Traditionally, movie killers, especially slashers and horror, have been men, starting with Norman Bates in Psycho. Even though Norman did a lot of his killing dressed like his mother, he was still a man in the clothes of his dead mother. The All-Boys Slasher Club, however, has had credible challenges from some truly frightening female killers.
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