By Ariel Messman-Rucker As one of Hitch’s infamous blondes, Janet Leigh earned a place in the horror movie hall of fame playing thieving Marion Crane opposite the crazed Anthony Perkins in Psycho. And while this was her only major contribution to the genre, this performance earns her a place next to the rest of our…
Diabolical Dames: Mary Lambert
By Ariel Messman-Rucker Mary Lambert began her directorial career making music videos, but we can imagine at least some of the artists she had to work with were pretty horrifying. She was behind many of Madonna’s iconic videos, including “Like a Virgin,” “Material Girl” and “Like a Prayer,” but has also been brought in by…
Diabolical Dames: Linda Blair
By Summer Aborashid There was no way we could celebrate 28 Days of Diabolical Dames without including the star of what I consider to be the scariest movie ever. Linda Blair was only 14 when she was cast as Regan MacNeil in the 1974 classic The Exorcist. She wasn’t the director’s first choice (he even…
Diabolical Dames: Diablo Cody
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…
