Bitches, Bimbos and Virgins

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