India, Oct. 26 -- Ever since she first appeared in Wolf Lake and Final Destination 3, Mary Elizabeth Winstead has been called a 'scream queen', a term used for any iconic horror film performer. Two decades down the line, she still manages to turn up performances that both justify the tag and prove she is a performer beyond that, too. Her new film, The Hand That Rocks The Cradle, is one example of that. Ahead of the film's release, the actor and her co-star, Maika Monroe, spoke to Hindustan Times about their roles and experiences of the horror genre in general.

The Hand That Rocks The Cradle is a loose remake of the 1992 film of the same title and features Mary as a suburban mother who hires a nanny (Maika) for her two kids, before realis...