A Damned Take on Women in Horror Films
The Guy’s Point of View!

In honor of Women in Horror Month 2017, I asked six male horror writers for their top-five favorite horror films staring strong leading ladies and why they loved them so much. So, without further ado…

Day 02 – Lee A. Forman:

The Descent
Leading Lady: Shauna Macdonald

Synopsis:

A caving expedition goes horribly wrong, as the explorers become trapped and ultimately pursued by a strange breed of predators.

Lee’s opinion:

“The Descent resonated with me when I first saw it. It took hold, brought me to a place I’d not been in a long time. I was dragged down with the characters and mesmerized by the gradual change taking place within this film’s leading lady, Shauna MacDonald. As she faced impossible odds her primal brain gradually took over. A brutality of her own was released, to be feared even…