Final Girls Infographic Takes a Look Through the Years
Steve Barton
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We all love our horror heroines! Those lovely ladies who have proved that they are every bit as badass as men! A new infographic has been created which looks at some of the horror genre’s greatest final girls, and we have it for you right here.
The term “final girl” was coined in the early 90s to describe a “last woman standing” in a horror film. The final girl was the one to confront and defeat the killer at the end of the film, after making it through a gauntlet of terror. The 1996 film Scream highlighted this trope and drove it home for the masses by playing it with a tongue-in-cheek wink. Since then, films from the past have been critiqued through a new lens, shedding light on the early works in the genre that have paved the way for the final girls of today. We’ve created an infographic detailing some of the iconic final girls throughout modern cinema, highlighting their survival status, the main threat against their lives, and their weapon of choice. Take this visual journey with us through the world of masked maniacs, ancient aliens, and resurrected demons—just don’t trip.
Dig on the image below courtesy of HalloweenCostumes.com
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