Invasion of the B-Girls – Jewel Shepard – Eclipse Books 1992 – Cult Movie Actress Interviews Linnea Quigley Mary Woronov

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Before convention panels and boutique Blu-rays, Invasion of the B-Girls caught the queens of the cult-film underground at their rawest. Actress and photographer Jewel Shepard turned her insider’s eye on the women who defined late-night cable: Linnea Quigley, Kitten Natividad, Brinke Stevens, Mary Woronov, Michelle Bauer, and more. The result is half oral history, half pulp confession—witty, self-aware, and surprisingly tender toward a generation of actresses who weaponized camp, sexuality, and hustle to carve out space in a male-run industry. Every page crackles with ‘90s design—leopard spots, neon red, and glossy portraits by Ken Marcus—making it both a time capsule and a minor feminist document disguised as cult-cinema candy.

Jewel Shepard (b. 1958) was herself a B-movie regular, known for Hollywood Hot Tubs, Party Camp, and Return of the Living Dead before stepping behind the camera. Her book bridges the divide between star and documentarian, pulling candid, funny, and sometimes bruised interviews from her peers. Long out of print, it’s the definitive record of the VHS-era sirens who made exploitation smart, strange, and irresistible.

A wild, affectionate love letter to the B-movie queens who turned exploitation into empowerment—and made grindhouse history one low-budget scream at a time.