10 of Horror’s Most Ruthless Women
Steve Barton
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Carrie White (Sissy Spacek in Carrie)
There are few images in the entire lexicon of horror cinema that stand out bolder than that of Carrie White in her prom dress, drenched in pig’s blood with a look in her eyes that is at the same time vacant and maniacal. In reality high school violence has become so horrifically rampant that we’ll probably never see another mainstream film like Carrie where a harassed teenage exacts a brutal revenge on her tormentors, but Brian De Palma captured the moment exquisitely in this legendary horror classic that shows what a deadly combination bullying, a religious zealot of a single mom and telekinetic powers can be.
Esther Coleman/Leena Klammer (Isabelle Fuhrman in Orphan)
At first I didn’t think Esther could appear on this list because it’s supposed to be psycho “women”. Then I remembered, oh yeah, Esther is a psycho woman. Of course her real name is Leena and she’s 33 years old, cursed with hypopituitarism, but those are just details. Again, here in Orphan we have some pretty memorable scenes, not the least of which is Esther (who we assume is about nine years old) trying to seduce her adopted father. If that scene wasn’t enough to curdle your milk, you may want to consider professional help.
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