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55 Horror Movies Where the Villain Is a Woman (Creepy Catalog)

Female villains are usually a surprise in movies due to audience expectations about movie norms as well as the real-life violence gap between men and women. This means that when villains are women, the surprise factor and actresses playing against type can create an especially shocking and entertaining experience. Gathered here are the most vicious, scary, or simply memorable female villains in horror
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The Bad Seed (1956)
The Bad Seed (1956)
1
63%7.5
Black Sunday (1960)
Black Sunday (1960)
2
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
3
92%8.1
Play Misty for Me (1971)
Play Misty for Me (1971)
4
84%7.0
Carrie (1976)
Carrie (1976)
5
93%7.4
Suspiria (1977)
Suspiria (1977)
6
93%7.4
The Mafu Cage (1978)
The Mafu Cage (1978)
7
5.9
Friday the 13th (1980)
Friday the 13th (1980)
8
63%6.4
Happy Birthday to Me (1981)
Happy Birthday to Me (1981)
9
20%6.1
Fatal Attraction (1987)
Fatal Attraction (1987)
10
76%6.9
Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers (1988)
Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers (1988)
11
55%5.5
Night of the Demons (1988)
Night of the Demons (1988)
12
36%6.1
Misery (1990)
Misery (1990)
13
90%7.8
The Witches (1990)
The Witches (1990)
14
93%6.9
Basic Instinct (1992)
Basic Instinct (1992)
15
55%7.0
Natural Born Killers (1994)
Natural Born Killers (1994)
16
48%7.3
Species (1995)
Species (1995)
17
42%5.8
From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
18
61%7.2
Office Killer (1997)
Office Killer (1997)
19
17%5.1
Scream 2 (1997)
Scream 2 (1997)
20
81%6.2
Bride of Chucky (1998)
Bride of Chucky (1998)
21
50%5.4
The Faculty (1998)
The Faculty (1998)
22
55%6.5
Urban Legend (1998)
Urban Legend (1998)
23
23%5.6
Wild Things (1998)
Wild Things (1998)
24
62%6.5
Audition (1999)
Audition (1999)
25
82%7.2
Battle Royale (2000)
Battle Royale (2000)
26
88%7.6
Ginger Snaps (2000)
Ginger Snaps (2000)
27
89%6.8
Mulholland Drive (2001)
Mulholland Drive (2001)
28
84%7.9
Ju-On: The Grudge (2002)
Ju-On: The Grudge (2002)
29
80%6.7
May (2002)
May (2002)
30
69%6.6
Queen of the Damned (2002)
Queen of the Damned (2002)
31
17%5.3
The Ring (2002)
The Ring (2002)
32
71%7.1
High Tension (2003)
High Tension (2003)
33
41%6.8
House of 1000 Corpses (2003)
House of 1000 Corpses (2003)
34
20%6.1
Hard Candy (2005)
Hard Candy (2005)
35
67%7.1
All the Boys Love Mandy Lane (2006)
All the Boys Love Mandy Lane (2006)
36
Inside (2007)
Inside (2007)
37
83%6.7
The Mist (2007)
The Mist (2007)
38
72%7.1
Jennifer's Body (2009)
Jennifer's Body (2009)
39
45%5.3
The Loved Ones (2009)
The Loved Ones (2009)
40
98%6.6
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