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“The Final Girl is the Vessel We Keep Our Hope In”: Interviewing Stephen Graham Jones

Posted on September 15, 2021 (September 15, 2021) by Janelle Janson

My Heart is a Chainsaw author Stephen Graham Jones stops by to talk writing excuses, sharp objects, and final girls in this new interview. […]

September 15, 2021 Books

There’s No I in Succubus: Why Men Fall for Sexy Monsters

Posted on April 12, 2021 (April 12, 2021) by Juliet Bennett Rylah

From No Escape Room to Dracula to Buffy, men in horror are remarkably vulnerable to death by horniness. We unpack the deadly appeal of the female monster. […]

April 12, 2021 On Screen

The Science of Women in Horror Brilliantly Dissects Horror Movie Tropes and Traditions

Posted on February 23, 2021 (February 23, 2021) by Sadie Hartmann

From final girls to femme fatales, The Science of Women in Horror is a great dissection of tropes and traditions in horror movies. […]

February 23, 2021 Books, On Screen

Does She Make You Scream? Introducing the Murder Babe, the Final Girl’s Opposite Number

Posted on February 19, 2021 (February 20, 2021) by Aigner Loren Wilson

We all know about horror’s Final Girl, but where’s the love for the Murder Babe? From Buffy Summers to Akasha to Ginger Fitzgerald, here are our favorites. […]

February 19, 2021 On Screen