Call Publications is always on the lookout for new talents and if you have a piece that shows creativity, originality and a desire to share your story - don't hestitate to submit. Nina D'Arcangela posts some juicy book reviews at Spreading the Writer's Word and Bleeding Dead Film Reviews offers a wide range of both short and feature film previews and reviews.