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Psycho-biddy
Psycho-biddy is a colloquial term for a subgenre of the horror/thriller movie〔() ''Nastasi, Alison. "The Scariest Psycho Biddies in Cinema." Flavorwire. Oct. 9, 2012.''〕 also known by the term Grande Dame Guignol. The genre began in 1962 and lasted through the mid-1970s, and has been variously nicknamed by the press as "Hagsploitation" and "Hag horror." Renata Adler, in her ''The New York Times'' review for the 1968 film, ''The Anniversary'', referred to the genre as "the Terrifying Older Actress Filicidal Mummy genre."〔(''New York Times'' review )〕
==Definition, themes and influences==
The subgenre feature a mentally unstable, dangerous, or insane woman of advanced years with a somewhat glamorous past, living a life of relative wealth. In some cases, the woman may be in jeopardy of some sort, with another party attempting to drive her to mental instability. Often (but not always), there are two older women pitted against one another in a life-or-death struggle, usually the result of bitter hatreds, jealousies, or rivalries that have percolated over the course of, not years, but decades. These combatants are often blood-relatives. The character is often brought to life in an over-the-top, grotesque fashion, emphasizing the unglamorous process of aging and eventual death. Characters are often seen pining for lost youth and glory, trapped by their idealized memories of their childhood, or younger days, and the trauma of a past episode that haunts them.
This subgenre includes of many other genres, including gothic, Grand Guignol, black comedy, psycho-drama, melodrama, revenge, camp and even the musical. Science fiction and Western films have also been part of the genre.
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