Who doesn’t enjoy a film about female empowerment? The horror genre gives us many examples of women overcoming the odds and coming out on top. Granted, the top is normally a mountain of bodies, but it’s still empowering.
Now, there are a lot of these films and they are not all created equally. Luckily for you, we here at iHorror have done the leg work for you and pulled out our favorite examples of these films. So, grab some snacks and get ready to smile. By the end of these films, you will be saying “good for her.”
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May (2002)
The early 2000s really tried to integrate mental health issues into the media forefront. They failed miserably but at least they tried. May was one of these failed experiments. That being said, it’s still a great example of feminine horror.
May gives the audience a glimpse into the life of a very unwell young woman as she attempts to adapt to adult life. What follows is a blend of Frankenstein and Requiem for a Dream, it can only be described as a gloriously depressing fever dream. Whether or not May’s actions are justifiable or not is debatable. But by the end of the film, I still found myself saying good for her.
Midsommar
According to cult experts and the internet, you are not supposed to say good for her at the end of Midsommar. But I say, screw that, she is better off in the cult. Sure, there is some murder and generally looked down upon cult activities but it’s so hard to find a close-knit community these days.
Midsommar is meant to test the audience, the film is an exploration into the brainwashing tactics used by cults and why they are so effective. There are clues hidden throughout the film that indicate the more insidious aspects of this welcoming community. But if you ignore all of those signs, it just ends up as a tale of a young woman who finds an accepting and empathetic group of friends that help her through a breakup.
The VVitch
The VVitch is the tale of a young woman claiming her independence from her religious overbearing family. It also features some witchcraft and devil worship. Anyone familiar with A24 films knows that the film is never actually about what it is supposed to be about.
The fun part is unraveling the emotionally scarring puzzle they have laid out before us. Similarly, to Midsommar, our protagonist is offered a bad solution to a worse problem. Only, instead of the offer coming from a cult leader, this time it comes from a goat. But since I would also like to live deliciously, I say, good for her.
Jennifer’s Body
Jennifer’s Body gets a lot of hate online and it is hard to understand why. This film gives us Megan Fox (Transformers) doing her best version of a succubus feasting upon the worst people you have ever met.
Amanda Seyfried (Mean Girls) takes center stage in this film. Her role as the needy friend who is hopelessly in love with the succubus really makes this film a classic. After watching her trials and tribulations throughout the film, it’s impossible to see the ending without thinking, good for her.
Hard Candy
Hard Candy is such a remarkably brutal film. Revenge horror is meant to be brutal, but this film takes cranks the dread up to 11. The impressive part is that it accomplishes this without going overboard on the gore and terror.
Instead, Hard Candy chooses to go nice and slow, taking its time to unveil all of the pieces of the puzzle before using it as an instrument of torture. Hard Candy takes a very upsetting topic like online sexual grooming and manages to have audiences finish the movie with a smile, thinking to themselves good for her.