Tuesday, 15 April 2014

Femme fatale.

A femme fatale is a stock character of a mysterious and seductive woman whose charms ensnare her lovers, often leading them into compromising, dangerous, and deadly situations. She is an archetype of literature and art.



Femme Fatale Lauren Bacall
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The classic Femme Fatale was first shown on screen in the 1950's noir films. The women usually had strong faces, wore bright red lipstick signifying danger, and smoked cigarettes as they say there's no fire without smoke again signifying danger.
The hair was waved softly framing their strong features nicely.

 A femme fatale character is often portrayed in many Gothic horror films where what seems like an innocent, usually charismatic female will either make a man fall in love with her, she will get close to families or friends and then BAM when you least expect it the mysterious character seeks their revenge.


Two of my favorite horror femme fatales.




 Tiffany – Bride Of Chucky (1998)
Tiffany (Jennifer Tilly) is head over heels in love with serial killer Charles Lee Ray.  Of course, if that wasn’t bad enough, Tiffany is somewhat psychotic.  In her quest to get all of Chucky’s pieces, she kills a cop, steals his lighter.  There have also been other deaths linked to this blonde beauty.  And that’s while she’s human.
URL:http://www.trulydisturbing.com/2012/09/27/ahlephias-top-13-femme-fatales/
Once in doll form, Tiffany becomes just as deadly as Chucky but we give her stand alone props for being more creative.  After all, this femme fatale has Martha Stewart as her idol.


Carrie White – Carrie (1976)
Insane?  Not so much, but Carrie (Sissy Spacek) was driven to kill by her classmates after a prank on what should be the happiest night for a young lady.  Covered in pigs blood after being named Prom Queen as a cruel joke, Carrie unleashes Hell on Earth when her telekinetic powers get pushed too far.
Revenge for laughing at her?  Maybe.  But truth be told, a lot of Carrie’s victims asked for it.  Never bully an outsider.  It will come back to bite you in the ass.  Or drop a roof beam on you….
URL:http://www.trulydisturbing.com/2012/09/27/ahlephias-top-13-femme-fatales/

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