Carol Clover — Men, Women, and Chain Saws
Curated by the horror codex · From Carol J. Clover — Men, Women, and Chain Saws (Princeton, 1992) · 185 films · Last updated Apr 26, 2026
Films discussed in Carol J. Clover's foundational 1992 study of gender in modern horror — the book that named the 'final girl' archetype and reframed slasher, occult, and rape-revenge cinema through feminist film theory.
1The Accused
1988
2Act of Vengeance
1974
3Alien
1979 ★ 4.9
4Aliens
1986 ★ 4.2
6An American Werewolf in London
1981 ★ 4.3
7The Amityville Horror
1979 ★ 3.5
8Angel Heart
1987 ★ 3.7
9Arachnophobia
1990 ★ 3.3
10Attack of the 50 Foot Woman
1958
11Audrey Rose
1977 ★ 3.0
12Behind the Green Door
1972
13The Believers
1987 ★ 3.5
14Beyond Evil
1980
15The Birds
1963 ★ 3.8
16The Birth of a Nation
1915
17Blackmail
1929 ★ 4.0
18Blade Runner
1982 ★ 4.2
19The Blob
1958 ★ 3.2
20Blood Diner
1987 ★ 3.5
21Blood Feast
1963
22Blow Out
1981 ★ 4.2
23Body Double
1984 ★ 4.0
24The Brood
1979 ★ 4.3
25The Burning
1981 ★ 2.8
26Carrie
1976 ★ 4.5
27Un Chien Andalou
1929 ★ 4.0
28Christine
1983 ★ 3.4
29A Clockwork Orange
1971 ★ 4.4
30The Crawling Eye
1958
31Cries and Whispers
1972 ★ 3.8
32Cruising
1980 ★ 3.5
33Cujo
1983 ★ 3.2
34The Dark Mirror
1946 ★ 3.5
35Dead Calm
1989
36Deadly Blessing
1981
37Deliverance
1972 ★ 3.8
38Demon Seed
1977 ★ 3.5
39Demons
1985 ★ 3.5
40Demons 2
1986
41Dirty Harry
1971 ★ 4.0
42Don't Look Now
1973 ★ 3.8
43Dracula
1931 ★ 3.5
44Dream Lover
1986
45Dressed to Kill
1980 ★ 2.7
46Duel in the Sun
1946
47E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
1982 ★ 3.7
48The Entity
1982 ★ 4.0
49Eraserhead
1977 ★ 4.2
50The Evil Dead
1981 ★ 4.5
51The Exorcist
1973 ★ 4.2
52Exorcist II: The Heretic
1977 ★ 2.8
53Extremities
1986
54The Eye Creatures
1967
55Eyes of a Stranger
1981
56The Mask
1961
57Eyes of Laura Mars
1978 ★ 3.5
58Eyes Without a Face
1960 ★ 4.3
59Fantastic Voyage
1966 ★ 2.5
60Firestarter
1984 ★ 3.0
61The Fog
1980 ★ 3.7
62Frankenhooker
1990 ★ 3.3
63Frankenstein
1931 ★ 4.4
64Frenzy
1972 ★ 3.8
65Friday the 13th
1980 ★ 3.9
66Friday the 13th Part 2
1981 ★ 3.3
67Friday the 13th Part III
1982 ★ 3.1
68Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
1984 ★ 3.8
69Friday the 13th: A New Beginning
1985 ★ 2.3
70Jason Lives - Friday the 13th Part VI
1986 ★ 3.8
71Friday the 13th Part VII - The New Blood
1988 ★ 3.1
72From Beyond
1986 ★ 3.4
73The Funhouse
1981 ★ 3.4
74The Fury
1978 ★ 3.0
75The Gate
1987 ★ 3.5
76Ghost
1990 ★ 3.0
77Ghostbusters
1984 ★ 4.0
78Ghoulies
1985 ★ 3.0
79God Told Me To
1976 ★ 3.5
80The Godsend
1980
82Gothic
1987 ★ 3.3