| There is a myth that horror movie are meant exclusively for men, while women prefer to watch romance comedies or something else of the sort. It is silly to think so, and that is why I offer you best horror movie actresses who lightened up the whole concept of horror. |
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| When it comes to reigning royalty in the horror world — the stories that started it all — there are two names that always come up. One is Bram Stoker and his story of ‘Dracula,’ the novel that created an insatiable sea of vampire fiends and supernatural sensuality. The other is Mary Shelley and the “first great modern horror novel,” ‘Frankenstein.’ These worlds set up the horror genre, and defined the monsters who would rule it. They offered up competing notions of menace and sadness, both exploring the worlds of loneliness and despair. And it’s quite lovely that with these two grandparents of the form, the man created the world of sensuous blood-sucking, while the woman created a world of body parts and human monstrosities … but let’s not get caught up in antiquated gender stereotypes. |
| We have filmmakers like Mary Harron who took Bret Easton Ellis’ ‘American Psycho’ and turned the male gaze on itself, the obsession with image resting solely with Patrick Bateman as he worshipped and obsessed about his body and every inconsequential detail of his life, while the women took on a much more laid back and casual demeanor. The writer and director of 1982’s ‘Slumber Party Massacre’ is Amy Holden Jones, the woman who wrote and directed ‘Maid to Order’ and penned ‘Beethoven’ and ‘Mystic Pizza’ offered classic, ridiculous and truly terrible horror. |
| By the way, one of the creepiest Stephen King’s novels was shaped by Mary Lambert. And thankfully, these women are only the tip of the iceberg: Our beloved Kathryn Bigelow moved from campy, ultra-hick vampires in ‘Near Dark’ to history-making Oscar wins. Enjoy here some of them. |













