Women have profoundly shaped the horror genre with their visionary works, crafting films that rank among the most iconic and influential in cinema history. In the past decade, indie filmmakers like ...

As a lifelong male horror fan, I’ve seen a whole bunch of them, ranging from those made before I was born (not only silents; a couple of decades of talkies preceded my arrival) to the current crop.

Throughout horror history, there are more than a few women-led films worth noting. It’s not too unusual for a woman to be a lead in the genre, especially as final girls are an essential trope. The ...

"Horror is a critique of society - but you do it with zombies." Shudder has unveiled the official trailer for a horror documentary film titled 1000 Women in Horror, an exciting look back at horror ...

Women have always been part of horror cinema, not only contributing to but profoundly shaping the genre since its very conception and making it what it is today. This is a driving concept behind 1000 ...

Alexandra Heller-Nicholas‘ book 1000 Women in Horror has been turned into a documentary by Shudder, and now we have an official trailer ahead of the doc’s March 20, 2026, release, thanks to Fangoria.

A New York native, Joe graduated from an avant-garde theater school upstate, where he was obsessed with sketch comedy. There, he and his lunatic friends founded The Sketchies — which still lives on at ...

A new Shudder documentary gazes at horror history through a feminist lens, featuring interviews with Akela Cooper, Mary Harron, Kate Siegel, and more. Reading time 3 minutes After the documentary ...

Horror-movie bros who think women should be kept in the proverbial kitchen—as screamers, victims or screaming victims—can be put in their place with two words: Mary Shelley. But any debate over female ...