"Nightborn" and Why We Need More Feminist Horror
Coralie Fargeat once said that “Being a woman is body horror,” and when you think about the ways we are taught to experience our own bodies, it becomes almost impossible to argue with her.
Ilja Rautsi
Ilja Rautsi (born 1979) is a Finnish screenwriter, film director and dramaturge. He is best known for writing films such as Hatching (2022), Memory of Water (2022) and Nightborn (2026). His debut feature film, horror comedy Red Snow, premiered in Fantastic Fest in September 2026. Rautsi has also written and directed short films Helsinki Mansplaining Massacre (2018) and Night of the Living Dicks (2021).