I recently received an Anon request for an updated/non-hyperlinked version of the “Horror Movies Written and/or Directed by Women” list that I shared back in March. [Here’s the original. Right-click/new tab to open] I decided to update the list before exporting the data, so below is the current version. This list is not exhaustive, by any means; I’ll continue to add more as I find the free time. Here’s a link to the updated list on Letterboxd with notes. And here is a link to the corresponding WP post (that I will probably update sooner). 

  • American Mary, written/directed by Jen and Sylvia Soska 
  • The Babadook, written/directed by Jennifer Kent 
  • American Psycho, directed by Mary Harron; co-written by Mary Harron and Guinevere Turner 
  • Silent House, co-directed by Chris Kentis and Laura Lau; written by Laura Lau  
  • Pet Sematary, directed by Mary Lambert 
  • Near Dark, directed by Kathryn Bigelow 
  • Humanoids from the Deep, directed by Barbara Peeters; Jimmy T. Murakami (uncredited)
  • Ravenous, directed by Antonia Bird 
  • Boxing Helena, written/directed by Jennifer Chambers Lynch 
  • The Slumber Party Massacre, directed by Amy Holden Jones; written by Rita Mae Brown (yes…that Rita Mae Brown) 
  • Of Dolls and Murder, directed by Susan Marks; documentary, but still pretty chilling 
  • In My Skin, written and directed by Marina de Van 
  • The Countess, written and directed by Julie Delpy 
  • The Strange Color of Your Body’s Tears, co-directed/Co-written by Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani 
  • Blood Diner, directed by Jackie Kong 
  • A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, written and directed by Ana Lily Amirpour 
  • Southbound “Siren,” directed by Roxanne Benjamin; written by Roxanne Benjamin and Susan Burke 
  • The ABCs of Death “E is for Exterminate,” directed and written by Angela Bettis  
  • The Moth Diaries, written and directed by Mary Harron 
  • Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare, directed by Rachel Talalay 
  • Kill List, co-written by Amy Jump and Ben Wheatley 
  • Blood and Chocolate, directed by Katja von Garnier 
  • Tales of Halloween “The Weak and the Wicked,” written by Molly Millions, directed by Paul Solet; “Grim Grinning Ghost,” written and directed by Axelle Carolyn 
  • Goodnight Mommy, written and directed by Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala  
  • Trouble Every Day, directed by Claire Denis; written by Claire Denis and Jean-Pol Fargeau 
  • The Hitch-Hiker, directed by Ida Lupino; co-written by Ida Lupino and Collier Young 
  • Ginger Snaps, co-written by Karen Walton and John Fawcett 
  • Jennifer’s Body, directed by Karyn Kusama 
  • Dead Hooker in a Trunk, written and directed by Jen Soska and Sylvia Soska 
  • Messiah of Evil, co-written/co-directed by Gloria Katz and Willard Huyck 
  • Spookies, 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, written/adapted by Jaromil Jireš, Ester Krumbachová, and Vítězslav Nezval 
  • The ABCs of Death 2 “K is for Knell,” directed by Kristina Buožytė and Bruno Samper; “T is for Torture Porn,” directed by Jen and Sylvia Soska