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Tentacles was my favorite, but the Into the Dark series as a whole is worth checking out since one third of the episodes are directed by women including: New Year New You- Sophia Takal, All that we Destroy- Chelsea Stardust, Culture Shock- Gigi Saul Guerrero, Pure- Hannah Macpherson, My Valentine- Maggie Levin, Delivered and Blood Moon- Emma Tammi.

Umma is the directoral debut of Iris K. Shim. This horror film is about immigration, intergenerational trauma, and the fear of becoming your parents.

Near Dark is an American Neo-Western Horror film co-written and directed by Kathryn Bigelow. This is another cult film that follows a young man who falls in with a group of vampire drifters in Oklahoma.

Hatching is a psychological body horror film by Hanna Bergholm. The film centers on 12 year old Tinja desperate to please her Mom who runs a popular family-blog. Tinja finds a mysterious egg and takes it home to care for it, but the thing that hatches acts on Tinja's most violent impluses.

Pronounced: Ag-nye-zhka Smoh-chinska

Written, produced, and directed by Anna Biller, The Love Witch is an horror-comedy. It is described as a modern-day witch casting deadly spells to get men to fall in love with her though it really has more of a 60-70s vibe. The real horror is losing your soul in the process of turning yourself into the ultimate male fantasy.

Possibly the most colorful horror film, Bulbbul is written and directed by Anvita Dutt. In the 1880 Bengal presidency a child bride is sent to live on an estate that is stalked by a demon.

Directed by Stephanie Rothman; Lee and his wife Susan are invited to a secluded estate in the desert by a mysterious bisexual vampire. Nestled somewhere between an exploitation film and horror the film's inability to truly commit to either genre made it a commercial failure, but it has had some noteriety as a cult film.

Relic is a psychological horror film by Natalie Erika James. With almost an entirely female cast the film follows a mother and daughter who are tasked with caring for their mother/grandmother and her decaying home.

Amulet is a film written and directed by Romola Garai. A homeless ex-soldier is given a place to stay with Magda and her ailing mother in exchange for work done around the house. However he begins to suspect everything is not as it seems and something else may be living there as well. Though about a soldier, it is not a jingoist film.

Fresh is directed by Mimi Cave and its screenplay written by Lauryn Kahn. Described as a horror film about the perils of modern dating, Noa meets her dream boyfriend. Its not until she gets to his house that she discovers her new man's strange appetites. A story no doubt familiar to many women.

Bird Box is a Lovecraftian/Cosmic Horror film directed by Susanne Bier. The earth is invaded by entities which cause people to kill themselves when they look at the entities. Malorie has to protect two children and get them to a new shelter without the use of her sight.

The wedding scene has some admittedly painful acting but if you can get through that its fun with a nearly exclusive female cast.

You are not my mother is an Irish fantasy-horror film written and directed by Kate Dolan. Borrowing from folklore, the film is about a girl named Char whose mother suddenly goes missing. Her mother returns, but with a radically different personality and something off about her.