Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Yes, there are Black 'Final Girls' in Horror Films


It doesn't happen very often, but there has been some Black Women who were either the lead or the Final Girl.

Let's take a look after the jump, shall we?





Halle Berry in Gothika

Naomie Harris in 28 Days Later
Carol Speed in Abby
Sanaa Lathan in Alien vs Predator
Jada Pinkett Smith in Demon Knight
Brandy in I Still Know What You Did Last Summer

2 comments:

Horror filmmaker said...

Isn't Pam Grier in "Scream Blacula Scream" the Final Girl?

PrettyGirlDora said...

Surviving the film doesn't make them final girls. They don't follow the character arc.

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