PositiveStorgyThe premise is electric ... I have to say that this is not my favourite Grady Hendrix book, but then again, he has written so many great yarns that this is hardly a severe criticism. I felt The Final Girl Support Group was at its strongest when Hendrix was exploring the emotional trauma of surviving an encounter with a killer, and how that can haunt a person for the rest of their life ... However, Grady puts his own spin on the genre by not only decoding the meaning behind these works but also the interrelationship between survivors and the film-industry, and how the Hollywood machine capitalises on suffering in order to produce entertainment for the masses ... There is much to love about The Final Girl Support Group, particularly the way Hendrix creates his own universe of interrelated Slasher lore. Fans of classic Slashers, however, with all their mythical and archetypal terror, will perhaps not enjoy this book as much as those who enjoy clever vivisections of a genre in the hands of a skilled writer. Nonetheless, The Final Girl Support Group is a worthy meditation on a genre that is surely due its next revival. Or perhaps it would be better to say \'sequel\'?
