Category Archives: Women Who Kill

Originally published December 9, 2021 at Moviejawn.com When it comes to female killers my favorite type has to be the “revenger”. I love a good revenge story especially when it has a strong lead actress at the helm. It’s a popular story, so much so that the subgenre “rape-revenge” is almost entirely populated by femaleContinueContinue reading “Women Who Kill #7: Yuki Kashima, LADY SNOWBLOOD”

Originally published November 8, 2021 at Moviejawn.com by Victoria Potenza, Staff Writer I had been dying to watch Office Killer ever since I read the essay Dahlia Schweitzer wrote in the book, Women Make Horror. At the time I found that the film was almost impossible to find. Ultimately I ended up spending more moneyContinueContinue reading “Women Who Kill #6: Dorine Douglas, OFFICE KILLER”

Originally published October 6, 2021 at Moviejawn.com Since it is October it’s the perfect time to focus on a spooky lady killer. And what is scarier than a menstruating teenage girl, let alone one that is also turning into a werewolf? This month I will focus on Ginger Fitzgerald from the film Ginger Snaps. ThisContinueContinue reading “Women Who Kill #5: Ginger Fitzgerald, GINGER SNAPS”

Originally published September 9, 2021 at moviejawn.com The covers to the Hellraiser VHS tapes at Blockbuster always scared me when I was a kid. I remember trying to cover my eyes and scurry past them on my way to a section that did not provide a hefty amount of nightmare fuel. So it was notContinueContinue reading “Women Who Kill #4: Julia Cotton, HELLRAISER”

Originally published August 2, 2021 at Moviejawn.com by Victoria Potenza, Staff Writer May is one of the more sympathetic women to be covered in this series thus far. Director and writer Lucky McGee crafted a fascinating portrayal of a lonely woman searching for a friend, but who is met with disappointment. It is also aboutContinueContinue reading “Women Who Kill #3: May Dove Canady, MAY”

Originally published July 5, 2021 on Moviejawn.com For my second pick, I went with a film that I had watched for the first time a few months back known as Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker. This gem called out to me because it was recently added to the Shudder streaming service and was one of theContinueContinue reading “Women Who Kill # 2 Aunt Cheryl, Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker”

by Victoria Potenza, Originally published on June 1, 2021 at Moviejawn.com In this column, I will explore films in which there is a female killer at the center of the plot. Although this column might cross into other genres the focus will be mostly on horror. The horror genre’s most iconic killers are typically men;ContinueContinue reading “Women Who Kill #1: Catherine Tramell, BASIC INSTINCT”