There is actually a Wikipedia page devoted to the Scream Queen, with a set of criteria listed and everything. I know there are many, many, many Scream Queens, but due to time constraints I'm only listing a few that I particularly like for whatever reason. No bios or links. And here they are, in no particular order:
- Elsa Lanchester (Bride of Frankenstein)
- Fay Wray (King Kong)
- Janet Leigh (Psycho)
- Linda Blair (The Exorcist)
- Jamie Lee Curtis (Halloween)
- Cassandra Peterson (Elvira, Mistress of the Dark - "Movie Macabre" hostess and tv personality. Also: made out with Jimi Hendrix AND Elvis Presley!)
- Jennifer Tilly (Bride of Chucky. And probably a real-life vampire, because she NEVER ages.)
- Neve Campbell (Scream)
- Heather Langenkamp (A Nightmare on Elm Street)
- Linnea Quigley (Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers!!! And practically every horror B-movie ever made since the mid-seventies.)
- Karen Black (House of 1000 Corpses is what most people probably know her from. I know her from Trilogy of Terror.)
- Danielle Harris (Probably most known for Rob Zombie's Halloween reboot, but she's been in horror movies since she was a small child.)
- Debbie Rochon (if you spent many a Friday night at home watching the Troma features on USA, then you're familiar with Debbie.)
- Shannon Lark (writer, actress, director, film festival director, dancer, and all-around powerhouse in the genre.)
Now....on to my favorite Scream Queen of all:
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