The Death of a Final Girl
Fans of 80s horror films are familiar with the term, " FinalGirl " ; the only one who does not become a victim of the, usually, masked killer. Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie Strode in John Carpenter 's, " Halloween " was probably the first real concrete version of this type of heroine. She not only avoided death, but she also fought back brilliantly against the seemingly unstoppable serial killer, Michael Myers. When all the other victims were either preoccupied with other things, or just too plain stupid to avoid him, Laurie proved that staying focused and having some sharp knitting needles close by were just what was needed. Over the years the Final Girl trope became ubiquitous in most horror films. My “Kid Sister”, Theresa Petrucelli Jones, was stalked for some twelve years by her own personal bogey man. Metastatic Breast Cancer sprang out of a dark corner and invaded her most private and intimate space. Once the initial shock wore off, There