Who are the Greatest All-Time Scream Queens?

With this week’s release of Jennifer’s Body it is inevitable the topic of scream queens will come up, and even if it doesn’t… I’m bringing it up, but not in the form of a top ten. I really don’t see how you can rank these ladies, or what purpose it would serve as several could take the top spot and the others all coming in a close second. They all bring a little something special to each of their films and remain memorable for their performances.

So I present you a selection of classic scream queens, including all-timers such as Jamie Lee Curtis, Janet Leigh and Fay Wray, a few of my own favorites and a selection of memorable extras at the very end. However, once you look through my list tell me who I left off and who your favorite scream queens are. I think I’ve taken care of many of the obvious choices, and hope you have more to add to the conversation.

Fay Wray (King Kong)
Jamie Lee Curtis (Halloween)
Janet Leigh (Psycho)
Linda Blair (The Exorcist)
Shelley Duvall (The Shining)
Sissy Spacek (Carrie)

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