I wasn't happy with Cinematical’s Hottest Horror Chicks, as you know. So here, in no particular order, are my 13 favorite women in horror. You can make your list as well in the comments section.

Jamie Lee Curtis, Halloween 

She was young, pretty and scared. Starring in John Carpenter’s atmospheric landmark slasher film made her all the more appealing. And the look of violation after getting those phone calls: scary!

Lisa Bonet, Angel Heart

As Epiphany Proudfoot, she was so alluring in white. And that bloody sex scene, extended in the director’s cut, made me fear for her soul, just as it made me appreciate her beauty.

Elsa Lanchester, Bride of Frankenstein

Scary, yes. Beautiful: that, too. But it was the way she looked at the camera, full of angst, anger and passion. That's what made her role one that will be always remembered in the annals of horror.

Linnea Quigley, The Return of the Living Dead

Forget Edward Munch. Linnea is the real Scream, always will be.

Mia Farrow, Rosemary’s Baby

Innocent and haunted, Farrow is the picture of naivete, perfect for the devil’s wicked ways. I’m so glad original choice, Jane Fonda, couldn’t play the role (she was doing Barbarella).

Tippi Hedren, The Birds

This was the landmark debut for Hedren as the sophisticated, icy-beautiful Melanie Daniels, and she worked hard for the money. She was injured by those birds during filming, even had nightmares about them.

Shannyn Sossamon

From the demanding, needy ghost/wraith in Dirt to her creepy occult ways in Devour, Sossamon makes for the ultimate, eerie, exotic horror gal.

Sigourney Weaver, Alien

It’s simple: tough, tall, intelligent, pretty girl Ripley whips gross monster's butt. What’s not to love?

Martine Beswick, Hammer’s Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde

“The sexual transformation of a man into a woman will actually take place before your very eyes!" For this wild, gender-twisting role only, the exotic Beswick makes the list. Then, there’s The Offsping and Evil Spirits to help prove my point.

Naomi Watts

Forget Fay Wray. Watts and her courageous juggling act in the face of terror stole my heart in King Kong. Without her, the U.S. remake of The Ring wouldn’t have had the impact it did. And even though I don’t think it should be remade, I’ll check out The Birds in 2009 if she’s in it.

Julianne Nicholson

I loved her brainy, sexy, tomboy looks in King's Storm of the Century on TV, and in the underrated The Others. And Tully just breaks and warms my heart (even though it’s not horror). Nicholson should play the innocent woman in more horror flicks. But I bet she can’t find one that’s of the more intellectual variety. My bet? She’d work perfectly in one of Larry Fessenden’s movies.

Kate Beckinsdale, Underworld Evolution

Beckinsdale's superheroic feats and occasionally witty banter make the sequel much more than a special effects romp. And, despite being impaled near the end, she match wits with those Lycans and vampires alik.!

Susan Sarandon

From Rocky Horror to The Hunger to The Witches of Eastwick, I always felt Sarandon did horror very convincingly, no matter whether she was the innocent or the naughty witch. And she drinks her own blood in The Hunger, too.