Is horror a man’s world? You might assume so – but you won’t be thinking that way for long once you investigate the vast contribution women have made to horror movies for well over a century. In 2020, award-winning Australian critic Alexandra Heller-Nicholas released the definitive book on the subject: , 1895–2018, an encyclopaedic work celebrating the many women – filmmakers, actors, producers and technicians – who have shaped the genre since the moment cinema’s light first flickered.

Starring:

Lin Shaye, Gigi Saul Guerrero, Brea Grant, Kate Siegel, Toby Poser, Mary Harron, Kier-La Janisse, Sara Risher, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, Roxanne Benjamin, Mattie Do, 9 more, Jenn Wexler, Akela Cooper, Roseanne Liang, Annalise Lockhart, Chelsea Stardust, Cerise Howard, Nikyatu Jusu, Natasha Kermani, April Wolfe

Genre:

Documentary, Horror