Pseudopod 287: Final Girl Theory
Final Girl Theory
by A.C. Wise
The woman screams. The screen dissolves in a mass of spinning color, and the opening credits roll.
You know what the worst part is? The opening sequence has nothing to do with the rest of the film. It is what it is; it exists purely for its own sake.
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About the Author
A.C. Wise
A.C. Wise’s latest publications are the novellas Grackle, and Out of the Drowning Deep. She is also the author of the novels Wendy, Darling, and Hooked, and the short story collection, The Ghost Sequences, among other works. She’s won the Sunburst Award, and been a finalist for the Nebula, Stoker, World Fantasy, British Fantasy, Locus, Aurora, Shirley Jackson, Ignyte, and Lambda Literary Awards. Along with her fiction, she contributes regular review columns to Locus and Apex Magazine.
About the Narrator
John Meagher
John Meagher is the writer and narrator of Tales of the Left Hand, an ongoing fantasy series offering “swashbuckling, intrigue, and a dash of magic.” In his secret identity, he’s a graphic designer living outside Washington DC with his wife, daughter and two cats.
