Based on the book of the same name, 1000 Women In Horror does exactly what it says on the tin.
March is Women In Horror Month, which is exactly what it sounds like – a celebration of both the history of women in the genre and their ongoing contributions to the same. So what better time to get our first look at the new Shudder documentary, 1000 Women In Horror?
Based on the 2020 book of the same title by Melbourne-based critic Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, the film is written by Heller-Nicholas and directed by Donna Davies (Nightmare Factory), who have gathered an absolute murderer’s row of top female horror talent to dig into the history of women in the field, highlighting both their staggering accomplishments and the hurdles they continue to face.
1000 Women In Horror Trailer
What’s the plot?
As the official synopsis tells us:
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.
Who’s in it?
Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, of course, plus Roxanne Benjamin (V/H/S, There’s Something Wrong With The Children), Akela Cooper (Malignant, M3GAN), Mary Harron (American Psycho), Cerise Howard, Kier-La Janisse (Woodlands Dark And Days Bewitched: A History Of Folk Horror), Nikyatu Jusu (Nanny), Roseanne Liang (Shadow In The Cloud), Annalise Lockhart, Toby Poser (Hellbender), Sara Risher, Gigi Saul Guerrero (Satanic Hispanics), Kate Siegel (every single Mike Flanagan film), Jenn Wexler, Lin Shaye (Insidious), Brea Grant (Lucky, Torn Hearts), and many more.
When’s it out?
1000 Women In Horror hits Shudder on March 20.
What’s the vibe?
Let’s go to Heller-Nicholas, who said in statement:
“Like so many women and femme-identifying horror fans, horror is in my blood: I live and breathe it, and it has helped me navigate the real-life horrors of the world more times than I can count. Having dedicated my career as an author and a film critic to the genre, watching my 2020 book, 1000 Women in Horror, come to life on screen has been a dream. This has been rendered even more magical not just through our collaborations with the horror royalty interviewed on screen, but the unwaveringly supportive Shudder team themselves, without whom this film literally would not exist!”
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