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Submitted by: Anonymous

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Thank you for saying what I've been mulling over for the past few years. I believe that female serial killers are the next plateau for the film medium to explore. The real reason that audiences in the past were less likely to accept the mere notion of the female serial killer is because they have been ingrained by society itself that they don't exist, do not kill for the same reasons as men and are not physically capable of being as vicious. However, another ideology that should be approached is that men are not ready to accept the terrifying idea of women as their enemy or as sadistically vicious. This is probably the main reason female serial killers can go longer without being caught. These prescribed gender biased beliefs (despite their discriminations) are actually advantageous because they are initially overlooked. I would like to view more films that explore female serial killers.

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Submitted by: big bad bitch

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Think of Friday the 13th (the first). There was no Jason. it was just his mother.

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Submitted by: Anonymous

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If we are going to explore the darker side of the human psyche in film, let's not forget the ladies. Just imagine the horror. The Japanese film "Audition" portreys a female serial killer that is truly disturbed and sadistic. A true horror freak must see.

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Submitted by: Jane Doe

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As a women and an aspiring Horror director, I believe that it is not a matter of women being serial killers in a horror movie, but whether they can carry a movie. Case in point, "Dead Silence", with it's killer Mary Shaw. It has a great story and a good background for Shaw. Another point, one of my favorite films, "Hard Candy." The fact that the "Killer" in that movie is a 14-year old girl gives me the heebie-jeebies, but I continue to watch that movie because of it's disturbing qualities. (and the fact that Patrick Wilson isn't so bad to look at.) I guess you just have to dig a little for female driven horror, but what a journey it'll be. Jane.Lynx.Doe

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Submitted by: Mackenzie

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Try "May." It's a bit weird, but it's good and the killer is female. Also check out Hostel 2--it is not all female killers, but there are some involved.

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Submitted by: Michael Saunier

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I think females are not utilized as killers that much in movies because women are usually not as intimidating as men. Also, that scariest movies are the ones that reflect reality and women, except for one or two, do not have the history that men do when it comes to mass murder and spree killings. The fact that reality states that men are the ones to carry out serial killings coupled with men being more physically intimidating than women has led to them being portrayed that way in movies in my opinion.

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