Women in horror: six great horror heroines

Celebrating Day of the Woman’s “Women in Horror Month” with half a dozen feisty final girls, resilient heroines and one sexy sheriff who looks good packing a shotgun.

Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie in ‘Halloween’

Melissa George as Jess in ‘Triangle’

Signourey Weaver as Ripley in ‘Alien’

Jessica Harper as Suzy in ‘Suspiria’

Adrienne Barbeau as Stevie in ‘The Fog’

Kari Wuhrer as Sheriff Parker in ‘Eight Legged Freaks’

(Don’t forget to visit Day of the Woman for a month-long celebration of women in horror.)