Tuesday, 30 November 2010

The Final Girl Theory

The final girl theory is based on the last female character in a horror film

The theory was based / created by Carol J Clover

The girl is either typically sexually unavailable / not attractive

She can either have a girls or boys name

She seems to know about 'the killer' in the film

She might end up becoming the killer using weapons and knifes

She says that the killer is mostly a male character
     Example: Norman Bates in Physco

For horror films to be successful they they say that the surviving character 
     should be a female, as she must experience horror

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