psycho-biddy
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Blend of psychobilly + biddy
Noun
[edit]- (informal) Synonym of hagsploitation
- 2010, New York - Volume 43, page 70:
- Charles Busch has always been able to wear the hell out of a wig, but it's his twisted penchant for bygone Hollywood genres, from beach-party flicks to psycho-biddy thrillers, that brings the house down, show after show.
- 2011, Paul Simpson, Movie Lists: 397 Ways to Pick a DVD, →ISBN, page 148:
- Atmospheric Southern gothic, and a “psycho-biddy” (old people in peril) classic.
- 2014, Justyna Stępień, Redefining Kitsch and Camp in Literature and Culture, →ISBN, page 48:
- Similar methods were later reused to propagate other movies belonging to the psycho-biddy genre.