Ten Women That Are Brutal As Hell

"How did I choose the ladies on this list, pulling them from the hundreds of others?

First, I wanted there to be a personal connection for myself. These are all films which I admire and have seen more than once. They are ones that I would call favorites. I wanted to eliminate the distancing effect of picking a film because it’s important on a larger scale, or to the majority of genre fans, but not necessarily important to me. When all is said and done the most significant impact a film can have is that of the impact upon an individual. A film succeeds in being most powerful in the intimacy that comes when you’re pulled into it completely.

Second, with the field narrowed I looked at films where women rose above both adversity and their pre-determined station to overcome whatever conflict was presented. I eliminated films where weak women became strong in a final moment. I looked for those films where the woman never backed down, was always strong, always a force to be reckoned with, even if she fell as a victim and was overpowered by her oppressors. Horror as a genre is one that rings truthful, more than any other genre, that good does not always triumph over evil. In spite of this truth, it should never take away from the inherent virtue in fighting for good." ~ Marc Patterson, BRUTAL AS HELL

As Women In Horror recognition month winds to an end one thing has become evident. The appreciation and celebration of women and their countless contributions to horror will not be coming to an end. The month has taken on a life of its own and, as a result, women are being appreciated and recognized more than ever. The founder of this month, Hannah Neurotica, will surely have an indestructible smile on her crimson lips.

Marc Patterson, owner and editor-in-chief of the abso~fucking~lutely brilliant site BRUTAL AS HELL, has taken this opportunity to honor TEN WOMEN IN HORROR THAT BREAK THE MOULD OF CONVENTION. This list contains some of the most badass, inspirational, take-no-shit-from-nobody women to ever grace the screen. Yes, you bet your sweet ass Ripley is on there.

As a supreme honor, both myself and Sylv are also included amongst the list of these incredible women. Not us exactly, but more accurately, BADASS and GEEK are honored. We are just blown away by this great distinction, especially taking a look at the fellow femme fatales to appear on the list. Just, wow.

Thank you so very much to Marc Patterson and BRUTAL AS HELL for this. We are speechless and that special kind of happy that Bruce Willis is in PULP FICTION when he lays eyes on that Katana.

Of course, we've given away already too many ladies to appear on the list. To see the FULL LIST and FIND OUT WHY, read on!

Obviously, I must now go watch PULP FICTION.

Bloody Best!
Jen

Hell Hath No Fury... like a Man stuck in Jersey

"You know – I disappear into Jersey for not but two days and all sorts of crazy shit starts going on. Jen and Sylvia Soska have really had the indie horror scene talking this past year. Their yet to be distributed film Dead Hooker in a Trunk has been making waves and in spite of lack of distribution has been able to find showings in a ton of spots that defy tradition. We even hosted a standing room only showing in the downstairs of a pub!" - Marc Patterson

Marc Patterson is one hell of a guy. If you don't know him or haven't read BRUTAL AS HELL - please catch up here. For those of you that are have yet to be introduced to the fantastic site that is BRUTAL AS HELL, please read on --

"Brutal As Hell is a horror culture website that focuses on modern hack n’ slash, 60′s and 70′s exploitation, gialli, sleaze, and all forms of video nasty, highlighting hot directors, actors, composers, and everything that falls in-between. Brutal As Hell features five original monthly columns, news, film reviews, and monthly interviews. Check out the bio’s below!"

I absolutely fucking love that DEAD HOOKER IN A TRUNK has played in a pub and I fucking love every single person who came out to support it, told a friend, and has been behind the film. Marc has it right on the money when he says (about AMERICAN MARY) "this film will be our reward" in reference to the new film being a thank you to the horror fans that have been supporting us. The success that DHIAT has seen and will see - distribution news is just around the corner - is a result of the horror community banding together and really getting behind the film. AMERICAN MARY is our humblest thanks.

This is a great and intriguing piece. Much speculation on the upcoming film, but for now our lips are relatively sealed. Read the whole article here and relish all the radness.

~Sylv