2/21/2016
Hey
guys! I'm hard at work right now, finishing up the first draft of my
next book and it's gonna be crazy. But I learned that February is Women in Horror Month, which is totally relevant to me
because my sub-genre of choice is the slasher genre. In my book,
Kill River, my survivor girl is Cyndi. A badass 80's teen who
is obsessed with music and listening to mix tapes on her Walkman.
She's only 13 and five feet tall, yet she's able to endure a lot and
tangle with a huge psycho killer. Kill River is really a
story about Cyndi and how she comes out of her shell and finds that
she's much stronger than she gave herself credit. I've never written
a character that I love so much, and if you haven't read Kill
River yet, definitely check it out. Its a must read for 80's
slasher fans.
OK,
end of shameless plug, I promise. In the slasher genre, there are a
lot of badass female characters that I feel are under-appreciated.
So I wrote out this list of 8 Slasher Movie Girls that Should've
Gotten Called Back For Sequels.
#1.)
First and most important KYLE from Child's Play 2,
played by Christine Elise. What a badass! She could've totally
stayed out of it, but instead she fights off Chucky, one of the most
epic and iconic slasher killers of all time. With her tough
attitude, sense of humor, and the fact that she goes above and beyond
to help save Andy, she totally should've gotten called back from
Child's Play 3. What happened to her? Would Chucky ever go after
her again? Would she go back to destroy the Good Guy factory on the
Night of 1000 Chuckies? Don Mancini, if you're reading this, I
really hope you can get her to come back in the next Chucky movie.
#2.)
ALANA from Terror Train played by the original scream
queen herself, Jamie Lee Curtis. I loved every slasher movie Jamie
Lee was in. She's a fighter, yet she still seems scared enough to
make her slasher films feel real and terrifying. I wish they
could've brought her character back for a 2nd Terror
Train, I mean, there's gotta be more people she and her frat
friends pissed off in college, right? Maybe they could've changed
the setting from a train to something else. Terror Plane? Terror
Cruise Ship? Terror Tour Bus? Terror Blimp? Terror Submarine? So
many possibilities!
#3.)
JUDY from Sleepaway
Camp played by Karen Fields. Call me crazy, but I can't be the
only person in the world that thought that Judy was smokin' hot!
Yes, she was a bitch. Yes, she treated Angela and everyone else at
camp like shit. But hey, maybe she could've survived her curling
iron stab and it turned her around, gave her a whole new outlook on
life. Personally, I would've loved to see a Judy/Angela
reunion/showdown at Camp Arawak. Maybe she could've become the hero
in a sequel, now that would be a crazy twist even for Sleepaway
Camp standards.
#4.)
KATY from House on Sorority Row, played by Kate
McNeil. I've said it before and I'll say it again: House on Sorority
Row needs a Halloween 2 Style Immediately-After-Sequel to continue
the story. HoSR is such a great slasher movie that just didn't
really get to finish the story. There was so much more to be
explored, and Katherine running from that spooky killer in the jester
suit for the entire HoSR2 would've been epic!
#5.)
BRIDGET from Leprechaun 2 played by Shevonne Durkin.
Leprechaun 2 is easily my favorite of the Leprechaun movies.
Shevonne Durkin is such a gorgeous slasher survivor girl. She even
had to endure that nasty forked-tongue Leprechaun lick (shudder).
Shevonne Durkin also plays her ancestor in the opening scene of Lep
2. I've always been intrigued by the possibility of a Leprechaun
prequel. Maybe her character had more dealings with the leprechaun
back in medieval times. Hell, maybe Jennifer Aniston could return to
the franchise in a cameo as the Queen of England or something, now
that would be a cool Leprechaun movie.
#6.)
My last 3 entries are Friday the 13th women. In a series
that's notorious for not bringing back characters, 3 awesome women
were totally forgotten when it came time for sequels. First, GINNY
from Friday the 13th
2 played by Amy Steel. She's really the first Jason
survivor girl and is one of the toughest and smartest. She's the
first person to figure out that you can use psychology on Jason to
stump him. And she survives! Its a crying shame that they didn't
bring her back for Part 3.
#7.)
VIOLET from Friday the 13th 5
played by Tiffany Helm. Anyone who reads this blog, or who's read
Kill River knows that Cyndi is based a lot on Violet. I've always
felt that they really should've focused more on Violet, and that she
should've been the main character instead of Pam, the doctor at
Pinehurst. Maybe her and Tommy Jarvis could've gotten together, and
made an awesome Jason fighting couple.
#8.)
The last is TINA from Friday the 13th
7 played by Lar Park Lincoln. Part 7 is one of the strongest of
the series not only for being the 1st Kane Hodder Jason
film, but for its awesome original concept of Jason fighting someone
with supernatural powers. I loved the character of Tina and thought
Part 7 was a perfect introduction for her and her powers. But I
would've loved to see her character grow and change, become even
stronger telepathically. Its too bad they couldn't have continued her
character with Part 8, instead we got Jason in NYC, ugh. My ideal
Friday sequel would be to bring back Jason's strongest survivors:
Ginny, Tommy Jarvis, and Tina to have a rematch with Jason.
Well,
there ya have it. Do you have any other slasher girls that you loved
that should've been brought back for a sequel or two? Hit me up and
let me know what you think!
