We round up 10 horror films that reject the “final girl” archetype, tell nuanced stories with dynamic female protagonists, ...

"Janice - why you out here looking like My Little Pony, girl?" There is nothing like a scary white girl. This short first premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival (and hit BAMcinemaFest) and it's ...

The Halloween season is upon us and that means it’s time to binge horror films. The big name features get all the hype, but there have been some incredible horror short films this year that absolutely ...

It is an exciting time to be a woman in horror. The past decade has seen women directing sleeper hits and big-budget studio films. The Substance was nominated for five Academy Awards last year, ...

"I know you're confused, but if you want to survive, you need to do exactly as I say." What would you do if this happened to you? Can anyone even answer that question accurately? It's too scary! Play ...

Join us as we explore the defining traits and unforgettable moments that make these final girls true icons of the genre. Who ...

With horror films rapidly gaining box office popularity, we must recognize why women are necessary to the genre and its ability to address important topics of femininity.

For this chilling anthology, Oates (Extenuating Circumstances) brings together 15 stories exploring body horror through women’s experiences. In Aimee Bender’s “Frank Jones,” an office loner creates a ...

Monsters. Gore. Fear. These things make up most horror films, TV shows, and books. But for Black women, the horror genre is about more than just blood-filled entertainment — it’s also often about ...

Photo: Getty Images (FilmPublicityArchive/United Archives, Sunset Boulevard/Corbis) Books Entertainment Movies As we live through spooky season—that is, the month of October, but also this ...

Aiming to unsettle readers and offer social critique, writers like Samanta Schweblin and Mónica Ojeda are in a new vanguard. The Argentine writer Samanta Schweblin’s “Seven Empty Houses” is a National ...