Today I’m choosing artist Lindsey Kustusch. Okay, so she doesn’t exactly promote herself within the field of horror, but I’m taking the liberty of using her in my WIHM line-up anyway. Her corvid paintings are absolutely stunning and they speak…

Today I’m choosing the queen alien from Aliens and Alien 3: a perfect follow on from yesterday’s choice. I’ve thought long and hard and this is one of the best female ‘monsters’ in horror that I can think of. And…

Today I’m choosing actress Sigourney Weaver who gave us Ellen Ripley in Alien, Aliens, Alien 3 & Alien Resurrection. As well as having brains, she had courage, strength and ability – and she kicked the absolute shit out of those…

Today I’m choosing author Sarah Waters, the writer of The Little Stranger. I’d been meaning to read it for years and finally got round to it last year. And I wasn’t disappointed. The Little Stranger is subtly creepy, subjective in…

Today I’m choosing actor Kathy Bates who gave us a terrifying screen version of Annie Wilkes from Stephen King’s Misery, as well as a whole load of wonderful characters in American Horror Story. I cockadoodie love Kathy Bates. Ha!

Today I’m choosing author Katherine Clements. I recently read her ghost story The Coffin Path and absolutely loved it. It’s set in Yorkshire in a dark and moody landscape with characters who are equally dark and moody. The protagonist, Mercy,…

Today I’m choosing the film The Descent. Directed by Neil Marshall (who also gave us Dog Soldiers), this one has an all-female cast of strong and (mostly) likeable characters. It follows a bunch of six women who go caving in…

Today I’m choosing film director Leigh Janiak whose directorial debut was Honeymoon (2014) starring Rose Leslie. It’ll be interesting to see what Janiak has to offer in the future after this strong, eerie introduction to her work.

Today I’m choosing actor Sarah Paulson. Another versatile, favourite of mine from American Horror Story.

Today I’m choosing fine artist and illustrator Caitlin Hackett. Her work is both beautiful and disturbing. As a fellow animal lover, I love the idea behind what motivates each of her pieces: that she is extremely sympathetic to nature, seeking…