Bitches, Bimbos and Virgins: Women of the Horror Film

Bitches, Bimbos and Virgins is the history of women in the horror cinema, profiling their evolution from coffee maker to scientist, from seductress and victim to kick-ass heroine, and finally detailing their emergence as well-drawn characters who play important roles in horror movie history—past, present and future. Chapters include: • 150 Years of Women and Horror: She Has Always Lived in the Castle • He Done Her Wrong: The Fate of Women in Golden Age Horrors • Women Take a Bite Out of Classic Horror: Dracula’s Daughter and Mark of the Vampire • The Golden Age of the Scream Queen • Empowered Women in the Val Lewton Canon • Bad Girls Meet Bad Ends • Attack of the Alien Women from Outer Space! • Harlots, Hedonists and Heroines: The Women of Hammer Films • Queen Bitches of the Universe • Scream and Scream Again! Horror’s Honor List of Scream Queens • Women to Die for—1960s Onward: Midmar Readers Have Their Say... • Attack of the Movie Poster Pin-Up Girls • Middle Earth’s Heroines • Deadly Delights—Movies Featuring Our Favorite Queens of Evil • Dominatrix Divas: MidMar Readers Pick Their Faves