History Main / MonsterMisogyny

''Podcast/SickSadWorld'': Discussed in the Ed Kemper episode. He took much more pleasure in killing his mother and grandmother than he did in killing his grandfather. He also claimed he killed women because of his sexual inexperience.

* ''Film/CreatureFromTheBlackLagoon'': The eponymous creature focuses its attention on the female protagonist apparently with sexual undertones.
* Chucky of the ''Film/ChildsPlay'' series is the Stephen King take on this trope: a seemingly inhuman monster (in this case, a SerialKiller doll) that turns out to be ''very'' human in its attitude and appetites. His very first onscreen victim in the first film is a woman he kills for being a "bitch" and he has a very violent (and memorable) misogynistic tirade in response to being threatened by the film's female protagonist. Later movies would only escalate on this misogyny, from casually disparaging women drivers in the second film to getting a [[MadLove Joker and Harley Quinn-themed]] relationship in the post-trilogy films. The most recent (as of 2017) film, ''Film/CurseOfChucky'', is definitely the worst, as it shows he [[spoiler:developed an obsessive "love" with one particular woman, kidnapped her and held her tied up for days, and then viciously stabbed her when she called the police, rendering the daughter she was pregnant with a paraplegic from birth]].

* In ''Film/TheEvilDead1981'', the first to be taken by the monsters are the women in the group. And [[WhenTreesAttack the scene with the tree]]. The FinalGirl is a man to intentionally invert that trope.

** ''Film/TheIncrediblyStrangeCreatures'' ([-whew!-]). The killer murders two couples during the course of the movie. However, in each case, his target was specifically the woman; the men were just in the wrong place at the wrong time.

* In the ''TabletopGame/{{Ravenloft}}'' campaign, the vampire Strahd von Zarovich, Darklord of Barovia, feeds on victims of both genders, but rarely ever creates male vampires. This has a lot to do with his eternal pining for Tatyana, his brother's betrothed who he desired, and made a pact with some dark entity in order to possess, only to be cursed with vampirism forever, with Tatyana forever out of his reach.

One would assume, in this age of equal rights and feminism and all, that this would be a DiscreditedTrope or even a DeadHorseTrope. But no, the trope is alive and well. Apparently, the sight of women being terrorized on screen is just more... um... [[FanService titillating]] (many straight men find women being brutalised to be sexually arousing). Or a good way to show just how evil your monster is by [[KickTheDog attacking poor defenseless girls]]. Also don't forget that GirlsAreReallyScaredOfHorrorMovies. Either that, or it's because this is TruthInTelevision for some monsters of the human variety, as {{serial killer}}s target women much more often than men (especially when there's a [[InterplayOfSexAndViolence sexual component to their murders]]). Ted Bundy, Ed Kemper, Gary Ridgway, and UsefulNotes/JackTheRipper killed women exclusively, or nearly so.

One would assume, in this age of equal rights and feminism and all, that this would be a DiscreditedTrope or even a DeadHorseTrope. But no, the trope is alive and well. Apparently, the sight of women being terrorized on screen is just more... um... [[FanService titillating]] (many straightt men find women being brutalised to be sexually arousing). Or a good way to show just how evil your monster is by [[KickTheDog attacking poor defenseless girls]]. Also don't forget that GirlsAreReallyScaredOfHorrorMovies. Either that, or it's because this is TruthInTelevision for some monsters of the human variety, as {{serial killer}}s target women much more often than men (especially when there's a [[InterplayOfSexAndViolence sexual component to their murders]]). Ted Bundy, Ed Kemper, Gary Ridgway, and UsefulNotes/JackTheRipper killed women exclusively, or nearly so.

One would assume, in this age of equal rights and feminism and all, that this would be a DiscreditedTrope or even a DeadHorseTrope. But no, the trope is alive and well. Apparently, the sight of women being terrorized on screen is just more... um... [[FanService titillating]]. Or a good way to show just how evil your monster is by [[KickTheDog attacking poor defenseless girls]]. Also don't forget that GirlsAreReallyScaredOfHorrorMovies. Either that, or it's because this is TruthInTelevision for some monsters of the human variety, as {{serial killer}}s target women much more often than men (especially when there's a [[InterplayOfSexAndViolence sexual component to their murders]]). Ted Bundy, Ed Kemper, Gary Ridgway, and UsefulNotes/JackTheRipper killed women exclusively, or nearly so.

If the women are abducted rather than killed, it's probably because MarsNeedsWomen. See also DistressedDamsel, MonogenderMonsters, NaughtyTentacles, TouchOfTheMonster and DragonsPreferPrincesses. MenAreTheExpendableGender can either avert or invert this, depending on the hostility towards the gender--though on a meta level, that trope can contribute to the decision to use this trope if a creator makes the victims female to make the attacks look more shocking.

If the women are abducted rather than killed, it's probably because MarsNeedsWomen. See also DistressedDamsel, MonogenderMonsters, NaughtyTentacles, TouchOfTheMonster and DragonsPreferPrincesses. MenAreTheExpendableGender can either avert or invert this, depending on the hostility towards the gender--though on a meta level, that trope can contribute to the decision to use this trope if a creator wants to make the monster's attacks look shocking.

If the women are abducted rather than killed, it's probably because MarsNeedsWomen. See also DistressedDamsel, MonogenderMonsters, NaughtyTentacles, TouchOfTheMonster and DragonsPreferPrincesses. MenAreTheExpendableGender can either avert or invert this, depending on the hostility towards the gender--though on a meta level, that trope can play a role when works use this trope to make the monster's attacks seem more shocking.

One would assume, in this age of equal rights and feminism and all, that this would be a DiscreditedTrope or even a DeadHorseTrope. But no, the trope is alive and well. Apparently, the sight of women being terrorized on screen is just more... um... [[FanService titillating]]. Or a good way to show just how evil your monster is by [[KickTheDog attacking poor defenseless girls]]. Also don't forget that GirlsAreReallyScaredOfHorrorMovies. Either that, or it's because this is TruthInTelevision for among some monsters of the human variety, as {{serial killer}}s target women much more often than men (especially when there's a [[InterplayOfSexAndViolence sexual component to their murders]]). Ted Bundy, Ed Kemper, Gary Ridgway, and UsefulNotes/JackTheRipper killed women exclusively, or nearly so.

If the women are abducted rather than killed, it's probably because MarsNeedsWomen. See also DistressedDamsel, MonogenderMonsters, NaughtyTentacles, TouchOfTheMonster and DragonsPreferPrincesses. MenAreTheExpendableGender can either avert or invert this, depending on the hostility towards the gender--though on a meta level, that trope can play a role when works use this trope to make the monster's attacks more shocking.

One would assume, in this age of equal rights and feminism and all, that this would be a DiscreditedTrope or even a DeadHorseTrope. But no, the trope is alive and well. Apparently, the sight of women being terrorized on screen is just more... um... [[FanService titillating]]. Or a good way to show just how evil your monster is by [[KickTheDog attacking poor defenseless girls]]. Also don't forget that GirlsAreReallyScaredOfHorrorMovies. Either that, or it's because this trope is TruthInTelevision -- real-life {{Serial Killer}}s target women much more often than men.[[note]]Many serial killers have a [[InterplayOfSexAndViolence sexual component to their murders]].[[/note]] Ted Bundy, Ed Kemper, Gary Ridgway, and UsefulNotes/JackTheRipper killed women exclusively, or nearly so.

If the women are abducted rather than killed, it's probably because MarsNeedsWomen. See also DistressedDamsel, MonogenderMonsters, NaughtyTentacles, TouchOfTheMonster and DragonsPreferPrincesses. MenAreTheExpendableGender can either avert or invert this, depending on the hostility towards the gender.

* In ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'', the French Aberration explicitly targeted women, and it's implied the CharmPerson ability only worked on those attracted to men (hence it not working on [[BadassGay Nanase]]).

* The demon in ''Film/{{The Wind|2018}}'' specifically targets the women on the homestead with the intention of driving them to madness.

* The demon in TheWind specifically targets the women on the homestead with the intention of driving them to madness.

* Music/FosterThePeople song ''Best Friend'' featured a woman who could swallow people alive. However, rather than [[LiteralManeater eating men like one would expect from such a premise,]] she instead only eats other women. This is [[JustifiedTrope justified]] because she is a supermodel and when she eats a woman she [[YouAreWhoYouEat absorbs some of her beauty]] so it makes sense that only women get eaten.

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** Warren Mears, an AxCrazy megalomaniac who actually was outright mysogynistic.

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* ''Theatre/UniversalsHorrorMakeUpShow'' alludes to this, as the "volunteer" that one of the hosts will pick out from the audience is always a woman.

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* [[GenderFlip Inverted]] by Lady Anita in ''VideoGame/BoxxyQuestTheGatheringStorm''. Her signature attack is called “Art of Misandry.” If she uses it against one of your female party members, nothing happens… but if she uses it on a male, they get knocked out instantly. Since your party is 3/5 male at that point, and you have to send out four, it’s impossible to shield yourself by using only girls.

* [[GenderFlip Inverted]] by Lady Anita in ''VideoGame/BoxxyQuestTheGatheringStorm''. Her signature attack is called “Art of Misandry.” If she uses it against one of your female party members, nothing happens… but if she uses in on a male, they get knocked out instantly. Since your party is 3/5 male at that point, and four of them are out at any given time, it’s impossible to shield yourself by using only girls.

* Chucky of the ''Film/ChildsPlay'' series is the Stephen King take on this trope: a seemingly inhuman monster (in this case, a SerialKiller doll) that turns out to be ''very'' human in its attitude and appetites. His very first onscreen victim in the first film is a woman he kills for being a "bitch" and he has a very violent (and memorable) misogynistic tirade in response to being threatened by the film's protagonist. Later movies would only escalate on this misogyny, from casually disparaging women drivers in the second film to getting a [[MadLove Joker and Harley Quinn-themed]] relationship in the post-trilogy films. The most recent (as of 2017) film, ''Film/CurseOfChucky'', is definitely the worst, as it shows he [[spoiler:developed an obsessive "love" with one particular woman, kidnapped her and held her tied up for days, and then viciously stabbed her when she called the police, rendering the daughter she was pregnant with a paraplegic from birth]].

One would assume, in this age of equal rights and feminism and all, that this would be a DiscreditedTrope or even a DeadHorseTrope. But no, the trope is alive and well. Apparently, the sight of women being terrorized on screen is just more... um... [[FanService titillating]]. Or a good way to show just how evil your monster is by [[KickTheDog attacking poor defenseless girls]]. Also don't forget that GirlsAreReallyScaredOfHorrorMovies. Either that, or it's because this trope is TruthInTelevision -- real-life {{Serial Killer}}s target women much more often than men. Ted Bundy, Ed Kemper, Gary Ridgway, and UsefulNotes/JackTheRipper killed women exclusively, or nearly so.

* ''Film/ThisIslandEarth''. It's right on the [[http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GIchwvJ-aNk/TMDaye49spI/AAAAAAAAVxQ/0oY5mRKbGZY/s800/this+island+earth+film+poster.jpg poster.]]