Grady Hendrix reimagines the horror movie sequel in 'Final Girl Support Group'
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The Final Girl Support Group by Authur Grady Hendrick
A final girl is simply the woman who survives till the end of a horror movie. The ultimate faceless killer they can't escape is the forces of market capitalism. Even if you survive part one and two, they're going to get you in part three. And there's something terrible about that to me, that you never get to lit your guard down. We live in a culture based on murder. We make t v shows about it. We love murder. We can't away.
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