Film: Halloween OG (1978), including Final Girl strength, Annie and Linda ain’t all bad, and Laurie Strode for President. This Week’s Letter: Bitter in Dayton grapples with friend jealousy. Perception, comparison, awareness, and vulnerability. Horror fans getting outside themselves. Plus Tam sports gray lipstick, Laura talks Joe Bob’s Halloween Hootenanny, shoutouts, and background cats and husbands. 

Dear Final Girl is Dear Abby for horror freaks. Film discussed: Scream and how it flipped the script. This Week’s Letters: Marie copes with grief on an anniversary, Fran works through a break-up. Plus trusting yourself, skeevy haircuts, 1990s know-it-alls, and Laura’s sexual revelation. It was a surprise even to her!

This informational episode features Laura discussing the idea of Carol Clover's Final Girl, how it persists in late 20th century horror, and what it means for us today.

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