Scream Queens: Horror Heroines Exposed
Seen it?2014 | 80 min | Documentary
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Right up the alley of anyone who likes corsets, castles and court intrigue and anyone who likes learning something new. The costumes and settings are a feast on their own.
- The mood
- Eye-opening.
- The pace
- Well paced for a documentary, at 1 hr 20 min. Short enough for a weeknight.
- What might put you off
- Skip it if you want made-up drama tonight.
Directed by UK-horror scene stalwart Calum Waddell and hosted by scream queen Debbie Rochon (Terror Firmer, Tromeo and Juliet) Scream Queens: Horror Heroines Exposed features, in a change of pace for horror documentaries, especially those focusing on females in the genre, an all-female line-up, discussing horror movies from their perspective – exploring the challenges of being an actress in a genre predominantly made by and for men, from how they came about to be defined as a “scream queen”, about the vagaries of the genre: nudity, violence, misogyny, etc., and about how they feel about the genre and the label
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
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- AudiencesNot counted
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- AwardsNot counted
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- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
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Cast & crew
Directed by Calum Waddell
- Debbie RochonSelf
- Michelle BauerSelf
- Linnea QuigleySelf
- Lynn LowrySelf
- Cassandra PetersonSelf
- Adrienne KingSelf
- Jane MarchSelf
- Brinke StevensSelf
- Melanie KinnamanSelf
- Jennifer LimSelf