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…

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…

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…