Female ghosts are scariest

We've come across an article on the guardian about ghosts, why women make the scariest ghosts. Below are cuts from the article which we thought were related to our research, and can help to influence having a female ghost in our thriller.

The writer mentions the Japanese films Ringu and Ju-on, and also shutter which is Thai. Who have female ghosts, in Ju-on and Ringu the ghost is an Onryu, this is a type of revengeful ghost. Both ghosts drag themselves across the floor, Sadako from Ringu has a droopy eye, and no finger nails. Which causes the viewer to view her. The character in Ju-On is intertextually related to Sadako. Their pale complexion and unconditioned hair which falls across their faces, also adds fear to the character. Viewers are scared of the unknown, and their faces happen to be unknown.

 Here the writer goes on to talk about the stereotype of woman, and how it is portrayed in thriller films. A woman may be stereotyped as passive and obedient whilst a female ghost can be angry, vengeful and violent. 'The reason for the success an ubiquity of such female ghosts is a mixture of female desire, and fear of such empowerment.