Because surviving horror isn’t enough—you need a good book, too

Every horror movie has her: the Final Girl. The one who walks away bloodied, blinking in the dawn light, holding secrets the others never lived long enough to learn. If I were her? I wouldn’t just survive. I’d read these books between slasher attacks and supernatural hauntings.

Some would be comfort. Some would be warning. All of them would keep me company in the aftermath.

🕷 If I’m the Girl Who Fought Back with a Kitchen Knife

📘 Book: Final Girls by Riley Sager

A perfect match: twisty, meta, and full of trauma. This one understands what it’s like to be chased and questioned.

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🦴 If I’m the Quiet One Who Knew the House Was Wrong

📘 Book: The Haunting of Maddy Clare by Simone St. James

Ghosts, trauma, and feminine rage with a gothic edge. For the girl who hears the creak in the hallway—and keeps going.

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🔪 If I’m the Unhinged Final Girl Who Smiles in the Blood

📘 Book: Bunny by Mona Awad

Weird. Messy. Violent. Hyperfeminine horror at its most unhinged. She didn’t survive the killer—she became one.

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📼 If I’m the 80s Teen in Denim & Doom

📘 Book: My Best Friend’s Exorcism by Grady Hendrix

Nostalgic, loyal, hilarious, and still creepy. This one’s for the girl who survives because she loves harder than the demon can hate.

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🔥 If I’m the Witch Who Burned It All Down and Called That a Win

📘 Book: Burn Our Bodies Down by Rory Power

Twisted family secrets and supernatural legacy. She didn’t just survive—she made sure no one else had to.

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🧠 If I’m the Girl Who Outsmarted the Ritual

📘 Book: Rules for Vanishing by Kate Alice Marshall

A found-footage horror in book form. For the girls who don’t need weapons—they need knowledge. And maybe a good flashlight.

🖤 Long Live the Final Girls

We don’t just live through the horror. We carry it. These are the stories I’d keep on my nightstand; bloodstained, dog-eared, and full of final-girl fire.