Scream Queens – the best modern horror films with female leads

Throughout the history of cinema, several actresses have been recognized for their roles in horror films such as Janet Leigh in ‘Psycho’ just to name a few. But in modern times there are also great examples of “Scream Queens,” a term that was popularized to describe protagonists terrified, but brave enough to survive, withstood adversity.

Now that Jenna Ortega has been on everyone’s lips with ‘Merlina’ for Netflix, she has also starred in several horror movies with women, such as ‘Scream 5’ or ‘The Babysitter’, but one that established her as a great ‘Scream Queen’ was ‘X’ by Ti West. The A24 movie was released this 2022, in which a team of filmmakers meet a family who will put them to the test.

The Witch

Not only one of the best modern examples of horror, but also one of The best horror movies with female protagonists is “The Witch”. A story released in 2016, in which Anya Taylor-Joy gives life to Thomasin, daughter of a family that was banished to the forest where an old witch brings misfortune lives. Available on Lionsgate+. Amazon Prime Video and Claro.

hereditary

Probably one of the best “yells queen” modern horror movies be Toni Colette in ‘Hereditary’, the masterpiece of Ari Aster and A24. The story is about a small family who have been cursed by an ancient tradition that has haunted them for several generations and who try to bring an old demon back to life. Available on HBOMax.

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scream 5

In one of the franchises that started with the term “scream queens” is “Scream 5”, the teen horror film that turned several actresses into horror icons. This is the case of Neve Cambell, but also of Jenna Ortega, Melissa Barrera and others. It is set 25 years after the last massacre carried out by the Ghost Face, who returns to terrorize young people again. Available on Star+.

bloody marriage

Directed by Matt Bettinelli-Oplin and Tyler Gillet, and released in 2019, we have ‘Bloody Wedding’, starring Samara Weaving. The story follows Grace Le Domas, a woman who on her wedding night is invited by her groom’s family to a strange family tradition. But what seemed like a game quickly turns into a fight for their survival. Available on Star+.

we

In his second horror film, director Jordan Peele cast Lupita Nyong’o as the real protagonist in the story of a family who, on a quiet day off, receives an unexpected visitor. She is about themselves, but in an evil version, aiming to replace the originals of every person in the world. Available on YouTube.