# The best horror movies directed by women

The Babadook, Tigers Are Not Afraid, Huesera, Hellbender, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, Good Manners and The Love Witch: the best horror directed by women, according to Rotten Tomatoes.

- 420 votes · 15 items
- Mar 11, 2026 · Antonio Diez
- https://even.best/en/l/4909/the-best-horror-movies-directed-by-women

## Top 15

1. **The Babadook (2014)** (50 · ▲51 ▼1) — 98% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
2. **Tigers Are Not Afraid (2017)** (33 · ▲35 ▼2) — 97% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
3. **Huesera: The Bone Woman (2022)** (26 · ▲31 ▼5) — 97% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
4. **Hellbender (2021)** (26 · ▲30 ▼4) — 97% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
5. **A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014)** (22 · ▲24 ▼2) — 96% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
6. **The Love Witch (2016)** (21 · ▲27 ▼6) — 95% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
7. **Hatching (2022)** (21 · ▲24 ▼3) — 92% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
8. **Sissy (2022)** (19 · ▲24 ▼5) — 96% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
9. **Most Beautiful Island (2017)** (18 · ▲20 ▼2) — 94% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
10. **Good Manners (2017)** (16 · ▲22 ▼6) — 96% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
11. **Raw (2016)** (13 · ▲16 ▼3) — 93% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
12. **Saint Maud (2019)** (12 · ▲17 ▼5) — 92% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
13. **The Stylist (2020)** (10 · ▲16 ▼6) — 93% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
14. **Revenge (2017)** (8 · ▲12 ▼4) — 92% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
15. **Prevenge (2016)** (7 · ▲12 ▼5) — 92% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.

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