A review by jobinsonlis
The 1990s Teen Horror Cycle: Final Girls and a New Hollywood Formula by Alexandra West

3.0

Like a lot of people who read this book, I came to it because I’m a fan of the Faculty of Horror podcast. Personally nothing about it was as interesting as listening to the podcast. I don’t hate this era of horror but the analysis felt pretty surface-level and ultimately a little pointless. The Faculty of Horror sometimes has that first problem but I never feel like the second is true, probably because the hosts have so much chemistry and genuine enthusiasm for the topic. That same enthusiasm was on display here but with no one to bounce the ideas off of, it felt more like a superficial lecture. I’m not necessarily disappointed but I wish I’d enjoyed it more.