Film

1000 Women in Horror

2025 · 1h 36m · Documentary · Horror

Horror's not a boys' club.

Rotten Tomatoes

100%

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: 1000 Women in Horror, 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.

Alexandra Heller-Nicholas

Self

Roxanne Benjamin

Self

Akela Cooper

Self

Mattie Do

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Brea Grant

Self

Gigi Saul Guerrero

Self

Mary Harron

Self

Cerise Howard

Self

Kier-La Janisse

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Nikyatu Jusu

Self

Natasha Kermani

Self

Roseanne Liang

Self

Annalise Lockhart

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Toby Poser

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Sara Risher

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Lin Shaye

Self

• Donna DaviesDirector · Producer
• Alexandra Heller-NicholasWriter
• Nicola GoelzhaeuserProducer
• Giles EdwardsProducer

1000 Women in Horror | Official Trailer | Shudder

Release date

August 21, 2025

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 36m

Rated

R 18+

Genres

Documentary, Horror