Hey everyone, it’s ReAnimateHer here – horror obsessive, coffee addict, and host of Coffee Chat of Horrors. If you’re into boundary-pushing body horror, gritty indie scares, and filmmakers who refuse to play it safe, then the Soska Sisters (Jen and Sylvia Soska, aka the Twisted Twins) are absolute legends in my book.
My First Encounter: Dead Hooker in a Trunk
I first stumbled across them with their raw, no-budget debut Dead Hooker in a Trunk back in 2009. Shot for peanuts (like $2,500 CAD), they wrote, directed, produced, edited – basically did everything themselves.
It’s chaotic, bloody, and unapologetic, with that perfect grindhouse vibe that hooked me instantly.
But it was their follow-up, American Mary (2012), that sealed the deal as one of my all-time favorite movies. Starring the incredible Katharine Isabelle as a med student turning to underground body modification for revenge and cash, it’s smart, stylish, disturbing, and deeply personal. The themes of bodily autonomy, revenge, and the dark side of beauty still hit hard today – it’s a modern horror classic that feels more relevant every year.
Why American Mary Is One of My All-Time Favorites
One of my MOST favourite films by the amazing Twisted Twins is American Mary. I first saw this bad boy on Tubi.tv and fell in love with this film. I feel by far this is the best film made by the Soska Sisters. It touches on many levels of being a woman, especially a woman in a man’s field. If you have yet to see American Mary do yourself a favor and go check it out.
The plot for American Mary is A medical student who becomes increasingly broke and disenchanted with her field is lured by the promise of easy money into the world of underground surgeries.
Building Their Legacy: See No Evil 2, Vendetta, and More
From there, the Soskas kept building their reputation with fearless projects. They resurrected the See No Evil franchise with See No Evil 2 (2014), bringing back scream queens like Danielle Harris and Katharine Isabelle in a bloody funhouse of a sequel. Then came Vendetta (2015), a revenge thriller for Lionsgate/WWE that showed they could handle action just as well as horror. They even dipped into anthologies with segments like “T is for Torture Porn” in ABCs of Death 2.
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Their Brutally Honest Advice for Aspiring Filmmakers
Still Going Strong: Recent Projects and Philosophy
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