Resource List
American Mary 2012
Written and directed by Jen and Sylvia Soska
The Babadook 2014
Written and directed by Jennifer Kent
American Psycho 2000
Directed by Mary Harron; co-written by Mary Harron and Guinevere Turner
Silent House 2011
Co-directed by Chris Kentis and Laura Lau; written by Laura Lau
Pet Sematary 1989
Directed by Mary Lambert
Near Dark 1987
Directed by Kathryn Bigelow
Humanoids from the Deep 1980
Directed by Barbara Peeters; Jimmy T. Murakami (uncredited)…there’s an interesting story out there about how the film was changed by the second unit to make the rape scenes more ‘visible’ to suit Corman’s preferences
Ravenous 1999
Directed by Antonia Bird
Boxing Helena 1993
Written and directed by Jennifer Chambers Lynch
The Slumber Party Massacre 1982
Directed by Amy Holden Jones; written by Rita Mae Brown (yes…that Rita Mae Brown)
Of Dolls and Murder 2012
Directed by Susan Marks; Documentary, but still pretty chilling given its subject matter; I used to show this film in one of my Critical Thinking courses and it never failed to start some fascinating discussions.
In My Skin 2002
Written and directed by Marina de Van
The Countess 2009
Written and directed by Julie Delpy
The Strange Color of Your Body’s Tears 2013
Co-directed/Co-written by Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani
Blood Diner 1987
Directed by Jackie Kong
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night 2014
Written and directed by Ana Lily Amirpour
Southbound 2015
★★★★
“Siren,” directed by Roxanne Benjamin; written by Roxanne Benjamin & Susan Burke
READ REVIEW
The ABCs of Death 2013
“E is for Exterminate,” directed and written by Angela Bettis
The Moth Diaries 2011
Written and directed by Mary Harron
Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare 1991
Directed by Rachel Talalay
Kill List 2011
Co-written by Amy Jump and Ben Wheatley
Blood and Chocolate 2007
Directed by Katja von Garnier
READ REVIEW
Tales of Halloween 2015
The Weak and the Wicked – written by Molly Millions, directed by Paul Solet; Grim Grinning Ghost – written and directed by Axelle Carolyn
Goodnight Mommy 2014
Written and directed by Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala
Trouble Every Day 2001
Directed by Claire Denis; written by Claire Denis and Jean-Pol Fargeau
The Hitch-Hiker 1953
Directed by Ida Lupino; co-written by Ida Lupino and Collier Young
Ginger Snaps 2000
Co-written by Karen Walton and John Fawcett
Jennifer’s Body 2009
Directed by Karyn Kusama
Dead Hooker in a Trunk 2009
Written and directed by Jen Soska and Sylvia Soska
Messiah of Evil 1973
Co-written/co-directed by Gloria Katz and Willard Huyck
Spookies 1986
Co-directed by Genie Joseph, Thomas Doran, and Brendan Faulkner; co-written by Thomas Doran, Brendan Faulkner, Frank M. Farel, Ann Burgund, and Genie Joseph
Valerie and Her Week of Wonders 1970
Written/adapted by Jaromil Jireš, Ester Krumbachová, and Vítězslav Nezval
The ABCs of Death 2 2014
“K is for Knell,” directed by Kristina Buožytė and Bruno Samper; “T is for Torture Porn,” directed by Jen and Sylvia Soska
Howling VI: The Freaks 1991
Directed by Hope Perello
Updated on 7/10:
The Invitation 2015
Directed by Karyn Kusama
*This list began as a response to a question from an anonymous follower on the daily blog (the original post/response from March 2016 is linked here). I received a request a few days ago for the list in a non-linked format since accessing links is often difficult on tumblr. I took the opportunity to update the contents and include a post on it here, as well. If you have any suggestions for additions, please feel free to comment or send a note.
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Some of my favorite recent horrors on this list, nice post! Do you ever share your work on any film sites or horror communities?
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Hey, there! I’m sorry that it’s taken a couple of days to respond. I’m trying to get into the habit of checking over here (instead of living on the daily blog), but it’s a slow move. To your question, no. I mainly compile all of this stuff/write as a hobby these days. I think what prompted the earlier version of this list on the other blog was seeing an article that listed 10 or so movies directed by women. It was presented as somehow ‘final.’ I thought about how many women I know who love Horror and knew there were more (far, far more) involved in the production of Horror. They just hadn’t been noted. The problem is that if you search for this, you tend to get the same 10-15 or so movies/people (with a few differences here and there). It takes going in and looking at names and then looking those folks up to build it further. If you (or anyone else) knows of a better resource that I’ve simply overlooked, please let me know. In the meantime, it’s all slow-going but really interesting. Thanks for the comment and have a nice start to your week.
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Hey no worries at all, thanks for giving me such a thorough response! The reason I asked is because I’m a community/content manager here at Moviepilot.com and I think you’re articles would really resonate with our audiences. Would you be up for giving it a
try?
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I appreciate that. And, sure, if you have more information, etc. My contact info is on the blog/my email is chris.joliscris@gmail.com, if you care to send specifics. Thanks, again.
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