Final Girl Zine: How Horror Movies Made Me a Better Feminist

Zine / pamphlet. Published by Microcosm!Kris Rose and her step-sister grew up watching horror movies together.The Exorcist,The Evil Dead, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre,A Nightmare on Elm Street,Carrie, Friday the 13th, Scream, Hellraiser, and so many more left their indelible mark on her young mind. “For a girl whose life was not perfect, horror was a reassurance that darkness was a normal part of life. It was possible to survive the absolute worst, if you learned a few valuable lessons from one of the most well-known archetypes of modern horror: The Final Girl.” Rose takes us on a fun, smart, sassy, macabretour through scary movies of the 1980s, analyzing the character tropes and celebrating the bad-asses who may not have been believed butfought to stay alive until the bitter end.