10 Best Horror Performances By Women In The Last Decade
The last decade has been an exciting time for horror movies. In 2013, James Wan gave us The Conjuring, kickstarting the highest-grossing horror franchise of all time; in 2017, Jordan Peele made his directorial debut with Get Out, followed by the equally successful Us in 2019. Several other horror movie directors (Ari Aster, Robert Eggers, Rose Glass) also established themselves during this time.
Likewise, many female actors have had their breakouts with horror movies or otherwise delivered outstanding performances that have simply floored audiences. Men may dominate the genre, but women are stealing the show — especially this lot.
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Vera Farmiga is one of the most versatile actresses of the 21st century. Along with her sister, Taissa Farmiga (The Final Girls, The Nun), she has rightfully earned her label of Scream Queen.
Farmiga is captivating in James Wan's The Conjuring, playing real-life paranormal investigator Lorraine Warren alongside Patrick Wilson's Ed Warren. Her screams — followed by impressive hyperventilating — are blood-curdling, and her scenes with Wilson are swoon-worthy. Just like Lorraine is Ed's rock, Farmiga is the heart of The Conjuring franchise, and the reason why many people keep returning to it.
Maika Monroe had her breakout with David Robert Mitchell's It Follows. She played the lead character of Jay, the latest recipient of a lethal curse that is passed on from person to person through sex.
It Follows is an incredibly intense film, full of dread and suspense, made all the more stressful by Monroe's performance. As Jay becomes stalked by the supernatural entity passed onto her, Monroe delves deep into her psyche to imagine what it must feel like to be constantly watched
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