final girl

noun

Etymology

Coined by film theorist Carol J. Clover in her book Men, Women, and Chainsaws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film (1992).

Definitions

  1. A female character in a horror or thriller film who is the last person alive to confront…

    A female character in a horror or thriller film who is the last person alive to confront the killer or monster, and often the sole survivor.

The neighborhood

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