Throwback Thursday! Wanna get ready for spooky season? Check out our guide for feminist horror movies! This article was originally published in 2016, what should we add to update it?! Hit us with your fav feminist horror recommendations in the comments
Round up your besties for a horror movie marathon featuring feminist-friendly flicks! Halloween is right around the corner, which means horror-movie season is here. But every girl worth her gore knows what a feminist nightmare scary movies can be. Drew Barrymore said it best in Scream: “What’s the point? They’re all the same—some stupid killer stalking some big-breasted girl who can’t act who is always running up the stairs when she should be running out the front door. It’s insulting.
=Bechdel Test Badge, awarded to movies featuring two female characters, with names, who talk to each other about something other than a man.MURDERS / HOME INVASIONS Scream A year after her mom’s death, Sidney Prescott is targeted by a serial killer who begins offing everyone in her social circle. The characters in this thriller openly mock horror movie “rules,” adding a meta twist while still managing to shock. Plus, the cast is amazing: Drew Barrymore, Rose McGowan, and Courteney Cox also star.
A loan officer about to be overlooked for a raise, simply because she’s a woman, evicts an elderly lady from her home, which turns out to be a terrible idea. I now have a new irrational fear of an old person trying to chew my face off. Director Sam Raimi once again delivers a film equal parts ridiculous and scary.Two badass, machine gun-shooting sisters are some of the few survivors left after a comet kills almost everyone on Earth.
A writer retreats to a remote cabin where she is repeatedly gang raped by a group of men. One by one, she brutally gets her revenge. The sexual assault scenes are very intense, but if you can make it through them, her murderous streak will have you cheering.New teen in town, Bonnie , befriends a group of high school outcasts who practice witchcraft. Together, they have immense power and begin cursing anyone who ticks them off.
A 12-year-old boy who is bullied at school falls in love with the very strange girl next door in this beautiful Swedish film. Excellent choice if you want a bit of blood with your warm fuzzies.An all-female crew of cave explorers encounters terrifying creatures living deep down in the earth.Written and directed by Ana Lily Amirpour, this black-and-white film centers on a teenage, hijab-wearing, skateboard-riding vampire.
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