By Rachel Shatto If you listen to the Zombie Grrlz podcast regularly then you knew this one was coming! With only one horror title under her belt, it may seem to some like I am jumping the gun by including her in our list of women who have contributed to horror–but I disagree (obviously). I…
Diabolical Dames: Fay Wray
By Ariel Messman-Rucker No list of women’s contribution to the horror genre would be complete without giving a nod to the original “Queen of Scream,” Fay Wray. Before Peter Jackson had them ice skating in Central Park (tragic directorial mistake), the giant ape was in love with Wray who played Ann Darrow in the original…
Diabolical Dames: Sarah Michelle Gellar
By Rachel Shatto In a word, Buffy. With just that single role Sarah Michelle Gellar would have earned a spot on our list of Diabolical Dames, but add to that her turns in I Know What You Did Last Summer and Scream 2 and she becomes a bona fide ’90s scream queen, and one well…
Diabolical Dames: Sigourney Weaver
By Rachel Shatto No discussion in women’s contribution to horror is complete without taking a look at Sigourney Weaver, the grand dame of bad ass bitches. Weaver’s turn as the Xenomorph decimating Ellen Ripley in the Alien franchise set the gold standard for female action heroes, and her subsequent roles in genre films have endeared her…
February Is Women in Horror Month, You Betta Recognize!
If you haven’t gotten the memo (or are my friend on Facebook) February is Women in Horror Month! Yep that’s right it’s time to celebrate the ladies and their myriad contributions to horror. So to celebrate our new favorite holiday—that’s right move over Wookiee Life Day you have been usurped—we’re going to take a look…
