Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Figures vii
4. Acknowledgements viii
5. Introduction: Virginia’s Unruly Daughters and Carrie’s Crimson Sisters 1
6. 1. Violence and Female Agency: Murderess, Her Body, Her Mind 23
7. 2. Growing Pains: Breasts, Blood and Fangs 54
8. 3. Longing and Lust, ‘Red Light’ on a ‘Dark Continent’ 88
9. 4. Growing Bellies, Failing Mothers, Scary Offspring 121
10. 5. Political Gutting, Crushed Life and Poetic Justice 155
11. Conclusion: Bloody Red: Poetics, Patterns, Politics 191
12. Notes 201
13. Filmography 214
14. Bibliography 222
15. Index 237