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Well, It's just really hard to have a movie where a man saves a damsel in distress now days, because feminists WILL jump on that. Especially because part of what gets guys into the theater in the first place is a bunch of scatly clad women running around like airheads and being killed. You can't very well do that and not have some kind of empowered female to cover your male gaze tracks.
I think the women of horror often go through some catharsis, emerging as a more masculin character who is finally able to defend themselves. They take the place of both a male and female lead that is empowering to women, kicks ass like a man (ugh my feminist side hurt to type that, but it is what it is) and leaves room for clothing to be ripped and tits to be flashed if the script calls for that sort of thing.
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