5 Underrated Female Villains In Blumhouse Movies

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Horror is one of the most open-ended genres in all of cinema and every new voice in that world could bring something interesting to the table. While some tropes and stereotypes take hold and gain popularity, there are always reversals of the established orders and weird subversions of tropes.

Horror movies with women in the villain role aren't rare, but the split probably isn't anywhere close to 50/50. Most of the big slasher villains are male, many classic movie monsters are male, and even some non-human threats in the genre are coded with masculine identity. Blumhouse is one of the most prolific production houses in the cinematic world, so if there's a trope to be played with, they'll see both sides.

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This 2019 psychological horror film enjoyed mixed reception upon release, but it does center on a unique and interesting performance. The story goes that director Tate Taylor and star Octavia Spencer had previously worked together on The Help and Get On Up and developed a longtime friendship. Taylor wanted to make something disturbing and Spencer wanted to break out of her usual type casting. The result was Ma, a horror film about a dangerously unstable woman who manipulates and tortures a group of unsuspecting teenagers. The original script, written by Scotty Landes and picked up by Blumhouse before anyone else joined the project, was set to star a white woman and featured no backstory for Ma. Spencer's performance is the beating heart of the film, it would be a complete mess without her holding it together, and she makes Ma a memorable villain.

This supernatural horror film takes notes from classic stories and fails to find much to do with them. Despite substantial box office returns