Carol Clover
Final girl theory
Clover is mainly known for her final girl theory where the last person to confront the killer was usually a female hence the name 'final girl'. through out the films mentioned by clover the story will play out through the final girls eyes. The final female in the horror film will usually escape or manage to overcome the killer by defeating him. The final female is never involved with any illegal activities, clovers theory is mainly used in iconic films such as the Alien and Scream franchises. Sometimes the final girl is usually left alone and ends up being targeted in the next film.
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Her theories include ideas that suggest that the scariest place to film a horror is in a daunting environment, it also says that the killers in slasher films usually have had childhood problems or are sexually disturbed, she has also mentioned that there is always a lack of authority, for example, the victims are always alone, phone lines to authority figures, alarms, the parents etc when your are in a dangerous situation.