The women we see in horror films, tend to be pathetic in some sense. They don't stand up for themselves, unless they have to kill to survive, and are in some ways used as objects to get the attention of the viewer. This is why I would like to bring up Rob Zombie's creations: "House of 1000 Corpses" and "The Devil's Rejects"
Yes there are women who are victims in these movies, but they have no way to survive if they come into contact with the main killers, which two of them are women, who I personally can't take my eyes off of when I watch these films. Their roles in these films are fascinating, and one of them is Rob Zombie's wife, which makes it even more interesting.
Here are links to different clips of "House of 1000 Corpses" and "The Devil's Rejects" on youtube.
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=house+of+1000+corpses&aq=0
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=the+devils+rejects&aq=f
I may be showing a clip from The Devil's Rejects at the beginning of class today. It's true, the female characters have strength; but the character played by Sherrie Moon Zombie is also a killer. An interesting inversion of the helpless horror female.
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