Women of Horror #63: Jill Schoelen

some films: Chiller (1985), The Stepfather (1987), Curse II: The Bite (1988), Cutting Class (1989), The Phantom of the Opera (1989), Popcorn (1991), When a Stranger Calls Back (1993)

Women of Horror #62: Rhonda Shear

Oddly, Rhonda Shear didn’t star in anything that could really be called “horror” (maybe Frogtown 2?). She did a bunch of sci-fi flicks and comedies, but every horny, pre-pubescent horror fan that grew up in the 80’s has a soft spot in their hearts for Rhonda due to her hosting duties on USA’s Up All Night…which introduced so many of us to low-budget awesomeness. Everybody reading this has an “I-snuck-out-of-my-room-when-my-parents-were-sleeping-to-watch-Rhonda-Shear” story they can tell. Mine involves Chopping Mall.

Can someone explain to me why there is no more Up All Night or Monster Vision? Bah!

Women of Horror #61: Yvette Mimieux

some films: Black Noon (1971), Snowbeast (1977), Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell (1978)

Women of Horror #60: Gloria Grahame

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some films: Blood and Lace (1971), Tarot (1973), Mansion of the Doomed (1976), The Nesting (1981)

Women of Horror #59: Jenna Jameson

I don’t think we’ve spotlighted a porn star yet. So here you go.

Some films: Evil Breed: The Legend of Samhain (2003) *hilarious backstory to this movie, by the way*,  Necrophagia: Nightmare Scenarios (2004), Sin-Jyn Smith (2008), Zombie Strippers (2008), Horrorween (2009)

Women of Horror #58: Jacqueline Wells

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some films: The Black Cat (1934), Torture Ship (1939), The Hidden Hand (1942)

Women of Horror #57: Winona Ryder

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This is for Deejay because I made him stay up way past his bedtime tonight.

some films: Beetlejuice (1988), Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992), Alien: Resurrection (1997), Lost Souls (2000) 

Women of Horror #56: The Cast of Scream 2

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The women of Scream 2: Heather Graham, Neve Campbell, Jada Pinkett Smith, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Tori Spelling.

Women of Horror #55: Carla Gugino

some films: She-Creature (2001), Rise: Blood Hunter (2007), Unborn (2009)

Women of Horror #54: Catherine Deneuve

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some films: Repulsion (1965), The Hunger (1983)

Women of Horror #53: Asia Argento

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We seem to be on an Argento theme.

some films: Demons 2 (1986), The Church (1989), Trauma (1993), The Stendahl Syndrome (1996), Phantom of the Opera (1998), Sleepless (2001), Land of the Dead (2005), Mother of Tears (2007)

Women of Horror #52: Beverly Garland

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Beverly Garland is awesome.

some films: The Neanderthal Man (1953), Swamp Women (1955), It Conquered the World (1956), The Alligator People (1959), Twice-Told Tales (1963), The Mad Room (1969)

Women of Horror #51: Barbara Crampton

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fun fact: this photo is from a spread in Playboy that Barbara Crampton did in 1986. Yes, I’ve got the pictures. No, you can’t see any of them. This is a family site! (Linda Blair notwithstanding) :)

some films: Re-Animator (1985), Chopping Mall (1986), From Beyond (1986), Puppet Master (1989), Castle Freak (1995), The Sisterhood (2004), House of Re-Animator (2008)

Women of Horror #50: Linda Blair

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By popular demand, Linda Blair is our 50th Woman of Horror. As an added bonus, here’s a NSFW pic of what Pazuzu made little Regan McNeil do when she was no longer jailbait. Never trust a demon that makes your head spin and never trust a Catholic priest to not totally f*ck you up.

some films: The Exorcist (1973), Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977), Hell Night (1981), Grotesque (1988), Witchcraft (1988)

Women of Horror #49: Rachel Weisz

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some films: The Mummy (2000), The Mummy Returns (2001), Constantine (2005), The Lovely Bones (2009)