Slasher movies aren't all about bespattered psychos killing teens in increasingly creative ways. Well, of course they're about that, but they're about so much more, too. Like any long-running genre, there's a vast literature dedicated to analysing the hidden mechanisms of slasher films, and there's no more celebrated theory in all of horror than that of the Final Girl. After all, she's the reason we keep watching, and why slasher movies are about more than just sating a primal bloodlust. She's the unexpected heroine, who when imperilled digs deep, finding unknown reservoirs of resolve and resourcefulness, while all those around her lose their heads (sometimes quite literally).
You're Next – part-slasher, part-home invasion horror – really capitalises on the modern incarnation of the Final Girl, and possibly moves it forward yet again. Here are the Scream Queens that made You're Next's strong female lead possible:
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