Pretty Bloody: The Women of Horror, from female-helmed production company Sorcery Films, is a new documentary making its television debut Feb. 25 on SPACE (Canada's Sci-Fi Channel). (It features Pretty/Scary and the founder, ME!, Heidi Martinuzzi, as well as interviews with lots of other more important women in this business)
Females have always played an integral part in horror films, evolving from submissive monster bait to conquering heroine to diabolic villain. In this original Canadian production, Donna Davies and Kimberlee McTaggart examine the experiences, motivation and impact of the increasing numbers of women engaged in the horror business...
Filmed in Montreal, Toronto, Los Angeles and New York, Pretty Bloody features interviews with actresses, directors, writers, critics and even academics who are passionate about the topic.
Among them are award-winning U.S. director Mary Lambert (Pet Semetary), prolific Vancouver-born actress Debbie Rochon, Canadian screenwriter Karen Walton (Ginger Snaps), and Jovanka Vuckovic, the Toronto-based editor of Rue Morgue magazine. You can also expect to see Pretty/Scary mentioned quite a bit!
From 1950s horror hostess Vampira to modern icon Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the 60-minute documentary demonstrates how women have shaped the face of horror "“ and converted more and more female fans "“ over the years. Through movie clips and interviews, it looks at how women-generated horror differs from that of men, and explores the strong sexual current that permeates female horror.
Pretty Bloody: The Women of Horror, from female-helmed production company 
