Carla Harvey
Rose McGowan as “Cherry Darling” in Planet Terror
It’s not every day that a disenchanted stripper gains a machine gun leg. Cherry Darling is hot…especially while gouging out a would be rapist’s eyeball.
Sigourney Weaver as “Ripley” in ‘Aliens’
Sometimes you just have to leave it up to a woman. Ripley was one of the first horror movie heroines that wasn’t just a sexy scream queen or victim. Rather, she plays the sensible one…the one who tries to enforce the quarantine that could’ve saved everyone.
Jodie Foster as “Clarice Starling” in ‘Silence of the Lambs’
Clarice Starling is one of the highest ranked female heroines in history, let alone horror. And with good reason…her role was groundbreaking for women. I love that she deals with sexism in her job yet her woman’s intuition is what helps lead her to Buffalo Bill in the end.
Zoe Bell as “Sabrina” in ‘Raze’
I saw this movie by accident one night when I couldn’t sleep. We are used to seeing men fight to the death in gladiator movies etc. But in Raze, a group of women are kidnapped and forced to fight each other to the death with the threat of their families being killed should they lose. While I didn’t find the story particularly well written, I love the psychology behind it. Plus…Zoe Bell is one smoking hot, tough cookie.
Marilyn Burns as “Sally Hardesty” in the original ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’
People argue Jessica Biel is more badass in the newer version of Texas Chainsaw Massacre, however, the original is one of my all-time favorite horror movies so Marilyn Burns has my vote. Sally endures severe mental stress, a head injury, dinner with grandpa, jumping through a window…about 6 near brushes with death in all…to triumphantly escape in the back of that pickup truck. Her night chase scene is probably my favorite horror movie chase scene of all time. And I’ve heard Marilyn Burns did all her own stunts…take that you new school horror actresses.