Things did not go according to plan at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival. The director of Raw is back in a big way with her literally auto-erotic thriller Titane. Extreme genre films don't usually win awards, but this film broke the mold, including in how it won the big prize.
Cinematic horror for most its history has been a story almost exclusively told by men. After miniscule progress from 1980 to 2010, the door has opened and a stream of great women directors has been arriving on the horror scene. Partly due to social change, partly due to networking and contacts, but this movement is mostly due to pure talent and merit. These ladies are very good at what they do. And with each success story, another door opens. Here are terrific 30 distaff directors you should know about.