499 Nights of Female-Fronted Frights

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With the horrors of 2020, do you need a horror movie a day to keep the demons at bay? I do, and if you do too, challenge yourself to discover more of the powers of women in cinema. Many believe female horror directors and their films are impossible to find, particularly certain, ahem, studio execs. To prove them wrong, aid others in pursuit of a good scare, and challenge myself, I decided to put together a list of female-directed horror to watch and rate. To date, I have found almost 500 feature-length creeps and scares from women all over the world, with many more coming out in 2020. In this list, I have organized the films I’ve found so far by title. I encourage others to use this list as a jumping-off point to dive into new discoveries in horror. A warning: some inclusions are multi-genre or have major horror elements used for dramatic purposes while not being horror per se. I aggregated many other people’s lists and did a lot of my own research and digging, but can’t verify anything until I complete this watching project myself. Suggestions for additions welcome! Big thanks to Lyzette’s <a href="https://boxd.it/tz9G">list of Women-Made Horror</a>, which helped me form the basis for this list. Not on Letterboxd: Let’s Go Home (2019).

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Knives and Skin (2019)
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珍妮弗·里德 actor: Kate Arrington / Tony Fitzpatrick …
other title: 刺肤 / 나이브스 앤 스킨
In the wake of a high school student's mysterious disappearance, a collective awakening seems to overcome the town's teenage girls, gathering in force until it can no longer be contained.

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The Lesson (2015)
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other title: 더 레슨: 마지막 수업 / 駭人教育 …
Two schoolboy delinquents learn a lesson that they will never forget when a teacher at the end of his tether decides to abduct them.

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Little Witches (1996)
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other title: Little Witches - Wächter des Teufels / Pequeñas brujas …
When an ancient book of spells transforms 6 naughty Catholic school girls into a sexy coven of witches, all hell breaks loose. Witness the evil craft of Little Witches as the execute their devilish deeds.

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The Long Walk (2019)
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★ 6.9 7 ratings
马蒂·杜 actor: 扬纳沃提·尚塔隆希 / 波·西拉察 …
other title: 긴 산책 / ບໍ່ມີວັນຈາກ …
An old Laotian hermit discovers that the ghost of a road accident victim can transport him back in time fifty years to the moment of his mother's painful death.

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Ludlow (2010)
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Krista (Shannon Lark) leaves her boyfriend behind and drives to a rundown desert motel to await the arrival of her sister Maddy (Elissa Dowling). Broken and abused, Krista downs prescription pills and cheap vodka to forget her troubled past. As she sits alone in the motel room, her grip on reality lessens until neither Krista nor the viewer can tell what's real and what's not.

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The Lure (2015)
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★ 6.4 17 ratings
阿格涅什卡·斯莫琴斯卡 actor: 玛塔·马祖雷克 / 米哈利娜·奥利尚斯卡 …
other title: 魅惑 / Córki dancingu …
Two mermaid sisters, who end up performing at a nightclub, face cruel and bloody choices when one of them falls in love with a beautiful young man.

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Lurkers (1988)
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other title: Sombras diabólicas / 潛遊陰魂 …
When Cathy was a girl, she saw her deranged mother murder her father and only narrowly escaped with her life. Haunted by memories of her macabre childhood, her nightmares turn into a terrifying reality when she's lured back to her childhood home.
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