Sexy ThrillsHow erotic thrillers impact contemporary ideas about feminism and femininityUnlike the bulk of soft core pornography, direct to video erotic thriller films are made specifically to appeal to women. Nina K. Martin argues that this makes them a valuable resource for investigating female sexuality, subjectivity, and gender construction, and her Sexy Thrills is the first study to use them to examine the construction of female desire. The heroines of these