The Final Girl Support Group

by Grady Hendrix

Lynette Tarkington is one of several women who make up the "Final Girl Support Group", a group of women who survived horrific massacres. Adrienne was a camp counselor who survived a killer who claimed that he was seeking revenge for a nonexistent son. Marilyn was attacked by bloodthirsty cannibals. Dani's brother Nick escaped from a mental asylum and on Halloween, slaughtered anyone who stood between him and his sister. Julia was left a final girl after her boyfriend and one of his friends decided to turn her into a final girl, and Heather had to face a "Dream Killer". Lynette herself had to deal with a situation dubbed the "Silent Night Slayings" by the media. Their experiences left a lasting impact on their lives that has endured into their later adulthood.

Lynette is barely hanging on, as she spends her time outside of group sequestered in her apartment. The others are seemingly not much better in their lives, as the infamy and subsequent movie series about their experiences have made moving on difficult. The support group is one of the only things in her life that makes Lynette able to leave the safety of her apartment. When Adrienne is found murdered in her home Lynette is certain that someone is out to finish the work that their respective killers failed at: to kill all of the final girls once and for all.