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Stories | Stories featuring (not just merely mentioning) or about menstruation | ||
== Fiction == | == Fiction == | ||
* [[Suzy McKee Charnas]]. "[[Boobs]]" (Isaac Asimov's SF Magazine, 1989; Skin of the Soul, ed. Tuttle, 1990; Penguin book of Modern Fantasy by Women, ed. Williams, 1995) | * [[Suzy McKee Charnas]]. "[[Boobs (short story)|Boobs]]" (Isaac Asimov's SF Magazine, 1989; Skin of the Soul, ed. Tuttle, 1990; Penguin book of Modern Fantasy by Women, ed. Williams, 1995) | ||
* [[Stephen Dedman]]. "From Whom All Blessings Flow" | * [[Stephen Dedman]]. "From Whom All Blessings Flow" | ||
* [[Anita Diamant]]. ''[[The Red Tent]]''. | * [[Anita Diamant]]. ''[[The Red Tent]]''. | ||
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* [[Katherine Forrest]]. "O Captain, My Captain" (1987) (menstrual blood vampire story) | * [[Katherine Forrest]]. "O Captain, My Captain" (1987) (menstrual blood vampire story) | ||
* [[Judy Grahn]]. ''Mundane's World'' (coming-of-age menstruation ritual) | * [[Judy Grahn]]. ''Mundane's World'' (coming-of-age menstruation ritual) | ||
* [[Sylvia Kelso]] ''[[Amberlight]]'' (paramenstrual power) | |||
* [[Barb Lakey]] or [[Barb Rausch]]. "Claire de Lune" (Wimmen's Comix #13, Supernatural Issue) | * [[Barb Lakey]] or [[Barb Rausch]]. "Claire de Lune" (Wimmen's Comix #13, Supernatural Issue) | ||
* [[Richard A. Lupoff]]. ''[[Lisa Kane]]'' (young girl becomes a werewolf at puberty) | |||
* [[Alan Moore]]. "Swamp Thing" from DC (included a story on fear of menstruation) | * [[Alan Moore]]. "Swamp Thing" from DC (included a story on fear of menstruation) | ||
* [[Jody Scott]]. ''[[Passing for Human]]'' (alien/vampire menstrual blood) | * [[Jody Scott]]. ''[[Passing for Human]]'' (alien/vampire menstrual blood) | ||
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== Movies == | == Movies == | ||
* "[[Carrie]]" ([[1976]]; dir. Brian De Palma, starring Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie and Amy Irving) (menarche coincides with development of telekinesis) | * "[[Carrie (film)|Carrie]]" ([[1976]]; dir. Brian De Palma, starring Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie and Amy Irving) (menarche coincides with development of telekinesis) | ||
* "[[Ginger Snaps]]" ([[2000]]; dir. John Fawcett; starring Katharine Isabelle and Emily Perkins) (puberty paralleled with transformation into a werewolf) | * "[[Ginger Snaps (feature film)|Ginger Snaps]]" ([[2000]]; dir. John Fawcett; starring Katharine Isabelle and Emily Perkins) (puberty paralleled with transformation into a werewolf) | ||
* "[[A Tale of Two Sisters]]" ([[2003]]; dir. Ji-woon Kim; 115 min. Starring Kim Kap-su, Yum Jung-a, Lim Su-jeong and Moon Geun-yeong. (horror film; the sisters' menstruation is part of a nightmare) | |||
==See also== | |||
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NoPeriodsPeriod No Periods Period] - TV Tropes | |||
[[Category:Reproduction themes]] | |||
[[Category:Body themes]] | |||
[[Category:Lists of works by theme]] | |||
[[category:Themes and tropes by name]] | |||
Latest revision as of 09:49, 7 June 2010
Stories featuring (not just merely mentioning) or about menstruation
Fiction
- Suzy McKee Charnas. "Boobs" (Isaac Asimov's SF Magazine, 1989; Skin of the Soul, ed. Tuttle, 1990; Penguin book of Modern Fantasy by Women, ed. Williams, 1995)
- Stephen Dedman. "From Whom All Blessings Flow"
- Anita Diamant. The Red Tent.
- Jan Dickson. "Moonshine Quartet." Women (Baltimore, Maryland), v. 5, no. 1 (1976) (lesbian protagonist)
- Katherine Forrest. "O Captain, My Captain" (1987) (menstrual blood vampire story)
- Judy Grahn. Mundane's World (coming-of-age menstruation ritual)
- Sylvia Kelso Amberlight (paramenstrual power)
- Barb Lakey or Barb Rausch. "Claire de Lune" (Wimmen's Comix #13, Supernatural Issue)
- Richard A. Lupoff. Lisa Kane (young girl becomes a werewolf at puberty)
- Alan Moore. "Swamp Thing" from DC (included a story on fear of menstruation)
- Jody Scott. Passing for Human (alien/vampire menstrual blood)
- Jody Scott. I Vampire (alien/vampire menstrual blood; sequel)
- Theodore Sturgeon. "Some of Your Blood"
- Sheri S. Tepper. The Gate to Women's Country (in a sexist society, menstruating women are required to place a red flag on their doors)
- Connie Willis. "Even the Queen" (satirizes an anti-menstrual women's cycle)
Movies
- "Carrie" (1976; dir. Brian De Palma, starring Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie and Amy Irving) (menarche coincides with development of telekinesis)
- "Ginger Snaps" (2000; dir. John Fawcett; starring Katharine Isabelle and Emily Perkins) (puberty paralleled with transformation into a werewolf)
- "A Tale of Two Sisters" (2003; dir. Ji-woon Kim; 115 min. Starring Kim Kap-su, Yum Jung-a, Lim Su-jeong and Moon Geun-yeong. (horror film; the sisters' menstruation is part of a nightmare)
See also
- No Periods Period - TV Tropes