XX & the new Female Voices of Modern Horror

For about as long as the genre’s been around, women have played a large part in traditional horror storytelling. Whether it’s the virginal Mina in Tod Browning’s Dracula, beset by the hypnotic forces of the titular vamp, the tough as nails Sally Hardesty in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre or Rosemary, the helpless young mother at the center of Roman Polanski’s iconic demonic tale. But despite the fact that the genre’s provided pop culture with countless identifiable horror heroines – usually as victims of deranged male attackers – women have been largely absent behind the camera...

Female-Directed Horror Anthology XX Drops Sensational new Trailer

We’ve been excited about XX since we first heard about it four years ago. The all-women-directed horror anthology has undergone a few permutations on just who would be involved since the idea was hatched in 2013, but eventually the film keyed in on four incredibly talented directors, and will see its world premiere at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, which begins on January 19. The first trailer has us extremely excited for the film.

XX is a horror anthology that’s made up of four stories written and directed by the following: Annie Clark (you might know her as singer/songwriter/performer St...