As of May 23, 2026. Curated by Mihir Nanda, extracted from here. This list ranks horror feature films by women directors or co-directors by average member rating.
Changes from the latest update:
In:
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (at #3)
The Father's Shadow (at #49)
Out:
The Virgin of the Quarry Lake (was #21)
Queens of the Dead (was #42)
Eligibility rules:
• There is a 1,000 minimum ratings threshold.
• Women co-directors, transgender directors and gender expansive directors are included.
• Films must be feature-length (more than 40 minutes long) with a festival premiere, theatrical distribution, or professional streaming release.
• This list excludes: documentaries of any kind, self-released web videos, DTV films, recap or recut films, theatre…
As of May 23, 2026. Curated by Mihir Nanda, extracted from here. This list ranks horror feature films by women directors or co-directors by average member rating.
Changes from the latest update:
In:
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (at #3)
The Father's Shadow (at #49)
Out:
The Virgin of the Quarry Lake (was #21)
Queens of the Dead (was #42)
Eligibility rules:
• There is a 1,000 minimum ratings threshold.
• Women co-directors, transgender directors and gender expansive directors are included.
• Films must be feature-length (more than 40 minutes long) with a festival premiere, theatrical distribution, or professional streaming release.
• This list excludes: documentaries of any kind, self-released web videos, DTV films, recap or recut films, theatre or stage shows, TV series, specials or episodes. TV movies are included.
Editor’s note: We are aware that Jane Schoenbrun is nonbinary. In the absence of equivalent nonbinary lists, they have given their explicit permission to be included in Women directors lists.
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