Jennifer's Body

Directed by Karyn Kusama
Starring Megan Fox, Amanda Seyfried, Johnny Simmons, Adam Brody, J. K. Simmons, Amy Sedaris, Chris Pratt, Juno Ruddell, Kyle Gallner

This season of Storyhouse Gems concludes with the cult feminist horror Jennifer’s Body (2009), which follows unlikely best friends Jennifer (Megan Fox) and Needy (Amanda Seyfried) in the small town of Devil’s Kettle. When Jennifer is sacrificed in a satanic ritual, she returns as demonically possessed cheerleader with a taste for her male classmates.

Directed by Karyn Kusama, Jennifer’s Body has been reclaimed and celebrated as a witty, feminist take on the horror genre, anticipating the themes of feminist revenge of later films such as Promising Young Woman (2020).