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Scream Queens: Horror Heroines Exposed (2014)

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

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Top billed cast

  • Photo of Debbie RochonDebbie RochonSelf
  • Photo of Michelle BauerMichelle BauerSelf
  • Photo of Linnea QuigleyLinnea QuigleySelf
  • Photo of Lynn LowryLynn LowrySelf
  • Photo of Cassandra PetersonCassandra PetersonSelf
  • Photo of Adrienne KingAdrienne KingSelf
  • Photo of Jane MarchJane MarchSelf
  • Photo of Brinke StevensBrinke StevensSelf
  • Photo of Melanie KinnamanMelanie KinnamanSelf
  • Photo of Jennifer LimJennifer LimSelf

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