The Final Girl Report Card

Digging into Final Girls, Feminism, and Horror History

I mentioned last week that I Still Know What You Did Last Summer is profoundly insane. Here are some things that happen in that movie:

• Julie and her roommate Karla (Brandy!) win a trip to the Bahamas for like, literally the next day, and no one asks a single follow up question
• The resort has zero other guests, because apparently the 4th of July is the start of hurricane season.
• A hurricane starts immediately once the kids get there.
• JLH gets to sing karaoke. Brandy does not.
• Jack Black has a shock…

Today is my fortieth birthday. This Substack represents a type of writing I have wanted to do since I found Chuck Klosterman, The Agony Booth, and My Year of Flops in college. I always told myself no one cared what I had to say about movies or horror and it was silly to put my voice out there. This year I took the leap and now over fifty of you are signed up to get my horror essays every week. It means a lot to me. Thank you for making the transition to my forties feel like an exciting new chapter.