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Scream queen

December 26, 2023

"Scream queens" redirects here. For other uses, see Scream Queens.

A scream queen (a wordplay on screen queen)[1] is an actress who is prominent and influential in horror films, either through a notable appearance or recurring roles. A scream king is the male equivalent. Notable examples include Barbara Steele, Sandra Peabody, Linda Blair, Olivia Hussey, Marilyn Burns, Neve Campbell, Daria Nicolodi, Dee Wallace, Jamie Lee Curtis, Heather Langenkamp, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Linnea Quigley.[2]

Actress Fay Wray (1907–2004) is considered to be one of the first scream queens.

Definition edit

The term "scream queen" is more specifically used to refer to the "attractive young damsels-in-distress"[3] characters that have appeared in a number of films in the horror genre. Lloyd Kaufman, co-founder of Troma Entertainment, noted that being a scream queen is "more than just crying and having ketchup thrown on you. You not only have to be attractive, but you also have to have a big brain. You have to be frightened, you have to be sad, you have to be romantic."[3]

Debbie Rochon, often described as a scream queen herself, wrote in an article originally published in GC Magazine that "a true Scream Queen isn't The Perfect Woman. She's sexy, seductive, but most importantly 'attainable' to the average guy. Or so it would seem."[4] And although the earlier scream queens might be women that "just had to look pretty and shriek a lot until the hero of the film got around to save (them)", the later scream queens "showcase women worrying about something other than a guy...unless said guy is the one trying to kill them", with some of them "wreaking vengeance" by defeating the villain.[5]

History edit

Beginnings edit

The prominence of women in horror films dates back to the silent film era, with films such as The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) and Nosferatu (1922). George Feltenstein, film historian and senior vice president of theatrical catalog marketing at Warner Home Video, states, "Women screaming in terror has been a Hollywood mainstay — even when films were silent".[3] Fay Wray, an actress starring in King Kong (1933), is sometimes referred to as the "very first scream queen".[6] Anne Gwynne, Chris Pine's grandmother, is known for scream queen roles in the 1930s and 1940s.[7][8][9] Janet Leigh, playing Marion in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho (1960), is regarded as the "one of the most iconic[10]" scream queens in horror film history.[11]

1970s edit

 
Sandra Peabody, shown as Mari Collingwood in The Last House on the Left (1972), would become primarily known for her horror film roles.

Four actresses in the 1970s became seminal examples of a "scream queen" for the decade: Sandra Peabody, who portrayed Mari Collingwood in The Last House on the Left (1972), Marilyn Burns, who portrayed Sally Hardesty in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), Olivia Hussey, who portrayed Jess Bradford in Black Christmas (1974), and Jamie Lee Curtis, who portrayed Laurie Strode in Halloween (1978).[12]

After The Last House on the Left, Peabody went on to appear in the horror films Voices of Desire (1972), Massage Parlor Murders (1973), Case of the Full Moon Murders (1973), and Legacy of Satan (1974). Burns followed her performance in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre with roles in Helter Skelter (1976) and Eaten Alive (1977). In Halloween, Jamie Lee Curtis, daughter of Psycho actress Janet Leigh, had her first film role. Portraying Laurie Strode in Halloween, Curtis has been called the "ultimate 'scream queen'"[13] and was even referenced as such in the horror film Scream (1996) by character Randy Meeks. Curtis went on to star in several other horror films after that, including The Fog, Prom Night, Terror Train, Halloween II, and Halloween H20: 20 Years Later.[14][15]

Dee Wallace appeared in Wes Craven's 1977 horror film The Hills Have Eyes before going on to establish herself as a scream queen in the 1980s by appearing in The Howling (1981), Cujo (1983) and Critters (1986).[citation needed]

Daria Nicolodi played the role of the scream queen in most of her films (Deep Red, Inferno, Phenomena, Terror at the Opera). Director Mario Bava also called on Nicolodi for Shock (1977). In 1982, Nicolodi played Anne in Dario Argento's Tenebrae.[citation needed]

Veronica Cartwright was also a prominent scream queen of the 1970s, appearing in the 1978 remake of Invasion of the Body Snatchers as well as Alien in 1979. She began her career as a scream queen in Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds.

1980s edit

The success of Halloween revived slasher films during the late 1970s and 1980s.[16] Examples include Terror Train and Prom Night, in which Jamie Lee Curtis would again play the scream queen; Friday the 13th, the first entry to have both a female antagonist (Betsy Palmer) and protagonist (Adrienne King);[17] and A Nightmare on Elm Street, now considered a slasher classic,[18] which introduced supernatural serial killer Freddy Krueger, and whose leading actress, Heather Langenkamp, was dubbed a scream queen, and went on to become one of the most influential.

Linnea Quigley was a scream queen during the 1980s, appearing specifically in low-budget and cult-classic films such as Graduation Day, Silent Night, Deadly Night, Return of the Living Dead and Night of the Demons. Mark Patton, star of A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985), has in recent years been touted at horror conventions as mainstream horror's first "male scream queen".[19] Bruce Campbell, lead actor of the Evil Dead franchise, has been branded as "the definitive scream king."[20]

British actress Catriona MacColl became a scream queen after appearing in three Italian horror films directed by Lucio Fulci. City of the Living Dead (1980), The Beyond (1981) and House by the Cemetery (1981) have all gone on to gain a cult following.[citation needed]

Following her Saturn Award-nominated performance in Exorcist II: The Heretic, Oscar-nominee Linda Blair parlayed her classic 1973 The Exorcist role into a slew of 80s horror performances, including Hell Night, Witchery, Grotesque, and The Chilling. She would continue making horror films into the 1990s, with a cameo in Wes Craven's Scream and the lead role in the Australian thriller Dead Sleep. In 2008, at the Malaga Fantasy & Horror Film Festival, Blair received a lifetime achievement award for her work in the horror genre. After a long hiatus from horror films, Blair returned to the genre in Juliana Brafa's All Is Normal (2008) and the thriller Landfill (2021).[citation needed]

1990s edit

During the 1990s, Debbie Rochon starred in dozens of Troma Production horror films and was voted by Draculina magazine as its "Scream Queen of the Decade". Sheryl Lee played murder victims Laura Palmer and Maddy Ferguson in the TV series Twin Peaks (1990–91) and spin-off film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992) and has been described as a "scream queen", in particular for scenes in the otherworldly Black Lodge.[21][22][23][24]

Neve Campbell's first American feature film was the cult horror classic The Craft (1996). She later starred as Sidney Prescott in the Scream film series. Jennifer Love Hewitt was labeled a scream queen after her I Know What You Did Last Summer films.[15] The first film of that trilogy also had a starring role for Sarah Michelle Gellar, who went on to appear in other horror films made during the 1990s and new millennium, including Scream 2 and The Grudge film series.[25]

2000s edit

In 2005, Shauna Macdonald starred in The Descent, which established her as a scream queen[26][27][28] and for which she was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Actress.[29] Elisha Cuthbert starred in the horror film House of Wax (2005) and Captivity (2007), gaining the status by from films.[30][31] In 2007, USA Today published an article listing on modern scream queens interviewing actresses Sheri Moon Zombie, Jaimie Alexander, Andrea Bogart, Mercedes McNab, Tiffany Shepis and Cerina Vincent.[3] Since 2007 and her appearance in Halloween, Danielle Harris has increased her genre work, being subsequently called "horror's reigning scream queen" by the NY Daily News.[32]

2010s edit

Bipasha Basu has been referred as "Bollywood's Scream Queen" due to her contributions to horror in India with her blockbuster horror movies like Raaz (2002) and Raaz 3D (2012), as well as films like Aatma (2013), Creature 3D (2014), and Alone (2015).[33]

In 2016, Screen Rant listed the "15 Greatest Scream Queens in Horror History", which includes Linda Blair, Danielle Harris, Lisa Wilcox, Vera Farmiga, Janet Leigh, Marilyn Burns, Veronica Cartwright, Neve Campbell, Naomi Watts, Heather Langenkamp, Eva Green, Chloë Grace Moretz, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Barbara Steele and Jamie Lee Curtis.[34]

Indonesian actress Tara Basro has been described as a "scream queen" for her roles in Joko Anwar's films Satan's Slaves (2017) and Impetigore (2019).[35][36]

Australian actress Samara Weaving began her contribution to the horror genre by starring in the first season of Ash vs Evil Dead (2015), before landing the lead role in the black comedy horror The Babysitter (2017). She returned to this role in 2020 with the sequel The Babysitter: Killer Queen. Weaving solidified her status as a scream queen with her performance in the commercially and critically successful Ready or Not (2019). In 2023, Weaving played the iconic role of opening kill in Scream VI. Popularised by the Scream franchise, the opening kill is also a common trope for stars to play in Slashers films in general. The role has previously been played by actresses Drew Barrymore, Jada Pinkett Smith, Kelly Rutherford, Lucy Hale and Jenna Ortega in their respective Scream films.

2020s edit

Melissa Barrera having starred in the slasher Scream (2022) and the sequel Scream VI (2023) and the horror thriller Bed Rest (2022), establishing herself as a scream queen.[37][38]Jenna Ortega starred in the slasher films X and Scream (both 2022), also known as a scream queen.[23][39][40] Ortega reprised her Scream role for the sequel, Scream VI (2023).[41]

Scream Queens Illustrated magazine edit

Scream Queens Illustrated magazine featured pictorials, interviews, reviews, and other content concerning such Hollywood scream queens as Barbara Bauer, Becky Sunshine, Tina Krause, Julia Hayes, Julie Strain, Monique Gabrielle, Brinke Stevens, Linnea Quigley, Rhonda Shear, Xenia Gratsos ("Brioni Farrell"), Lorissa McComas, June Wilkinson, Debbie Rochon, Sherri Frazer, Melissa Wolf, and Cassandra Peterson ("Elvira").[42]

Scream king edit

 
Bruce Campbell, best known for playing Ash Williams in the Evil Dead franchise, has been described as a "scream king".

More recently, the term "scream king" has been used to refer to male leading actors who have made their name through taking on leading roles in horror movies as a "final guy" character. Rachel Roth defines the rise of the "scream kings" as a result of moving away from formulas where men are typically cast as monsters for a female character to fight off and female actresses being cast less as victims and sometimes as the monster or villain themselves. Roth cites Bruce Campbell as an early example of a scream king for his role in the Evil Dead franchise.[43]

Other notable scream kings include Devon Sawa, known for Idle Hands and Final Destination; Patrick Wilson, who appeared in Annabelle Comes Home, Insidious, and The Conjuring; Evan Peters, the only male actor to appear in nine of the eleven seasons of American Horror Story;[43][44] Daniel Kaluuya, for his performances in Get Out and Nope; Finn Wolfhard, for his roles in It and the Netflix series Stranger Things;[45][46] and Shawn Roberts, who has appeared in zombie films such as Land of the Dead, Diary of the Dead, and the Resident Evil franchise.[47][48]

List edit

Years active Actor First horror film (or series) Notes
1920–1980 Fay Wray King Kong (1933)
1946–2004 Janet Leigh Psycho (1960) Mother of Jamie Lee Curtis
1958–present Veronica Cartwright The Birds
1958–present Barbara Steele Black Sunday
1962–present Linda Blair The Exorcist
1965–present Olivia Hussey Black Christmas (1974)
1965–present Sandra Peabody The Last House on the Left
1970–2014 Marilyn Burns Texas Chainsaw Massacre
1970–2020 Daria Nicolodi Deep Red
1974–present Dee Wallace The Hills Have Eyes (1977) Best known for Cujo
1976–present Bruce Campbell Evil Dead
1977–present Jamie Lee Curtis[49] Halloween (1978) Daughter of Janet Leigh
1978–present Caitriona MacColl City of the Living Dead
1978–present Linnea Quigley Psycho from Texas Best known for Return of the Living Dead
1968–present Adrienne Barbeau[50] The Fog (1980)
1980–present Connie Britton The Last Winter Best known for American Horror Story
1981–present Sarah Michelle Gellar I Know What You Did Last Summer
1982–present Mark Patton A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge
1982–present Debbie Rochon Lurkers
1983–present Heather Langenkamp A Nightmare on Elm Street
1983–present Felissa Rose[51][52] Sleepaway Camp
1984–present Barbara Crampton Body Double
1984–present Courteney Cox Scream
1985–present Danielle Harris Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
1986–present Sheryl Lee Twin Peaks
1986–present Asia Argento Demons 2 Best known for Land of the Dead
1986–present Miranda Otto The 13th Floor Best known for Annabelle: Creation
1986–present Naomi Watts Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering Best known for The Ring (2002)
1988–present Shawnee Smith The Blob Best known for Saw (2004)
1989–present Jennifer Love Hewitt I Know What You Did Last Summer
1989–present Katharine Isabelle Disturbing Behavior Best known for Ginger Snaps
1990–present Toni Collette The Sixth Sense Best known for Hereditary
1991–present Neve Campbell The Dark Best known for the Scream franchise
1991–present Kate Beckinsale Haunted Best known for the Underworld franchise
1991–present Melissa McBride The Mist Best known for The Walking Dead
1991–2011 Mercedes McNab Hatchet
1994–present Sarah Paulson American Horror Story
1995–present Patrick Wilson Insidious
1996–present Rose McGowan Scream (1996 film)
1996–present Bipasha Basu Raaz (2002)
1996–present Elisha Cuthbert Are You Afraid of the Dark? Best known for House of Wax (2005)
1996–present Vera Farmiga Joshua Older sister of Taissa Farmiga
1996–present Tiffany Shepis Terror Firmer
1996–present Sheri Moon Zombie House of 1000 Corpses
1997–present Shawn Roberts Goosebumps Best known for the Resident Evil franchise
1997–present Mary Elizabeth Winstead Wolf Lake Appeared in three separate horror movie franchises: The Ring, Final Destination, and Cloverfield
1999–present Shauna Macdonald The Descent
1999–present Cerina Vincent Fear Runs Silent Best known for Cabin Fever (2002)
2001–present Emma Roberts Scream 4 Best known for American Horror Story and Scream Queens
2002–present Abigail Breslin Signs Best known for Scream Queens
2002–present Jodelle Ferland Carrie (2002) Best known for Case 39
2002–present Finn Wittrock American Horror Story
2004–present Chloë Grace Moretz The Amityville Horror (2005) Best known for Carrie
2004–present Riley Keough Kiss of the Damned Best known for The Lodge
2006–present Kate Siegel The Curse of the Black Dahlia Best known for Hush and partnership with husband, Mike Flanagan
2008–present Samara Weaving Ash vs Evil Dead (2015 series)
2010–present Jessica Rothe Happy Death Day
2011–present Jane Levy Evil Dead
2011–present Melissa Barrera Scream (2022) [53][54][55]
2011–present Taissa Farmiga American Horror Story Younger sister of Vera Farmiga
2012–present Olivia Cooke The Secret of Crickley Hall Best known for Bates Motel
2012–present Maika Monroe It Follows
2012–present Jenna Ortega Insidious: Chapter 2 Best known for Wednesday (2022)
2012–present Lulu Wilson Ouija: Origin of Evil
2013–present Mia Goth A Cure For Wellness Best known for the X film series
2014–present Victoria Pedretti The Haunting of Hill House Best known for You (2018)
2015–present Billie Lourd Scream Queens Best known for American Horror Story

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Scream queens redirects here For other uses see Scream Queens This article may contain excessive or irrelevant examples Please help improve the article by adding descriptive text and removing less pertinent examples February 2022 A scream queen a wordplay on screen queen 1 is an actress who is prominent and influential in horror films either through a notable appearance or recurring roles A scream king is the male equivalent Notable examples include Barbara Steele Sandra Peabody Linda Blair Olivia Hussey Marilyn Burns Neve Campbell Daria Nicolodi Dee Wallace Jamie Lee Curtis Heather Langenkamp Sarah Michelle Gellar and Linnea Quigley 2 Actress Fay Wray 1907 2004 is considered to be one of the first scream queens Contents 1 Definition 2 History 2 1 Beginnings 2 2 1970s 2 3 1980s 2 4 1990s 2 5 2000s 2 6 2010s 2 7 2020s 3 Scream Queens Illustrated magazine 4 Scream king 5 List 6 See also 7 ReferencesDefinition editThe term scream queen is more specifically used to refer to the attractive young damsels in distress 3 characters that have appeared in a number of films in the horror genre Lloyd Kaufman co founder of Troma Entertainment noted that being a scream queen is more than just crying and having ketchup thrown on you You not only have to be attractive but you also have to have a big brain You have to be frightened you have to be sad you have to be romantic 3 Debbie Rochon often described as a scream queen herself wrote in an article originally published in GC Magazine that a true Scream Queen isn t The Perfect Woman She s sexy seductive but most importantly attainable to the average guy Or so it would seem 4 And although the earlier scream queens might be women that just had to look pretty and shriek a lot until the hero of the film got around to save them the later scream queens showcase women worrying about something other than a guy unless said guy is the one trying to kill them with some of them wreaking vengeance by defeating the villain 5 History editThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed February 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Beginnings edit The prominence of women in horror films dates back to the silent film era with films such as The Cabinet of Dr Caligari 1920 and Nosferatu 1922 George Feltenstein film historian and senior vice president of theatrical catalog marketing at Warner Home Video states Women screaming in terror has been a Hollywood mainstay even when films were silent 3 Fay Wray an actress starring in King Kong 1933 is sometimes referred to as the very first scream queen 6 Anne Gwynne Chris Pine s grandmother is known for scream queen roles in the 1930s and 1940s 7 8 9 Janet Leigh playing Marion in Alfred Hitchcock s Psycho 1960 is regarded as the one of the most iconic 10 scream queens in horror film history 11 1970s edit nbsp Sandra Peabody shown as Mari Collingwood in The Last House on the Left 1972 would become primarily known for her horror film roles Four actresses in the 1970s became seminal examples of a scream queen for the decade Sandra Peabody who portrayed Mari Collingwood in The Last House on the Left 1972 Marilyn Burns who portrayed Sally Hardesty in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre 1974 Olivia Hussey who portrayed Jess Bradford in Black Christmas 1974 and Jamie Lee Curtis who portrayed Laurie Strode in Halloween 1978 12 After The Last House on the Left Peabody went on to appear in the horror films Voices of Desire 1972 Massage Parlor Murders 1973 Case of the Full Moon Murders 1973 and Legacy of Satan 1974 Burns followed her performance in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre with roles in Helter Skelter 1976 and Eaten Alive 1977 In Halloween Jamie Lee Curtis daughter of Psycho actress Janet Leigh had her first film role Portraying Laurie Strode in Halloween Curtis has been called the ultimate scream queen 13 and was even referenced as such in the horror film Scream 1996 by character Randy Meeks Curtis went on to star in several other horror films after that including The Fog Prom Night Terror Train Halloween II and Halloween H20 20 Years Later 14 15 Dee Wallace appeared in Wes Craven s 1977 horror film The Hills Have Eyes before going on to establish herself as a scream queen in the 1980s by appearing in The Howling 1981 Cujo 1983 and Critters 1986 citation needed Daria Nicolodi played the role of the scream queen in most of her films Deep Red Inferno Phenomena Terror at the Opera Director Mario Bava also called on Nicolodi for Shock 1977 In 1982 Nicolodi played Anne in Dario Argento s Tenebrae citation needed Veronica Cartwright was also a prominent scream queen of the 1970s appearing in the 1978 remake of Invasion of the Body Snatchers as well as Alien in 1979 She began her career as a scream queen in Alfred Hitchcock s The Birds 1980s edit The success of Halloween revived slasher films during the late 1970s and 1980s 16 Examples include Terror Train and Prom Night in which Jamie Lee Curtis would again play the scream queen Friday the 13th the first entry to have both a female antagonist Betsy Palmer and protagonist Adrienne King 17 and A Nightmare on Elm Street now considered a slasher classic 18 which introduced supernatural serial killer Freddy Krueger and whose leading actress Heather Langenkamp was dubbed a scream queen and went on to become one of the most influential Linnea Quigley was a scream queen during the 1980s appearing specifically in low budget and cult classic films such as Graduation Day Silent Night Deadly Night Return of the Living Dead and Night of the Demons Mark Patton star of A Nightmare on Elm Street 2 Freddy s Revenge 1985 has in recent years been touted at horror conventions as mainstream horror s first male scream queen 19 Bruce Campbell lead actor of the Evil Dead franchise has been branded as the definitive scream king 20 British actress Catriona MacColl became a scream queen after appearing in three Italian horror films directed by Lucio Fulci City of the Living Dead 1980 The Beyond 1981 and House by the Cemetery 1981 have all gone on to gain a cult following citation needed Following her Saturn Award nominated performance in Exorcist II The Heretic Oscar nominee Linda Blair parlayed her classic 1973 The Exorcist role into a slew of 80s horror performances including Hell Night Witchery Grotesque and The Chilling She would continue making horror films into the 1990s with a cameo in Wes Craven s Scream and the lead role in the Australian thriller Dead Sleep In 2008 at the Malaga Fantasy amp Horror Film Festival Blair received a lifetime achievement award for her work in the horror genre After a long hiatus from horror films Blair returned to the genre in Juliana Brafa s All Is Normal 2008 and the thriller Landfill 2021 citation needed 1990s edit During the 1990s Debbie Rochon starred in dozens of Troma Production horror films and was voted by Draculina magazine as its Scream Queen of the Decade Sheryl Lee played murder victims Laura Palmer and Maddy Ferguson in the TV series Twin Peaks 1990 91 and spin off film Twin Peaks Fire Walk with Me 1992 and has been described as a scream queen in particular for scenes in the otherworldly Black Lodge 21 22 23 24 Neve Campbell s first American feature film was the cult horror classic The Craft 1996 She later starred as Sidney Prescott in the Scream film series Jennifer Love Hewitt was labeled a scream queen after her I Know What You Did Last Summer films 15 The first film of that trilogy also had a starring role for Sarah Michelle Gellar who went on to appear in other horror films made during the 1990s and new millennium including Scream 2 and The Grudge film series 25 2000s edit In 2005 Shauna Macdonald starred in The Descent which established her as a scream queen 26 27 28 and for which she was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Actress 29 Elisha Cuthbert starred in the horror film House of Wax 2005 and Captivity 2007 gaining the status by from films 30 31 In 2007 USA Today published an article listing on modern scream queens interviewing actresses Sheri Moon Zombie Jaimie Alexander Andrea Bogart Mercedes McNab Tiffany Shepis and Cerina Vincent 3 Since 2007 and her appearance in Halloween Danielle Harris has increased her genre work being subsequently called horror s reigning scream queen by the NY Daily News 32 2010s edit Bipasha Basu has been referred as Bollywood s Scream Queen due to her contributions to horror in India with her blockbuster horror movies like Raaz 2002 and Raaz 3D 2012 as well as films like Aatma 2013 Creature 3D 2014 and Alone 2015 33 In 2016 Screen Rant listed the 15 Greatest Scream Queens in Horror History which includes Linda Blair Danielle Harris Lisa Wilcox Vera Farmiga Janet Leigh Marilyn Burns Veronica Cartwright Neve Campbell Naomi Watts Heather Langenkamp Eva Green Chloe Grace Moretz Sarah Michelle Gellar Barbara Steele and Jamie Lee Curtis 34 Indonesian actress Tara Basro has been described as a scream queen for her roles in Joko Anwar s films Satan s Slaves 2017 and Impetigore 2019 35 36 Australian actress Samara Weaving began her contribution to the horror genre by starring in the first season of Ash vs Evil Dead 2015 before landing the lead role in the black comedy horror The Babysitter 2017 She returned to this role in 2020 with the sequel The Babysitter Killer Queen Weaving solidified her status as a scream queen with her performance in the commercially and critically successful Ready or Not 2019 In 2023 Weaving played the iconic role of opening kill in Scream VI Popularised by the Scream franchise the opening kill is also a common trope for stars to play in Slashers films in general The role has previously been played by actresses Drew Barrymore Jada Pinkett Smith Kelly Rutherford Lucy Hale and Jenna Ortega in their respective Scream films 2020s edit Melissa Barrera having starred in the slasher Scream 2022 and the sequel Scream VI 2023 and the horror thriller Bed Rest 2022 establishing herself as a scream queen 37 38 Jenna Ortega starred in the slasher films X and Scream both 2022 also known as a scream queen 23 39 40 Ortega reprised her Scream role for the sequel Scream VI 2023 41 Scream Queens Illustrated magazine editScream Queens Illustrated magazine featured pictorials interviews reviews and other content concerning such Hollywood scream queens as Barbara Bauer Becky Sunshine Tina Krause Julia Hayes Julie Strain Monique Gabrielle Brinke Stevens Linnea Quigley Rhonda Shear Xenia Gratsos Brioni Farrell Lorissa McComas June Wilkinson Debbie Rochon Sherri Frazer Melissa Wolf and Cassandra Peterson Elvira 42 Scream king edit nbsp Bruce Campbell best known for playing Ash Williams in the Evil Dead franchise has been described as a scream king More recently the term scream king has been used to refer to male leading actors who have made their name through taking on leading roles in horror movies as a final guy character Rachel Roth defines the rise of the scream kings as a result of moving away from formulas where men are typically cast as monsters for a female character to fight off and female actresses being cast less as victims and sometimes as the monster or villain themselves Roth cites Bruce Campbell as an early example of a scream king for his role in the Evil Dead franchise 43 Other notable scream kings include Devon Sawa known for Idle Hands and Final Destination Patrick Wilson who appeared in Annabelle Comes Home Insidious and The Conjuring Evan Peters the only male actor to appear in nine of the eleven seasons of American Horror Story 43 44 Daniel Kaluuya for his performances in Get Out and Nope Finn Wolfhard for his roles in It and the Netflix series Stranger Things 45 46 and Shawn Roberts who has appeared in zombie films such as Land of the Dead Diary of the Dead and the Resident Evil franchise 47 48 List editThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Scream queen news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Years active Actor First horror film or series Notes1920 1980 Fay Wray King Kong 1933 1946 2004 Janet Leigh Psycho 1960 Mother of Jamie Lee Curtis1958 present Veronica Cartwright The Birds1958 present Barbara Steele Black Sunday1962 present Linda Blair The Exorcist1965 present Olivia Hussey Black Christmas 1974 1965 present Sandra Peabody The Last House on the Left1970 2014 Marilyn Burns Texas Chainsaw Massacre1970 2020 Daria Nicolodi Deep Red1974 present Dee Wallace The Hills Have Eyes 1977 Best known for Cujo1976 present Bruce Campbell Evil Dead1977 present Jamie Lee Curtis 49 Halloween 1978 Daughter of Janet Leigh1978 present Caitriona MacColl City of the Living Dead1978 present Linnea Quigley Psycho from Texas Best known for Return of the Living Dead1968 present Adrienne Barbeau 50 The Fog 1980 1980 present Connie Britton The Last Winter Best known for American Horror Story1981 present Sarah Michelle Gellar I Know What You Did Last Summer1982 present Mark Patton A Nightmare on Elm Street 2 Freddy s Revenge1982 present Debbie Rochon Lurkers1983 present Heather Langenkamp A Nightmare on Elm Street1983 present Felissa Rose 51 52 Sleepaway Camp1984 present Barbara Crampton Body Double1984 present Courteney Cox Scream1985 present Danielle Harris Halloween 4 The Return of Michael Myers1986 present Sheryl Lee Twin Peaks1986 present Asia Argento Demons 2 Best known for Land of the Dead1986 present Miranda Otto The 13th Floor Best known for Annabelle Creation1986 present Naomi Watts Children of the Corn IV The Gathering Best known for The Ring 2002 1988 present Shawnee Smith The Blob Best known for Saw 2004 1989 present Jennifer Love Hewitt I Know What You Did Last Summer1989 present Katharine Isabelle Disturbing Behavior Best known for Ginger Snaps1990 present Toni Collette The Sixth Sense Best known for Hereditary1991 present Neve Campbell The Dark Best known for the Scream franchise1991 present Kate Beckinsale Haunted Best known for the Underworld franchise1991 present Melissa McBride The Mist Best known for The Walking Dead1991 2011 Mercedes McNab Hatchet1994 present Sarah Paulson American Horror Story1995 present Patrick Wilson Insidious1996 present Rose McGowan Scream 1996 film 1996 present Bipasha Basu Raaz 2002 1996 present Elisha Cuthbert Are You Afraid of the Dark Best known for House of Wax 2005 1996 present Vera Farmiga Joshua Older sister of Taissa Farmiga1996 present Tiffany Shepis Terror Firmer1996 present Sheri Moon Zombie House of 1000 Corpses1997 present Shawn Roberts Goosebumps Best known for the Resident Evil franchise1997 present Mary Elizabeth Winstead Wolf Lake Appeared in three separate horror movie franchises The Ring Final Destination and Cloverfield1999 present Shauna Macdonald The Descent1999 present Cerina Vincent Fear Runs Silent Best known for Cabin Fever 2002 2001 present Emma Roberts Scream 4 Best known for American Horror Story and Scream Queens2002 present Abigail Breslin Signs Best known for Scream Queens2002 present Jodelle Ferland Carrie 2002 Best known for Case 392002 present Finn Wittrock American Horror Story2004 present Chloe Grace Moretz The Amityville Horror 2005 Best known for Carrie2004 present Riley Keough Kiss of the Damned Best known for The Lodge2006 present Kate Siegel The Curse of the Black Dahlia Best known for Hush and partnership with husband Mike Flanagan2008 present Samara Weaving Ash vs Evil Dead 2015 series 2010 present Jessica Rothe Happy Death Day2011 present Jane Levy Evil Dead2011 present Melissa Barrera Scream 2022 53 54 55 2011 present Taissa Farmiga American Horror Story Younger sister of Vera Farmiga2012 present Olivia Cooke The Secret of Crickley Hall Best 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