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
Writing
Rochon's hosting brings genuine insider cred
Production
All-female lineup fixes decades of documentary erasure
Direction
Waddell lets queens speak, doesn't overcut
Director
Calum Waddell
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Rochon's casting was deliberate: unlike prior docs, she refused to let men narrate women's exploitation. The film premiered at FrightFest London, where Waddell was programming director.
Michelle Bauer and Linnea Quigley had previously feuded publicly in the 1980s over billing — their joint appearance here marked a deliberate reconciliation Waddell brokered.
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