Sophie Thatcher & Jenna Ortega Prove The Future Of Scream Queens Is In Good Hands

Since the advent of horror movies, specifically slasher movies, there have been final girls and scream queens that balance out the role of the killers. These characters go back to the start of horror cinema with Mina Seward (Harker) in the original Dracula. However, the final girl changed when the slasher movies arrived, and the final girl morphed into scream queens to create a new horror icon. These characters are often young women in danger from a killer or monster, but they often survive thanks to their strong will and tenacity.

It started with Olivia Hussey (Black Christmas) and Jamie Lee Curtis (Halloween), and the 80s and 90s introduced a legion of scream queens. Names like Heather Langenkamp (A Nightmare on Elm Street), Neve Campbell (Scream), and Adrienne Barbeau (The Fog) quickly rose to the top as the best scream queens in horror movies. The term gained even more popularity with the TV show Scream Queens in 2015, and the legacy continues today with new actors fitting into the role of modern-day scream queens, carrying on the tradition for a new generation.