10 of Our Favorite Sexy Badass Female Horror Characters

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Laurie
We first meet Laurie, who is a somewhat self-conscious young woman, shopping for Halloween costumes with her older sisters. It soon becomes apparent that Laurie’s sisters are trying to help her transition into adulthood, and for a young werewolf that means killing and eating her first human. As her sisters shed their human skins, Laurie sets about dispatching her first victim, dressed rather imaginatively as Little Red Riding Hood.

Film: Trick ‘r Treat
Monster type: Werewolf.
Kill method: Eating her victims alive.
Chances of survival if you met her: Medium/High. Laurie can be negotiated with.

female horror character trick r treat

Shuna Sassi
Shuna is one of the most exquisite of the Nightbreed. Her body is covered in sharp quills like a porcupine, and she can fire them at anyone who threatens her. Before Shuna was a Nightbreed, she was a prostitute in a bordello, and this carries through to some of her behavior with the other creatures in Midian.

Film: Nightbreed
Monster type: Nightbreed.
Kill method: Deadly sharp quills.
Chances of survival if you met her: Low/Medium. If she feels threatened.

female horror character nightbreed

Jennifer
Jennifer is a high school cheerleader who is possessed by a demon that makes her seek out her male classmates to devour and disembowel them. She is both likable and terrifying, and when you find out why she transitioned into a demon, you can’t help but feel sorry for her.

Film: Jennifer’s Body
Monster type: Cheerleader possessed by a succubus.
Kill method: Eats you.
Chances of survival if you met her: Low. If you are a guy.

female horror character jennifer

Julie Walker
Julie dies while on her boyfriend, Curt’s, motorcycle. Curt brings Julie back to life in his lab and uses Trioxin gas to re-animate her. Initially Julie seems perfectly normal, but soon the corpse within starts to affect her. As far as zombies go, Julie is a lot more aware, which makes her far more deadly.

Film: Return of the Living Dead 3
Monster type: Zombie.
Kill method: She will eat you.
Chances of survival if you met her: Low. Her hunger pangs cannot be satisfied without her eating you.

female horror character zombie Julie walker


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