Carol Clover
Carol clover is an american professor of film studies who is most notable for her book "Men, women and chainsaws" written in 1992 which goes deeply in to her various horror theories mainly focusing on the female hero and the male audience, the book has been complimented for well refining the "final girl" theory.
Clover has stated in her theory's that killers in horror movies have either issues with there childhood which is the supposed cause for there disturbing behaviour. They also enjoy inflicting pain and receiving it, female killers suffer from gender confusion an example of this is the mother in 'Friday the 13th' (1980). She also mentions that walls that seem safe for example a house soon turn into a prison keeping you with the killer, prime examples of this can be found throughout the scream series. In her book "Men,Women and Chainsaws" she also goes on about the ideas of the representation of the female hero.(WT)
Examples of final Girls
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