![]() ![]() Two luminaries of the genre both taking a similar approach to one of the genre’s most popular tropes led some to wonder if a bit of animosity had risen between the two. Just this past summer Grady Hendrix who is arguably the genre’s hottest author right now thanks to a string of hits, released The Final Girls Support Group also to rave reviews and bestseller numbers. Stephen King hailed it as the best thriller of the year and it was even spotlighted on the daytime talk show The View. ![]() In 2017, Riley Sager published his first standalone Final Girls to rave reviews and big sales. In the past few years two of the very best authors in the horror genre have tackled the idea of the Final Girl in with a new approach, looking at the mental, emotional, and spiritual scars left after their done battling the slasher. These smart and strong women are left standing when times comes to confront the maniac who has been hacking everyone to pieces. The one girl of the group who recognizes the dangers of camping in a place where plenty of people have been hacked up with a machete or locking the doors on Halloween to protect the kids they are babysitting. ![]() In the past few years, one of my favorite horror archetypes has seemingly taken on a new prominence in pop culture, the final girl. ![]()
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