How Young Women Are Represented In Horror Films.

Write 500 words on the representation of young women in horror films. You must research this first and you must provide clear examples from horror texts.

Paranormal Activity 4 is a lead up from all of the other Paranormal Activity films. The story is developed further in the fourth movie five years after Katie killed her boyfriend Micah, Sister Kristi, her husband Daniel and kidnapping their baby, Hunter. Story focuses on Alex and her family experiencing supernatural activities since the new neighbours moved in the town.

Katheryn Newton plays the tragic role of Alex in this film.

Alex is stereotypical 15 year old girl that experiences supernatural activities in her own home when her neighbour comes to stay and live with them for a while. In the film, we see that Alex develops a relationship with her friend Ben and he encounters the idea of exposing the supernatural activities that are happening. Alex is seen as brave and daring when it comes to what is happening in her house. She conquers through the horror scenes and still manages to try and find out what is happening that is causing so much chaos in her house. However, Alex later on dies in the movie

The Roommate is a horror/thriller film that was released in February 2011. This film is based in college as two roommates become really good friends and one of the girls gets a bit obsessive with the other and things start to turn into a bit of a disaster.  Minka Kelly plays as Sara Matthews a victim and one of the young women in the film. Leighton Meester plays Rebecca Evans as the obsessive roommate. In this film, Sara Matthews is portrayed as a strong and brave character as she urges to find out more about the case of Rebecca Evans and get to the bottom of things.

Rebecca Evans is shown as the compulsive girl that tries to destroy everyone that gets in between her relationship with Sara Matthews.