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Revisiting the Final Girl: Looking Backwards, Looking Forwards

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Paszkiewicz K. and S. Rusnak (2018). "Revisiting the Final Girl: Looking Backwards, Looking Forwards". Postmodern Culture, 28.1. ISSN 1053-1920.

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