Behind the Couch

Aaron Duenas recently asked me to write about my favourite heroines from horror cinema for his Women in Horror month at  The Death Rattle . As much as I love Laurie, Ripley, Alice, and Nancy et al, I thought it might be more interesting to take a look at a few other characters who perhaps broaden the (generally held) concept of what it is to be a 'Final Girl'.  The various characters I’ve chosen might not necessarily fit the conventional definition of ‘Final Girl’, but they still represent the strong spirit she is renowned for. Of course, many of the characters Aaron and I have cited obviously owe a huge debt to Laurie, Ripley, Alice, Nancy and co – whose essences pervade this month over at The Death Rattle . 

Aaron over at The Death Rattle has just completed a mammoth trip through the darkest recesses of slasher movie history this month, notching up an impressive collection of reviews and articles on everyone's favourite slasher flicks. As well as all the usual suspects (Freddy, Jason, Michael), Aaron also explores lesser seen, obscure classics - as well as the Italian precursor to the slasher - the giallo - and offers up recommendations for horror fans who long for a little slasher nostalgia. Aaron invited a few fellow horror bloggers (including myself) to contribute and wax lyrical about their favourite stalk'n'slash films. So head over yonder , and prepare to lose your heart and strip nude for your killer, as The Death Rattle takes you on a doom-laden, blood-spattered trek through slasher movie history... ' Hello? Hello, who's there? Aaron is that you? This isn't funny anymore! Stop screwin' around you guys ...'