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Best womxn-directed horror films

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You’re among friends. For the last ‘official’ Women in Horror Month (’cos why restrict it to a month when we got trouble erry day?), this is the invitation to throw out the lure and list your ten favorite horror films directed by womxn. Ravenous? When your twelve-hour shift is done, we’ll see you in the blood diner near dark for some raw treats. It’ll be a night to dismember. Don’t keep us in suspense!

Most mentioned

  • The Babadook
  • American Psycho
  • Raw
  • A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
  • Jennifer's Body
  • Near Dark
  • Pet Sematary
  • Revenge
  • The Slumber Party Massacre
  • The Love Witch
  • Goodnight Mommy
  • Ravenous
  • Saint Maud
  • The Lure
  • Tigers Are Not Afraid
  • American Mary
  • The Lodge
  • Slumber Party Massacre II
  • Trouble Every Day
  • The Voices

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  • Trouble Every Day
  • Raw
  • A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
  • American Psycho
  • A Night to Dismember
Jimi R

Jimi R 11 films

  • The Slumber Party Massacre
  • Near Dark
  • Pet Sematary
  • Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
  • Pet Sematary II
Gabriela Gioia

Gabriela Gioia 457 films

  • Friendly Beast
  • Time Cut
  • A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
  • Helter Skelter
  • The Love Witch
Frankie H

Frankie H 81 films

  • The Babadook
  • American Psycho
  • A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
Godard_Knocks

Godard_Knocks 3 films

  • The Babadook
  • American Psycho
  • The Love Witch
  • Raw
  • We Need to Talk About Kevin
Vivid_

Vivid_ 14 films

  • Jennifer's Body
  • The Lure
  • A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
  • The Invitation
  • American Psycho
Stephen Hanson

Stephen Hanson 10 films

  • American Psycho
  • The Babadook
  • Pet Sematary
  • Near Dark
  • Raw
Rod T

Rod T 9 films

  • Saint Maud
  • Near Dark
  • The Babadook
  • Pet Sematary
  • Revenge
RepoJack

RepoJack 10 films

  • High Life
  • Raw
  • A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
  • XX
  • The Countess
Cody F. Schmidt

Cody F. Schmidt 10 films

  • A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
  • The Babadook
  • Raw
  • American Psycho
  • Revenge
Nichtsbesondern

Nichtsbesondern 20 films

  • You Were Never Really Here
  • Raw
  • A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
  • The Babadook
  • Don't Hug Me I'm Scared
Em

Em 8 films

  • The Babadook
  • Near Dark
  • A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
  • Ravenous
  • American Psycho
JTFX

JTFX 7 films

  • American Psycho
  • Near Dark
  • The Voices
  • Saint Maud
  • Raw
Mr. DuLac

Mr. DuLac 10 films

  • American Psycho
  • The Babadook
  • The Voices
  • Always Shine
  • Goodnight Mommy
JJ Gittes

JJ Gittes 10 films

  • Ravenous
  • The Invitation
  • Revenge
  • Near Dark
  • A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
Zayne

Zayne 10 films

  • Promising Young Woman
  • Jennifer's Body
  • Vamps
  • Relic
  • Prevenge
Matthew

Matthew 10 films

  • American Psycho
  • A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
  • The Invitation
  • Raw
  • Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts
Garrett

Garrett 9 films

  • Ravenous
  • Jennifer's Body
  • Blood Diner
  • Revenge
  • Slumber Party Massacre II
Kate

Kate 20 films

  • The Invitation
  • The Babadook
  • Saint Maud
  • Pet Sematary
  • A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
GraveRobert

GraveRobert 17 films

  • The Voices
  • Vamps
  • Carrie
  • We Need to Talk About Kevin
  • Jennifer's Body
Phill Hill

Phill Hill 10 films

  • A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
  • Jennifer's Body
  • The Love Witch
  • Amer
  • Ravenous
Erkki Lindpere

Erkki Lindpere 10 films

  • Prime Evil
  • The Being
  • Stripped to Kill
  • Slumber Party Massacre III
  • Sunset Society
Nick FW

Nick FW 10 films

  • American Psycho
  • We Need to Talk About Kevin
  • The Babadook
  • Near Dark
  • A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
TB14

TB14 7 films

  • Possibly in Michigan
  • Innocence
  • Evolution
  • Swallowtail
  • Atlantics
LRSVDR

LRSVDR 11 films

  • Possibly in Michigan
  • Trouble Every Day
  • Raw
  • A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
  • American Psycho
Sabba

Sabba 7 films

  • The Lodge
  • Saint Maud
  • Revenge
  • Jennifer's Body
  • Titane
Daniela

Daniela 19 films

  • The Babadook
  • Near Dark
  • American Psycho
  • Raw
  • A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
Robert Berlin

Robert Berlin 10 films

  • Raw
  • Jennifer's Body
  • American Psycho
  • The Invitation
  • Revenge
Matthew Picardat

Matthew Picardat 10 films

  • American Psycho
  • Jennifer's Body
  • The Babadook
  • Big
  • Near Dark
Niall Hassett

Niall Hassett 10 films

  • Raw
  • We Need to Talk About Kevin
  • The Lure
  • Pet Sematary
  • The Slumber Party Massacre
Ben Mehlman

Ben Mehlman 9 films

  • The Attic
  • Black Christmas
  • The Bye Bye Man
  • Carrie
  • Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
Zach Lefeber

Zach Lefeber 10 films

  • American Psycho
  • Ravenous
  • The Slumber Party Massacre
  • High Life
  • We Need to Talk About Kevin
Captain Rowdy

Captain Rowdy 11 films

  • Carrie
  • Jennifer's Body
  • Pet Sematary
  • The Babadook
  • American Psycho
Sarah de Groot

Sarah de Groot 10 films

  • Promising Young Woman
  • A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
  • The Nightingale
  • Goodnight Mommy
  • We Need to Talk About Kevin
Seth Montpelier

Seth Montpelier 10 films

  • The Babadook
  • Under the Skin
  • The Love Witch
  • A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
  • Raw
Danny Fain

Danny Fain 5 films

  • Pet Sematary
  • The Slumber Party Massacre
  • Ghostwatch
  • Humanoids from the Deep
  • Messiah of Evil
Ryan Stockstad

Ryan Stockstad 11 films

  • Ravenous
  • Visible Secret
  • The Countess
  • Raw
  • Near Dark
AronDanburg

AronDanburg 10 films

  • Good Manners
  • A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
  • Raw
  • Pet Sematary
  • The Babadook
Matthias_S

Matthias_S 10 films

  • Promising Young Woman
  • 21 Days
  • The Invitation
  • Culture Shock
  • Revenge
John Quinn

John Quinn 12 films

  • In My Skin
  • Ravenous
  • The Invitation
  • Trouble Every Day
  • Pet Sematary II
James Curtiss

James Curtiss 10 films

  • The Babadook
  • The Slumber Party Massacre
  • Slumber Party Massacre II
  • The Invitation
  • Jennifer's Body
nathan1010

nathan1010 10 films

  • The Invitation
  • Saint Maud
  • XX
  • Raw
  • Relic
Pere Tubert Juhé

Pere Tubert Juhé 18 films

  • The Lodge
  • American Psycho
  • A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
  • Holiday
  • Relic
Lena Vinta

Lena Vinta 10 films

  • Raw
  • Jennifer's Body
  • American Psycho
  • The Invitation
  • You Were Never Really Here
Stephanie

Stephanie 5 films

  • Raw
  • Jennifer's Body
  • Cargo
  • Goodnight Mommy
  • Tigers Are Not Afraid
Zheddy

Zheddy 10 films

  • Always Shine
  • A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
  • The Invitation
  • Most Beautiful Island
  • Goodnight Mommy
Kate 🎃⚰️

Kate 🎃⚰️ 13 films

  • A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
  • The Love Witch
  • The Babadook
  • American Psycho
  • Jennifer's Body
isabella

isabella 8 films

  • The Love Witch
  • The Lure
  • Revenge
  • Censor
  • You Were Never Really Here
🎥 Lumos 💀 👽 Lightsaber 🎬

🎥 Lumos 💀 👽 Lightsaber 🎬 10 films

  • Near Dark
  • The Babadook
  • A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
  • Tigers Are Not Afraid
  • The Voices
Valdac

Valdac 10 films

  • The Wind
  • Helter Skelter
  • Censor
  • The Slumber Party Massacre
  • Hair Wolf
aobh

aobh 30 films

  • The Invitation
  • Revenge
  • Sea Fever
  • Near Dark
  • Tigers Are Not Afraid
V. Vargas

V. Vargas 10 films

  • Near Dark
  • American Psycho
  • Meshes of the Afternoon
  • Messiah of Evil
  • The Lure
Jake Price

Jake Price 8 films

  • A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
  • The Babadook
  • American Psycho
  • Goodnight Mommy
  • Tigers Are Not Afraid
Nina Bey

Nina Bey 10 films

  • A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
  • The Babadook
  • The Nightingale
  • We Need to Talk About Kevin
  • Relic
cait83

cait83 8 films

  • American Psycho
  • The Babadook
funnybair

funnybair 2 films

  • Trouble Every Day
  • The Babadook
  • A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
  • Jennifer's Body
  • The Invitation
David Hollingsworth

David Hollingsworth 11 films

  • The Babadook
  • Near Dark
  • Raw
  • Good Manners
  • American Psycho
Harry Ford

Harry Ford 10 films

  • The Babadook
  • American Psycho
  • Raw
  • Carrie
  • We Need to Talk About Kevin
Fajar_Dhani

Fajar_Dhani 8 films

  • We Need to Talk About Kevin
  • The Babadook
  • American Psycho
  • The Lure
  • The Love Witch
Kyle Bailey

Kyle Bailey 10 films

  • Atlantics
  • Evolution
  • You Were Never Really Here
  • The Invitation
  • Raw
FrancesJa

FrancesJa 10 films

  • American Psycho
  • Jennifer's Body
  • Raw
  • Braid
  • Promising Young Woman
exorcismemily

exorcismemily 10 films

  • We Need to Talk About Kevin
  • Pet Sematary
  • Raw
  • American Psycho
  • Revenge
niylah

niylah 10 films

  • The Babadook
  • Raw
  • Good Manners
  • Hard Labor
  • Goodnight Mommy
munhoz

munhoz 5 films

  • Bedevil
  • Celia
  • Tigers Are Not Afraid
  • American Mary
  • The Lure
David Carroll

David Carroll 10 films

  • American Psycho
  • The Babadook
  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer
  • A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
  • Goodnight Mommy
Lauren Stoolfire

Lauren Stoolfire 10 films

  • Trouble Every Day
  • In My Skin
  • Near Dark
  • The Slumber Party Massacre
  • Ravenous
Iknow

Iknow 10 films

  • Fresh
  • Saint Maud
  • The Babadook
  • Jennifer's Body
  • Goodnight Mommy
kaylee!

kaylee! 9 films

  • We Need to Talk About Kevin
  • A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
  • The Nightingale
  • Raw
  • The Countess
G a y a n

G a y a n 10 films

  • Urban Legends: Bloody Mary
  • Mega Python vs. Gatoroid
  • The Attic
  • Pet Sematary
  • Pet Sematary II
dadgumblah

dadgumblah 5 films

  • We Need to Talk About Kevin
  • Goodnight Mommy
  • The Invitation
  • The Babadook
  • Saint Maud
Eddie_Kasp

Eddie_Kasp 18 films

  • American Psycho
  • The Apology
  • Near Dark
  • Saint Maud
  • Silent Night
Jennifer Moline

Jennifer Moline 11 films

  • Jennifer's Body
  • The Babadook
  • American Mary
  • Raw
  • Pet Sematary
Jeff Estrada

Jeff Estrada 15 films

  • Raw
  • Prevenge
  • A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
  • Tigers Are Not Afraid
  • The Babadook
Zachary

Zachary 10 films

  • The Babadook
  • We Need to Talk About Kevin
openroad

openroad 2 films

  • Near Dark
  • The Lodge
  • Saint Maud
  • Raw
  • Censor
Leandro Guerra

Leandro Guerra 34 films

  • Jennifer's Body
  • Braid
  • The Slumber Party Massacre
  • Tigers Are Not Afraid
  • The Babadook
Horror Spotlight

Horror Spotlight 10 films

  • Raw
  • American Psycho
  • You Were Never Really Here
  • Sea Fever
  • Jennifer's Body
Zoë

Zoë 12 films

  • American Mary
  • The Babadook
  • The Countess
  • Jennifer's Body
  • The Lodge
MovieCat1408

MovieCat1408 10 films

  • American Mary
  • The Invitation
  • Tigers Are Not Afraid
  • Near Dark
  • Slumber Party Massacre II
DonJohn80

DonJohn80 10 films

  • Relic
  • 30 Miles from Nowhere
  • Shirley
  • Pet Sematary
  • Near Dark
Madfrieza

Madfrieza 12 films

  • American Psycho
  • The Babadook
  • Ravenous
  • A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
  • Raw
Daniel Charchuk

Daniel Charchuk 10 films

  • The Babadook
  • Jennifer's Body
  • Atlantics
  • We Need to Talk About Kevin
  • A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
Jordan Flaherty

Jordan Flaherty 7 films

  • Ravenous
  • American Psycho
  • Good Manners
  • The Lure
  • The Love Witch
Mike Myers

Mike Myers 7 films

  • Hard Labor
  • Good Manners
  • Atlantics
  • Raw
  • In My Skin
folha_leaf

folha_leaf 9 films

  • The Babadook
  • Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
  • The Hitch-Hiker
  • Faust and Mephistopheles
  • Suspense.
PF4Eva

PF4Eva 57 films

  • The Babadook
  • Summer of 84
  • Revenge
  • Satanic Panic
  • Jennifer's Body
Maenad Marti

Maenad Marti 10 films

  • The Babadook
  • Near Dark
  • American Mary
  • A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
  • The Long Walk
Buboven

Buboven 8 films

  • American Psycho
  • A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
  • The Babadook
  • Raw
  • Tigers Are Not Afraid
hessli

hessli 5 films

  • The Velvet Vampire
  • Slumber Party Massacre II
  • The Invitation
  • Raw
  • Near Dark
kulturminister

kulturminister 12 films

  • Near Dark
  • A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
  • Good Manners
  • Jennifer's Body
  • The Lure
Brittany

Brittany 25 films

Still from The Lure (2015)